Second atmospheric river hits California amid ‘life-threatening’ flooding warning (www.theguardian.com)
Communities are still reeling from last week’s lashing as weather service warns of more ‘lengthy period of heavy rain’...
LGBTQ+ Palestinians can request asylum in Israel, court rules (www.jpost.com)
Pennsylvania statewide court agency's website hit by disabling cyberattack, officials say (apnews.com)
The Pennsylvania state courts agency’s website was hit by a cyberattack that did not appear to compromise any data, but left some online systems disabled, officials said Sunday night....
A Minnesota town used its anti-crime law against a protected class. It’s not the only one (apnews.com)
Hundreds of communities across the U.S. have for several decades tried to reduce crime, fight gangs and tackle noise and other neighborhood problems through the use of “crime-free” or “public nuisance” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict renters when police or emergency crews are repeatedly called to the...
Judge Rules HP Must Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Disabled Printers (gizmodo.com)
The suit, filed earlier this year, argues that HP all-in-one printers stop all functions when ink levels reach some arbitrary point.
Carl Weathers dies at 76 (www.yahoo.com)
Minnesota’s immigrants, advocates anxious about Congress’ effort to tighten border (www.minnpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/minnesotas-immigrants-advocates…
Masturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried (www.npr.org)
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US counties are blocking the future of renewable energy: These maps, graphics show how (www.usatoday.com)
Ohio, Michigan Republicans In Released Audio: "Endgame" Is To Ban Trans Care "For Everyone" (www.erininthemorning.com)
In audio released Friday evening, senators and representatives from Ohio and Michigan revealed the "endgame" is to ban transgender care "for everyone."
California Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Southern California As Powerful Storm Makes Landfall (www.gov.ca.gov)
Biden-Harris Admin: Nearly $72 Million in Largest Single Investment to Support America’s Hydropower Facilities (cleantechnica.com)
US and UK hit 30 Houthi targets in Yemen in second set of strikes in region (www.theguardian.com)
The United States and Britain struck at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked US and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, American officials told the Associated Press....
US says strikes on Iran-linked militias just ‘the beginning’ of its response (www.theguardian.com)
US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East were just the beginning of a sustained response, the White House national security adviser warned on Sunday, as he refused to rule out strikes on Iranian soil....
Armies of bots battled on Twitter over Chinese spy balloon incident (www.newscientist.com)
Large proportions of users posting on Twitter – now X – about the Chinese balloon that drifted over the US and Canada in 2023 were bots attempting to shape the debate...
Senators Release Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, but Fate Remains Uncertain (www.nytimes.com)
Senate Republicans and Democrats on Sunday cemented a compromise plan to crack down on unlawful migration across the U.S. border with Mexico and cleared a critical hurdle to an aid package for Ukraine, but the deal faces long odds in a Congress deeply divided over both issues....
Mark Zuckerberg to earn $700M a year from Meta dividend despite child safety backlash (nypost.com)
Record number of Americans are homeless amid nationwide surge in rent, report finds (www.cbsnews.com)
Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps (apnews.com)
Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP has used over the past 13 years to grow their majorities and advance their agenda....
Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation. Now they have another big conspiracy in their sights (www.cnn.com)
When wildfire ripped through Hawaii’s Maui last August, the impact was devastating: a whole town reduced to ashes, more than 100 lives lost. The inferno was described as the “largest natural disaster in state history.”...
The RNC chairwoman calls for unity as the party faces a cash crunch and attacks by some Trump allies (apnews.com)
McDaniel spoke at the RNC’s winter meeting in Las Vegas behind closed doors on Friday, addressing a gathering of state chairmen and other top party members in what’s expected to be a critical swing state in the November election....
Most Republicans aren’t aware of Trump’s various legal issues (www.washingtonpost.com)
Non-paywall link...
Students reported her for a lesson on race. Then she taught it again. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Non-paywall link...
Roberta Kaplan says Trump threw papers across table at Mar-a-Lago deposition because his legal team agreed to feed her lunch (www.cnn.com)
Attorney Roberta Kaplan said former President Donald Trump threw papers across a table and stormed off during a deposition at Mar-a-Lago after learning that his legal team had agreed to provide her lunch....
Javier Milei overcomes first obstacle in Congress to his mega-reform bill (english.elpais.com)
