Salmon are vanishing from the Yukon River — and so is a way of life (grist.org)
Louisiana must draw new congressional map by mid-January for 2024 elections (www.theguardian.com)
The Louisiana state legislature has until the middle of January to enact a new congressional map after a federal court ruled that the state’s current map illegally disfranchises Black voters....
IDF says it will help evacuate babies from Shifa Hospital tomorrow, Hamas losing control of north Gaza (www.msn.com)
Judge declines to push back Trump's classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines (apnews.com)
A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president’s defense lawyers to postpone the date “premature.” But she postponed other deadlines in the case and signaled that she would revisit the trial date later....
Hundreds of Women File Rape Lawsuits Against New York City Jails (www.thecity.nyc)
…at least 400 lawsuits against the city Department of Correction filed under New York State’s Adult Survivors Act, signed into law in May 2022. Similar to the Child Victims Act, the ASA gives alleged victims of sexual assault a window to seek monetary damages long after the statute of limitations for possible criminal...
FBI Director Wray criticizes selection of new headquarters site, citing 'potential conflict' (www.nbcnews.com)
FBI Director Christopher Wray told agency staffers that he was concerned about “a potential conflict of interest” involving the selection of the bureau’s new headquarters in Maryland, according to an email obtained by NBC News....
Far-right groups and football hooligans ‘to descend on London during Palestine march’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Far-right groups and football hooligans are preparing to descend on London on Armistice Day as hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters march through the capital....
Woman arrested for threatening to kill Texas federal judge in abortion pill case (www.reuters.com)
A woman was arrested in Florida on Wednesday on charges that she threatened to kill a Texas federal judge who earlier this year suspended approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, according to court records....
Curbside trash is a problem in NYC. Officials have a not-so-novel fix: plastic bins (www.npr.org)
On a recent fall morning in central Harlem, stacks of plastic garbage bags filled the sidewalks in front of the well-kept brownstones. Some of the black bags leaked brownish-gray liquid, others sat intermingled with discarded furniture. Several contained ragged holes in the sides, where they’d been chewed through by rats the...
Israel will begin 4-hour pauses in military operations in Gaza each day, White House says (www.cnn.com)
The man charged in last year's attack against Nancy Pelosi's husband goes to trial in San Francisco (apnews.com)
The man accused of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home, bludgeoning her husband with a hammer and seeking to kidnap her goes on trial Thursday....
Nearly one in five state prisoners go directly from maximum security to the street (www.wgbh.org)
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Maryland lands new FBI headquarters, leaving Virginia officials bitter (www.politico.com)
The FBI will relocate from its Washington headquarters to a proposed site in suburban Maryland, the General Services Administration confirmed on Wednesday, capping an acrimonious process in which officials from two states competed for the lucrative project....
Pomfret, Vermont: The fall foliage town that banned influencers (www.bbc.com)
Ivanka Trump to testify in father’s New York fraud trial (www.theguardian.com)
Ivanka Trump is set to appear on the witness stand today at her father’s New York $250m fraud trial. She will be the last family member and the last witness to testify before the prosecution rests its case....
Another 'superfog' event hits Louisiana, resulting in accidents and one death (www.nbcnews.com)
Wildfire smoke from nearby marsh fires and heavy fog mixed to produce a “superfog” event early Tuesday morning northeast of New Orleans near the Irish Bayou, creating near-zero visibility conditions for drivers on Interstate-10....
Gaza becoming ‘a graveyard for children’, says UN secretary general (www.theguardian.com)
Stephanopoulos presses Scalise on whether 2020 election was stolen: ‘Yes or no?’ (thehill.com)
Supreme Court to consider whether ‘Trump Too Small’ can be trademarked without ex-president’s permission (www.cnn.com)
A political activist’s desire to register a suggestive phrase targeting Donald Trump’s anatomy and policies is at the center of a Supreme Court case being heard Wednesday that will test the limits of the First Amendment....
Maine gunman may have targeted businesses over delusions they were disparaging him online (apnews.com)
Maine State Police documents released Tuesday shed light on why a delusional U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston may have targeted those locations....
F.B.I. Says Israel-Hamas War Raises Potential for Attack Against Americans (www.nytimes.com)
Highlights: The F.B.I. director warned Tuesday that the Israel-Hamas war had raised the potential for an attack against Americans to a new level and escalated threats against Jews and Muslims in the United States....
Trump visits secure facility to view evidence in classified documents case: Sources (abcnews.go.com)
US jury finds realtors liable for inflating commissions, awards $1.78 bln damages (www.reuters.com)
University of Rochester professor who didn't show up for class believed to be in danger: Police (abcnews.go.com)
A professor at an upstate New York university is believed to be in danger after he did not show up to teach on Saturday, police said....
FBI, DHS warn of U.S. hate crimes increase amid Israel-Hamas war (www.politico.com)
Federal law enforcement officials warned on Wednesday that Israel’s ongoing war with Palestinian militants could encourage more hate crimes in the U.S....
