Perjury Plea Opens Up Trump Lawyers to Big Problems (www.thedailybeast.com)
Kentucky: New bill eliminating work break rights rings alarm bells (www.newsweek.com)
Say goodbye to breaks and lunch when working > 6 hours a day! Kentucky says just let the feds set the rules.
Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, ceding GOP nomination to Trump (www.nbcnews.com)
A lot of people thought she was going to go all the way to the RNC, but I didn’t think she would last that long....
Israel/Gaza: Israeli Non-stop strikes Continues to Grind Gaza as US says ceasefire obstacles 'not insurmountable' - Source Newarab (tinyurl.com)
On the 153rd day of the war, the death toll from the war stands at 30,717 people and a further 72,156 injured in Gaza, according to the latest figures from the health ministry… Source: NewArab
Researchers Dispute Claim That Ancient Whale Was Heaviest Animal Ever (www.nytimes.com)
New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes (apnews.com)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to send the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons, following a series of high-profile crimes on city trains....
Russia and China plan to install a nuclear power plant on the Moon (intlmonitor.com)
Tesla Cybertruck crashes into iconic Beverly Hills Hotel sign (abc7.com)
‘Rust’ film trial: Hannah Gutierrez Reed found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, acquitted of evidence tampering (edition.cnn.com)
AI can be easily used to make fake election photos - report (www.bbc.com)
The companies behind the most popular tools prohibit users from creating “misleading” images....
Trump dominating Super Tuesday as he moves closer to Biden rematch | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul sending National Guard members to New York City subways to combat ongoing crime (www.nbcnews.com)
Big Tech firms beat lawsuit from child laborers forced to work in cobalt mines (arstechnica.com)
Angela Chao, C.E.O. of Family’s Big Shipping Company, Dies at 50 (www.nytimes.com)
Passengers sue Boeing, Alaska Airlines for $1 billion over midair door panel blowout (www.nbcnews.com)
The “preventable incident” endangered scores of lives both on the plane itself and others flying Max 9 aircraft, the suit alleges....
Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs (electrek.co)
Liberty University will pay $14 million, the largest fine ever levied under the federal Clery Act (apnews.com)
The fine is by far the largest ever levied under the Clery Act, a law that requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to collect data on campus crime and notify students of threats. Schools must disseminate an annual security report that includes crime reports and information on efforts to improve campus...
Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake City (www.seattletimes.com)
The gnarled icon of the Old West — ominously featured in movies as gunslingers square off on dusty streets and townsfolk shake behind curtained windows — rolled in over the weekend and kept rolling until blanketing some homes and streets in suburban Salt Lake City....
Discontent over immigration and the economy fuel Trump's Super Tuesday romp (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump is sailing into battle against President Joe Biden powered by anger over the two policy issues that have driven his comeback campaign so far: immigration and the economy....
Shin Bet finds that Gazans working legally in Israel before Oct. 7 did not provide intel to Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)
After a months-long investigation, the Shin Bet has concluded that Palestinians who entered Israel from Gaza for work prior to the October 7 Hamas terror assault did not provide Hamas with intelligence information that would assist with the assault, Channel 12 reports....
Ex-college track coach to be sentenced for tricking women into sending nude photos (apnews.com)
A former college track and field coach was sentenced Wednesday to five years behind bars for setting up sham social media and email accounts in an attempt to trick women, including some he coached, into sending him nude or semi-nude photos of themselves....
Nikki Haley to end White House bid, clearing path for a Trump-Biden rematch (www.reuters.com)
EU fines Apple €1.8bn for breaking streaming rules (www.bbc.com)
The penalty is for preventing Spotify and other music streaming services from informing users of payment options outside the Apple app store....
OpenAI hits back at Musk, says billionaire pushed for merger with Tesla (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI on Tuesday hit back at Elon Musk’s claims that the startup abandoned its original mission with emails that showed the billionaire supported its plan to create a for-profit entity and wanted a merger that would make Tesla its “cash cow.”...