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Air Force: Ukraine shoots down another Russian A-50 aircraft over Azov Sea (kyivindependent.com)

A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men (www.nytimes.com)

Seeking social media stardom for their underage daughters, mothers post images of them on Instagram. The accounts draw men sexually attracted to children, and they sometimes pay to see more....

Supreme Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines (www.seattletimes.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021....

I’m not trying to destroy art, says man planning to do just that if Assange dies in jail (www.theguardian.com)

Republican Michigan lawmaker loses staff and committee assignment after online racist post (apnews.com)

A Republican lawmaker in Michigan lost his committee assignment and staff Monday, days after posting an image of a racist ideology on social media....

A record number of Americans can’t afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help (apnews.com)

Economists say the labor market is strong — but job seekers don't share that confidence. Why getting a job feels impossible right now (www.cnbc.com)

'Soft landing' means top 1% gets record stock prices while you get stuck with inflation, analyst says (creditnews.com)

Italian province orders all dogs to be DNA tested in poo crackdown (www.theguardian.com)

Owners in Bolzano, northern Italy, must pay €65 for test, which police can use to search for dog muck culprits...

Gorsuch urged to recuse himself from supreme court case over ties to oil baron (www.theguardian.com)

Philip Anschutz has hosted rightwing justice at resort and stands to benefit if court strips power from federal regulatory agencies...

Michigan’s $55M experiment with guaranteed income begins with Flint moms (www.bridgemi.com)

FLINT—Eight days after entering the world, Khi’Meir Taylor made another debut — this time in what could be a national spotlight....

Florida man goes fishing in Bass Pro Shops pond, flees with live 50-pound tarpon (nypost.com)

Jeff Bezos foresees a trillion people living in millions of space colonies. Here's what he's doing to get the ball rolling. (www.nbcnews.com)

US Supreme Court lets Illinois assault weapon ban stand - for now (www.bbc.com)

The US Supreme Court has declined to put a temporary hold on an Illinois law that bans the sale of assault-style weapons and a variety of other guns and accessories....

The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants (www.cnn.com)

A major credit union serving military members and veterans rejected more than half of its Black conventional mortgage applicants

Fed Signals Shift to Easing: Rate Cuts Likely in 2024, Economy Expected to Remain Solid. (lemmy.world)

Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sought abortion hours after she says she’ll travel out of state (www.nbcnews.com)

A state district judge granted the request Thursday, but the Texas Supreme Court directed the lower court to vacate its order on Monday.

'Excess profits' at big energy and consumer companies pushed up inflation, report claims (www.cnbc.com)

FTC urges US appeals court to reject Microsoft-Activision merger (edition.cnn.com)

U.S. Senate candidate's family business found liable in egg price-fixing (www.indystar.com)

Corrections and clarifications: John Rust is the former chair of the board of Rose Acre Farms, Inc. His brother and CEO of the company, Marcus Rust, took over the role of board chair in September....

Jury convicts man of child stealing in rural Stillwater [Oklahoma] (www.1600kush.com)

(Stillwater, Okla.) — In a remarkably rapid verdict, a Payne County jury took only 35 minutes to convict a man, who considers himself a sovereign citizen and represented himself at his trial last week, of child stealing, possessing guns illegally, and obstructing an officer in rural Stillwater.

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