Israel To Pursue Genocide Case Against Iran At ICJ (www.iranintl.com)
Jan. 6 rioter who 'blind-side tackled' Capitol officer is sentenced to more than 6 years in prison (news.yahoo.com)
Lock 'em all away.
Oklahoma gas pipeline explodes, shooting flames 500 feet into the air (www.cbsnews.com)
A gas pipeline exploded in an Oklahoma town near the Texas border overnight, creating a glow that could “be seen for miles,” local fire officials said Wednesday....
‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show (www.theguardian.com)
Documents show industry-backed Air Pollution Foundation uncovered the severe harm climate change would wreak...
As Biden judicial confirmations slow, Senate gains ground on red-state judges (www.bostonglobe.com)
President Biden and Senate Democrats have fallen behind the rapid pace set by Republicans in shaping the federal courts during the Trump era, but they have made fresh headway in advancing judicial nominees in states represented by Republicans....
With the World Stumbling Past 1.5 Degrees of Warming, Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest and Authoritarian Backlash (insideclimatenews.org)
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‘I don’t see how it ends’: expert sounds alarm on new wave of US opioids crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Dr Art Van Zee set out in the early 2000s to tell anyone who would listen how a powerful opioid was destroying lives. Two decades later, he’s still in disbelief...
We don't know how to behave in the office anymore, bosses say. The solution? Charm school (www.latimes.com)
You walk into the office kitchen to heat up your lunch and are greeted by a mess. Your co-worker Bridget has left the communal area in disarray — again....
Rampant extortion reveals 'corrosive' hole in Mexico security strategy (news.yahoo.com)
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - When farmers in a tiny Mexican village last month hacked to death suspected drug cartel members who were squeezing them for protection money, it shone a harsh light on one of the country’s biggest security problems: extortion....
Top Gun Mentality Among Drone Operators Led to Slaughter of Civilians (covertactionmagazine.com)
Not Just ICJ: Palestinians Sue Biden, Hoping to Bar Him From Backing Israel in Gaza War (www.haaretz.com)
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FTC Orders Maker of TurboTax to Cease “Deceptive” Advertising (www.propublica.org)
NPR names tech executive Katherine Maher as new CEO (www.npr.org)
NPR has selected former Wikimedia Foundation chief Katherine Maher to lead the network through an era of declining broadcast listenership, financial uncertainty and technological turbulence.
BMW’s South Carolina plant is testing humanoid robot workers (www.theverge.com)
Swastika projected on University of Wisconsin-Whitewater dorm by group 'chanting racist words' (www.nbcnews.com)
School officials say the four individuals involved are not affiliated with the university and their actions are “consistent with a group that has been visiting other campuses.”...
The Whale Who Went AWOL. Hvaldimir escaped captivity and became a global celebrity. Now, no one can agree about what to do with him (www.nytimes.com)
On April 26, 2019, a beluga whale appeared near Tufjord, a village in northern Norway, immediately alarming fishermen in the area. Belugas in that part of the world typically inhabit the remote Arctic and are rarely spotted as far south as the Norwegian mainland. Although they occasionally travel solo, they tend to live and move...
Anti-DEI Crusader Caught in Racist Rant About ‘Low IQ’ Nannies: Report (www.thedailybeast.com)
Heather Mac Donald wrote that moms with careers “would rather absent themselves from [a child’s] life to show that they are as good as males.”
The U.S. just expanded its territory by one million square kilometers (www.earth.com)
The expansion is based on internationally established definitions of the continental shelf, and comes from research and surveys conducted by various groups going back to 2003, confirming where the continental shelf actually is....
Long Covid explanation in new study possibly paves way for tests and treatments, reveals major insights on a potential cause (www.nbcnews.com)
When families need housing, Georgia will pay for foster care rather than provide assistance (www.propublica.org)
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing....
NYPD officer's lawsuit highlights police union practice of distributing 'get out of jail free' cards for traffic offenses (www.nytimes.com)
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A Dover Massachusetts man hid financial ruin from his family. Then he got a gun. [TW: family annhilator] (www.bostonglobe.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/kamal-family-dover-killing-fina…...
A California man dies after 3 different drivers hit him but never stop (www.nbcnews.com)
A Southern California pedestrian died after he was struck by three separate vehicles and none of them stopped to help, authorities said....
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into How Mississippi Counties Jail People for Mental Illness (www.propublica.org)
People Jailed While Awaiting Mental Health Treatment Are Generally Treated the Same as People Accused of Crimes...
Trump's Legal Team Stuns with Audacious Demand for Nationwide Intel Documents in Obstruction Case (menzmag.com)
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