FDA moves closer to sickle cell cure that uses gene editing (www.nbcnews.com)
The Food and Drug Administration may be one step closer to what could be the first approval of a drug that uses the groundbreaking gene-editing tool CRISPR....
Wildfires erupt in southern Lebanon, civil defense blames Israeli shells (www.reuters.com)
The fires started around 1700 GMT and were caused by Israeli shells containing white phosphorous being launched across the border, Abdalla Mousawae, head of the Tyre Regional Center of Lebanese civil defense, told Reuters....
How Black Moms in Temecula Are Fighting the School Board’s Right-Wing Takeover (www.thenation.com)
The board has banned “critical race theory” and decried ethnic studies, but a local group of Black mothers has a plan. “We’re going to use what’s available to us—the right we have as citizens to recall."
Education Department penalizes Missouri lender for error that made 800,000 student loan borrowers delinquent (www.cnbc.com)
The U.S. Department of Education will penalize student loan servicer Mohela, or the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, for its failure to send timely billing statements to 2.5 million borrowers....
Former deputy claims sheriff's office covered up molestation allegation against sergeant (www.pleasantonweekly.com)
A former guard at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin is alleging that internal affairs for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office refused to investigate when he reported a colleague for sexually abusing two minors, according to a new lawsuit against the Sheriff’s Office.
Netanyahu declares a ‘second war of independence’ as fears for Gazans grow (www.theguardian.com)
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Voters in at Least 10 States Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights. GOP Officials Are Throwing Up Roadblocks. (www.propublica.org)
Republican officials are undermining citizen-led ballot initiatives that seek to protect the procedure. Ohio is the latest state to get protections on the November ballot....
US halts exports of most civilian firearms for 90 days (www.reuters.com)
Export licences for Ukraine and Israel, as well as some other close allies, will be exempted from the temporary halt in exports
Abercrombie & Fitch slapped with lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of its male models under former CEO (apnews.com)
A former model for Abercrombie & Fitch on Friday sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure....
Ivanka Trump must testify in fraud case, judge rules (www.bbc.co.uk)
***UPDATE – The New York Attorney General’s Office said the former president will testify on 6 November and his three children will take the stand before him....
Inside ICE’s Database for Finding ‘Derogatory’ Online Speech (www.404media.co)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has used a system called Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST) to help the agency scrutinize social media posts, determine if they are “derogatory” to the U.S., and then use that information as part of immigration enforcement, according to a new cache of documents reviewed by 404 Media....
California governor signs law barring schoolbook bans based on racial, gender teachings (apnews.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities.
Small business owners say they're pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security (minnesotareformer.com)
Small business owners — particularly immigrant owned — say they've been pressured by police to hire off-duty officers to provide security.
The Simulation Hypothesis: Exploring a Radical New Law of Physics (www.ultra-unlimited.com)
NEWSTeacher Shows the WRONG ‘Winnie the Pooh’ to Fourth Graders (ihorror.com)
Getting distracted isn’t hard to do, especially if you’re a teacher to a bunch of wiley 10-year-olds. So when a fourth-grade class asked their teacher to put on what he probably thought was a Disney movie during indoor lunch, he didn’t think twice, and not doing so undoubtedly jeopardized his job....
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Biden administration communications with social media companies (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies while a lawsuit targeting the government’s efforts to combat online misinformation plays out....
2 American hostages held since Hamas attack on Israel released: IDF (abcnews.go.com)
The long nightmare in captivity for two of the hostages taken by Hamas during its deadly surprise attack on Israel has ended, Israeli authorities said....
Billions of crabs went missing around Alaska. Scientists now know what happened to them | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death.
Police close road for 31 hours after sex doll mistaken for dead body dumped in woods (www.independent.co.uk)
Warwickshire Police said it was with ‘great relief’ when they discovered the life-size doll
Justice Says Mississippi Court Rule to Give Poor Defendants Lawyers Isn’t Working (www.djournal.com)
At the first court hearing after someone is arrested for a felony, a judge is supposed to decide whether the defendant can be released from jail and should appoint a lawyer if they can’t afford one....
Pro-Hamas extremists and neo-Nazis flood social media with calls for violence (www.nbcnews.com)
Pro-Hamas extremists are flooding social media platforms with calls for attacks on Jewish communities and other targets in the U.S. and Europe, prompting U.S. law enforcement agencies to step up their readiness postures amid deep concerns about possible violence, American officials and private analysts told NBC News....
BBC News - US actress Piper Laurie, star of The Hustler and Carrie, dies at 91 (www.bbc.co.uk)
US actress Piper Laurie best known for her roles in The Hustler and Carrie films - has died aged 91, her manager has said.
Israeli communications minister seeks shutdown of Al Jazeera bureau (www.reuters.com)
A Stanford University instructor has been removed from the classroom amid reports they called Jewish students colonizers and downplayed the Holocaust (www.cnn.com)
An instructor at Stanford University has been removed from teaching duties as the school investigates reports that during a discussion on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the instructor downplayed the Holocaust and singled out students “based on their backgrounds and identities.”...
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