McDonald's is promising 'attention to affordability' after the price of Big Mac meals hits $18 (fortune.com)
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against Florida student who tracks her jet | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ on live TV – but he was from the US (www.theguardian.com)
A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot (apnews.com)
There will be no cameras in the courtroom when the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Republicans are redefining the word ‘equal’ in an Iowa anti-trans bill (www.theguardian.com)
U.S. renters are taking corporate landlords to court for collusion (www.cnbc.com)
Behind the border mess: Open GOP rebellion against McConnell (www.politico.com)
The Republican leader told POLITICO that his critics “had their shot” already. But conservatives are not done whacking him over the immigration-for-Ukraine aid implosion.
New York Spends Biden Cash on Highways Over Public Transit (nysfocus.com)
Finally NY is adding the lanes necessary to reduce congestion!
Pounding rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage to spill from L.A. County sewers (www.latimes.com)
Heavy rains pummeling Southern California for the last several days are forcing millions of gallons of raw sewage to spew from sewer connections across Los Angeles County and flow into coastal waters off Long Beach and San Pedro, according to health and sanitation officials....
NASA launches a billion-dollar Earth science mission Trump tried to cancel (arstechnica.com)
Why isn’t the Biden administration suing Texas for taking over the job of Border Patrol? (www.nbcnews.com)
The Biden administration has not sued. It did win a Supreme Court ruling that it could take down the razor wire that Texas has deployed in Shelby Park and elsewhere, which the administration said has led to drowning deaths among migrants. It has now cut razor wire in some sections of the border, but not in Shelby Park, which it...
Cargo train locomotive derails in Colorado, spilling 100s of gallons of diesel (apnews.com)
The locomotive of a cargo train derailed in northern Colorado early Wednesday, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel, authorities said....
Half of US adults say Israel has gone too far in war in Gaza, AP-NORC poll shows (apnews.com)
Gina Carano suing Disney and Lucasfilm over Mandalorian firing with help from Elon Musk (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese hackers spent 5 years waiting in U.S. infrastructure, ready to attack, agencies say (www.nbcnews.com)
The report is one of the first public indications that Chinese hackers have had years of access to U.S. infrastructure....
The Soft Landing Is Global, but It’s Cushiest in America: Economies all over the world are lowering inflation while avoiding serious recession — but growth in the United States stands out (www.nytimes.com)
The world is starting 2024 on an optimistic economic note, as inflation fades globally and growth remains more resilient than many forecasters had expected. Yet one country stands out for its surprising strength: the United States....
How Deregulation, Government Guarantees, and Greed Ruined Boeing (statecraft.beehiiv.com)
Congressional debate cut short in California by shouting and Oct. 7 denial (www.haaretz.com)
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Jan. 6 rioter may be seeking to delay sentencing because he likes being locked up, prosecutors say (www.nbcnews.com)
Brandon Fellows, who has called incarceration “awesome and very fun,” wants to push back his sentencing until the Supreme Court rules in a case that may affect one of his charges....
Death of baby decapitated in metro Atlanta hospital ruled homicide, ME confirms (www.wsbtv.com)
According to a lawsuit filed by the parents, the baby became stuck during labor and the doctor began pulling.
A record number of Americans can't afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help (apnews.com)
Single mom Caitlyn Colbert watched as rent for her two-bedroom apartment doubled, then tripled and then quadrupled over a decade in Denver — from $750 to $3,374 last year....
Tesla is the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 this year (qz.com)
Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case (abcnews.go.com)
Israel’s Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians (theintercept.com)
Ecuador officials name likely source of tainted cinnamon that poisoned U.S. children (apnews.com)
