Where homebuyers want to live reverts back to pre-pandemic norms, new report finds (finance.yahoo.com)
Meta allows Facebook and Instagram ads saying 2020 election was rigged (www.theguardian.com)
Meta is now allowing Facebook and Instagram to run political advertising saying the 2020 election was rigged....
Big Insurance Met Its Match When It Turned Down a Top Trial Lawyer’s Request for Cancer Treatment (www.propublica.org)
Cop acquitted in the death of Elijah McClain. (abcnews.go.com)
A jury on Monday acquitted Nathan Woodyard on charges of reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the second trial concerning the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain following an altercation with Aurora, Colorado, police....
With 10 days to go, House Republicans remain undecided on best strategy to avert shutdown (www.cnn.com)
House Republicans have yet to coalesce around their own plan to avert a government shutdown with just 10 days until the deadline, raising the stakes for a new speaker who will have to contend with the internal dynamics of his conference and a Democratically-controlled Senate and White House....
California Has Spent Over $4M In Taxpayer Dollars On Gender Surgeries For Prisoners: Report (freebeacon.com)
California since 2017 has spent more than $4 million of taxpayer money on surgical sex changes and cosmetic “gender-affirming” enhancements for 157 inmates, including 4 on death row
1M followers for 13-year-old gamer killed in Israeli attack (www.aljazeera.com)
'Nobody's hands are clean': Obama, some Democrats break with Biden on support for Israel (abcnews.go.com)
Californians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits (apnews.com)
Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked....
Man with ‘420’ head tattoo accused of decapitating female relative, fleeing with head [has been] arrested in San Francisco (nypost.com)
A California man with a “420” head tattoo who is accused of decapitating a female relative and fleeing the scene with her head has been arrested in San Francisco, according to police.
US museum criticized for postponing Islamic art exhibit due to Israel-Hamas war (www.theguardian.com)
News outlets take a more critical stance towards Israel Defense Forces as civilian deaths mount in Gaza (www.cnn.com)
Student loan payment restart has been marred by errors, from late notices to incorrect bills (abcnews.go.com)
The first month of repayments since the end of a three-year pandemic pause on federal student loans has been filled with mishaps, including incorrect billing amounts and late notices for bills coming due, according to government officials....
The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades (apnews.com)
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Palestinian said shot dead by settler while harvesting olives in West Bank (www.timesofisrael.com)
Bilal Muhammed Saleh, 40, was reportedly part of a group working outside their village near Nablus; IDF says combat soldier on leave was involved in incident, it is investigating
‘People just can’t pay their bills’: Oklahoma’s wild marijuana market is about to shrivel (www.politico.com)
They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world (www.cnn.com)
When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could supercharge the effort to tackle the climate crisis.
Harris addresses shootings in Maine: 'It does not have to be this way' (youtu.be)
Vice President Harris began her remarks at an event with the Australian prime minister by addressing the shootings in Lewiston, Maine, that killed at least 1...
Biden admin pushes for 'pause' in Israeli military campaign in Gaza (www.nbcnews.com)
Far-right populist Javier Milei fails to win first round of Argentina’s presidential election (www.theguardian.com)
The eccentric far-right populist Javier Milei has failed to win the first round of Argentina’s presidential election, with the centrist finance minister Sergio Massa unexpectedly beating his radical challenger.
House remains paralyzed with no end in sight for speakership battle after Jordan's exit (www.cnn.com)
There is still no end in sight for the high-stakes speakership battle after House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago....
ACT test scores fall to lowest levels in 32 years (www.axios.com)
The class of 2023 had the worst ACT performance in more than three decades, according to newly released data from the nonprofit that administers the college admissions test....
FDA plans to propose ban on hair-straightening chemical products linked to health risks (www.cnn.com)
The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to propose a ban on certain hair-straightening products, such as chemical relaxers and pressing products, that have been linked to health risks, according to an entry in the Unified Agenda, which lists actions that administrative agencies plan to issue....
UttarPradesh: Stalkers push teen in front of train; she loses legs, hand (indianexpress.com)
Names and faces of Harvard students linked to an anti-Israel statement were plastered on mobile billboards and online sites (www.cnn.com)
A billboard truck drove near Harvard’s campus Wednesday displaying the names and photos of Harvard students whose organizations signed a statement blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas....
