F.B.I. Tracks Increased Threats to Jews and Muslims After Hamas Attack (www.nytimes.com)
Mass layoffs are on the rise in the U.S., at least according to this often-overlooked data series (www.marketwatch.com)
Daniel Noboa, heir to banana fortune, wins Ecuador’s presidential runoff election (apnews.com)
New Orleans school's teacher assistant booked with child pornography, fired (www.nola.com)
Man attacked by grizzly bear in Montana to return home after losing his lower jaw, says he's ready for 'round 2' (www.cnn.com)
Rudy Noorlander, who lost part of his jaw in a grizzly bear attack in Montana last month, says he’s looking forward to a special treat as he prepares to leave the hospital....
US has seen increase in domestic threats since Hamas attacks in Israel, FBI says (www.theguardian.com)
FBI director Christopher Wray has reiterated part of an FBI statement that the US domestic security agency does not have “specific and credible intelligence indicating a threat to the United States stemming from the Hamas attacks in Israel”....
Judge Howell order in Freeman, *et al* v. Giuliani (storage.courtlistener.com)
In short, Giuliani is ordered to compensate plaintiffs for their legal fees in connection with the three motions filed by plaintiffs to compel discovery, which Giuliani has been loathe to produce....
HHS awards more than $500 million to study Covid-19 vaccine nasal sprays and more (www.cnn.com)
In the future, some Covid-19 vaccines may not be jabs in the arm. They could be a nasal spray or even a patch on the skin. Those are just two examples of the kind of next-generation vaccine technology that federal health officials are hoping to help advance....
Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike (apnews.com)
Unions representing 85,000 health care workers have reached a tentative agreement with industry giant Kaiser Permanente following a strike over wages and staffing levels, the parties announced Friday....
2 LAPD officers claim they were racially profiled in Beverly Hills; attorneys plan to expand class action lawsuit (ktla.com)
Civil rights attorneys on Friday announced that they plan to expand a class action lawsuit against the Beverly Hills Police Department alleging racial profiling after two Black Los Angeles Police Department officers said they were also profiled in the city.
Why Did Netanyahu Want to Strengthen Hamas? (archive.md)
Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the cornerstone of a fragile ecosystem (hosted.ap.org)
The Antarctic Endeavour glides across the water’s silky surface as dozens of fin whales spray rainbows from their blowholes into a fairy tale icescape of massive glaciers....
Joran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty in Natalee Holloway extortion case (abcnews.go.com)
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Vermont police share sketch in killing of Vermont academic on hiking trail (www.bbc.co.uk)
Vermont police have released a sketch of a person of interest in the case of a retired college dean who was found shot in the head last week.
New York officials to boost security at Jewish sites ahead of expected protests (www.politico.com)
New York state and city officials on Friday are increasing security around potentially vulnerable sites like schools and houses of worship after a former Hamas leader called for a global day of violence.
Biden says the U.S. would have to invent an Israel if it didn't exist. Why? (theconversation.com)
Three female doctors sue L.A. County, alleging it ignored complaints about an abusive boss at Harbor-UCLA hospital (www.nbcnews.com)
One plaintiff says she witnessed Dr. Louis Kwong sticking his finger in surgical hip wounds on an unconscious patient while making sexual sounds and saying he was “finding the G-spot.”...
Exxon set to buy shale rival Pioneer for $60 billion in stock - sources (www.reuters.com)
Exxon, which was valued at $442 billion on Tuesday, is expected to make a pure stock offer valued at more than $250 a share for Pioneer, the people said on condition of anonymity because the details were not public....
Oklahoma's death penalty system is broken, commission tells lawmakers (www.msn.com)
Man dies while in custody at Rikers Island on same day new scathing report released by federal monitor (www.cbsnews.com)
Iran's Khamenei says Tehran was not behind Hamas attack on Israel (www.reuters.com)
Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents (apnews.com)
Nobel economics prize goes to professor for advancing the understanding of the workplace gender gap (apnews.com)
The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for research that has advanced the understanding of the gender gap in the labor market....
US science agencies on track to hit 25-year funding low (www.nature.com)
Last year, lawmakers in the United States passed bipartisan legislation intended to maintain US competitiveness with countries such as China by boosting funding for science and innovation. But concerns are mounting that the US Congress will fail to deliver on its promises....
