Amazon CEO says 'it’s probably not going to work out' for employees who defy return-to-office policy (apnews.com)
Maine's puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change (apnews.com)
On remote islands off the Maine coast, a unique bird held its own this year in the face of climate change....
Court says Netanyahu's son must pay damages to woman he implied had affair with his father's rival (apnews.com)
The court ordered Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair Netanyahu, to pay over $34,000 in compensation and $6,000 in legal costs to Dana Cassidy. Cassidy sued him for defamation in 2020 after he insinuated on social media that she was romantically involved with Benny Gantz, who was running against his father for prime minister at the...
Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out (apnews.com)
Earls filed her unusual federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, which told her earlier this month that an investigation into whether she violated the state’s judicial conduct code — then dismissed — was being reopened in light of a media interview released in June.
Racist Jacksonville shooter wore Rhodesian army patch, a symbol of white supremacy, law enforcement sources say (www.nbcnews.com)
The white gunman who killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend wore a Rhodesian army patch on his tactical vest, law enforcement sources say, a reference that has been used before during white supremacist attacks....
Judge sets start date of March 4 for Trump's federal election interference trial (abcnews.go.com)
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case has ordered the trial to begin on March 4, 2024....
India and Malaysia protest China’s land claim in a newly published map ahead of the G20 summit (apnews.com)
Malaysia on Wednesday joined India in protesting a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’s territory and Malaysia’s maritime areas near Borneo island ahead of next week’s Group of 20 summit in New Delhi....
Maryland oral surgeon convicted of murder in girlfriend's overdose death (apnews.com)
An oral surgeon was convicted on Friday of a murder charge in the death of his girlfriend who overdosed on anesthetic drugs that he administered at his Maryland home....
Lawsuit accuses University of Minnesota of not doing enough to prevent data breach (apnews.com)
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data breach....
Ex-Proud Boys leaders face sentencing for Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol (www.reuters.com)
Prosecutors are asking U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly to sentence Enrique Tarrio, the group’s former chairman, to 33 years in prison and to sentence his co-defendant Ethan Nordean, another former leader, to 27 years....
Hollywood strikes to cost US economy $5 billion-plus amid lost wages, film delays (finance.yahoo.com)
Russia sees biggest drone assault on its own territory since invading Ukraine, as Kyiv strikes back through the skies | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Russia has seen the biggest drone assault on its territory since it launched its war on Ukraine while Moscow killed two men in a near-simultaneous bombardment on Kyiv, as the aerial intensity of the conflict ratcheted up....
Hurricane Idalia pummels Florida with record-breaking storm surge and catastrophic flooding. And more dangers loom | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Hurricane Idalia is now thrashing much of northern Florida and south Georgia, whipping winds up to 90 mph, dumping heavy rain and hurling seawater into flooded cities as its impacts a 250-mile swath of the Southeast....
Russia will not probe Prigozhin plane crash under international rules (www.reuters.com)
US cities say they turn food waste into compost. Is it a problem when they don’t? (www.theguardian.com)
The scraps in your bin marked ‘compost’ may end up as methane. Here’s what that means...
EPA’s new rule could strip protections from more than half of U.S. wetlands (www.washingtonpost.com)
The agency finalized the new regulation to reflect a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year...
Burger King must face lawsuit claiming its Whoppers are too small (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. judge has rejected Burger King’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it cheated hungry customers by making its Whopper sandwich appear larger than it actually is....
Georgia teacher fired after reading book on gender to fifth-grade class (www.washingtonpost.com)
A decision to fire an elementary school teacher from Georgia has been upheld, after she read a children’s book on gender identity to her fifth-grade class earlier this year....
Bill Gates: This is the major contributor to climate change that people are 'probably least aware of’— It's 'a challenge’ (www.cnbc.com)
Bill Gates discussed the importance of plant-based meat alternatives with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson on the latest episode of his podcast, "Unconfuse Me."...
Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon (www.bbc.co.uk)
UMass Memorial reinstates staff mask mandate after 'dramatic increase' in COVID cases (www.cbsnews.com)
With COVID cases and hospitalizations climbing, UMass Memorial is bringing back a mask mandate for staff when interacting with patients....
Biden says it’s time for Americans to ‘speak up’ because ‘diversity’s being attacked’ (thehill.com)
President Biden on Monday said that all Americans must speak up because diversity is being attacked, remarks he made while marking 60 years of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law....
Long COVID Recovery Remains Rare (time.com)
Without proven treatments, many people are still sick....
From botflies to eye worms, a brief history of rare parasites in humans (www.theguardian.com)
After a live roundworm was found in the brain of an Australian woman, we take a look at other unusual cases of parasites turning up unexpectedly and explore how worried we should be....
