The 20 Farming Families Who Use More Water From the Colorado River Than Some Western States (projects.propublica.org)
Kansas mayor who tried to rid city library of LGBTQ books loses school board race (www.rawstory.com)
TOPEKA — St. Marys Mayor Matthew Childs, who previously attempted to ban LGBTQ books from the city’s public library, lost on his school board bid. Tuesday’s election saw several candidates from the religion-dominated area attempt to win school board seats on the USD 321 Kaw Valley School Board...
Worst-ever contamination of Ireland’s largest lake: What’s to blame? (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel-Hamas fake news thrives on poorly regulated online platforms (www.theguardian.com)
Claims on X and Telegram include downplaying 7 October Hamas attack and allegations Palestinians are faking scenes of suffering
The Panama Canal is so clogged up that a shipping company paid $4 million to jump the line: report (www.businessinsider.com)
Nadia Mohamed is Minnesota’s first Somali American Mayor (minnesotareformer.com)
Nadia Mohamed has been elected the mayor of St. Louis Park, making her the city’s first Black mayor in 170 years, Minnesota’s first Somali American mayor and the second known Somali mayor in U.S. history....
NJ officials investigate unusual spike in Legionnaires' disease (www.livescience.com)
The 4-day workweek: How one Ohio manufacturer is making it work (www.npr.org)
When Bill Kowalcic first heard that his company Advanced RV was trying out a four-day workweek, he was filled with questions....
The Marvels, goofy and bold, shows there’s still some magic left in the MCU (www.vox.com)
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Christian photographer wins right to discriminate against LGBTQ+ couples (www.lgbtqnation.com)
His win is a direct result of the Supreme Court’s decision in a pivotal LGBTQ+ rights case.
Report: 7 October testimonies strike major blow to Israeli narrative (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Disclaimer: This is very biased source. **However, ** the quoted Israeli sources indicate a number of Israeli civilians were killed in a panicked response by the IDF on October 7th.
Israel-Gaza live news: Firing outside Gaza hospitals, with patients and staff trapped inside - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has now weighed in on the hospital situation in northern Gaza....
The crackdown on pro-Palestinian students is a disaster for free speech (www.motherjones.com)
Antisemitic Hate Crimes Soar in New York City (www.nytimes.com)
Several high-profile incidents are being investigated as hate crimes in New York, where anti-Jewish incidents more than tripled in October compared with last year.
Companies are demanding employees spend more days in the office, yet they’re also reducing their office space. Here’s why that isn’t paradoxical (fortune.com)
Return-to-office mandates are increasingly common, but companies are rapidly downsizing their offices and worried about whether they’ll be able to keep their current ones....
Unpublished study finds elevated cancer rates at US military base (www.reuters.com)
As a veteran, it is frustrating to deal with the government to prove exposure to toxins....
Nonbinary Teacher in Florida Fired for Using Mx. Title (www.advocate.com)
The virtual school says its hands are tied due to Florida’s “don’t say gay” law. However, the teacher has lodged a complaint against it.
One Woman Died on an Alaska Mayor’s Property. Then Another. No One Has Ever Been Charged. (www.propublica.org)
Before they died, Jennifer Kirk and Sue Sue Norton were both victims of domestic violence, but the men involved — the ex-mayor’s sons — faced few consequences despite a long history of similar allegations.
China weighs ending freeze on Boeing purchases with 737 Max deal in US -Bloomberg News (www.reuters.com)
Outrage grows after ‘chilling call for genocide’ by Florida Republican (www.theguardian.com)
‘Started seeing body parts': Day laborers say Tarzana murder suspect hired them to move human remains (www.nbclosangeles.com)
A group of day laborers said they were paid $500 to help move trash bags containing body parts out of a Tarzana home at the center of a murder investigation. The workers said they tried to report what they saw to police, but were turned away from two separate law enforcement stations.
5 killed after [US] military aircraft crashes into eastern Mediterranean Sea (thehill.com)
Judging from the level of complaints, air travel is getting worse (apnews.com)
Air travel is getting worse, judging from the number of consumer complaints....
Film crews became 'collateral damage' of Hollywood strikes (www.reuters.com)
They were among the hundreds of thousands of U.S. and Canadian film and television crew workers who were unemployed for up to 10 months because of strikes called by actors and writers, leaving a trail of evictions and family disintegration....
Migrants are showing up at the U.S. Southern border in historic numbers. Here's why (www.npr.org)
Republicans have said it’s because of the Biden administration’s weak immigration policies....
