Ex-Obama official reaches deal to avoid prosecution for racist abuse of NYC food truck vendor (www.independent.co.uk)
World Famous 'The Abbey West Hollywood' site of over 70 drugged drinks, report says (qvoicenews.com)
Schools close in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh as new blast of snow hits Northeast (abcnews.go.com)
More than 100 million Americans are under winter alerts Friday as a storm hits the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast and another brutal surge of Arctic air pushes into the South.
Fears grow for largest remaining hospital in Gaza as Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli forces have advanced further into southern Gaza’s main city, pounding areas near the territory’s biggest functioning hospital and sparking fears it could be forced to close due to Israeli bombardments and evacuation orders....
Police response during Uvalde school shooting will be scrutinized again in Justice Department report (apnews.com)
A federal report into the halting and haphazard law enforcement response to a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was set to be released Thursday, reviving scrutiny of the hundreds of officers who responded to the 2022 massacre but waited more than an hour to confront and kill the gunman....
Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic dies of heart attack (abcnews.go.com)
China population decline accelerates as birthrate hits record low (www.theguardian.com)
Population data shows drop of almost three million in 2023...
‘Giving us oxygen’: Italy turns to Cuba to help revive ailing health system (www.theguardian.com)
Almost 500 Cuban health workers deployed across Calabria amid severe shortage of doctors...
Better to die in Israel than of hunger here, say job seekers in Haryana (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat & Tyler, the Creator to Headline Coachella 2024 (www.billboard.com)
In Egypt, Wang Yi calls for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian statehood (www.scmp.com)
In a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukri in Cairo, the top Chinese diplomat said “it is necessary to insist on the establishment of an independent, fully sovereign state of Palestine on the 1967 borders, with east Jerusalem as its capital.”...
Grand Canyon University, already fined $37.7M, faces new federal inquiry (ktar.com)
PHOENIX — Another front has opened in the ongoing battle between the federal government and Phoenix-based Grand Canyon University, which already faces a fine of nearly $40 million....
US delivers ‘private message’ to Iran after Yemen strikes (www.bbc.com)
President Biden says the US has delivered a “private message” to Iran about the Houthis in Yemen after the US carried out a second strike on the group....
More US pharmacists can now prescribe birth control and soon, prescriptions won’t be needed at all for some (www.cnn.com)
Access to hormonal birth control — such as birth control pills and patches — is getting major changes in 2024....
Two U.S. Navy Sailors missing off the coast of Somalia (www.centcom.mil)
Starbucks faces lawsuit over coffee sourcing claims (www.axios.com)
Starbucks is being sued over allegations that the company is deceiving consumers with its claims of "100% ethical" coffee and tea sourcing....
Bloomberg: Russia preparing legal defense to slow, prevent seizure of frozen assets (kyivindependent.com)
ussia is pursuing legal means, including obtaining representation from international law firms, to stymie efforts by the U.S. and its allies to seize frozen Russian assets, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 12, citing unnamed sources....
Trump ramps up attacks on the justice system when trials and key rulings loom, analysis shows (www.nbcnews.com)
The former president’s attacks on the prosecutors and judges in his civil and criminal cases are frequently tied to developments in his court cases, an NBC News analysis shows....
Groupon to Sponsor STEM Training for Black Students Following EEOC Inquiry (hrmjunkies.com)
Guards Beat and Waterboarded Prisoners in New York, Lawsuits Say (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/new-york-prisoners-waterboardin…
Over 200 Bodies Found In Unmarked Graves Behind Mississippi Jail | Atlanta Daily World (atlantadailyworld.com)
Senate task force calls for hearing on campus antisemitism (www.jpost.com)
As the U.S. Struggles With a Stillbirth Crisis, Australia Offers a Model for How to Do Better (www.propublica.org)
Australia has emerged as a global leader in the effort to lower the number of babies that die before taking their first breaths. It’s an approach that could benefit America, which lags behind other wealthy nations in reducing stillbirths....
Philadelphia Mayor Eliminates Degree Criteria for Certain City Positions Shortly After Inauguration (hrmjunkies.com)
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, just roughly one-third of Philadelphians aged 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree.
The Biggest Election Year in History (www.newyorker.com)
