University of Florida eliminates all DEI positions due to new state rules (abcnews.go.com)
The memo cites recent state restrictions on the use of public funds....
Researchers Dispute Claim That Ancient Whale Was Heaviest Animal Ever (www.nytimes.com)
Israel appropriates 650 acres of West Bank land near big settlement (www.reuters.com)
Mental health crisis fuels the post-pandemic rise in medication use (www.usatoday.com)
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West Virginia Senate OKs bill requiring schools to show anti-abortion group fetal development video (apnews.com)
West Virginia’s Republican-majority Senate greenlit a bill on Tuesday that would make a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group required viewing in public schools....
Separatists of Transnistria ask for the protection of Russia and deepen the crisis in Europe (intlmonitor.com)
California neo-Nazi trying to crowdfund tour of city council meetings to provoke free speech lawsuit (www.sfchronicle.com)
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United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off (apnews.com)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy — the Richmond-based women’s group that helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments — is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it....
US intelligence: ‘low confidence’ in part of Israel’s UNRWA claims (www.theguardian.com)
A US intelligence assessment of Israel’s claims that UN aid agency staff members participated in the Hamas attack on 7 October said some of the accusations were credible but that the claims of wider links to militant groups could not be independently verified… According to the Wall Street Journal, the intelligence report,...
Jury selection begins for trial of "Rust" armorer in fatal 2021 shooting by Alec Baldwin (apnews.com)
Prosecutors in New Mexico want more accountability for the 2021 death of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the Western film “Rust.”...
2 men are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl celebration (apnews.com)
Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday....
Hunter Biden asks judge to dismiss tax charges, arguing that prosecutors bowed to political pressure (www.nbcnews.com)
this whole investigation was a textbook definition of a witch hunt. and now it’s come to light that the entire basis of investigating hunter was from an fbi informant with close ties to russian counterintel. the same people who talked with rudy and the laptop....
US unions target the housing affordability crisis as their ‘biggest issue’ (www.theguardian.com)
Organized labor across the country is now setting its sights on housing costs as rents and mortgages continue to soar...
North Korea’s Kim gifted car by Russia’s Putin, state media says - Aljazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
Big, dead satellite will crash back to Earth next week (earthsky.org)
Netanyahu dismisses election calls as thousands protest in Tel Aviv (ca.news.yahoo.com)
Netanyahu has seen his popularity plummet in opinion polls since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that sparked the devastating war in Gaza....
Federal judge blocks Houston from citing Food Not Bombs volunteers (www.chron.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/houston-food-not-bombs-18669182…
Republican warning of 'national security threat' is about Russia wanting nuke in space: Sources (abcnews.go.com)
Trader Joe’s Appeals Dismissal Of Its Bullshit Trademark Suit Against Its Employees’ Union (www.techdirt.com)
Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus (apnews.com)
Alaska state health officials say an elderly man has died from Alaskapox. It's the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus.
Paramount Global Laying Off 800 Employees as CEO Bakish Cites Need to Cut Costs (variety.com)
Paramount Global, amid a swirl of M&A discussions, is laying off about 800 employees worldwide — an estimated 3% of its headcount — as it looks to trim costs....
The US now has an 85% chance of recession in 2024, the highest probability since the Great Financial Crisis, economist David Rosenberg says (www.businessinsider.com)
Donna Summer Estate Says Kanye West Used ‘I Feel Love’ Without Permission on ‘Vultures 1’ Track (www.billboard.com)
Pro Sports in Las Vegas Aren’t Cheered by Everyone: The Super Bowl will be played at Allegiant Stadium, which received $750 million in public subsidies (www.nytimes.com)
The Super Bowl will be played at Allegiant Stadium, which received $750 million in public subsidies even as the city’s schools and other services have gone wanting....
Next-Generation Spaceplanes Are the Cutting-Edge Evolution of the Space Shuttle Dream (gizmodo.com)
