China is king of these critical metals. The battle over their supply has ensnared Southeast Asia (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Dominican Republic rains kill at least 21, displace thousands (www.reuters.com)
Former Art Institute of Chicago payroll manager gets three years in prison for embezzling more than $2m (www.theartnewspaper.com)
Michael Maurello is also expected to pay back what he he stole from the museum
Grove City [ohio] business aims to provide vital opportunities for autistic adults (abc6onyourside.com)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Changing lives and futures through opportunity. A Grove City company is taking a unique approach to celebrate and support adults with autism.
Israel rebuts report of casualties from friendly fire on October 7 (www.i24news.tv)
One poorly sourced claim in a Haaretz report spawned a wave of October 7 denialism on social media...
Suzanne Shepherd, Actress in The Sopranos and Goodfellas, Dead at 89: 'Force of Nature' (people.com)
Shepherd, who played Carmella Soprano’s mother in the HBO series, died “peacefully in her home” on Friday
Houthi rebels hijack 'Israeli' cargo ship, report says; Netanyahu: 'Iranian attack against international vessel' (www.ynetnews.com)
At least 30 premature babies evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital, health officials say (apnews.com)
At least 30 premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday and will be transferred to facilities in Egypt, the territory’s Health Ministry said.
Police county lines strategy ‘cruelly targets’ black youth in UK (www.theguardian.com)
Home Office approach to tackling drug operations is based on ‘racialised tropes’, says new study
[crosspost from kbin] violence disrupts election in papua new guinea’s enga province (kbin.social)
https://kbin.social/m/politics/t/638672
China's "predatory" trawler fleet and the fishing industry's dirty secret (www.newsweek.com)
WHO says Gaza's Shifa hospital a 'death zone,' urges evacuation (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The World Health Organization said Sunday it had led an assessment mission to Shifa hospital in Gaza City and determined it was a "death zone," urging a full evacuation.
Patients and staff leave Gaza's biggest hospital, and dozens are killed at a crowded refugee camp (apnews.com)
“We left at gunpoint,” Mahmoud Abu Auf told The Associated Press by phone after he and his family left the crowded hospital. “Tanks and snipers were everywhere inside and outside.” He said he saw Israeli forces detain three men....
OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO (www.theverge.com)
Altman is “ambivalent” and wants governance changes.
How major environmental groups ended up on the wrong side of California’s housing crisis (www.motherjones.com)
Purra: Finland ready to close entire border with Russia (yle.fi)
For Cable News, a Palestinian Life Is Not the Same as an Israeli Life (fair.org)
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Union Autoworkers have officially finalized their deal with General Motors. (www.motherjones.com)
Exclusive: Applied Materials under US criminal probe for shipments to China's SMIC (www.reuters.com)
Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials (AMAT.O) is under U.S. criminal investigation for potentially evading export restrictions on China’s top chipmaker SMIC, according to three people familiar with the matter....
Department of Education opens seven school investigations over alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia (www.cnn.com)
The Department of Education has launched investigations into seven schools after receiving complaints about alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, an administration official tells CNN....
Suspect arrested for manslaughter in death of protester at California rally over Israel-Hamas war (abcnews.go.com)
Father of autistic man allegedly killed by group home workers demands change in laws (www.nbcmiami.com)
Edward Ware, 36, was kill in the Dec. 21, 2021, incident at the Family Tree Concept Inc. group home on Northeast 138th Street in North Miami
DeSantis, Florida university sued over ban of pro-Palestinian student group (www.axios.com)
A pro-Palestinian student group at the University of Florida is suing school leadership and Gov. Ron DeSantis for allegedly violating its First Amendment rights.