Trump seeks Supreme Court pause in 2020 election case (www.bbc.com)
Ex-US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to suspend a lower court ruling that he does not have presidential immunity from prosecution.
Republican Michigan lawmaker loses staff and committee assignment after online racist post (apnews.com)
A Republican lawmaker in Michigan lost his committee assignment and staff Monday, days after posting an image of a racist ideology on social media....
Connecticut church pastor accused of selling meth out of rectory (apnews.com)
A Connecticut pastor has been arrested on allegations that he sold crystal meth out of his church’s rectory, police said....
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene Over Claim of Absolute Immunity (www.nytimes.com)
Former President Donald J. Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to pause an appeals court’s ruling rejecting his claim that he is absolutely immune from criminal charges based on his attempts to subvert the 2020 election....
Jeff Bezos will save over $600 million in taxes by moving to Miami (www.cnbc.com)
A crowd set fire to a driverless Waymo taxi in San Francisco, as tensions about driverless tech grow (www.businessinsider.com)
With Western military aid increasingly uncertain, Ukraine builds its own weapons (text.npr.org)
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Who killed Daniel Williams? A tale of terror in Alabama prisons (www.al.com)
Inmate X had 18 disciplinary charges between 2012 and 2018, but despite the above incidents he has not faced a formal disciplinary charge since July 9, 2018, when he was cited for possession of a weapon. So he did not face restrictions that would limit his movement or put him under more observation.
Ohio blocked from implementing law restricting children’s use of Instagram, TikTok (nypost.com)
Migrants in Chicago are on edge as evictions from temporary shelters loom: More than 13,000 people are under pressure to find homes and work before they are mass-evicted from city-operated shelters. (www.nbcnews.com)
… in interviews last week with more than a dozen migrants, many who spoke to NBC News expressed fear that they won’t make that deadline, especially because it is nearly impossible for the newest arrivals to get rental assistance and quick access to work permits. Advocates say it’s unlikely that everyone will be able to...
Hiker Found After Week Missing in California Blizzard (voxheadlines.com)
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman wounded in Israeli strike on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
The two journalists were hit by an Israeli drone strike in Miraj, north of Rafah city. They were documenting the condition of displaced Palestinians crammed into the area as Israel intensifies its attacks by land, sea and air across the besieged enclave, killing more than 28,000 people....
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash drivers in the U.S. to strike on Valentine’s Day for fair pay (www.nbcnews.com)
Gen Z is recording themselves getting fired in growing TikTok trend (www.cbsnews.com)
Israel Accuses Al Jazeera Journalist of Being Hamas Operative (www.nysun.com)
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As Biden presses on hostage deal, Israel may skip latest talks: US officials (www.msn.com)
'Free Palestine' written on gun in shooting at Lakewood Church, but motive a mystery: Sources (abcnews.go.com)
Gaza war: What we know about Israel's Rafah hostage rescue raid (www.bbc.com)
Details have begun to emerge of an overnight Israeli military operation which freed two Israeli-Argentine hostages held captive by Hamas in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip....
Source Who Revealed How Taxes Steal for the Rich Rewarded With Five Years in Prison (fair.org)
Joe Biden criticises snack makers for ‘shrinkflation rip-off’ (www.theguardian.com)
US Senate lurches toward possible early passage of Ukraine aid bill (www.reuters.com)
The Democratic-led U.S. Senate moved towards the final passage of a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Monday, amid growing doubts about the legislation’s fate in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives....
Lakewood Church shooting: Woman with child in tow opens fire inside Joel Osteen's Texas megachurch (www.foxnews.com)
“We don’t understand why all these things happened, but we know God’s in control,” Osteen said....
Jerry Lewis' Most Controversial Film May Finally See the Light of Day This Year (movieweb.com)
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Mongolia's former president mocks Putin with a map showing how big the Mongol empire used to be, and how small Russia was (www.businessinsider.com)
Putin has relied on historical borders to argue that Ukraine is part of Russia, justifying the war....
Black national anthem sends MAGA into meltdown (www.newsweek.com)
