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)
Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails (apnews.com)
Nearly 40% of conventional baby food contains toxic pesticides, US study finds (www.theguardian.com)
French pilot sentenced for decapitating skydiver with wing of plane (www.bbc.com)
Nicolas Galy, 40, died after being struck by the aircraft he had jumped out of seconds before.
Ex Obama advisor says killing 4,000 Palestinian children wasn't enough. (www.vice.com)
A lobbying group has cut ties with an ex-adviser to former President Barack Obama after videos surfaced that show the man making Islamophobic comments and threats to a food cart employee in New York City....
Illinois governor ‘deeply concerned’ by Trump rhetoric reminiscent of Nazi era (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli rightists are trying to reframe a Gaza population transfer as a 'moral act' (www.haaretz.com)
The idea of expelling Arabs to other countries was once linked to Meir Kahane and other far-right radicals, and thus considered anathema by most Israelis. Now, to the delight of right-wingers, the idea is gaining traction as a ‘moral' solution to the war.
Israel-Gaza live news: Mass grave being dug at Gaza hospital, as Israel confirms hostage death - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Earlier, the BBC’s Rushdi Abualouf reported that a contact still inside Gaza City’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, had told him 170 bodies were being buried in a mass grave there....
Homer Simpson Declares He Won't Strangle Bart Anymore onThe Simpsons: 'Times Have Changed!' (people.com)
Elderly Jewish man dies after incident at pro-Palestinian rally (ktla.com)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration is sending out tax rebates during election week (www.nbcnews.com)
Not a good look…
Drivers Stunned To See Racial Slur On Digital Sign In North Carolina (jalopnik.com)
NCDOT says the sign was hacked, but the roadside display wasn't even locked.
IRS raises 401(k), IRA contribution limits for 2024 (www.foxbusiness.com)
Beginning in 2024, workers will be allowed to contribute up to $23,000 to their 401(k), an increase of $500 from this year. The increase applies to other retirement savings accounts, including the 403(b) plan, most 457 plans and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan.
Housing market affordability is so bad that Zillow says it will take you 13.5 years to break even on a purchase from July onward (finance.yahoo.com)
One Regulation Could Have Stopped a Nationwide Car Theft Wave. Why Don't We Have It? (www.vice.com)
In 2007, Canada started requiring all vehicles to have a cheap, effective anti-theft device. The U.S. didn't. Now, it is paying the price with a surge in Kia and Hyundai thefts.
Court arguments on blocking Trump from the presidential ballot under the ‘insurrection’ clause begin (apnews.com)
A weeklong hearing on one lawsuit to bar Trump from the ballot in Colorado begins Monday, while on Thursday oral arguments are scheduled before the Minnesota Supreme Court on an effort to kick the Republican former president off the ballot in that state....
‘Gonna shoot up’: Cornell University’s Jewish students on lockdown (www.jpost.com)
