Gaza a ‘living hell’ after heavy winter rains drench makeshift tents (www.theguardian.com)
Oklahoma governor signs order effectively banning diversity programs at public colleges (www.theguardian.com)
On Wednesday Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma’s governor, signed an executive order in effect banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at agencies and public colleges and universities across the state....
Appeals court rejects Trump’s use of presidential immunity in E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit (www.cnn.com)
A federal appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s use of presidential immunity in a bid to dismiss a civil defamation lawsuit brought by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll....
Four charged by feds, accused of running an $80 million ‘pig butchering’ scheme (www.nbcnews.com)
Pentagon Taps “Tiger Team” to Rush Weapons to Israel (theintercept.com)
In its effort to speed up arms sales to Israel, the Biden administration dismissed concerns about harm to civilians in Gaza....
'Damaging': Saskatchewan high school rejects author's talk on son coming out as gay (www.brandonsun.com)
“I got this email back, and it said, ‘As you’re probably aware, there’s been a lot going on in Saskatchewan over the past few months and we’ve been waiting for a directive,‘” Remenda Swanson told The Canadian Press in an interview this week. She graduated from the high school in 1972 and now lives in Edmonton....
Understanding Your ERC Eligibility (www.governmentaid.com)
The Employee Retention Credit, or ERC, has become a buzzword among small business owners. It is a lucrative reward for businesses that struggled and persevered to maintain their employees during tough times. However, establishing your eligibility is complex; the process may be challenging, too....
Hannah Payne murder trial: Guilty on all counts (www.fox5atlanta.com)
Hannah Payne has been convicted on all charges in the death of 62-year-old Kenneth Herring.
Inside the Border Talks That Could Decide the Fate of Ukraine Aid (www.nytimes.com)
The White House has signaled that it is open to several Republican proposals, according to Biden administration officials, lawmakers in both parties and people familiar with the matter....
French warship shoots down two drones coming from Yemen (www.reuters.com)
Florida mother fears her family will be devastated as trial on trans health care ban begins (apnews.com)
The mother of a transgender girl sobbed in federal court Wednesday as she contemplated having to move away from her Navy officer husband to get health care for her 12-year-old if Florida’s ban on gender dysphoria treatments for minors is allowed to take affect....
Border policies under consideration could overwhelm system, DHS officials warn (www.nbcnews.com)
Department of Homeland Security officials are warning about the impact of policies being discussed in negotiations between the White House and Congress that would increase deportations, deny many migrants the right to seek asylum and make detention mandatory, according to current and former officials who spoke to NBC News....
Every homeopathic eye drop should be pulled off the market, FDA says (arstechnica.com)
7 students ate gummy bears from a bag that tested positive for fentanyl and fell sick. Now 2 people have been arrested (www.cnn.com)
Two people have been arrested and charged after seven Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a plastic baggie that later tested positive for the potentially deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday....
Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting about judge’s staff (www.nbcnews.com)
The court ruled the former president’s lawyers used the wrong legal mechanism to fight the restriction....
62% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck, making it ‘the main financial lifestyle,’ report finds (www.cnbc.com)
Breaking news: in one of the most productive countries / economies in the entire history of humanity, the majority of people creating that productivity do not get to enjoy the rewards of that productivity....
The excitement of 70,000 Swifties can shake the Earth (ghostarchive.org)
‘Aliens,’ or a foreign power? Pentagon UFO chief says someone is in our backyard (thehill.com)
This week, the director of the U.S. government’s UFO analysis office stated that there is “evidence” of concerning unidentified flying object activity “in our backyard.” According to physicist Seán Kirkpatrick, who heads the congressionally-mandated All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, this alarming UFO activity can...
Rate of suicide in the U.S. peaks among older men, a hard demographic to reach (www.usatoday.com)
The murderous creature you live with is a murderous creature, study confirms (www.npr.org)
More scientific evidence has surfaced to show that while mittens may be your sweet angel, letting her roam outside is also a big threat to biodiversity.
'I feel trapped': Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia (apnews.com)
Last year, the Rohingya girl sacrificed herself to save her family, embarking on a terrifying journey from her homeland of Myanmar to a country she had never seen, to marry a man she had never met....
Man arrested in slaying of 16-year-old cheerleader found dead in bathtub of Texas apartment (www.nbcnews.com)
Police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 16-year-old cheerleader who was found dead by her mother in her bathtub earlier this week in Edna, Texas....
Ohio clinics want abortion ban permanently struck down in wake of constitutional amendment passage (apnews.com)
Abortion clinics in Ohio are pushing for a court to strike down abortion restrictions now that voters have enshrined abortion rights into the state Constitution, arguing that even the state’s Republican attorney general says the amendment invalidates the ban....
Scientists Discover 512-Year-Old Shark, Which Would Be The Oldest Living Vertebrate On The Planet (www.beautyofplanet.com)
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