Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says (apnews.com)
An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown....
US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops (apnews.com)
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Investor Byron Wien of Blackstone dies at 90 (www.cnbc.com)
Alphabet Shows the Mega-Layoff Announcements Were Just That, Headcount Dropped Far Less and is Rising Again (wolfstreet.com)
Tom Emmer withdraws from House speaker race hours after GOP nomination (www.nbcnews.com)
Questions linger after Connecticut police officers fatally shoot man in his bed (apnews.com)
The killing Monday angered and saddened Passmore’s family and raised questions about whether officers could have done things differently. It came as many police departments nationwide have changed the way they respond to certain calls, including those involving mentally ill people — in response to outcries over police...
This isnt actually the first time microplastics have been found like this, but it will be the first we properly study the effects. (uk.yahoo.com)
Having talked to a Doctor friend about this he suggests the only safe way to deal with it is to draw blood, to dispose of it, and let the body recover. He had some concern that some of the plastic was as small as blood cells and platelets so might be too hard to filter out. But I guess research will look at that.
Jim Jordan will back empowering interim speaker Patrick McHenry temporarily (www.nbcnews.com)
The resolution to empower McHenry, appointed as speaker pro tempore after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on Oct. 3, may also not have the votes, according to this source.
Insiders Say X’s Crowdsourced Anti-Disinformation Tool Is Making the Problem Worse (www.wired.com)
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
Revealed: how a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of Americans (www.theguardian.com)
Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize
A $1.4 million speeding ticket surprised a Georgia man before officials clarified the situation (apnews.com)
Fewer Black Americans Are Incarcerated Than 20 Years Ago, But The Problem Isn't Behind Us (www.theroot.com)
A new report found that one in five Black men born in 2001 are likely to be incarcerated within their lifetime, down from one in three, two decades earlier....
More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll shows (apnews.com)
A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit’s Big Three carmakers, although approval of the workers’ other demands is more mixed, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research....
A mom shielding her son from gunmen and a ‘pro-peace’ academic are among the Americans killed in Israel (www.cnn.com)
Deborah Matias, an American citizen who lived in Israel, was shot and killed by Hamas gunmen while shielding her teenage son from their bullets, her father told CNN....
Muslims and left Groups Protest against an Exmuslim Atheist Novelist's Views on Islam. (europeanconservative.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6281406...
Michigan's 1st 3D printed home is in Detroit — and almost complete (www.freep.com)
Carbon monoxide blamed in death of homeless toddler in Syracuse (spectrumlocalnews.com)
The family had been evicted recently.
Texas couple arrested for jaguar cub deal in first case charged under Big Cat Public Safety Act (www.cbsnews.com)
A couple in Texas has been arrested after allegedly selling a margay cub and attempting to sell a jaguar cub in the first case charged under the Big Cat Public Safety Act, federal prosecutors said Wednesday....
Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s bid to use congressional map with just one majority-Black district (www.nbcnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a defeat to Alabama Republicans for the second time in three months, rejecting their latest attempt to use a congressional map that includes only one majority-Black district....
Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Pandemic aid officials who overpaid vulnerable renters are saying, ‘We messed up, pay us back’ (www.nbcnews.com)
State and local agencies that distributed federal aid to renters facing eviction during the pandemic are now scrambling to claw back millions of dollars in overpayments....
NYC shelters set to dump thousands of migrants to discourage new arrivals (www.politico.com)
NEW YORK — The migrant crisis is getting so hard for New York City to handle that Mayor Eric Adams sees a policy that could send thousands of people into the streets, many with nowhere to sleep and nowhere to work, as his next best move....
Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events (www.propublica.org)
Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court...
Mississippi sees 10-fold increase in babies born with syphilis since 2016: Report (abcnews.go.com)
The number of babies born with syphilis in Mississippi has risen 10-fold over the last several years, according to a new report....
