UN says that the expansion of Israeli settlements is a "war crime" (intlmonitor.com)
Kentucky GOP lawmakers override governor and undo efforts to prevent renter discrimination - KVIA (kvia.com)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill that will undo efforts in Kentucky’s two largest cities to ban landlords from discriminating against renters who use federal housing vouchers has been restored after Republican lawmakers quickly overrode the Democratic governor’s veto. The override votes completed work on the bill Wednesday....
What Happened When a Man Got 217 COVID-19 Vaccines (time.com)
Spoiler alert: he was fine and it didn’t improve his immunity in a significant way
RuPaul Building Fortified Compound to Withstand "Cycle of Destruction" (futurism.com)
Brazil’s finance minister proposes global tax on the super-rich at G20 meeting in Sao Paulo (apnews.com)
NYPD misconduct settlements have cost the city half a billion dollars in 6 years (thehill.com)
New York Police Department (NYPD) misconduct lawsuits have cost the city more than $540 million the last six years, according to an analysis of government data released Thursday....
Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions (apnews.com)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year’s campaign for governor....
Boeing's safety culture falls short despite the company's efforts to fix it, according to experts (apnews.com)
When it comes to safety culture at Boeing, there is a “disconnect” between senior management and workers, and employees responsible for checking the company’s planes question whether they can raise issues without fear of retaliation, according to a panel of outside experts....
Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader with nuclear materials trafficking (www.cnbc.com)
US threatens to veto new Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN Security Council (edition.cnn.com)
Walmart Is Getting Tired of Just Being a Store (nymag.com)
‘America is a factory farming nation’: key takeaways from US agriculture census (www.theguardian.com)
Small farms and Black farmers are going out of business, while corporate-controlled farms are booming, raking in subsidies...
More US states are considering bills allowing medically assisted death this year (www.axios.com)
Silicon Valley county becomes first in U.S. to declare loneliness a health emergency (www.nbcnews.com)
A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death....
US labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote (apnews.com)
A National Labor Relations Board regional official ruled on Monday that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first-ever labor union for NCAA athletes....
Hispanic Caucus urges new direction in immigration talks (thehill.com)
The CHC’s Tuesday proposals also come as the group has been purposefully excluded from Senate negotiations on border policy, which reportedly have centered on ways to curtail asylum and further fortify the border without addressing calls to overhaul the legal immigration system and appeals to give longtime undocumented...
YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree (www.wired.com)
For nearly two years, police have been tracking down the culprit behind a wave of hoax threats. A digital trail took them to the door of a 17-year-old in California....
The Onion Staff to Go on Strike Wednesday Barring 11th Hour Deal (www.thewrap.com)
Black Pastors Pressure Biden to Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
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‘I didn’t know what I was supposed to do’: US women who miscarry are in dangerous legal limbo post-Roe (www.theguardian.com)
With near-total bans on abortion in 14 states, the laws on miscarriage are vague – stoking fears of criminal consequences and leaving women desperate...
Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
Experts say world is ‘past peak fossil power’ but warn against uneven development of energy projects...
A 13-year-old used a ‘Help Me!’ sign to escape after being abducted. A Texas man has now pleaded guilty to kidnapping (www.cnn.com)
A Texas man who kidnapped a 13-year-old girl in San Antonio and sexually assaulted her multiple times while driving her to Southern California last year pleaded guilty to a federal kidnapping charge Friday as part of a plea agreement, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said....
Biden Presses Netanyahu on Working Toward a Palestinian State (www.nytimes.com)
President Biden pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Friday to agree to the creation of a Palestinian state after the war in Gaza is over and raised options that would limit Palestinian sovereignty to make the prospect more palatable to Israel....
1 million voters have been purged from Florida's rolls as number of registered Democrats drops by nearly 10% while Republicans only lose 3% of registered voters (www.dailymail.co.uk)
The active registered voters with the Florida Democratic Party fell by 467,337 voters or nearly 10 percent. The active registered voters with the Republican Part of Florida decreased by 153,369 or approximately three percent....
Donald Trump asked to pay NY Times nearly $400,000 in legal costs (www.bbc.com)
The expenses are for a failed lawsuit the former president filed against the paper and its reporters.
