At Russia's Doorsteps, B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Of US Air Force Performs Historic Hot Pit Refueling (www.eurasiantimes.com)
A US B-2 Spirit bomber recently carried out a historic hot pit refueling at Orland Air Base, Norway, marking the first landing of the stealth bomber in the Scandinavian nation....
"Shocking": More mothers are working than ever before (www.axios.com)
Automaker Ford recalls almost 42,000 F250, F350 trucks for safety (scrippsnews.com)
U.S. automaker Ford has issued a recall involving potentially 41,555 trucks, including certain 2023 Super Duty F250 and F350 vehicles “equipped with single rear wheels and a 10.5-inch rear axle shaft,” the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said....
US: Lawmaker introduces bill to rein in Saudi water usage in Arizona (www.middleeasteye.net)
A US lawmaker from the state of Arizona has introduced legislation in Congress that would impose a 300 percent tax on the sale of water-intensive crops grown by foreign companies in the state, in a bid to curb the extensive use of water in the drought-stricken state.
Biden doesn’t plan to meet Chinese counterpart Xi at G20 (www.nbcnews.com)
President Joe Biden does not plan to formally meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in India, two administration officials told NBC News on Thursday, dashing hopes of a face-to-face encounter that could help to ease Sino-U.S. tensions....
US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country 'as soon as possible' (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave “as soon as possible” citing security and infrastructure challenges, as escalating violence has left thousands displaced and sent homicides soaring....
Maryland Parents Charged With Murder Over Death of Transgender Teenager (www.advocate.com)
Morgan Moore, who had diabetes and multiple sclerosis, died last year at 17, weighing only 79 pounds....
Biden wants an extra $4 billion for disaster relief, bringing the total request to $16 billion (apnews.com)
The White House will seek an additional $4 billion to address natural disasters as part of its supplemental funding request, bringing the total to $16 billion — a sign that wildfires, flooding and hurricanes that have intensified during a period of climate change are imposing ever higher costs on U.S. taxpayers....
Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case (www.cnn.com)
A leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison – among the longest sentence handed down yet for a convicted rioter....
Search underway for killer of 12-year-old boy found in dumpster (abcnews.go.com)
An investigation is underway in Philadelphia to identify a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy, whose body was found in a dumpster, according to police....
Andrew Tate: Chats in 'War Room' suggest dozens of women groomed (www.bbc.com)
Evidence that dozens of women were groomed into online sex work by members of influencer Andrew Tate’s “War Room” group has been uncovered by the BBC....
Forsyth County schools cancel talks after author says the word 'gay' to elementary school students (www.gpb.org)
School officials in Metro Atlanta’s Forsyth County canceled two talks by a children’s book author last week after he used the word “gay” in a presentation to elementary school students about the history of the superhero character Batman....
Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths: More than 500 people have died of various causes this year while trying to cross from Mexico. (web.archive.org)
AG denounces election worker threats as DOJ charges over a dozen people (www.axios.com)
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday spoke out against rising threats towards election workers as the Department of Justice’s specialized task force announced a ninth conviction as it seeks to combat the problem.
Wealthy Family Wants to Reopen Major Industrial Polluter in Alabama Despite Mounting Debts and Proposed Regulation (www.propublica.org)
A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail....
Two plead guilty to threatening government officials over elections (www.nbcnews.com)
Two people pleaded guilty Thursday in separate cases that involved calling for the deaths of public officials on election days following the 2020 presidential contest, federal prosecutors said....
A look inside Donald Trump's deposition: Defiance, deflection and the 'hottest brand in the world' (apnews.com)
Trump said he never felt his financial statements “would be taken very seriously,” and that people who did business with him were given ample warning not to trust them....
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say (apnews.com)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Unexplained Caribbean and European trips that cost taxpayers more than $90,000. A $600 sports coat paid for by an event organizer. A $45 office Christmas cake taken as his own....
Fulton County judge gives green light for Trump Georgia 2020 election case to be televised (www.cnn.com)
The Fulton County, Georgia, judge overseeing the sprawling 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants says that all proceedings in his courtroom related to the case will be livestreamed and allowed to be televised....
Move to texas and flip it blue that would be a hige fuck you to the gop (www.keranews.org)
Records show California prisons are reporting U.S. citizens to ICE, ACLU says (www.latimes.com)
“In their zeal to collude with ICE, CDCR is not only targeting people who have served their time and are set to return home for detention and deportation but is also sweeping up U.S. citizens and Green Card holders, relying on racist assumptions and ignoring their own records,” the report states
Court Says Texas’ Adult Content Age Verification Law Clearly Violates The 1st Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
We’ve been talking a lot by the rush of states to push for age verification laws all over the world, despite basically every expert noting that age verification technology is inherently a problem for privacy and security, and the laws mandating it are terrible. So far, it seems that only the Australian government has decided...