Reddit Files to Go Public, Reveals That It Paid CEO $193 Million Last Year (www.thedailybeast.com)
We live under corporate feudalism
It’s spring in the Midwest. The only problem? It’s midwinter (www.cnn.com)
Winter has gone missing across the Midwest and Great Lakes, and time is running out to find it. Dozens of cities are on track for one of the warmest winters on record, making snow and ice rare commodities....
US transportation head says no grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will return to air ‘until it is safe’ (www.theguardian.com)
The US transportation secretary announced on Wednesday afternoon that no grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 would return to service “until it is safe”, after Alaska Airlines announced the cancellation of all flights on its 737 Max 9 planes at the direction of the Federal Aviation Administration....
Did Hamas Make Millions Betting Against Israeli Shares Before October 7 Massacre? (www.haaretz.com)
Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago (www.nytimes.com)
Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out....
Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow votes to ban use of Confederate flag (www.bbc.com)
Gen Z, millennials have a much harder time ‘adulting’ than their parents did, CNBC/Generation Lab survey finds (www.cnbc.com)
US says Netanyahu has to rein in ‘extremist’ settlers in West Bank (thehill.com)
The United States is warning Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in “extremist” settlers in the West Bank in the wake of reports of violence against Palestinians. “We…
US woman returns from vacation to find home demolished - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Donald Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York fraud trial and warned twice about imprisonment (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 by a New York judge on Friday for violating a gag order not to speak about any members of the court staff – and was warned twice about possible imprisonment....
State Department official resigns over Biden administration's handling of Israel-Hamas conflict | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
Josh Paul, who said he has worked in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs for more than 11 years, said in his LinkedIn post that he resigned “due to a policy disagreement concerning our continued lethal assistance to Israel.”...
ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low (apnews.com)
High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test....
More than 1,000 birds killed in one night after hitting the same Chicago building (www.cnn.com)
In just one night, more than a thousand migrating birds died after crashing into a single building in Chicago, due to what experts say was a deadly combination of migration season, difficult weather, and a lack of “bird-friendly” building measures....
Colorado officer who placed handcuffed suspect into police vehicle that was hit by a train sentenced to 30 months probation, 100 hours community service (www.cnn.com)
Because nothing says “accident” like leaving a prisoner in the middle of a railroad crossing!
Some workers who rebuild homes after hurricanes are afraid to go to Florida. They blame a law DeSantis championed (www.cnn.com)
New York state providing COVID tests, masks to schools (thehill.com)
New York state will provide COVID-19 tests and masks in school districts amid a recent spike in cases over the summer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Tuesday....
First renderings show new California city that tech billionaires want to build (www.sfchronicle.com)
San Francisco Fire Dept.: Person Dies After Robotaxi Blocked Ambulance (sfstandard.com)
A stalled Cruise robotaxi blocked a San Francisco ambulance from getting a pedestrian hit by a vehicle to the hospital in an Aug. 14 incident, according to first responder accounts. The patient later died of their injuries....
Trump surrenders in Georgia election subversion case (www.cnn.com)
See the link for the long-awaited mugshot
Biden launches ‘most affordable ever’ student loan repayment plan (www.theguardian.com)
Federal student loan borrowers can expect “the most affordable student loan plan ever”, Biden said in a video address on Tuesday announcing significant changes to the debt from higher education held by over an eighth of the country.
Video of a flash mob of thieves ransacking a Nordstrom department store in southern California (ktla.com)
Video captured a mob of thieves swarming a Nordstrom in Canoga Park as they cleared out the store during a destructive robbery on Saturday....
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights (apnews.com)
Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a fall campaign that will become the nation’s latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nationwide protections last year.
Illegal medical lab containing bioengineered mice and infectious agents including HIV and herpes discovered in California (www.insider.com)
'X' logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation (abcnews.go.com)
San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation of a giant “X” sign that cropped up Friday on top of the downtown headquarters of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter
Taylor Swift Fans Cause Seismic Activity Comparable to Small Earthquake at Seattle Eras Tour Shows (www.billboard.com)
