Houthi rebels hijack 'Israeli' cargo ship, report says; Netanyahu: 'Iranian attack against international vessel' (www.ynetnews.com)
At least 30 premature babies evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital, health officials say (apnews.com)
At least 30 premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday and will be transferred to facilities in Egypt, the territory’s Health Ministry said.
Police county lines strategy ‘cruelly targets’ black youth in UK (www.theguardian.com)
Home Office approach to tackling drug operations is based on ‘racialised tropes’, says new study
[crosspost from kbin] violence disrupts election in papua new guinea’s enga province (kbin.social)
https://kbin.social/m/politics/t/638672
China's "predatory" trawler fleet and the fishing industry's dirty secret (www.newsweek.com)
WHO says Gaza's Shifa hospital a 'death zone,' urges evacuation (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The World Health Organization said Sunday it had led an assessment mission to Shifa hospital in Gaza City and determined it was a "death zone," urging a full evacuation.
Patients and staff leave Gaza's biggest hospital, and dozens are killed at a crowded refugee camp (apnews.com)
“We left at gunpoint,” Mahmoud Abu Auf told The Associated Press by phone after he and his family left the crowded hospital. “Tanks and snipers were everywhere inside and outside.” He said he saw Israeli forces detain three men....
OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO (www.theverge.com)
Altman is “ambivalent” and wants governance changes.
How major environmental groups ended up on the wrong side of California’s housing crisis (www.motherjones.com)
Purra: Finland ready to close entire border with Russia (yle.fi)
For Cable News, a Palestinian Life Is Not the Same as an Israeli Life (fair.org)
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Union Autoworkers have officially finalized their deal with General Motors. (www.motherjones.com)
Exclusive: Applied Materials under US criminal probe for shipments to China's SMIC (www.reuters.com)
Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials (AMAT.O) is under U.S. criminal investigation for potentially evading export restrictions on China’s top chipmaker SMIC, according to three people familiar with the matter....
Department of Education opens seven school investigations over alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia (www.cnn.com)
The Department of Education has launched investigations into seven schools after receiving complaints about alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, an administration official tells CNN....
Suspect arrested for manslaughter in death of protester at California rally over Israel-Hamas war (abcnews.go.com)
Father of autistic man allegedly killed by group home workers demands change in laws (www.nbcmiami.com)
Edward Ware, 36, was kill in the Dec. 21, 2021, incident at the Family Tree Concept Inc. group home on Northeast 138th Street in North Miami
DeSantis, Florida university sued over ban of pro-Palestinian student group (www.axios.com)
A pro-Palestinian student group at the University of Florida is suing school leadership and Gov. Ron DeSantis for allegedly violating its First Amendment rights.
Myanmar scam town Laukkai empties out as war approaches (www.straitstimes.com)
Gracie Spinks: police response to stalking case ‘diabolical’, parents say (www.theguardian.com)
Michael Sellers, who killed 23-year-old, was categorised as ‘low risk’ by Derbyshire force, which admits failings
The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain (apnews.com)
Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that could offer relief to thousands of people with the crippling disease in the U.K....
San Francisco's Xi Homeless Sweep Was Cheered by the Right. It Was Also Illegal, Advocates Say (www.vice.com)
The action, which housing advocates allege violated a court injunction, was celebrated by right-wing figures and the tech crowd....
ExxonMobil to begin lithium extraction in Arkansas as officials hope for the start of a boom (fayettevilleflyer.com)
Poll: US Public Support for Israel Wanes as 68 Percent Call for Ceasefire (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
How land theft worsens the climate crisis for Indigenous people (www.motherjones.com)
Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5 billion in funding (apnews.com)
The Energy Department is making a push to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that produce batteries and the critical minerals that go into them....
