G7 Leaders Agree on $50 Billion Loan to Ukraine From Frozen Russian Assets (www.nytimes.com)
The agreement comes as Ukraine has been forced to sell some state assets and as the momentum in the war has shifted in favor of Russia.
House Republicans launch investigation into news rating group NewsGuard (www.axios.com)
New California laws go into effect on July 1 (www.ktvu.com)
Here are all 50+ sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey. (www.vox.com)
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democrats are deciding California’s budget behind closed doors (www.calmatters.org)
With only a few weeks left until the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, both sides refuse to publicly discuss what specific issues are holding up a deal....
China’s maritime militia: the shadowy armada whose existence Beijing rarely acknowledges (www.theguardian.com)
They look like simple fishing boats but are capable of swarming in huge numbers to help Beijing stake its territorial claims in the South China Sea...
NBA legend Jerry West, whose silhouette is on the league’s logo, dies aged 86 (www.independent.co.uk)
ACLU sues Biden over border executive order that allows him to turn back migrants (www.independent.co.uk)
Abused by the badge: police officer child sexual abuse in America. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Global Steel Wire Market Size, Share and Growth Report 2031 (lemmyonline.com)
Global steel wire market size was valued at USD 106.49 billion in 2022, which is expected to grow to USD 133.85 billion in 2030 with a CAGR of 2.9% during the forecast period between 2023 and 2030. Asia-Pacific dominates this market due to the strong demand from huge construction and automotive sectors in countries such as China...
NC mask, campaign finance bill passes House as Democrats raise questions about dark money (www.starnewsonline.com)
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95 (www.npr.org)
California police kept death in custody a secret for seven years, inquiry reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Darryl Mefferd’s death was labeled an ‘accident’, but a report questions a Vallejo police officer’s role in the fatal incident...
U.S. may never know how many died in hostage rescue operation: Sullivan (www.axios.com)
An Arkansas Anti-Abortion Group Is Doxing Ballot Measure Organizers (www.jezebel.com)
Israel rescues four hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed (www.thestar.com)
It Called Itself a Yoga School. Prosecutors Say It Was a Sex Cult. (www.nytimes.com)
Prosecutors say the organization exploited and drugged some of its female members, forcing them to sell their bodies and generating hundreds of thousands of dollars monthly from clients in Argentina and the United States. BAYS also ran an illicit clinic where some members were administered drugs to induce prolonged sleep,...
Thousands circle White House to demand Biden enforce Gaza ‘red line’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives (apnews.com)
A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings was tenderly laid Friday on the hallowed sands where he saved lives and shed blood....
Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator Menendez With a Mercedes-Benz (www.nytimes.com)
US officials are fighting against international human rights law—again (www.motherjones.com)
News and tech media mostly quiet after UN chief calls for ban on ads for oil and gas (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian contacted 11 major organizations that run fossil-fuel ads after Wednesday speech by António Guterres...
Palestinian Authority to pay reduced salaries as Israel blocks funds (www.reuters.com)
RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday it will pay public sector workers 60% of their December salaries this week as it grapples with the longrunning fallout of Israel’s refusal to transfer tax funds earmarked for Gaza....
Exclusive: Biden tells Muir US weapons will not be used to strike Moscow, Kremlin (abcnews.go.com)
Republicans block bill to protect contraception access as Democrats make election-year push (apnews.com)
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues,...
