San Mateo County California becomes 1st in US to declare loneliness as health emergency (abc7news.com)
The Onion Staff's Union Avoids Strike, Reaches Tentative Agreement With G/O Media (deadline.com)
U.S. Department of Energy: $31 Million to Improve Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Advance Thermal Energy Storage (cleantechnica.com)
House passes an expanded child tax credit bill and sends it to the Senate (www.nbcnews.com)
It’s unclear whether the bill can pass the Senate, where some members want changes and GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley said he’s worried it would make President Joe Biden “look good.”...
Migrant Caravans Are Challenging an Oppressive Border Regime (jacobin.com)
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After 43 years wrongfully imprisoned and less than 5 years free, Clifford Williams dies (www.firstcoastnews.com)
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Sanctions are hitting Russian air carriers. Three aircraft of Russian airlines experienced engine failures during the flight • World News (ua-stena.info)
Sanctions are hitting Russian air carriers...
Drone that killed US soldiers in Jordan followed American drone onto base, causing confusion (www.cnn.com)
The drone that killed three US Army soldiers and wounded dozens more in Jordan on Sunday approached the US military outpost, Tower 22, around the same time an American drone was returning to the base, which led to uncertainty over whether it was hostile and caused a delay to the US response, two US officials told CNN....
Mystical Nighthawk: Its Spiritual Symbolism and Meaning (yourspiritanimals.com)
The nighthawk is a mysterious nocturnal bird that holds deep symbolic meaning for many cultures. With its spectral presence and nighttime habits, this avian inspires our spiritual imagination.
Israeli settlers hold conference on resettlement in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Police identify suspect killed in fatal officer-involved shooting in DC: officials (www.fox5dc.com)
MPD officials stated during a press conference that they arrived in Northwest, D.C. on January 24, Tuesday, around 9:45 a.m. in response to the report of a shooting....
Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia's claim that dozens of POWs died in a shot down plane (apnews.com)
Officials in Ukraine say Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims that their own forces shot down a military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be swapped for Russian POWs.
Iranian media reports unknown gunmen kill 9 foreigners near Pakistan border (www.trtworld.com)
Has Polling Become Weaponized? (thinkbigpicture.substack.com)
First female LA Times editor in newspaper’s 142-year history talks layoffs, losing journalists of color (www.nbcnews.com)
Internal audit slams shoddy investigations of police shootings. St. Louis keeps it secret. (www.stltoday.com)
The city has been fighting to keep the audit out of public view ever since it was finished....
Jon Stewart (temporarily) returning to The Daily Show (www.adweek.com)
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Libs of TikTok creator accused of inspiring school bomb threats named to Oklahoma library board (www.nbcnews.com)
Chaya Raichik, who runs the inflammatory Libs of TikTok social media account, was named an adviser to the state Education Department’s library committee....
Carriers sneak life-saving drugs over border as Mexico battles opioid deaths (www.theguardian.com)
People forced to bring overdose-reversal drug naloxone from US, as critics accuse Mexican government of creating shortage...
US appeals court revives $10bn lawsuit by Mexico against American gunmakers (www.theguardian.com)
Case seeks to hold manufacturers responsible for coordinating weapons trafficking to drug cartels across the US-Mexico border...
Protesters allegedly sprayed with hazardous chemical at pro-Palestinian rally, nearly two dozen report (www.columbiaspectator.com)
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U.S. Expands Attacks on Houthis With New Strikes in Yemen (www.nytimes.com)
The United States and Britain carried out large-scale military strikes on Monday against about a dozen sites in Yemen controlled by Houthi militants, according to two senior U.S. officials. The strikes signaled that the Biden administration intends to wage a sustained and, at least for now, open-ended campaign against the...
What to know about overdraft fees as the White House cracks down on them (apnews.com)
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed new rules that would lower overdraft fees, with President Joe Biden calling the charges “exploitative.” Currently, the fee for overdrawing a bank account averages more than $26....
Down and out: How DeSantis tried to fight on two fronts – and cowered in both (www.independent.co.uk)
Florida governor’s refusal to take on Trump or his ignoring the non-Maga flank of the GOP means he ends his White House run in a no-man’s land...
Growing number of Senate Democrats question Biden’s Israel strategy (www.washingtonpost.com)
Five Senate Democrats on Friday signed onto a measure that would condition aid to Israel on its compliance with international law, bringing the total number of co-sponsors to 18. And a prominent Democrat, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, is rounding up support for his amendment to stop President Biden from circumventing Congress when...