How many are jailed awaiting mental health treatment in Mississippi? We still don't know (mississippitoday.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/how-many-are-jailed-awaiting-me…
ITV News witnesses man in group waving white flag shot dead in Gaza (www.itv.com)
“We Buy Ugly Houses” Company Overhauls Policies in the Wake of ProPublica Investigation (www.propublica.org)
Journalists of color hit hard in seismic L.A. Times layoffs (www.nbcnews.com)
“The company has reneged on its promises to diversify its ranks since young journalists of color have been disproportionately affected,” the newspaper’s union says....
Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires (apnews.com)
An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in a series of legal proceedings that are expected to put the utility PacifiCorp on the hook for billions of dollars over its liability for the deadly blazes....
Disney asks for delay in DeSantis appointees' lawsuit, as worker describes a distracted district (apnews.com)
Disney this week requested a second delay in a state court case involving its legal battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees over who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district, as the company accused them and the governor’s office of stonewalling requests for documents that are part of the litigation....
Un paese differente e peggiore. (noblogo.org)
Venmo and other payment app theft is ‘skyrocketing,’ Manhattan DA warns | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Tentative Agreement Reached Ending California State University CFA Members’ Historic Systemwide Strike After 1 Day (www.calfac.org)
At the bargaining table, CSU management did not take our proposals seriously until CFA members were willing to withhold our labor.
Could Champagne soon stop producing champagne? (www.npr.org)
The taste of champagne as we know it could change beyond recognition in the coming years. As global temperatures continue to rise, the climate crisis poses a threat to the production of wine.
Cal State Professors Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike (www.nytimes.com)
The California State University system and the union representing thousands of professors and lecturers reached a tentative deal on Monday to raise wages, ending what was the largest strike by university faculty members in U.S. history....
Twelve Questions Shaping Democracy and Voting Rights in 2024 (boltsmag.org)
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Proposed federal law would put limits on use of $50 billion in opioid settlements (www.mprnews.org)
Some members of Congress are demanding federal oversight of billions of dollars in opioid settlements, which state and local governments began spending over the past two years — with some using it to plug budget holes rather than fight the addiction crisis....
Gaza hostage relatives burst into Israeli parliament, calls for action (www.reuters.com)
JERUSALEM, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A group of relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza stormed a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem on Monday, demanding that the lawmakers do more to try to free their loved ones....
Dive into Wellness Unveiling the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Dates, Nature’s Powerhouse (www.askinweb.com)
Prince Harry issued a serious warning following aviation honor (diceuropanew.uk)
The High-Profile Invisibility of the Gaza War (www.truthdig.com)
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IRGC: 4 Advisers Killed in Israeli Attack on Damascus (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Netanyahu just said Israel will permanently occupy the land ‘from the river to the sea.’ The U.S. media is covering it up (mondoweiss.net)
Bangladesh's Opposition Launches "India Out" Campaign (www.firstpost.com)
Day 2 – Turkish airstrikes on North and East Syria target electricity, oil and other civilian infrastructure. (rojavainformationcenter.org)
Accustomed as we are to looking where the spotlight shines, it is easy to forget that Rojava is still a reality and that Kurdistan has not stopped resisting just because the world has turned away
Fire truck boom highlights divide in US manufacturing (www.reuters.com)
Anyone looking around Oshkosh’s cavernous fire truck factory in Appleton, Wisconsin, for evidence of the longest U.S. manufacturing slump in two decades could be forgiven for coming away scratching their heads....
Biden's new rule could save Americans billions on bank fees (creditnews.com)
Maine’s court-appointed lawyers are ‘saturated’ with criminal, parental caseloads (www.pressherald.com)
When Maine raised the reimbursement rate for defense attorneys taking court-appointed cases to $150 an hour, the state had a record low number of lawyers available to represent poor Mainers....
Coroner's office that buried men without telling families releases a policy that leaves questions unanswered (www.nbcnews.com)
A Mississippi coroner’s office under fire for burying people in pauper’s graves without their families’ knowledge has released a policy on death notifications that is unsigned and undated, making it impossible to know whether the guidance was in effect while the office was handling the botched cases....
