White House confirms monitoring of ‘troubling’ Russian anti-satellite weapon (www.theguardian.com)
Officials say ‘space-based’ weapon under development but not yet deployed is not immediate threat to anyone’s safety...
Greece legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country (www.cnn.com)
Verdict expected Friday in Trump's $370 million civil fraud trial (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/verdict-expected-friday-trumps-…
Putin says Russia is close to having cancer vaccines in latest bizarre TV appearance (www.independent.co.uk)
North Dakota takes federal government to trial over costs to police Dakota Access Pipeline protests (apnews.com)
Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota’s lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight....
Shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade seemed to stem from dispute among several people, police say (apnews.com)
The NYPD's Escalating Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protests Falls 'Outside the Bounds of the Constitution' (hellgatenyc.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/nypd-crack-down-pro-palestine-p…
Judge says Trump hush money trial set for March, despite pleading from defense team (abcnews.go.com)
The criminal trial is currently scheduled to start on March 25....
LA mayor ‘terrified’ of tragedy as half-built skyscraper becomes stunt magnet (www.theguardian.com)
Spit hoods can be deadly. Police keep using them anyway. - Police cite studies saying the mesh bags are safe. But experts say the studies are flawed — and deaths in custody raise troubling questions. (www.wtsp.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/V0nod
“They brought Israeli civilians to watch our nude torture”: IDF torture of Palestinian prisoners is turned into entertainment for Israeli viewers (euromedmonitor.org)
A once-ignored community of science sleuths now has the research community on its heels (www.nbcnews.com)
Las Cruces man arrested after making hot chocolate, noodles during home invasion (kfoxtv.com)
Would a recognized Palestine help end the Gaza conflict? (www.dw.com)
Although Germany does not consider Palestine a country, a majority of the world’s states — 139 out of a total of 193 — at the United Nations do. What’s significant this time, though, is that recognition is apparently being reconsidered by the US, a country that has previously vetoed almost every attempt to make Palestine...
'There was a lot of anxiety’: Florida’s immigration crackdown is causing patients to skip care (www.politico.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/florida-immigration-crackdown-h…
US Citizen Inspired by Hamas Vowed Jihad Against America, Prosecutors Say (www.voanews.com)
One dead, nine injured in shooting at Chiefs' victory parade (www.espn.com)
Not surprised unfortunately, anyone guessing not right-winger?
Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case (apnews.com)
As soon as allegations of an inappropriate romantic relationship between Willis and attorney Nathan Wade surfaced last month, speculation about the future of the case began to swirl. Even if the prosecution isn’t derailed, the upheaval has certainly created an unwanted distraction for Willis and her team and could undermine...
Companies forcing workers to come back to the office are creating a 'massive disruption' in their lives, workplace expert says (www.businessinsider.com)
How China Miscalculated Its Way to a Baby Bust: A missile scientist used mathematical models to push the nation’s one-child policy. Its legacy is proving hard to shake. (www.wsj.com)
Non-paywall link...
Chicago scraps gunshot detection system accused of racial bias (www.theguardian.com)
Russia bans anti-war candidate from challenging Putin (www.bbc.co.uk)
Independent politician Yekaterina Duntsova wanted to run on a platform to end the war with Ukraine....
San Francisco's Ankle Monitor Rules Put On Hold by Federal Court (www.law360.com)
In the suit, the plaintiffs challenged what they called “systematic intrusions on the privacy” of people released pretrial on electronic monitoring in San Francisco by forcing criminal defendants to agree to a set of rules they claimed were not authorized by the court....
Egypt reveals alleged Israeli plan to evacuate Rafah civilians (thecradle.co)
If 1.3 million Palestinians from the southern Gaza city are forced into tent camps along the sea ahead of a military offensive, Israel will be closer to its goal of expelling strip’s population to Egypt by land and other countries by boat
China urges Israel to stop military operation in Rafah 'as soon as possible' - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
