What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics (apnews.com)
Officials are investigating a man’s death after he suffered a head injury during pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations in California (www.cnn.com)
A 69-year-old man died after suffering a head injury during an altercation at demonstrations for Palestinians and Israelis in Thousand Oaks, California, Sunday, and his death has been ruled a homicide, authorities said....
Inspired by online dating, AI tool for adoption matchmaking falls short for vulnerable foster kids (apnews.com)
Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation’s most vulnerable kids.
Israel finds body of Ruth Peretz, disabled teen missing since October 7 (m.jpost.com)
Dad of Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to reckless conduct for helping son obtain gun (abcnews.go.com)
Another ex-player is alleging Blackhawks' former video coach sexually assaulted him in 2009-10 (apnews.com)
The Chicago Tribune reported Sunday the law firm of Romanucci & Blandin filed the lawsuit Thursday on behalf of their client, listed as “John Doe,” in Cook County Circuit Court. The Associated Press was unable to reach a representative from the law firm....
Hamburg airport hostage standoff ends with child freed, suspect arrested (www.aljazeera.com)
The 18-hour drama started after a man drove his car through the airport gate with his four-year-old daughter inside.
It was nice knowing your Brisbane. The Brisbane Olympics 2032 will be the biggest disaster for Brisbane since the Whiskey to Go Go. (kbin.social)
shine on brisbane...
2 dead after 11-story Kentucky coal plant building collapsed on workers (www.usatoday.com)
A second man has died days after a shuttered Kentucky coal plant building collapsed, trapping the two workers.
Nepal earthquake: More than 150 killed in remote western Nepal (www.bbc.com)
Justice Department opens civil rights probes into South Carolina jails beset by deaths and violence (apnews.com)
Two South Carolina jails where incarcerated people have died violently at the hands of employees or others held behind bars are under federal investigation, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday....
“Racist and bigoted”: AOC claims AIPAC is an “extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy” (www.salon.com)
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'Crypto King' Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of FTX fraud (www.bbc.co.uk)
UAW Strikers Have Scored a Historic, Transformative Victory (jacobin.com)
Eläkkeet kasvavat nyt ripeästi, ja se on herättänyt keskustelun miksei eläkeläisiltä leikata (yle.fi)
Union Election Wins Rise as the Labor Movement May See a Tremendous Upsurge Next Year (ericdirnbach.medium.com)
A new analysis finds 400,000-plus jobs will be created from the 210 EV, battery and clean energy projects launched since the climate law passed. (original.newsbreak.com)
Two Missouri men accused of assaulting officers during riot at U.S. Capitol charged (abcnews.go.com)
Two Missouri men accused of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, including pushing bike racks that were being used as barricades into a police line, have been charged...
Saudi Arabia is still interested in pursuing mega-deal (www.axios.com)
Last operating US prison ship, a grim vestige of mass incarceration, set to close in NYC (abcnews.go.com)
A little-known New York City jail believed to be the last operating prison ship in the country is set to shutter the week...
U.S. targets in Syria and Iraq attacked at least 23 times since Oct. 17 (www.nbcnews.com)
U.S. targets in Iraq and Syria have been attacked at least 24 times since Oct. 17, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday....
Cornell University police investigating online threats against Jewish students, president says (www.cnn.com)
Cornell University police are investigating a series of antisemitic threats made against the school’s Jewish community in online posts over the weekend, its president announced....
Gaza hospital braces for bombs after communications blackout and health-care 'nightmare' (www.cbc.ca)
The humanitarian organization, which is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, said Sunday that the hospital received two phone calls “with a clear and direct threat” from Israeli authorities instructing them to evacuate the hospital....
RSF video investigation into the death of Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon: the journalists' vehicle was explicitly targeted (rsf.org)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released a video reconstruction of the tragedy that resulted in the death of one journalist and the injury of several others. The initial findings of the investigation show that the reporters were not collateral victims of the shooting. One of their vehicles, marked "press", was targeted, and...
UAW and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal as union adds strike at Tennessee GM factory (apnews.com)
Jeep maker Stellantis reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union on Saturday as it escalated strikes against General Motors by adding a plant in Tennessee....
