After Nonbinary Student’s Death, Schools Chief Defends Strict Gender Policies (www.nytimes.com)
Trump says he strongly supports IVF after Alabama court ruling puts new pressure on Republicans (apnews.com)
Israel Gaza: China condemns US veto of call for immediate ceasefire at UN - BBC (www.bbc.com)
Jury convicts Iowa police chief of lying to feds to acquire machine guns (apnews.com)
The jury convicted Adair Police Chief Brad Wendt, 47, of conspiring to make false statements to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, making false statements to the agency, and illegal possession of a machine gun. He was convicted on 11 of 15 charges....
Judge Engoron Takes Parting Shot at Ivanka Trump (archive.is)
But god forbid we prosecute a wealthy white woman for perjury. That would just be beyond the pale....
Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say (www.wired.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out over Cameron’s Nazi appeaser comparison: ‘Frankly he can kiss my ass’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Companies forcing workers to come back to the office are creating a 'massive disruption' in their lives, workplace expert says (www.businessinsider.com)
Jerry Lewis' Most Controversial Film May Finally See the Light of Day This Year (movieweb.com)
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New Body Cam Footage Shows NYPD Started Confrontation With Migrants in Times Square (hellgatenyc.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/migrants-arrest-nypd-times-squa…
Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event? (www.newyorker.com)
US orders 'assurances' from nations receiving American weapons (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has said that countries receiving American weapons must adhere to international law in a memorandum issued on Thursday night....
Israel’s Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians (theintercept.com)
Not wearing a mask during COVID-19 health emergency isn’t a free speech right, appeals court says (abcnews.go.com)
A federal appeals court has shot down claims that there’s a First Amendment right not to wear face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak...
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats (apnews.com)
Federal appeals court narrowly blocks controversial Florida law barring Chinese land ownership (www.politico.com)
“This prohibition blatantly violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s protection against discrimination,” Judge Nancy Abudu wrote....
CARL WEATHERS, ROCKY AND MANDLORIAN STAR, HAS PASSED AWAY AT 76 (nerdist.com)
Carl Weathers has had a storied career in Hollywood, spanning 50 years. The actor known for a number of impactful roles, from Apollo Creed in Rocky to Greef Karga in The Mandalorian, has passed away at the age of 76....
More than $27M in Trump campaign fundraising went to legal costs in the last six months of 2023 (www.nbcnews.com)
The former president was indicted four times last year and has also had to answer civil lawsuits targeting his business and him as an individual....
Swimmer, 99, just broke three world records in 100-plus age group (www.yahoo.com)
Betty Brussel took up competitive swimming at in her mid-sixties. Now 99, she’s won hundreds of medals - and just broke three world records in her age group....
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 13 women, DOJ says (www.cnbc.com)
Tennessee bill targets adults who take minors out of state for abortion (thehill.com)
The Tennessee legislature introduced a bill on Monday that targets adults who take minors out of the state to have an abortion....
A Chinese man who chain-smoked his way through a marathon was disqualified for smoking on the course (www.businessinsider.com)
A Chinese man has been disqualified from a marathon after he chain-smoked his way through the entire 26-mile race, MailOnline reported....
A Texas company is suing Chicago after the city began penalizing buses that drop off migrants (apnews.com)
A Texas transportation company is taking the nation’s third largest city to federal court, ratcheting up a legal battle over the migrant crisis that’s left U.S. cities struggling...
Kenneth Smith could be the first person executed with nitrogen gas. He spoke with NPR (www.kpbs.org)
Alabama has already tried once to execute Kenneth Smith. On the evening of Nov. 17, 2022, Smith lay on a gurney as workers tried for an hour to insert needles into the veins of his hand, arms and collarbone so they could put him to death by lethal injection. Just before midnight, the execution was called off....
NYC issues vacate orders to stabilize synagogue and nearby buildings following discovery of 60-foot tunnel (www.nbcnews.com)
An investigation by the city’s Department of Buildings uncovered a tunnel that was 60-foot-long, 8-foot-wide and 5-foot-high located underneath the global headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, an important Jewish site....
