Michael Gambon, 'Harry Potter' actor who played Dumbledore, dies at 82 (abcnews.go.com)
The Trump administration touted him as a victim of #MeToo. Now he’s accused of dismembering a girlfriend (www.sfchronicle.com)
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A Phillies fan tried — and failed — to bring an emotional support alligator to a game (sports.yahoo.com)
Proud Boy who disappeared ahead of his Jan. 6 sentencing was found unconscious by FBI agents at his home (apnews.com)
A member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before he was supposed to be sentenced for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot was found unconscious by federal agents after he tried to “covertly return” to his home, the FBI said on Friday....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states (apnews.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned....
IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn accused of disclosing Trump's tax returns (www.cbsnews.com)
A former contractor who worked with the Internal Revenue Service until 2021 was accused of disclosing tax return information of a high-ranking government official and “thousands of the nation’s wealthiest people” without authorization, according to criminal information filed Friday in Washington, D.C....
Texas firm settles US charges it fraudulently took Madoff victims' money (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Department of Justice said Fulcrum Capital Partners violated the federal False Claims Act between October 2016 and October 2022 by causing the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) to make inflated payouts to victims, which they then turned over to Fulcrum, a “non-victim” of Madoff’s fraud....
WSJ News Exclusive | China Blocks Executive at U.S. Firm Kroll From Leaving the Mainland (www.wsj.com)
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Trump ally is first to plead guilty in Georgia elections case (www.theguardian.com)
Former Republican bail bondsman Scott Hall, one of the 19 people charged alongside Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia, entered into a plea agreement on Friday, becoming the first defendant to plead guilty in the sprawling criminal case....
US poor face economic hit as shutdown, childcare cliff, student loans converge (www.reuters.com)
About 12.4%, some 41 million, of the U.S.'s 333 million people live at or below the poverty line, the Census Bureau calculates, which is set at about $29,678 for a household of two adults and two chidren....
FCC to reintroduce rules protecting net neutrality (www.cnn.com)
The US government aims to restore sweeping regulations for high-speed internet providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, reviving “net neutrality” rules for the broadband industry — and an ongoing debate about the internet’s future....
Scathing court ruling on Donald Trump’s empire is a bitter blow to his successful tycoon persona (www.theguardian.com)
For years Donald Trump was the host of The Apprentice, a reality TV show in which contestants vied for a management job within his organisation and he would deliver the verdict: “You’re fired!”...
With Shutdown Looming, Biden Calls Out Speaker McCarthy for a “Terrible Bargain” With MAGA Republicans (www.propublica.org)
President Joe Biden said in an interview on Friday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had made a “terrible bargain” and that “in order to keep the speakership, he’s willing to do things that he, I think, he knows are inconsistent with the constitutional processes.”...
'Emotional support' alligator denied entry into baseball stadium (news.sky.com)
Fans were surprised to see an alligator turn up at a Philadelphia Phillies baseball match with its owner. Joie Henney has said they were there to meet the players in an arranged visit, but will have to go another time.
Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College (www.pewresearch.org)
65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.
Free vasectomy clinic fills up fast in Oklahoma City (kfor.com)
Planned Parenthood Great Plains is holding a free two-day vasectomy clinic next month, and all the spots filled up in less than 48 hours.
The writers strike is over; here's how AI negotiations shook out | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Mortgage demand shrinks as interest rates hit the highest level in nearly 23 years (www.cnbc.com)
Mortgage interest rates just hit a level not seen since the year 2000. As a result, mortgage demand is now sitting near a 27-year low....
Bank that handles Infowars money appears to be cutting ties with Alex Jones’ company, lawyer says (apnews.com)
A bank recently shut down the accounts of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, citing unauthorized transactions — a move that caused panic at the business when its balances suddenly dropped from more than $2 million to zero, according to a lawyer for the company....
UAW targets more Ford and GM plants as union expands autoworker strike (www.cbsnews.com)
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday announced additional work stoppages as the union continues its historic strike against the Big Three carmakers, expanding the walkouts to a General Motors plant in Lansing, Michigan, and a Ford plant in Chicago....
Oxford High School shooter will get life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students, judge rules (www.cbsnews.com)
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will be sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge said Friday....
Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters (popular.info)
Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom libraries. The guidance by Charlotte County Superintendent Mark Vianello and the school board's attorney, Michael McKinley, was obtained by...
WHO recommends dropping component of many flu vaccines (www.statnews.com)
The WHO has recommended dropping a component of many flu vaccines because the viruses it protects against appear to have been driven into extinction in the Covid pandemic.
North Carolina Prison staffer sounds alarm on solitary confinement, overcrowding (ncnewsline.com)
A prison so packed that people on suicide watch are sleeping in 5-by-5-foot holding cages. A disabled Vietnam veteran sent to segregation after his peers attacked him. Incarcerated people spending months in solitary confinement, not because of misconduct inside the prison, but because they’re waiting for a bed to become...
NYC streets turn into raging rivers during epic downpour flooding roads and subways (nypost.com)
Wild scenes of flooding unfolded throughout New York City on Friday morning as an intense rainstorm barreled through the tri-state area, turning local roads into rivers during the morning rush hour....
