Paramedics Found Guilty in Last Trial in Elijah McClain Death (www.nytimes.com)
Two Colorado paramedics were convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young unarmed Black man whose case drew national attention and forced public safety reforms in the city where he lived and died....
‘A generational struggle’: abortion rights pioneer offers insights to the post-Roe US (www.theguardian.com)
The battle to bring back the federal right to abortion in the US hinges on much more than just the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, and winning will require proponents to be as organized and steadfast as their opponents, at least as one of the reproductive freedom movement’s most veteran voices sees it....
Americans ramped up spending during the holidays despite some financial anxiety and higher costs (apnews.com)
Holiday sales rose this year and spending remained resilient during the shopping season even with Americans wrestling with higher prices in some areas and other financial worries, according to the latest measure....
Medicaid fraud scandal sees Delaware’s largest hospital system pay $47 million settlement (fortune.com)
Delaware’s largest hospital system will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower allegations by its former compliance officer that it provided kickbacks to outside doctors in return for patient referrals, resulting in fraudulent Medicaid billing....
Putin could be open to a pause in fighting amid Russia-Ukraine war: Report (thehill.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be open to a cease-fire in his war with Ukraine, so long as the country could still declare victory, a new report by the New York Times found....
‘Incompetent dumpster fire’: Michigan GOP rocked by financial turmoil and infighting (www.cnn.com)
The Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference often lures a who’s who of GOP power players to Michigan. Wealthy donors shake hands with presidential candidates, who give rousing speeches to packed audiences in hopes of winning the conference’s straw poll....
Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled (www.nytimes.com)
nytimes.com Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled Daniel Politi, Lucía Cholakian Herrera ~3 minutes...
Daihatsu pauses production over safety scandal (www.bbc.com)
Toyota-owned carmaker Daihatsu has closed all four of its plants until the end of January, after admitting it had falsified safety tests....
Blizzard expected to blast the US Plains and cause travel delays (www.cnn.com)
Blizzard warnings have been issued across the Central Plains, threatening Christmas Day travelers with delays and dangerous road conditions....
More couples are choosing a ‘dual income, no kids’ lifestyle (www.cnbc.com)
Battle for the past: the Ukrainians trying to save their archaeological treasure amid war (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine is a country spectacularly rich in ancient archaeology, whether of the Scythians, with their horses and finely worked gold, who ranged across the steppes from the ninth to second centuries BC, or of the intriguing stone age Cucuteni-Trypillia culture, which produced remarkable, elaborately decorated ceramics and huge,...
Sniffing women’s tears reduces male aggression by 44%, study finds (newatlas.com)
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John Schneider (Dukes of Hazard, Smallville) calls for Joe Biden to be executed (www.newsweek.com)
New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics (www.theguardian.com)
Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops injured in drone attack in Iraq (abcnews.go.com)
Some Catholic bishops reject Pope's stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused (apnews.com)
In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples....
Texas’ statewide poverty rate declines, but several rural counties see increase in poor residents (www.texastribune.org)
An influx of highly educated people from other states helped shift the state’s economic fortune. But in many parts of Texas, residents are struggling as jobs dry up....
Charlie Sheen “Assaulted In His LA Home By Neighbour Who Forced Her Way In” (deadline.com)
Charlie Sheen was assaulted in his Los Angeles home by a neighbour, police have announced. The woman charged was named as Electra Schrock. She was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, force likely to create great bodily injury and residential burglary.
New York governor vetoes bill that would ban noncompete agreements (apnews.com)
New York’s governor vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have banned noncompete agreements, which restrict workers’ ability to leave their job for a role with a rival business....
The New Family Vacation. More and more Americans are traveling with multiple generations—and, perhaps, learning who their relatives really are. (www.theatlantic.com)
The next time you’re at the airport or checking into a hotel, you might notice a traveling group that looks, at least at first glance, a little unwieldy: young kids, their parents, and their grandparents, all vacationing together regardless of age or mobility limits....
FBI says it’s investigating after reports of violent threats to Colorado judges in Trump case (edition.cnn.com)
The FBI is working with law enforcement officials in Colorado in the wake of threats made against state Supreme Court justices who ruled last week to remove Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot....
A Demographic Time Bomb Is About to Hit the Beef Industry (www.wired.com)
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Visit Hamas Attack Site in Israel — The Wall Street Journal (apple.news)
Why? And in what world is billionaires’ tourism “news”. Damn Ghouls enjoying some disaster tourism!