North Korea showcases artillery that poses a deadly threat to the South | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
‘Explosive growth’ in petrochemical production poses risks to human health (www.theguardian.com)
Chemical pollution tied to fossil fuel operations poses serious risks to human health, warns a new analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday....
Big Tech firms beat lawsuit from child laborers forced to work in cobalt mines (arstechnica.com)
Ex-college track coach to be sentenced for tricking women into sending nude photos (apnews.com)
A former college track and field coach was sentenced Wednesday to five years behind bars for setting up sham social media and email accounts in an attempt to trick women, including some he coached, into sending him nude or semi-nude photos of themselves....
Trader Joe's recalls its chicken soup dumplings for possibly having marker plastics (www.npr.org)
US sanctions Zimbabwe leader and wife for alleged corruption and human rights abuse | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Trump dominating Super Tuesday as he moves closer to Biden rematch | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
ASIA TODAY Iran sets new record with 834 death sentences carried out in 2023 (www.asianews.it)
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines call off $3.8 bln merger on antitrust hurdle (www.reuters.com)
Newly Released Messages Detail Roots of the ‘Fake Electors’ Scheme (www.nytimes.com)
Just five days after Election Day in 2020, a conservative lawyer named Kenneth Chesebro emailed a former judge who was working for the Trump campaign in Wisconsin, James R. Troupis, pitching an idea for how to overturn the results....
New Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption case (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/menendez-uribe-federal-bribery-…
Arizona bill would make shooting and killing migrants on property legal (www.nbcnews.com)
A Democrat Latina lawmaker opposed to the legislation said it would "allow open season on migrants."
1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that's curbed oil demand – IEA (electrek.co)
Xi’s one-man rule over China’s economy is sparking trouble (www.smh.com.au)
Chinese leader’s consolidation of power makes him bigger target as economic slowdown that’s hit household wealth sees protests rise...
University of Florida terminates all DEI employees to comply with state regulation (www.wcjb.com)
Anesthetics, crutches, dates. Inside Israel’s ghost list of items arbitrarily denied entry into Gaza (edition.cnn.com)
Tesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rules (arstechnica.com)
Black factory workers can sue Tesla collectively; trial set for October 2024.
Pornhub operator broke federal privacy law, federal watchdog finds (www.cbc.ca)
The federal privacy watchdog says the operator behind Pornhub and other pornographic sites broke the law by enabling intimate images to be shared on its websites without direct knowledge or consent....
Navalny: Hearse drivers refuse to take body to Moscow funeral, Putin critic’s team say | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Israeli troops gun down thousands of Palestinians awaiting aid in north Gaza (thecradle.co)
Tel Aviv has stepped up indiscriminate attacks against displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza due to the army’s failure to ‘dismantle’ Hamas
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro denies harassing whale | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Cuba urgently asks for food aid to the UN for first time (intlmonitor.com)
The MTA's Farebeating Crackdown on Buses Is a Mess (hellgatenyc.com)
American Media Keep Citing Zaka — Though Its October 7 Atrocity Stories Are Discredited in Israel (theintercept.com)
Zaka stories have been essential to justifying Israel’s all-out war against Gaza, which has killed around 30,000 Palestinians in less than five months. Speaking at the United Nations in December, Zaka deputy commander Simcha Greiniman broke down while describing alleged atrocities. He later told the same stories to a meeting...
Three men charged with preparing terrorist act in Leeds (www.ft.com)
Prosecutors allege the accused had discussed a plan to target an Islamic education centre in the city in northern England