Two of the country’s largest transgender rights organizations will merge (www.nbcnews.com)
The National Center for Transgender Equality and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund will join forces by this summer....
'We're home': 140 years after forced exile, the Tonkawa reclaim a sacred part of Texas (www.usatoday.com)
Almost 140 years after the Tonkawa were expelled from Texas, they have returned to purchase Sugarloaf Mountain, a sacred site in Milam County, northeast of Austin, that plays a key role in the tribe’s creation story....
NFL Playoffs Crush Emmys, Iowa Caucuses In Ratings (www.huffpost.com)
Monday night’s television lineup was chock full of competitions — the Iowa caucuses, the Emmys and an NFL playoff game. But when it came to viewership, there was a clear winner: Football ruled the night.
Want to Report in New York City's Police Headquarters? The NYPD Says You Need a Chaperone (hellgatenyc.com)
That new rule is outlined in a document that NYPD beat reporters must sign if they want to use the new office. “Authorized journalists must adhere to the following,” the document reads, before rattling off a list of restrictions on journalists: Reporters will no longer be able to use their credentials past the security...
Elton John becomes 19th person to achieve EGOT status with Emmy Award win for 'outstanding variety special' (www.cbsnews.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/5810312
As legal challenges mount, some companies retool diversity and inclusion programs (apnews.com)
The case against the Fearless Fund alleges that one of its grant programs discriminates against non-Black women and asks the courts to imagine a similar program designed only for white applicants. It is among a growing list of lawsuits against corporate diversity and inclusion programs that are making their way through the...
Annie Nightingale obituary: (www.bbc.com)
‘Black bodies are not for sale’: the battle over an African American cemetery (www.theguardian.com)
Activists fight to stop further development on historic Maryland burial site beneath an apartment complex
UttarPradesh Man Bludgeons Aunt With Stone, Stabs Her To Death In Sultanpur; Arrested, Altaf, the deceased's husband, alleged that Arif's intentions were "not good" towards his wife. (english.jagran.com)
eBay agreed to pay maximal possible fine of $3 million after employees harassed, intimidated, and stalked a Massachusetts couple in retaliation for their critical reporting of the online marketplace (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/7753377...
Toronto cop accused of relationship with sex trafficking victim (torontosun.com)
A Toronto Police officer is accused of carrying on a secret, longtime affair with a sex trafficking victim he met on the beat – a relationship that allegedly included a booty call at a motel and sexually explicit photos sent on his police-issued phone....
In-N-Out Burger and Fidelity Named Among Best Places To Work in Latest Glassdoor Reviews (hrmjunkies.com)
Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says (apnews.com)
Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified Thursday....
Mississippi's capital is under a boil water order after E. coli bacteria is found in city's supply (apnews.com)
Mississippi health officials told residents in the state’s capital to boil their tap water Thursday after traces of E. coli bacteria were found in the city’s supply — a result the manager of Jackson’s long-troubled water system disputed while calling it a devastating setback for rebuilding public trust....
Ohio woman charged after allegedly pretending her daughter had cancer to collect donations (abcnews.go.com)
Most want to flee ‘pressure cooker’ of southern Gaza, UN refugee deputy says (www.theguardian.com)
Southern Gaza is turning into a “pressure cooker”, where the majority of people – faced with dwindling food, inadequate water sanitation, overcrowding and a crumbling hospital service – want to flee, the deputy director of the UN agency for Palestinians has said....
FDA to allow importation of syphilis drug amid ongoing shortages (www.cnn.com)
The US Food and Drug Administration is working with a French drugmaker to temporarily allow imports of a medication that treats syphilis amid an ongoing shortage of the front-line treatment....
Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations (theconversation.com)
Racial threats and slights take a toll on health, but the continual invalidation and questioning of whether those so-called microaggressions exist has an even more insidious effect, research shows.
US House Committee Demands Harvard University Hand Over Documents in Campus Antisemitism Probe (www.algemeiner.com)
NRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending (apnews.com)
A National Rifle Association lawyer acknowledged in court Tuesday that some former executives and outside vendors may have ripped off the influential gun rights group with lavish spending and self-dealing....
All India Pregnant Job service: The Indian men who fell for the scam (www.bbc.com)
The conmen in Bihar state promised to pay huge sums of money to men to get childless women pregnant.
Person of interest arrested in slaying of Detroit synagogue president (apnews.com)
But Police Chief James White has said the attack does not appear to be a result of antisemitism.
Antony Blinken tells Israel: Palestinian rights are key to peace (www.theguardian.com)
Anthony Blinken has reaffirmed the United States’ “unique bond” with Israel, and rejected calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza but told his hosts in Tel Aviv that other regional powers have made clear that a pathway to the realisation of Palestinian political rights is essential for peace in the region....
The shoplifting scare might not have been real — but its effects are (www.vox.com)
It turns out shoplifting isn’t spiraling out of control, but lawmakers are pushing for tougher penalties for low-level and nonviolent crimes anyway.
