Protest at Oscars over Israel's war in Gaza snarl traffic outside Academy Awards (abc7.com)
US embassy warns of imminent attack in Moscow by 'extremists' (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, March 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Russia warned that “extremists” had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow, hours after Russian security services said they had foiled a planned shooting at a synagogue by a cell from the Afghan arm of Islamic State
After speech, Biden launches major tour plus $30 million ad buy (www.reuters.com)
Former Kentucky deputy Tanner Abbott convicted of violated civil rights, obstruction of justice (apnews.com)
According to evidence presented during the trial, Abbott punched a driver in the face during a traffic stop in January 2021 because the man asked to speak to his supervisor, and then pulled the man out of the car and struck him several more times, the statement said. When a passenger pleaded with Abbott to stop, the deputy...
Chinese hacking industry linked to the state through connections, alcohol, and sex, leak reveals (www.seattletimes.com)
China’s hackers-for-hire take government officials out for lavish banquets, binge drinking and late-night karaoke with young women in a bid to win favor and business, as revealed in a highly unusual leak last month of internal documents from a private contractor linked to Chinese police....
Expelled congressman George Santos plans another House bid (wapo.st)
Global hot streak continues. February, winter, world's oceans all break high temperature marks (apnews.com)
Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say (www.wired.com)
A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked—and they want the company to take “immediate action.”...
Texas prosecutor disciplined for allowing murder charge against woman who self-managed an abortion (www.texastribune.org)
Starr County District Attorney Gocha Ramirez reached a settlement with the State Bar of Texas following an investigation. Ramirez agreed to pay a $1,250 fine, and his license will be held in a probated suspension for one year, ending on March 31, 2025....
University of Florida terminates all DEI positions (www.axios.com)
Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says (apnews.com)
A Mississippi police department in one of the nation’s poorest counties unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they could afford to pay them, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday....
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin grilled over secret hospital stay (www.bbc.com)
New research shows how attention lapses are exploited by fake news sites (phys.org)
Scoop: U.S. wants Israeli written assurances on using U.S. weapons in Gaza by mid-March (www.axios.com)
Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escape (apnews.com)
Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities as he flew around Manhattan, has died, zoo officials announced Friday....
Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years, but signal weak (apnews.com)
Bobi the Portuguese mastiff stripped of record as world’s oldest ever dog (www.theguardian.com)
Guinness World Records ‘no longer has the evidence’ that animal – 31 years and five months old when it died – was as old as claimed...
Hezbollah lights up Israeli border sites with several attacks (thecradle.co)
Struggling consumers use buy now, pay later services for everyday necessities — even groceries (finance.yahoo.com)
Trump leadership PAC racked up $4.8 million in new legal bills (www.politico.com)
Legal costs have dogged Trump, and Tuesday’s filings with the Federal Election Commission show they continue....
The Empty Adderall Factory: The DEA's shutdown of Ascent Pharmaceuticals is exacerbating the ADHD meds crisis — at a rate of 600 million missing doses a year (nymag.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/adderall-shortage-adhd-medicati…
Exclusive: ADL pushed BMG to drop Roger Waters by threatening to weaponize company’s Nazi past - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
The Grayzone has obtained a private letter authored by ADL director Jonathan Greenblatt threatening to weaponize the Nazi past of the BMG music company unless executives terminated a major deal with Roger Waters. BMG has publicly denied Israel lobby influence on its decision to nix Waters’ contract.
Turkey detains six people accused of spying on Uyghurs for China | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Israeli, US ships | AlJazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
White House to weaken climate-fighting fuel efficiency targets for 2030 (arstechnica.com)
