Russia: mob storms Dagestan airport in search for Israelis – DW – 10/29/2023 (www.dw.com)
Mass graves, unclaimed bodies and overcrowded cemeteries. The war robs Gaza of funeral rites (abcnews.go.com)
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EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint (apnews.com)
About four decades ago, when the Environmental Protection Agency was first trying to figure out what to do about lead in drinking water, Ronnie Levin quantified its damage: Roughly 40 million people drank water with dangerous levels of lead, degrading the intelligence of thousands of kids....
Oil Majors Double Down On Fossil Fuels While Climate Scientists Go To Prison - CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)
ExxonMobil and Chevron both increased their stake in fossil fuels this month as they plan to continue their destruction of the environment....
The UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally becomes law (www.theverge.com)
Robert Davis, accused killer of [journalist and LGBTQ activist] Josh Kruger, surrenders to police (www.inquirer.com)
[South Carolina] State investigation reveals shortcomings in Department of Disability and Special Needs (www.foxcarolina.com)
Report details inadequate handling of possible abuse and years-long wait times for consumers
Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts (apnews.com)
While plenty of real imagery and accounts of the ensuing carnage have emerged, they have been intermingled with users pushing false claims and misrepresenting videos from other events....
New deadly bird flu cases reported in Iowa, joining 3 other states as disease resurfaces (apnews.com)
Two commercial turkey farms in Iowa have been hit by the reemerging highly pathogenic bird flu, causing about 100,000 birds to be killed to prevent the disease from spreading....
Got a Mouse in Your Apartment? These Scientists Will Take It. (www.nytimes.com)
A research study is examining how mice that live in cities, close to humans, may have evolved differently from their country cousins.
Palestinians under attack as settler violence surges in the West Bank (www.bbc.com)
Palestinian families say they have been intimidated and displaced in the wake of Hamas's attack on Israel.
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The Commerce Department updates its policies to stop China from getting advanced computer chips (apnews.com)
The Commerce Department on Tuesday updated and broadened its export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and the equipment to manufacture them....
Executive at Donald Trump’s company says ‘presidential premium’ was floated to boost bottom line (apnews.com)
Donald Trump’s top corporate deputies considered adding a “presidential premium” when calculating the value of his Trump Tower penthouse, Mar-a-Lago resort and other assets during his White House years, a gambit that would’ve padded his net worth by nearly $145 million, an executive at the former president’s company...
Republicans ramp up search for an escape hatch from speaker chaos (www.politico.com)
Centrists are signaling they’re open to a deal. Democrats are outlining terms. With no speaker in sight yet, House Republicans are ramping up their discussions about a way to reopen the chamber....
A doctors group calls its 'excited delirium' paper outdated and withdraws its approval (apnews.com)
A leading doctors group on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a 2009 paper on “excited delirium,” a document that critics say has been used to justify excessive force by police....
Russia-Ukraine war live: Fighting intensifying around Avdiivka, officials say, as Russia launches biggest offensive in months (www.theguardian.com)
Antarctica has lost 7.5tn tonnes of ice since 1997, scientists find (www.theguardian.com)
More than 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have shrunk since 1997 with almost half showing “no sign of recovery”, a study has found, linking the change to the climate breakdown....
Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds (abcnews.go.com)
A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico’s largest metro area....
The UAW says it is expanding its strike to include a Ford truck plant in Kentucky (apnews.com)
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday by going on strike against a major Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky....
Harvard head says students don’t speak for school after widely condemned Hamas-Israel statement (thehill.com)
Harvard University’s president spoke out Tuesday amid national backlash over a student group’s statement that condemned Israel amid it’s ongoing conflict with Hamas, emphasizing the group does not speak for the entire school....
A McDonald's employee has been charged with murder after a woman who was arguing with someone else in a restaurant in North Carolina was shot dead (www.insider.com)
*** An employee shot a woman who caused a “disturbance” in the North Carolina McDonald’s he worked in, police say....
Alabama library flagged a children's book because the author’s last name is 'Gay' (www.nbcnews.com)
A public library system in Alabama flagged a children’s picture book as potentially “sexually explicit” because the author’s last name is “Gay.”...
What’s behind a surge of deaths at one Ohio jail? (www.theguardian.com)
Montgomery county jail’s population is only 600 people – and all seven deaths happened within days of entering the facility, during pre-trial detention
Protesters on both sides of Israel-Gaza conflict face off again in New York City (www.cbsnews.com)
Tensions are flaring on the East Side, with dueling rallies over the war in Israel....
