‘Control the narrative’: how an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news (www.theguardian.com)
Sanders forces senators into test vote on military aid as Israel-Hamas war grinds on (abcnews.go.com)
Senate to vote on Sanders’ measure requiring human rights scrutiny over Israel aid (www.theguardian.com)
Class-action against Google Photos resurrected by B.C. Court of Appeal (www.cbc.ca)
The B.C. Court of Appeal has resurrected a man’s attempt to bring a class-action lawsuit against Google for allegedly breaching user privacy by using facial recognition technology to collect and store biometric data.
States With The Least Healthy (And Healthiest) Populations (www.forbes.com)
Good health can allow you to fully participate in the activities you enjoy and live life to the fullest. Yet many Americans struggle with chronic health conditions that hamper their quality of life. Six in 10 American adults have at least one chronic disease and four in 10 have two or more, according to the Centers for Disease...
Denver set a record for homeless deaths last year, and the mayor plans to stop the trend (www.nbcnews.com)
U.S. and Iran Battle Through Proxies, Warily Avoiding Each Other (www.nytimes.com)
For all the fears of an outbreak of fighting in the Middle East that could draw the United States, Israel and Iran into direct combat, a curious feature of the conflict so far is the care taken — in both Tehran and Washington — to avoid putting their forces into direct contact....
Ultra Terrestrial Theory: Shadow Intelligence in Earth’s Hidden Ecosystems (www.ultra-unlimited.com)
Deported Ukrainian children sent to "survival training" with Belarus military (www.politico.eu)
The ‘forcible transfer and russification of Ukrainian children’ is ‘evidence of a genocide,’ the Council of Europe says.
‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Record levels of heat were absorbed last year by Earth’s seas, which have been warming year-on-year for the past decade...
DOJ praised Albuquerque police reform gains as 'bad shooting' hangs over hearing (www.abqjournal.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/article_f02d3814-ac3f-11ee-bb47…
Biden's education chief to talk with Dartmouth students about Islamophobia, antisemitism (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden’s education chief planned to meet Wednesday with students at Dartmouth College to discuss antisemitism and Islamophobia on college campuses amid the the Israel-Hamas war....
DOL Unveils Final Rule on Independent Contractors, Set to Become Effective on March 11 (hrmjunkies.com)
In custody death reported in Vilas County, Wisconsin Jail (www.wxpr.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/in-custody-death-in-vilas-count…
Despite nearly a decade of complaints, tainted water still a concern at Nebraska prison (journalstar.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/article_f9360776-a2a6-11ee-ba94…
A City’s Campaign Against Homelessness Brings Stories of Violence (www.nytimes.com)
archive sad to see this happening here. Roving gangs of youth harassing the homeless with support from the local government should worry everyone.
LaPierre turned NRA into 'Wayne's World,' NY lawyer says at graft trial (www.reuters.com)
Wayne LaPierre ran the National Rifle Association (NRA) as “Wayne’s World” for decades, a lawyer for New York state said at the start of the gun rights group’s corruption trial, three days after LaPierre suddenly resigned as chief executive....
21 injured in explosion at downtown Fort Worth hotel (www.nbcnews.com)
The explosion at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel appears to have been caused by “some type of gas leak," the Fort Worth Fire Department said, noting that the cause had not been confirmed....
After winter holidays, respiratory virus activity continues to build across the US (www.cnn.com)
The first look at trends following most of the winter holidays shows that seasonal virus activity remains elevated and continues to rise across the United States, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As infections and hospitalizations mount, the CDC continues to emphasize the importance of...
Man found dead on federal death row planned suicide in final weeks (indianapublicmedia.org)
A man who died on federal death row last month told loved ones he planned to kill himself in the weeks before U.S. prison staff reported finding his body....
Congressional leaders announce agreement on topline spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown (apnews.com)
Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month....
What If China Paid Trump While In Office But The Supreme Court Said The Question Was Moot? (www.wonkette.com)
What If China Paid Trump While In Office But The Supreme Court Said The Question Was Moot? It did, and they did? Well how about that....
Judge blocks Trump lawyers from arguing about columnist's rape claim at upcoming defamation trial (apnews.com)
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan made the determination in an order in advance of a Jan. 16 trial to determine defamation damages against Trump after a jury concluded Trump sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll but did not find evidence was sufficient to conclude that he raped her....
2024 is the biggest global election year in history (www.vox.com)
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The many lives of Trump Tower - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Trump first set sights on the old granite and limestone Bonwit Teller building at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 56th Street in the mid-1970s. It was a time of street gangs and violent crime, when New York City was known more for the Son of Sam serial killer than for glamour and style....
