Five women got eye syphilis from the same man—raising questions (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk to meet Israeli president, Gaza hostage families on Monday (www.reuters.com)
Derek Chauvin Is Stabbed in Federal Prison, Minnesota Attorney General Says (12ft.io)
Marty Krofft, Colorful Producer of ‘H.R. Pufnstuf,’ ‘Land of the Lost,’ Dies at 86 (variety.com)
Former Obama adviser in custody, faces hate crime charges after halal cart confrontation (abc7ny.com)
The owners of the cart say there have been several ugly confrontations at the cart over the last two weeks amid conflict in the Mideast.
Walmart shooter who injured 4 in Ohio may have been motivated by racial extremism, FBI says (apnews.com)
A white gunman who opened fire inside a Walmart in Ohio and wounded four people before killing himself may have been motivated by racist extremism, the FBI said Wednesday....
Western gray squirrels are now considered endangered in Washington state: "Seriously threatened with extinction" (www.cbsnews.com)
Monsanto hit with $165 million verdict over PCBs in Seattle school (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. jury has ordered Bayer's Monsanto to pay $165 million to employees of a school northeast of Seattle who claimed chemicals made by the company called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, leaked from light fixtures and got them sick.
Trump and Bolsonaro salute Javier Milei as far right rejoice around the world (www.theguardian.com)
Big Insurance Met Its Match When It Turned Down a Top Trial Lawyer’s Request for Cancer Treatment (www.propublica.org)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield denied payment for the proton therapy Robert “Skeeter” Salim’s doctor ordered to fight his throat cancer. But he was no ordinary patient. He was a celebrated litigator. And he was ready to fight.
Ex-federal prison guard sentenced to 8 years in sex abuse scandal (www.nbcnews.com)
Eight correctional officers at FCI Dublin have been charged. The U.S. inspector general said there was a “culture of sexual abuse” of female inmates.
Health Insurers Have Been Breaking State Laws for Years (www.propublica.org)
Georgia prosecutors seek protective order after leak of videos in Trump case (www.theguardian.com)
Fulton county prosecutors have asked the judge overseeing the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump and his co-defendants in Georgia to immediately impose an “emergency” protective order over the discovery materials to prevent potential future leaks of evidence....
Woman who fled Saudi Arabia with daughter wins court battle to stay in US (www.theguardian.com)
You’re All Missing the Point of the Jeff Bezos/ Lauren Sánchez Photo (slate.com)
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement (news.yahoo.com)
The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement. The policy, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear to impose any significant new requirements and leaves...
Sullivan says 9 U.S. citizens, 1 green card holder missing after Hamas attack (thehill.com)
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that nine Americans and one green card holder were still unaccounted for following the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7....
Unpublished study finds elevated cancer rates at US military base (www.reuters.com)
As a veteran, it is frustrating to deal with the government to prove exposure to toxins....
Biden stresses support for unions and meets with UAW president after strike (www.nbcnews.com)
President Joe Biden on Thursday emphasized his support for unions during a trip to Illinois and celebrated the reopening of a Stellantis plant after tentative deals were recently struck between the United Auto Workers and three major U.S. automakers following a strike that lasted weeks....
The Great Grift: COVID-19 fraudster used stolen relief aid to purchase a private island in Florida (www.seattletimes.com)
The stolen funds financed the high-rolling lifestyle of Lee E. Price III, a Houston resident with prior felony convictions for forgery and robbery. He swindled nearly $1.7 million by submitting bogus aid applications on behalf of businesses that existed only on paper, according to court records....
SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic Strike (variety.com)
Colorado funeral home owner, wife, arrested on charges linked to the handling of at least 190 bodies (apnews.com)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years.
Humanity Just Witnessed Its First Space Battle (gizmodo.com)
The death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000 as the conflict enters a second month (www.npr.org)
Israeli forces have reached the coast of Gaza, splitting the besieged area in half and essentially cutting off the north from the south.