Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit (arstechnica.com)
China's Alibaba must face a US toymaker's lawsuit over sales of allegedly fake Squishmallows (apnews.com)
A judge in New York has ruled that Alibaba must face a lawsuit by a U.S. toymaker alleging that the Chinese ecommerce giant’s online platforms were used to sell counterfeit Squishmallows....
Colorado Republicans appeal to supreme court after Trump disqualified from state ballot (www.theguardian.com)
Former president and frontrunner for Republican 2024 presidential nomination also expected to file own appeal...
Apple can temporarily sell smartwatches after US appeals court win (www.reuters.com)
Fishermen find driver trapped in truck for six days in Indiana (www.bbc.com)
Mario Garcia and son-in-law Nivardo De La Torre had been killing time while waiting for their wives, police say....
'Parasite' actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in apparent suicide amid drug probe (m.koreatimes.co.kr)
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'Jane Roe' is anonymous no more. The very public fight against abortion bans in 2023 (www.kuow.org)
As 2023 comes to a close, so too does the first full year of the post-Roe era in America. Some of the year’s developments were expected, like more conservative states enacting abortion restrictions. Others were surprising, like the fact that there were more abortions nationally in the year after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
Amazon, Starbucks worker unions are in limbo, even as UAW and others triumph (www.mprnews.org)
It was a triumphant year for workers. Part-time UPS drivers got 55% raises. Airline pilots 40%. And auto workers landed a 25% increase in pay plus additional cost of living adjustments. The wins were widespread, from Hollywood actors to nurses....
Deported by US, arrested in Venezuela: One family's saga highlights Biden's migration challenge (apnews.com)
Pedro Naranjo idolized his father growing up and followed him into the Venezuelan air force to fly helicopters. So deep was their bond that when the older Naranjo feared being jailed for plotting against Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government, father and son fled to the United States together....
Are you looking the top advertising companies in Delhi (sh.itjust.works)
Influencer marketing has emerged as major areas of strength for an in the mechanized age, allowing brands to connect with their interest bunches through trusted and influential individuals by means of electronic entertainment stages. Noida, a growing place point for businesses in India, has seen the rising of advertising...
Battle for the past: the Ukrainians trying to save their archaeological treasure amid war (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine is a country spectacularly rich in ancient archaeology, whether of the Scythians, with their horses and finely worked gold, who ranged across the steppes from the ninth to second centuries BC, or of the intriguing stone age Cucuteni-Trypillia culture, which produced remarkable, elaborately decorated ceramics and huge,...
‘A generational struggle’: abortion rights pioneer offers insights to the post-Roe US (www.theguardian.com)
The battle to bring back the federal right to abortion in the US hinges on much more than just the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, and winning will require proponents to be as organized and steadfast as their opponents, at least as one of the reproductive freedom movement’s most veteran voices sees it....
Texas’ statewide poverty rate declines, but several rural counties see increase in poor residents (www.texastribune.org)
An influx of highly educated people from other states helped shift the state’s economic fortune. But in many parts of Texas, residents are struggling as jobs dry up....
Rumors swirl that TSMC chairman Mark Liu was forced to retire over Arizona fab debacle (www.tomshardware.com)
On December 19, TSMC announced the retirement of chairman Mark Liu, but there has been increasing speculation that the chairman’s five-year tenure might have been ended forcibly (via Wealth Magazine). Taiwanese media voices theorize that Liu’s abrupt departure from the company is related to the construction delays for...
New migrants face fear and loneliness. A town on the Great Plains has a storied support network (apnews.com)
Magdalena Simon’s only consolation after immigration officers handcuffed and led her husband away was the contents of his wallet, a few bills....
Labor-Led March Protests AIPAC Campaign Contributions to New York Politicians (www.democracynow.org)
Here in New York, thousands of protesters led by union organizers marched through the streets of Manhattan Thursday evening to demand a ceasefire and an end to the influence of the powerful lobby group AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Protesters marched past AIPAC’s offices holding banners displaying the...
Cruise passengers return to South Carolina, find cars totaled from flooding (thehill.com)
600-pound, 12-foot alligator found at this Florida mall. Deputies responded to gator found at Coconut Point Mall (www.clickorlando.com)
Pornhub’s parent company admits it profited from sex trafficking | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
FDA says it’s seized ‘thousands of units’ of counterfeit Ozempic (www.cnn.com)
The US Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday that it’s seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit versions of the type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic from the US drug supply chain, and it’s urging suppliers, pharmacies and patients to use caution. Five people have gotten sick in connection with the products, but none of...
DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban and restrictions, a judge says (apnews.com)
A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and restrictions for adults noted Thursday that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly spread false information about doctors mutilating children’s genitals even though there’s been no such documented cases....
Pornhub owner agrees to pay $1.8M and independent monitor to resolve sex trafficking-related charge (apnews.com)
The owner of Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult content websites, has admitted to profiting from sex trafficking and agreed to make payments to women whose videos were posted without their consent, federal prosecutors in New York announced Thursday....
For years, he couldn't donate at the blood center where he worked. Under new FDA rules, now he can (abcnews.go.com)
New federal guidelines that dropped an abstinence requirement before gay men in monogamous relationships can give blood are opening a new pool of potential donors...
Cancer patients face frightening delays in treatment approvals (www.cbsnews.com)
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