West Virginia bill allowing librarians to be prosecuted over 'obscene' books moves forward (www.usatoday.com)
Lakewood Church shooting: Woman with child in tow opens fire inside Joel Osteen's Texas megachurch (www.foxnews.com)
“We don’t understand why all these things happened, but we know God’s in control,” Osteen said....
Summer-like conditions with record temperatures lead to first Wisconsin tornadoes in February (apnews.com)
EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February tore through mostly rural areas on a day that broke records for warmth, setting up the perfect scenario for the type of severe weather normally seen in the late spring and summer....
FBI: Self-proclaimed ‘sniper’ planned attack on Texas-Mexico border (www.valleycentral.com)
According to the complaint, Perry’s phone was seized, and showed extensive contact with Faye leading up to his arrest....
Judge Scraps Trial Date for Trump Election Subversion Case (www.nytimes.com)
The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election issued an order on Friday scrapping the March 4 trial date for the case....
Special counsel questioned witnesses about 2 rooms FBI didn't search inside Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence: Sources (abcnews.go.com)
The FBI missed the rooms in their search for classified documents, said sources....
Georgie Purcell: Adobe casts doubt that Photoshop automation was to blame for Nine News editing of her image (www.theguardian.com)
Adobe casts doubt on claim ‘automation by Photoshop’ was to blame as network apologises for image shown during bulletin...
Chipotle wants to hire 19,000 workers ahead of 'burrito season', adds new benefits (finance.yahoo.com)
New York may soon join a growing number of states seeking to incorporate climate change into school lesson plans (www.nytimes.com)
Third graders at Public School 103 in the north Bronx sat on a rug last month while their teacher, Kristy Neumeister, led a book discussion....
Exxon Sues to Prevent Climate Proposal From Getting a Shareholder Vote (www.nytimes.com)
The complaint, filed in a U.S. District Court in Texas, said a proposal by activist investors calling for the oil giant to cut emissions faster would not create shareholder value....
Tech billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. Voters may get a say on it (www.theguardian.com)
California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups...
Teen sued Utah over social media law requiring curfew for minors (arstechnica.com)
US and UK prepare to launch strikes against Houthis in Yemen (www.theguardian.com)
Britain and the US are poised to launch strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, as the leader of the rebel group promises to respond to any assault with fresh attacks on shipping in the Red Sea....
Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles (apnews.com)
A federal judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for a Montana man who failed to show up for an initial court appearance on charges of killing thousands of birds, including bald and golden eagles. A second defendant pleaded not guilty....
South Korea passes bill to ban eating dog meat, ending controversial practice as consumer habits change (www.cnn.com)
South Korea’s parliament passed a bill Tuesday banning the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption, ending the traditional yet controversial practice of eating dog meat after years of nationwide debate....
Researchers demonstrate that quantum entanglement and topology are inextricably linked (lemmy.world)
The team hopes that this might become a powerful tool that paves the way for new quantum communication protocols that use topology as an alphabet for quantum information processing across entanglement-based channels....
The 'wealth transfer' from boomers won't save Gen X and millennials (www.nbcnews.com)
Experts say baby boomers will give more than $50 trillion to their heirs. But for many, health care costs will claim the bulk of that wealth....
Chicago police Sgt. John Poulos, whose fatal shootings of 2 men led to about $2 million in City Hall payouts, now running for judge (chicago.suntimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/john-poulos-judge-rickey-rozell…
Federal jury decides Google’s Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers (apnews.com)
The unanimous verdict reached Monday came after just three hours of deliberation following a four-week trial revolving around a lucrative payment system within Google’s Play store. The store is the main place where hundreds of millions of people around the world download and install apps that work on smartphones powered by...
UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and VW, accusing them of union busting (www.cnbc.com)
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds (www.reuters.com)
Hamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October, BBC hears (www.bbc.com)
‘Near-total internet blackout’ as Israel attacks Gaza’s south (www.aljazeera.com)
Millions of seniors struggle to afford housing — and it's about to get a lot worse (www.npr.org)
A few decades ago, Leslie McIntire thought she was doing everything right for a comfortable life. She was a tax accountant in Washington, D.C., and co-owned a not-for-profit bookstore. “I had good savings,” she says. “I was quite happy, quite frankly, and I was preparing to go back to school.”...
After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer offer a magazine (www.theverge.com)
