100 years overdue, book finally returned to St. Paul Public Library (www.mprnews.org)
It must have been a very good read....
Bill Cosby accuser files new lawsuit under expiring New York survivors law (apnews.com)
A woman who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago filed a lawsuit against the actor Thursday under a soon-to-expire New York law that gave victims of sexual abuse a one-year window for claims that would otherwise be barred by time limits....
Israel told Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza — and stepped up attacks there (www.npr.org)
Satellite imagery shows a steady increase in the number of buildings destroyed in middle and southern Gaza. Most damage appeared after Oct. 13, when Israel's military urged evacuation from the north.
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges (arstechnica.com)
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
Nearly 450 hospital patients in Massachusetts could have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV (www.livescience.com)
In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt (apnews.com)
RIP, goodhearted woman....
Gaza's largest hospital is 'death zone' with mass grave at the door - WHO says (news.sky.com)
Columbia administrators reportedly covertly changed the university's event policies just before suspending pro-Palestine student groups (www.businessinsider.com)
Gerald M. Rosberg, senior executive vice president of the university, informed the University Senate on Friday that university administrators had revised the policies without the knowledge of the senate, according to Columbia Spectator....
Houthi rebels hijack 'Israeli' cargo ship, report says; Netanyahu: 'Iranian attack against international vessel' (www.ynetnews.com)
Biden Campaign Starts Reminding America Why It Dumped Trump In The First Place (www.huffpost.com)
Both the president and his reelection campaign are going after his coup-attempting predecessor even before the first GOP primary ballots are cast....
Chinese crackdown on fentanyl could lead to worse drugs filling the vaccum (www.vice.com)
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that China would crack down on the production and exporting of fentanyl and the precursor chemicals used to make it, according to media reports....
Africa's flourishing art scene is a smash hit at Art X (www.npr.org)
“I wanted to create a moment for Lagos on the global art calendar,” says Tokini Peterside-Schwebig, the founder of Art X, sitting in a chic private booth within the fair. “A moment that brought the rest of Africa together here and enabled us on home soil to encounter those around the world and ourselves.”
Century-overdue library book is finally returned in Minnesota (apnews.com)
Mysterious screams on B.C. island turn out to be from a 'sad' goat, RCMP say (bc.ctvnews.ca)
The sound of screams off a ravine prompted a police response on Quadra Island last month, and Mounties say the unusual call didn't involve a person in distress, but rather a 'sad' goat.
Apple, Disney and IBM to pause ads on X after antisemitic Elon Musk tweet (www.theguardian.com)
Apple will pause all its advertising on X, formerly Twitter, two days after owner Elon Musk tweeted his enthusiastic agreement with an antisemitic post....
The flu is soaring in 7 U.S. states and rising in others, health officials say (www.pbs.org)
The U.S. flu season is underway, with at least seven states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in other parts of the country, health officials say....
US lawmakers urge scrutiny of SpaceX worker injuries after Reuters report (www.reuters.com)
Three U.S. lawmakers are calling for greater scrutiny of worker safety at Elon Musk's SpaceX following a Reuters investigation that documented hundreds of injuries at the rocket company's U.S. manufacturing and launch sites....
Dying woman’s last wish: to pay off others’ medical debt – $15m worth (www.theguardian.com)
The New York City book publisher arranged to use money raised in her memory to buy up the medical debt of others – and then pay it off, according to a website which assisted her philanthropic effort and as of Friday had collected nearly all of her six-figure goal....
‘Astounding’: Alabama woman with two uteruses is pregnant in both wombs (www.theguardian.com)
Kelsey Hatcher, a 32-year-old mom of three was born with a rare uterine anomaly called uterus didelphys, or two uteruses. However, she was not diagnosed with the condition until last spring, when she discovered she was pregnant – in each uterus....
Elon Musk goes thermonuclear as X bleeds advertisers post antisemitic conspiracy theory controversy (www.salon.com)
Connecticut judge sets new primary date for mayor’s race tainted by alleged ballot box stuffing (apnews.com)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has set Jan. 23 as the date for a new Democratic primary election in the Bridgeport mayor’s race after having tossed out the September election results because of alleged ballot box stuffing.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes in second test flight | CNN (www.cnn.com)
SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.
Israel-Hamas war live: Joe Biden says Gaza and West Bank should be ‘reunited’ under Palestinian Authority; reiterates call for two-state solution (www.theguardian.com)
In a new op-ed in the Washington Post on Saturday, US president Joe Biden said that the Palestinian Authority should govern Gaza and the West Bank following the war between Israel and Hamas....
Elon Musk to file ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as advertisers desert X (www.theguardian.com)
At least 30 premature babies evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital, health officials say (apnews.com)
At least 30 premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday and will be transferred to facilities in Egypt, the territory’s Health Ministry said.
