Not wearing a mask during COVID-19 health emergency isn’t a free speech right, appeals court says (abcnews.go.com)
A federal appeals court has shot down claims that there’s a First Amendment right not to wear face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak...
Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case (abcnews.go.com)
Inside the underground compound in Khan Younis where Israel says hostages were held | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
‘Just horrific’: CNN producer describes being in room where hostages were held...
New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ on live TV – but he was from the US (www.theguardian.com)
Dartmouth Players Are Employees Who Can Unionize, U.S. Official Says (www.nytimes.com)
No qualified immunity for Des Moines police officers sued in 2018 traffic stop, judge rules (www.desmoinesregister.com)
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Congressional debate cut short in California by shouting and Oct. 7 denial (www.haaretz.com)
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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....