Iran backed hackers interrupt foreign media with AI deep fake propaganda. (www.theguardian.com)
After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed (www.nbcnews.com)
The FBI and local law enforcement said bomb threats across the country have tied up government resources even when they turn out to be hoaxes....
How Deregulation, Government Guarantees, and Greed Ruined Boeing (statecraft.beehiiv.com)
Blinken said to tell Netanyahu that he will think about the thousands of children killed in Gaza all his life (www.timesofisrael.com)
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats (apnews.com)
$3 for a single McDonald's hash brown? Some customers are fed up and pushing back (www.ksl.com)
“Even though we’re pushing through pricing, the consumer is tolerating it well,” he said in October analyst call....
Indiana Launches Anti-LGBTQ "Snitch Line," Users Flood With Memes In Protest (www.erininthemorning.com)
Ecuador officials name likely source of tainted cinnamon that poisoned U.S. children (apnews.com)
US conducts strike in Iraq on Kataib Hezbollah commander responsible for attacks on US | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
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Eyepopping Factory Construction Boom in the US: Chip Makers on Forefront, but CHIPS Act Funds Not Even Released Yet (wolfstreet.com)
On the Border, Republicans Set a Trap, Then Fell Into It (www.nytimes.com)
The G.O.P. abandoned a bipartisan border security bill that also aided Ukraine after Democrats called their bluff on immigration, agreeing to tough measures Republicans demanded....
Behind the border mess: Open GOP rebellion against McConnell (www.politico.com)
The Republican leader told POLITICO that his critics “had their shot” already. But conservatives are not done whacking him over the immigration-for-Ukraine aid implosion.
A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us. (slate.com)
Jury foreperson in Jennifer Crumbley case says the mother failed to 'secure' the gun used in the mass shooting from her son (www.nbcnews.com)
Jennifer Crumbley, 45, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly school shooting carried out by her then-15-year-old son in 2021....
8 Flagrant Ways the U.S-Backed Government in Pakistan Is Subverting the Election (theintercept.com)
Pakistan was supposed to go to polls last year. The country’s constitution has five-year terms for both the national and provincial assemblies as well as for the post of the prime minister. When the former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government was toppled in a parliamentary coup backed by the Pakistani military and the U.S....
World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit (www.bbc.com)
For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU’s climate service....
A record number of Americans can't afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help (apnews.com)
Single mom Caitlyn Colbert watched as rent for her two-bedroom apartment doubled, then tripled and then quadrupled over a decade in Denver — from $750 to $3,374 last year....
For First Time in Two Decades, U.S. Buys More From Mexico Than China (www.nytimes.com)
The United States bought more goods from Mexico than China in 2023 for the first time in 20 years, evidence of how much global trade patterns have shifted....
Pounding rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage to spill from L.A. County sewers (www.latimes.com)
Heavy rains pummeling Southern California for the last several days are forcing millions of gallons of raw sewage to spew from sewer connections across Los Angeles County and flow into coastal waters off Long Beach and San Pedro, according to health and sanitation officials....
Trump Pardon Recipient Fined $20 Million in Predatory Lending Case (www.nytimes.com)
Jonathan Braun, whose sentence for drug smuggling was commuted in the final hours of the Trump presidency, was fined over separate accusations that he bilked and threatened borrowers....
Israel’s Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians (theintercept.com)
US admits it did not give Iraq notice of strikes despite earlier claims (www.aljazeera.com)
The United States has admitted it did not notify the Iraqi government before its recent air strikes in the country after a top White House official claimed Baghdad had been informed in advance....
Taylor Swift launches legal broadside at a college student who tracks private jets via public data (www.seattletimes.com)
In late December, Swift’s camp hit Jack Sweeney, a junior studying information technology at the University of Central Florida, with a cease-and-desist letter that blamed his automated tracking of her private jet for tipping off stalkers as to her location. In the letter, attorneys from the law firm Venable accused Sweeney of...
Judge denies Trump’s motion for mistrial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case (edition.cnn.com)
A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll saying the former president’s arguments had no “merit” and are “entirely pointless.”...
Death of baby decapitated in metro Atlanta hospital ruled homicide, ME confirms (www.wsbtv.com)
The lawsuit claims doctors “pulled on the baby’s head and neck so hard and manipulated them so hard, that the bones in the baby’s skull, head and neck were broken.”...
