A baby and a dog died after being left in a car for about six hours, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
Some traders bet on a cataclysmic stock sell-off in December (creditnews.com)
Some traders are betting that the stock market will go into a cataclysmic selloff that could make the Covid crash look like a picnic....
Top Biden adviser was advising Madigan on #MeToo crisis while her firm was helping woman suing former speaker (chicago.suntimes.com)
A top adviser to President Joe Biden, whose prominent communications firm helped launch a high-profile effort to assist victims of sexual harassment, rape and assault, was also a paid adviser to a powerful Illinois politician while he was being sued by one of those victims....
Senators clash with US prisons chief over transparency, seek fixes for problem-plagued agency (apnews.com)
New Mexico AG to Investigate Gallup-McKinley School District for Harsh Discipline of Native American Students (www.propublica.org)
Families say inmates who protested over drinking water at Stillwater prison are being retaliated against (www.minnpost.com)
Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danilo Cavalcante was planning to flee to Canada before he was captured, US marshal says (www.cnn.com)
Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danilo Cavalcante was planning to flee to Canada before he was captured, US marshal says
'The Donald' forum user gets more than 6 years in prison for battling officers at Capitol riot (www.nbcnews.com)
Judge temporarily blocks New Mexico governor's order suspending right to carry firearms in public (abcnews.go.com)
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque....
Humans Have Crossed 6 of 9 'Planetary Boundaries' (www.scientificamerican.com)
High gas prices push up inflation, but prices overall are slowly moving in the right direction (apnews.com)
Inflation jumped last month largely because of a spike in gas prices but other costs rose more slowly, suggesting price pressures are easing at a gradual pace....
Federal judge again declares Obama-era DACA program unlawful (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that a regulation intended to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful, delivering a major blow to the Biden administration....
Taiwan tells Elon Musk it is ‘not for sale’ after latest China comments (www.theguardian.com)
Reproach comes as Taiwan says it has detected a large number of Chinese aircraft crossing into its air defence identification zone...
Strange light phenomenon seen before some earthquakes is a long-standing mystery. Here’s what scientists think it means (www.cnn.com)
Earthquake lights can take several different forms, according to a chapter on the phenomenon coauthored by Derr and published in the 2019 edition of the Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics....
London police apologise and pay compensation to women held at vigil (www.reuters.com)
Marketing executive Everard was abducted off a street in London as she walked home in March 2021 and her body was found in a woodland about 50 miles (80 km) away some days later....
SEC Charges Connecticut Advisory Firm GlennCap and its Owner with Cherry-Picking. (www.sec.gov)
Biden called Arizona fab a “game-changer.” Analyst calls it a “paperweight” (arstechnica.com)
Europe probes China’s electric car subsidies as imports soar (www.cnn.com)
The European Union is launching an investigation into China’s state support for makers of electric vehicles as soaring imports of their cars stoke fears for the future of European auto manufacturers....
Federal court rules Obama-era DACA program still unlawful (www.washingtonpost.com)
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U.S. probing prosecutions of migrants from Muslim-majority countries exposed by Times investigation (web.archive.org)
The Department of Homeland Security has opened an investigation into the federal government’s use of a little-known law to disproportionately prosecute and imprison migrants from Muslim-majority countries....
'You're fine. You're vaccinated': Anti-vax Fox News host goes dead silent after co-host calls her out for vaccine status (www.dailydot.com)
Federal Judge Again Rules DACA Is Illegal (www.nytimes.com)
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Contradicting federal health officials, Florida Gov. DeSantis recommends against new COVID booster (apnews.com)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top health department official are directly contradicting federal health recommendations and warning residents against getting a new COVID-19 booster, saying there’s not enough evidence it provides benefits that outweigh risks....
Biden brushes off House impeachment inquiry and says Republicans want to shut down the government (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden late Wednesday brushed off the House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry, saying the way he sees it, they launched the investigation against him because they want to shut down the federal government....
'I did the right thing,' Jan. 6 rioter says before being sentenced to 2.5 years in prison (www.nbcnews.com)
At her sentencing hearing, Yvonne St Cyr did not express regret or accept any responsibility for her actions on Jan. 6, 2021....
