University of Florida terminates all DEI employees to comply with state regulation (www.wcjb.com)
Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them (www.nbcnews.com)
In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day....
Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80% of the wounds at his hospital from aid convoy bloodshed (apnews.com)
The head of a Gaza hospital where some of the wounded from bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy were taken says more than 80% percent had been struck by gunfire, suggesting heavy shooting by Israeli troops.
South Dakota Senate gives final approval to abortion video plan (www.keloland.com)
The legislation calls for the department to describe South Dakota’s bans, which prohibit nearly all abortions, other than to preserve the life of the female....
Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders (apnews.com)
A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody.
'Excess deaths' in Gaza for next 6 months projected in first-of-its-kind effort (www.npr.org)
A team of researchers tried something that's never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What's the reaction to their study?
In Internal Meeting, Christiane Amanpour Confronts CNN Brass About “Double Standards” on Israel Coverage (theintercept.com)
CNN employees, including the renowned international news anchor Christiane Amanpour, confronted network executives over what the staffers described as myriad leadership failings in coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, according to a leaked recording of a recent all-hands meeting obtained by The Intercept....
Bill that would empower Oregon to penalize child labor law violators passes Legislature (www.oregonlive.com)
Developers Got Backing for Affordable Housing. Then the Neighborhood Found Out. (www.nytimes.com)
The push from an affluent community in South Carolina to kill a plan for 60 subsidized apartments brought into public view how hard it is give low-income families access to opportunity-rich neighborhoods....
Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of ‘insurrectionist ban’ (www.cnn.com)
In a surprise move, an Illinois judge has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.”...
With trash bins now required in NYC, only the rats are sorry to see the garbage piles go (apnews.com)
NYC finally joins the 21st century....
Judge in Trump civil fraud case was sent envelope with white powder, source says (www.nbcnews.com)
The envelope never made it to Judge Arthur Engoron, but caused an emergency response at the courthouse....
Yemeni Houthi rebels suspected of damaging underwater Red Sea cables responsible for 17% of global internet traffic (www.techspot.com)
A young woman’s killing in Georgia stokes a familiar rightwing war (www.theguardian.com)
The death of a college student is causing a political reaction – from the right, led by Trump – for all the wrong reasons...
Boeing agrees to pay $51m over export violations in China and other countries (www.theguardian.com)
Company accused of violations including Chinese employees improperly downloading files relating to Pentagon programs...
International media condemns Israeli attacks on Palestinian journalists in Gaza (www.haaretz.com)
Anesthetics, crutches, dates. Inside Israel’s ghost list of items arbitrarily denied entry into Gaza (edition.cnn.com)
Between the Hammer and the Anvil (theintercept.com)
A major New York Times story regarding systematic rape by Hamas is found to have questionable sources and an amateur reporter with documented bias
Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says (apnews.com)
A Mississippi police department in one of the nation’s poorest counties unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they could afford to pay them, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday....
Nottingham: New mums report racism in hospitals, says maternity lead (www.bbc.com)
One woman, whose child had died, said she saw a staff member mimicking her accent and mannerisms.
VIDEO: Father Uses Doorbell Cam To Confess The Truth to His Wife, That He is The One Who Shot Their Son Dead - Central24 News (central24.online)
This is the moment a father confessed to his wife through a doorbell camera that he shot their son…
Democratic lawmakers ask Justice Department to probe Tennessee's voting rights restoration changes (apnews.com)
A group of Democratic Tennessee lawmakers is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate how the state has further restricted the process for people with felony records to get their voting rights back....
Indiana House Bill 202: I'm a professor. Indiana's progressive colleges stifle debate. (www.indystar.com)
Indiana’s legislature is getting involved in higher education. Your world view will likely inform whether you think that’s good or bad. I can’t think of many instances where it’s good....
‘Why are you asleep?’ Rahul Gandhi pleads with India’s low castes to vote out Modi (www.theguardian.com)
'Worst-Case Scenario': Children Dying of Starvation, Dehydration in Gaza Hospitals (www.commondreams.org)
In what Palestinian officials on Wednesday called “'an international failure to protect humanity” from Israel’s genocidal assault and blockade, at least six Palestinian children and infants have died of starvation, dehydration, and poisoning in Gaza hospitals in recent days....
