Billionaire donors rethink Columbia University support amid pro-Palestinian protests (www.cnbc.com)
UC Berkeley students begin Sproul Plaza sit-in and establish Free Palestine Encampment to protest Gaza war, Cal's investments (www.berkeleyside.org)
Historical markers are everywhere in America. Some get history wrong (www.npr.org)
Cleveland to pay $4.8M to family of teen killed by stolen car during police chase (abcnews.go.com)
$18k in stolen antlers: poaching on the rise in Wyoming as collectors ‘cheat the system’ (www.theguardian.com)
Gathering antlers has been a favorite pastime in the state, but the high dollars they fetch is now putting animals’ lives at risk...
A crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states is creating a shadow war for the 2024 election (apnews.com)
The Republican National Committee, newly reconstituted under Trump, has filed election-related lawsuits in nearly half the states. Recent lawsuits over voter roll maintenance in Michigan and Nevada are part of a larger strategy targeting various aspects of voting and election administration....
Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price (www.theguardian.com)
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis (apnews.com)
A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced Chadwick’s home to white dust, the cheapest rental she could find for her family and dogs cost $10,000 a month....
Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing (apnews.com)
These workers were exposed to crude oil and the chemical dispersant Corexit while picking up tar balls along the shoreline, laying booms from fishing boats to soak up slicks and rescuing oil-covered birds....
Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 civil cases | AP News (apnews.com)
Voting machine company Smartmatic and OANN settle defamation suit (www.nbcnews.com)
The Latest | Iran president warns of 'massive' response if Israel launches 'tiniest invasion' (apnews.com)
President Ebrahim Raisi spoke Wednesday at an annual army parade that was moved to a barracks north of the capital, Tehran, from its usual venue on a highway in the city’s southern outskirts. Iranian authorities gave no explanation for its relocation, and state television didn’t broadcast it live, as it has in previous...
FAA grounds all Alaska Airlines flights nationwide because of computer issues (www.nbcnews.com)
U.N. Panel Says Israel Is Obstructing Its Investigation of the Oct. 7 Attack (www.nytimes.com)
Over 350 humanitarian sites and aid convoys hit in Gaza since 7 October (www.middleeasteye.net)
At least 357 humanitarian-run sites and convoys in Gaza whose coordinates had been shared in advance with warring parties were hit before the World Central Kitchen (WCK) attack this month, Middle East Eye has learnt. UN officials and aid workers, many speaking on condition of anonymity, have told MEE it had been clear for months...
Arizona anti-abortion activists aren’t letting up after Supreme Court victory (www.nbcnews.com)
This article is absolutely infuriating. I’d like to say I’m surprised to see people with such vitriol, but this isn’t a surprise.
Murder of second world war veteran milkman in Florida solved after 50 years (www.theguardian.com)
The influential conservative group making it harder for Idaho districts to fix their schools (www.propublica.org)
The Idaho Freedom Foundation has gone beyond the education culture wars by targeting local bond and levy elections, which districts rely on heavily to build and repair schools....
U.S. sends Ukraine seized Iranian-made weapons (wapo.st)
The Pentagon has provided Ukraine with thousands of Iranian-made weapons seized before they could reach Houthi militants in Yemen, U.S. officials said Tuesday. It’s the Biden administration’s latest infusion of emergency military support for Kyiv while a multibillion-dollar aid package remains stalled in the Republican-led...
Animal control services in Atlanta suspended as city and county officials snipe over contract (apnews.com)
The dogcatcher may not be coming when Atlanta residents call....
Democratic senators pressured EPA to ease rules on steel mill pollution (www.motherjones.com)
Five Takeaways From the WSJ Swing-State Poll (www.wsj.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13897979...
Trump said he spoke to murder victim Ruby Garcia’s family. Her sister said it never happened. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/trump-ruby-garcia-michigan-murd…
For Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach? (www.nytimes.com)
World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza operations, saying 7 foreign aid workers killed during IDF attack including US citizen (abcnews.go.com)
