Black student at Hawaii Mormon school says he’s fighting order to cut hair (www.theguardian.com)
Kanaan VyShonne Barton says he’s following all other school rules but shouldn’t have to cut his hair: ‘My locs represent strength’...
Utah House committee approves Ten Commandments bill despite constitutional concerns (www.ksl.com)
A Utah lawmaker is no longer pushing for public schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments but wants to add other biblical precepts and the Magna Carta to the curriculum.
Alabama readies never-before-used execution method that some veterinarians won't even use for pets (www.cbsnews.com)
If Kenneth Eugene Smith is brought to the Alabama death chamber to face execution next week for his role in the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor’s wife, the state plans to use an untested and untried method to end his life, suffocating him with a stream of nitrogen gas to be delivered through a face mask....
Washington state sues to block proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains (apnews.com)
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains....
The secret life of gift cards: Here's what happens to the billions that go unspent each year (apnews.com)
Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don’t stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays....
Dead Alabama prisoner’s body returned without a heart, family says (www.al.com)
Elon Musk says he’ll restore the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after poll (www.cnn.com)
Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn | Humanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese crackdown on fentanyl could lead to worse drugs filling the vaccum (www.vice.com)
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that China would crack down on the production and exporting of fentanyl and the precursor chemicals used to make it, according to media reports....
Mike Lindell's $500 Wi-Fi monitoring devices are BANNED from polling stations in Kentucky after My Pillow CEO and election conspiracy theorist claimed signals were tampering with votes (www.dailymail.co.uk)
The MyPillow CEO created the devices to be able to detect and identify Wi-Fi networks at polling stations...
It’s not just Paris. There’s a "global resurgence" of bedbugs. (www.vox.com)
It’s a bedbug’s world now. We’re just sleeping in it.
House Democrat steps down from leadership role over party's support of Biden's reelection (www.cnn.com)
FBI arrests Proud Boys member who disappeared days before sentencing over role in Jan. 6 (abcnews.go.com)
Contradicting federal health officials, Florida Gov. DeSantis recommends against new COVID booster (apnews.com)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top health department official are directly contradicting federal health recommendations and warning residents against getting a new COVID-19 booster, saying there’s not enough evidence it provides benefits that outweigh risks....
DeSantis' redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says (apnews.com)
A judge says that a Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution.
Drinking water of millions of Americans contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60 (www.theguardian.com)
If you have noticed a sudden accumulation of wrinkles, aches and pains or a general sensation of having grown older almost overnight, there may be a scientific explanation. Research suggests that rather than being a slow and steady process, aging occurs in at least two accelerated bursts....
Kamala Harris was less than 20ft from pipe bomb on Jan 6, report reveals (www.independent.co.uk)
Vice President Kamala Harris was less than 20 feet from a “viable” pipe bomb on January 6, according to a new report from Homeland Security’s internal watchdog....
Trump and his allies had a plan for how to hit Harris. Then he opened his mouth. (www.politico.com)
“They don’t have a narrative that they’re comfortable with about how to take down Harris,” said Chuck Coughlin, an Arizona-based political strategist. “He’s grasping around. I think he’s desperately grasping around with his instincts. I don’t think his team has any way to put their handle on this, and so he’s...
U.S. intelligence official: Russia will likely use propaganda to support Trump over Harris (www.nbcnews.com)
The U.S. intelligence community believes the Kremlin will direct its propaganda efforts to support former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, an intelligence official indicated on a media call Monday....
Trump ‘Fine’ After Being Shot at Pennsylvania Campaign Rally (nymag.com)
Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months (www.theguardian.com)
A Vermont lawmaker was compelled to apologize publicly after being caught on video pouring water into her colleague’s work bag multiple times across several months....
'Cyber terrorist' who reported fake 911 calls across US and Canada sentenced to prison (komonews.com)
Pressure builds on Biden after Israeli strike kills dozens of civilians in Rafah (abcnews.go.com)
Six-month-old baby shot repeatedly during Arizona standoff with child’s father (www.theguardian.com)
Police were able to rescue child, who is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, before house caught fire with father still in it...
