Republicans, Trump try to contain backlash from Alabama fertility ruling | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Tennessee firm employed minors to clean meat saws, head splitters at slaughterhouses (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/fayette-janitorial-hired-minors…
New Tennessee law allows officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages (www.nbcnews.com)
Musk and Assange follow Putin, Trump and Stalin as Nobel Peace Prize nominees (www.politico.eu)
Vanderbilt guarantees full-tuition scholarships to all students with family incomes below $150,000 (vanderbilthustler.com)
New York archdiocese calls funeral for trans activist at cathedral ‘scandalous’ (www.theguardian.com)
Pastor of St Patrick’s Cathedral condemns service for Cecilia Gentili after she was celebrated as being ‘mother of all whores’...
2 juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade (apnews.com)
Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday, as the city tries to recover in the aftermath of the violence....
Alabama Senate votes to change archives oversight after LGBTQ+ lecture (apnews.com)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate voted Wednesday to put a politically appointed board in control of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, a change proposed after some lawmakers were upset about the department hosting a lecture on LGBTQ+ history....
'Free Palestine' written on gun in shooting at Lakewood Church, but motive a mystery: Sources (abcnews.go.com)
American woman killed in apparent crossfire in a drug dispute at the Mexican beach resort of Tulum (apnews.com)
An American woman and a man from Belize have been killed in what appears to have been a dispute between drug dealers at a beach club in the Mexican resort city of Tulum, officials confirmed Sunday....
Behind the border mess: Open GOP rebellion against McConnell (www.politico.com)
The Republican leader told POLITICO that his critics “had their shot” already. But conservatives are not done whacking him over the immigration-for-Ukraine aid implosion.
Convoy rally on Texas-Mexico border attracts Trump fans who decry illegal immigration (www.nbcnews.com)
Those attending the “Take Our Border Back” rally in Quemado said they were convening as Christians who support putting razor wire and walls on the border and want people to come legally....
Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime (apnews.com)
Universal Music Group Severs Ties With TikTok, Alleges “Indifference” and “Intimidation” in Open Letter (pitchfork.com)
UMG will not renew its contract with TikTok, claiming that the platform would not adequately address issues such as artist compensation, user safety, and the increasing prevalence of AI-generated music...
Biden to deploy CIA director to help broker major Gaza deal (www.washingtonpost.com)
President Biden plans to dispatch CIA Director William J. Burns in the coming days to help broker an ambitious deal between Hamas and Israel that would involve the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza and the longest cessation of hostilities since the war began last year, according to officials familiar with the...
Stop eating fried toothpicks, South Korea warns after viral social media trend (www.nbcnews.com)
Video clips showing people consuming the deep-fried starch toothpicks with seasoning such as powdered cheese have racked up thousands of likes and shares on TikTok and Instagram....
Bank of America sends warning letters to employees not going into offices (www.theguardian.com)
Letters warned employees that failure to follow return-to-office expectations could lead to ‘further disciplinary action’...
Sports Journalist Sushant Mehta Apologises For calling Prophet Muhammad a pedophile (www.freepressjournal.in)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10818188...
2023 saw record killings by US police. Who is most affected? (www.theguardian.com)
In 2023, Black people were killed at a rate 2.6 times higher than white people, Mapping Police Violence found. Last year, 290 people killed by police were Black, making up 23.5% of victims, while Black Americans make up roughly 14% of the total population. Native Americans were killed at a rate 2.2 times greater than white...
Ralph Yarl, Black Missouri teen shot in head by white man after ringing wrong doorbell, earns spot on all-state band (www.nbcnews.com)
A Black teenager who was shot in the head by a white homeowner in Missouri after he mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell has secured a spot in the all-state band months after the shooting....
Trump loses ‘immunity’ appeal in E Jean Carroll defamation case (www.independent.co.uk)
A trial is scheduled to begin next week. His attorneys have suggested appealing to the Supreme Court...
Israeli Minister suggests relocating Gazans in order to 'improve their living situation' (www.haaretz.com)
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu expressed support for “voluntary immigration” of Palestinian civilians out of Gaza - the latest coalition lawmaker to suggest such a move....
Cookies and candy are latest victims of climate crisis as sugar prices surge (www.theguardian.com)
The climate crisis has been previously identified as a threat to coffee and beer, and its impact could now be stretching to another of life’s joys: dessert....
Tsunami warning in Japan after strong earthquake (www.bbc.co.uk)
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the country's central region on Monday.
Blizzard expected to blast the US Plains and cause travel delays (www.cnn.com)
Blizzard warnings have been issued across the Central Plains, threatening Christmas Day travelers with delays and dangerous road conditions....
