Texas governor signs bill allowing police to arrest migrants entering US illegally (www.theguardian.com)
Watchdog group accuses Ron DeSantis of breaking campaign finance law (apnews.com)
The Campaign Legal Center cited recent reporting by The Associated Press and others in the complaint, which was filed with the Federal Election Commission. It alleges that the degree of coordination and communication between DeSantis’ campaign and Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting him, crossed a legal line set in place...
How to Sell as Meesho Supplier: A Guide (easebuzz.in)
**#How to become a successful Meesho Supplier? **...
An Oklahoma mom’s court challenge seeks to end charges for pregnant women who use medical marijuana (www.readfrontier.org)
The legal challenge involves the case of Brittany Gunsolus, 27, who used marijuana edibles and topical creams during her pregnancy with a recommendation from her doctor, according to the filing. Gunsolus gave birth to a healthy baby in Lawton in October 2020 who tested positive for marijuana. Child welfare workers closed an...
Biden unharmed after car strikes president's motorcade in Delaware (www.nbcnews.com)
It was not immediately clear why the sedan smashed into an SUV that was part of the motorcade. The driver was surrounded by agents who had their guns drawn....
Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears He Would Resign (www.propublica.org)
After almost a decade on the court, Thomas had grown frustrated with his financial situation, according to friends. He had recently started raising his young grandnephew, and Thomas’ wife was soliciting advice on how to handle the new expenses. The month before, the justice had borrowed $267,000 from a friend to buy a high-end...
Body Cameras Were Sold as a Tool of Police Reform. Ten Years Later, Most of the Footage Is Kept From Public View. (www.propublica.org)
At least 1,201 people were killed in 2022 by law enforcement officers, about 100 deaths a month, according to Mapping Police Violence, a nonprofit research group that tracks police killings. ProPublica examined the 101 deaths that occurred in June 2022, a time frame chosen because enough time had elapsed that investigations...
Tesla to raise pay for hourly Nevada Gigafactory workers in January — move could stave off union interest (www.cnbc.com)
The FDA is investigating whether lead in applesauce pouches was deliberately added (www.npr.org)
The Food and Drug Administration is working with Ecuadorian authorities to investigate Negasmart, who has been supplying cinnamon to the three recalled applesauce brands.
Father of 26-year-old hostage killed by Israeli forces rebukes Netanyahu (www.nbcnews.com)
“I’m going to say this [to] the government. You murdered my son twice,” Avi Shamriz told NBC News’ Hallie Jackson on Monday. “You let Hamas take my son on Oct. 7, and you killed my son on Dec. 14.”
'Powerful' storm dumps heavy rain over East Coast with 59M under flood alerts (www.nbcnews.com)
Flood alerts were issued from Virginia to Maine, and airports reported flight delays and cancellations as travelers prepare to head to their holiday destinations....
Give Russia’s Frozen Assets to Ukraine Now (lemmy.ca)
A majority of Americans and a majority of Congress want to help Ukraine win the war against Russia, and to stop the spread of autocracy into Europe. A majority of people in the European Union and a majority of EU leaders want the same. But small minorities of lawmakers—some inspired by Russian President Vladimir Putin or his...
Armed robbers have their getaway car stolen. (www.bbc.com)
Probably the one thing they didn’t plan on going wrong.
A solar flare that hit the Earth on Thursday was “likely” one of the largest ever recorded. (www.theverge.com)
People who got colon cancer in their 20s or 30s describe what it was like and the signs that were ignored (www.nbcnews.com)
In Unprecedented Move, Close To 100 MPs Suspended From Parliament (www.ndtv.com)
Idaho college murders: Judge denies both of Bryan Kohberger's attempts to toss out charges (abcnews.go.com)
US man charged in four murders lured victims with promise of buried gold (www.theguardian.com)
Victims fell for alleged serial killer’s tale that he needed help finding gold in area of his Washington state farm, authorities say
Trump quotes Putin to call Biden ‘threat to democracy,’ reiterates anti-immigrant rhetoric at New Hampshire rally (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin to attack President Joe Biden as a “threat to democracy” and doubled down on language condemned for its ties to White supremacist rhetoric, saying at a campaign event in New Hampshire that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our...
The Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery will be dismantled this week (www.npr.org)
A monument to Confederate soldiers is scheduled to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery by the end of the week....
Vase woman buys for $3.99 at Virginia thrift shop sells for more than $100,000 (www.theguardian.com)
A woman who bought a glass vase for $3.99 at a local Goodwill charity shop has seen the piece auctioned off for more than $100,000 after it turned out to be a rare and valuable piece of Italian glassware....
College athletes open to unionization's potential (www.politico.com)
US man charged over damage to Satanic Temple display in Iowa (www.bbc.com)
Afghanistan: 'Tea is sometimes all I have to give my hungry baby' (www.bbc.com)
Sohaila is a widow. She has six children, her youngest a 15-month-old girl named Husna Fakeeri. The tea that Sohaila refers to is what’s traditionally drunk in Afghanistan, made with green leaves and hot water, without any milk or sugar. It contains nothing that’s of any nutritional value for her baby....
Hallucinations, thirst and desperation: How migrants endured 36 days at sea (abcnews.go.com)
Too often migrants disappear without a trace and witnesses...
