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Tahoe's infamous 500-pound bear 'Hank the Tank' captured after 21 home break-ins (www.sfgate.com)

Lake Tahoe’s infamous 500-pound black bear — nicknamed “Hank the Tank” for her massive size — was finally captured on Friday morning, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The bear had been linked to at least 21 home break-ins in the South Lake Tahoe area, causing extensive property damage...

Charles Ogletree, legal scholar who championed reparations, dies at 70 (www.washingtonpost.com)

The longtime Harvard Law professor also represented Anita Hill, rapper Tupac Shakur and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre....

RCMP cited Standing Rock protests as 'evidence' to create controversial B.C. unit | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)

RCMP used the anti-pipeline resistance at the Standing Rock reservation in 2016 to justify creating a unit in British Columbia to police similar opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, newly released documents show.

Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change (apnews.com)

A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992.

Niger’s junta asks for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat (apnews.com)

Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s ousted president or face possible military intervention by the West African regional bloc, according to an analyst....

Texas A&M settles with Dr. Kathleen McElroy for $1 million after botched hiring (www.chron.com)

Texas A&M has agreed to pay Dr. Kathleen McElroy $1 million following a botched attempt to hire her to direct its journalism school. News of the settlement comes days after A&M's board of regents selected a new interim president and agreed to pursue a settlement with McElroy during a special closed session on Sunday.

Passenger arrested on Delta flight after cutting himself and a flight attendant, authorities say (apnews.com)

Several airline passengers rushed to subdue a man who held a sharp object to a flight attendant’s neck shortly after landing in New Orleans, keeping him immobile until deputies could take him into custody, authorities said Thursday.

Around 97% of women entrepreneurs affected by gender bias in funding (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

A recent survey of women entrepreneurs in the UK provided critical insights on gender bias in funding, revealing the biggest barrier faced by women in the business world is the lack of female decision-makers in these venture capital firms.

Fitch highlighted Jan. 6 insurrection in talks with Treasury ahead of US downgrade (www.reuters.com)

In a move that took investors by surprise, Fitch downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA on Tuesday, citing fiscal deterioration over the next three years and repeated down-to-the-wire debt ceiling negotiations that threaten the government’s ability to pay its bills.

Ưu điểm tem 7 màu chống hàng giả tổ ong (lemm.ee)

Tem 7 màu chống hàng giả tổ ong là loại tem dán lên sản phẩm, được in ấn thiết kế đặt biệt để chống hàng giả, hàng nhái hiệu quả cho sản phẩm của các công ty sản xuất. In tem 7 màu chống hàng giả tổ ong là 01 trong những chiến lược xây dựng thương...

Experts warn of record US deaths from extreme heat (www.theguardian.com)

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Ukraine war: Same Moscow skyscraper hit in new drone attack (www.bbc.com)

A skyscraper in Russia’s capital Moscow has been attacked by a drone for the second time in two days, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said.

NIH launches long COVID clinical trials through RECOVER Initiative, opening enrollment (www.nih.gov)

Today, the National Institutes of Health launched and is opening enrollment for phase 2 clinical trials that will evaluate at least four potential treatments for long COVID, with additional clinical trials to test at least seven more treatments expected in the coming months. Treatments will include drugs, biologics, medical...