Obama urged Biden to beef up campaign amid worries about Trump strength in polls: report (www.usatoday.com)
Haneda runway ‘stop’ lights out of service in deadly collision (www.asahi.com)
Lights designed to prevent runway incursions were out of service when a Japan Coast Guard plane collided with an arriving Japan Airlines Co. passenger jet at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Jan. 2.
Who is Bill Ackman, the hedge-fund billionaire who used corporate-raider tactics to push out Harvard’s president? (www.marketwatch.com)
Wife of financier who called for Harvard head’s exit faces plagiarism allegations (www.theguardian.com)
After Claudine Gay was ousted amid accusations of plagiarism, Neri Oxman was accused of copying from Wikipedia in dissertation...
Avian flu surges in Northern California, threatening national poultry, egg supplies (thehill.com)
At least five states are considering requiring full minimum wages for tip earners this year (www.nbcnews.com)
The numbers that reveal the extent of the destruction in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
The situation in Gaza over the last three months has been so chaotic that much of the data available comes with some sort of asterisk: it might be incomplete, or out of date, or drawn from a source that is claimed to be unreliable....
From Lebanon to the Red Sea, a Broader Conflict With Iran Looms (www.nytimes.com)
What began as a trickle of Shahed drones sold to Russia for use against Ukraine has turned into a flood. And now American intelligence officials believe that, despite warnings, Iran is preparing to ship short-range missiles for use against Ukraine, just as Kyiv is running short on air defense and artillery shells....
Haneda air traffic control missed warning alert in JAL collision (asia.nikkei.com)
Runway monitor in working order before crash that killed 5 coast guard members
Marjorie Taylor Greene Fined $12,000 For Alleged Illegal Super PAC Solicitations (www.forbes.com)
Ralph Yarl achieves special honor less than one year after Kansas City shooting (fox4kc.com)
Ralph Yarl has received a special distinction less than one year after the Kansas City teen was shot when he went to the wrong address....
Lead-contaminated applesauce pouches also contained chromium, FDA says (www.nbcnews.com)
Student loan repayment problems frustrate borrowers, prompting federal response (www.nbcnews.com)
Multiple Jan. 6 fugitives arrested at Florida ranch 3 years after Capitol attack: FBI (abcnews.go.com)
Three Jan. 6 suspects were arrested at a ranch in Florida on Saturday, the FBI said – including one who has been sought ever since the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and two who never showed up for trial, court records show....
Covid Slashed Consumer Choices. This Is Why They Aren’t Coming Back. (www.wsj.com)
Retailers and suppliers say it didn’t pay to offer products for everyone, and customers didn’t care that much when they stopped...
‘January 6 never ended’: alarm at Trump pardon pledge for Capitol insurrectionists (www.theguardian.com)
The ex-president has said he would pardon those convicted of violence, obstructing Congress and seditious conspiracy...
Yellen says US ‘soft landing’ underway, low inflation, wage growth to spur confidence (wtvbam.com)
Missouri’s top election official threatens to remove Biden from 2024 ballot (www.independent.co.uk)
Congressional leaders announce agreement on topline spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown (apnews.com)
Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month....
American Unions Long Backed Israel. Now, Some Are Protesting It. (www.nytimes.com)
For decades, the most prominent American unions were largely supportive of Israel. Today, though, amid a resurgence of the American labor movement, some activists are urging their unions to call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and succeeding — a change that reflects a broader generational shift....
The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement (apnews.com)
Daniel Bermudez’s family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the U.S. to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopped by immigration officials....
Judge denies Rudy Giuliani’s request to extend deadlines in Georgia election case (www.nbcnews.com)
East Coast land continues to collapse at a worrying rate (arstechnica.com)
It’s steadily sinking or subsiding, which is destabilizing levees, roads, and airports....
Republican secretary of state threatens to kick Biden off the ballot as Trump payback (www.nbcnews.com)
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that while he didn’t want to do it, he had to remind people of how “severe” the situation is....
What If China Paid Trump While In Office But The Supreme Court Said The Question Was Moot? (www.wonkette.com)
What If China Paid Trump While In Office But The Supreme Court Said The Question Was Moot? It did, and they did? Well how about that....
