2 more former Mississippi 'Goon Squad' deputies sentenced in torture of 2 Black men (www.npr.org)
Texas border enforcement law again blocked in legal whiplash (www.reuters.com)
A Republican-backed Texas law that would allow state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border was blocked again by an appeals court on Wednesday, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the way for it to go into effect....
Sergeant faulted for actions before Maine mass shooting is running for sheriff (apnews.com)
A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a report about a man who later carried out a mass shooting is running for sheriff, state records show....
Foreign students attacked in India over Ramadan prayer at university hostel (www.aljazeera.com)
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Chrysotile asbestos finally banned in the US after decades of EPA efforts (arstechnica.com)
Blinken says all of Gaza facing unprecedented food insecurity (www.timesofisrael.com)
“According to the most respected measure of these things, 100 percent of the population in Gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. That’s the first time an entire population has been so classified,” Blinken told a press conference in the Philippines, where he is on an official visit.
Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol (apnews.com)
A conservative social media influencer has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters to use it as a weapon against police, according to court recordsunsealed on Monday....
NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93 (www.npr.org)
Leading adviser quits over Instagram’s failure to remove self-harm content (www.theguardian.com)
A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit over lives.
Here's how a new federal prison could impact environment, economy in eastern Kentucky (www.lpm.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/heres-how-a-new-federal-prison-…
Australia reinstates funding to UNRWA to provide aid in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Australia is reinstating funding to a key UN aid agency amid concerns about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while calling on Israel to allow lifesaving supplies into the territory “now”....
Four Years On, Covid Has Reshaped Life for Many Americans (www.nytimes.com)
Covid was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020. Even as the threat of severe illness and death has faded, the pandemic’s effects linger....
Virginia Lawmakers Approve Commission to Examine Universities’ Displacement of Black Communities (www.propublica.org)
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Former CBI scientist intentionally manipulated data, casting doubt on 652 cases, investigation reveals (coloradosun.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/yvonne-missy-woods-cbi-investig…
US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying (www.wired.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/hpsci-us-protests-section-702-p…
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says (apnews.com)
A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions....
US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds (phys.org)
American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study calculates....
Behind the OnlyFans porn boom: allegations of rape, abuse and betrayal (www.reuters.com)
Sammy remembers nearly every detail of the night in April 2022 when she says two men raped her....
Warden ousted as FBI again searches California federal women's prison plagued by sexual abuse (apnews.com)
Government lawyers said in court papers Monday that Art Dulgov was removed as warden of FCI Dublin in the wake of allegations that his staff had retaliated against an inmate who testified in January in a lawsuit against the prison. The inmate was transferred to a different prison despite the judge’s order not to transfer any...
‘Idaho’s seen as a war zone’: the lone abortion activist defying militias and the far right (www.theguardian.com)
Jen Jackson Quintano is her region’s only abortion rights organizer. Faced with a ‘culture of silence’, she’s platforming women – and changing minds...
Brooklyn preacher known for flashy lifestyle found guilty of wire fraud and attempted extortion (apnews.com)
A Brooklyn preacher known for his flashy lifestyle and who boasted of his friendship with New York City’s mayor was found guilty in federal court Monday of wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI....
Killings by police brought reforms. Fear of crime is unraveling them. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/police-reform-rollback-tyre-nic…
Killings by police brought reforms. Fear of crime is unraveling them. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/police-reform-rollback-tyre-nic…
Numerous individuals sustained injuries following a 'technical problem' on a LATAM flight bound for Auckland. (saynewsy.blogspot.com)
