Hamas delegation in Russia (www.reuters.com)
Abu Marzouk, one of Hamas leaders, after visiting Moscow:...
Netanyahu declares a ‘second war of independence’ as fears for Gazans grow (www.theguardian.com)
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Jan. 6 rioter who wielded 2x4 wooden plank in Capitol sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison (www.nbcnews.com)
A Colorado man who allegedly hit a police officer with a 2x4 wooden plank during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in prison....
Guys, things are going to be okay after all..Kim Kardashian is stepping up to fight climate change. (designtaxi.com)
She is so brave.
New USPS address change policy customers should know about (apple.news)
What about those that don’t have email or internet access? How do they use the new system?
‘Lord, where do we go?’ Gaza’s social media voices begin to fall silent (www.theguardian.com)
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2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show (apnews.com)
A month after federal officials recommended new versions of COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot....
Special counsel urges court to reimpose Trump gag order in election interference case (www.npr.org)
Special counsel Jack Smith is arguing that the former president continues to try to intimidate witnesses on social media and in his public statements.
UAW reaches tentative agreement with Stellantis (www.cnn.com)
2 down, 1 to go. Assuming the union ratifies them
Lewiston, Maine shootings leave at least 16 dead (www.cnn.com)
Friends Star Mathew Perry Dead at 54 (www.tmz.com)
'Friends' Star Matthew Perry dead at 54, found in hot tub, sources say (www.latimes.com)
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Voters in at Least 10 States Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights. GOP Officials Are Throwing Up Roadblocks. (www.propublica.org)
Republican officials are undermining citizen-led ballot initiatives that seek to protect the procedure. Ohio is the latest state to get protections on the November ballot....
Suspect in Maine shooting rampage is dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
Card’s body was found in an area near a recycling center from which he had recently been fired, a law enforcement source told CNN. Earlier this week, authorities had found Card’s vehicle abandoned after the shooting near a boat launch in the Lisbon area....
Suspected gunman in Maine shootings found dead (www.wcvb.com)
Fitting end for human trash. Too bad he didn’t think of it sooner
Bed Bath & Beyond Scion Pressured Artists to Retract Gaza Ceasefire Call in Artforum Letter (theintercept.com)
Former NYC jail guards avoid prison time for 8-minute delay in helping inmate who attempted suicide (apnews.com)
Fullerton, Wilson and two other officers were charged in connection with 18-year-old Nicholas Feliciano’s suicide attempt at the Rikers Island jail complex on Nov. 27, 2019. The other officers’ cases remain pending. Feliciano suffered permanent brain damage and needs long-term medical care....
U.S. military finishes renaming bases that previously honored Confederates (www.cbsnews.com)
EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint (apnews.com)
About four decades ago, when the Environmental Protection Agency was first trying to figure out what to do about lead in drinking water, Ronnie Levin quantified its damage: Roughly 40 million people drank water with dangerous levels of lead, degrading the intelligence of thousands of kids....
Robert E. Lee statue being melted down; bronze to be re-used for new more inclusive art (www.npr.org)
While PragerU sought state approval, Education Commissioner provided support behind the scenes (www.nhpr.org)
As PragerU was seeking the green light to operate in New Hampshire, state Education Commissioner Edelblut lent a hand to the conservative media group’s expansion efforts.
Judge rejects Ivanka Trump’s argument against testifying at father’s fraud trial (www.theguardian.com)
A New York judge has rejected Ivanka Trump’s argument that she should not have to testify at her father Donald Trump’s fraud trial....
California's prized redwood forests are going extinct: 'We're losing them at a rate that is something that we can’t sustain' (fortune.com)
California has lost over 1,760 square miles—nearly 7%—of its tree cover since 1985, according to a recent study....
Gaza in communications blackout as Israel intensifies siege (www.theguardian.com)
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