How Washington is bracing for Trump’s next trade war (www.politico.com)
Trading partners are taking the threat of a new trade war seriously, even if they don’t take Trump’s comments literally....
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Georgia police and FBI conduct Swat-style raids on ‘Cop City’ activists’ homes (www.theguardian.com)
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Judge blocks Omaha's ban on guns in public places while lawsuit challenging it moves forward (apnews.com)
Nebraska’s largest city won’t be able to enforce its ban on guns on all public property, including parks and sidewalks, while a lawsuit challenging that restriction moves forward....
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Investigators will try to find out why a private jet crashed onto a Florida interstate and killed 2 (apnews.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Bombardier Challenger 600 jet had five people were aboard when the crash happened around 3:15 p.m. Friday near Naples, just north of where the interstate heads east toward Fort Lauderdale along what is known as Alligator Alley....
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Judge affirms $83.3 million verdict against Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation case (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge formally ordered Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll, endorsing the jury’s verdict from the defamation trial last month....
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Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board (apnews.com)
Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist....
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Hawaii rules against public carrying of guns without permit citing ‘aloha spirit’ (www.theguardian.com)
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China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost? (www.nytimes.com)
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas. It will end with familiar questions about their legacy....
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‘Fleeing under the cover of darkness’: How Idaho’s abortion ban is changing pregnancy in the state (edition.cnn.com)
Jen and John Adkins never expected to have to send a package like this....
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New York City sees tightest rental market in more than five decades (www.politico.com)
The city’s rental vacancy rate fell to its lowest level since 1968....
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Pro Sports in Las Vegas Aren’t Cheered by Everyone: The Super Bowl will be played at Allegiant Stadium, which received $750 million in public subsidies (www.nytimes.com)
The Super Bowl will be played at Allegiant Stadium, which received $750 million in public subsidies even as the city’s schools and other services have gone wanting....
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Hind Rajab, 6, found dead in Gaza days after phone calls for help (www.bbc.com)
Hind Rajab was fleeing the city with her aunt, uncle and three cousins when the car they were travelling in appears to have come face to face with Israeli tanks, and come under fire....
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In Private Remarks to Arab Americans, Biden Aide Expresses Regrets on Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
In a closed-door meeting with Arab American leaders in Michigan this week, one of President Biden’s top foreign policy aides acknowledged mistakes in the administration’s response to the war in Gaza, saying he did not have “any confidence” that Israel’s government was willing to take “meaningful steps” toward...
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Summer-like conditions with record temperatures lead to first Wisconsin tornadoes in February (apnews.com)
EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February tore through mostly rural areas on a day that broke records for warmth, setting up the perfect scenario for the type of severe weather normally seen in the late spring and summer....
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“Logistics” Outpost in Jordan Where 3 U.S. Troops Died Is Secretly a Drone Base (theintercept.com)
The Pentagon is covering up the real purpose of Tower 22: targeting the very Iran-backed militant groups that attacked last month. Tower 22, the U.S. base in Jordan where three American service members were killed last month, is not simply a “logistics support base,” as the Pentagon has described it....
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Researchers unveil method to detect 'forever chemicals' in under 3 minutes (phys.org)
New Jersey Institute of Technology chemists have demonstrated a new lab-based method to detect traces of PFAS from food packaging material, water and soil samples in just three minutes or less.
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Utah teen athlete faces threats after state official posted photos questioning her gender (www.axios.com)
These conservative pieces of shit going after fucking children. They claim to care about kids when they force raped women to give birth or when they rail against gender-affirming care. But if a girl doesn’t look sufficiently girly, let’s just throw her to the wolves....
In a Victory for Poland Spring, Maine Rejects New Groundwater Limits (www.nytimes.com)
The bottled-water company last year tried to kill legislation aimed at protecting aquifers at a time when many are at risk nationally....
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Black women are six times more likely to be killed than white women, data reveals (www.nbcnews.com)
The paper included a decade’s worth of data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention among Black women ages 25 to 44 across 30 states....
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Florida could remove the majority of mentions of climate change from state law (www.tampabay.com)
A bill backed by the speaker of the Florida House would also make wide-ranging changes to state energy policies....
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Ohio City To Drop Charges Against Pastor Who Sheltered Homeless People In Church (www.huffpost.com)
The agreement between the pastor of Dad's Place and the city of Bryan comes with conditions.
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One state has a shortage of marijuana and its neighbor had too much. Here’s why (apnews.com)
Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell....
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Proposed mine outside Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp nears approval despite environment damage concerns (apnews.com)
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division said it will take public comments on the draft permits for 30 days before working up final versions to send to the agency’s director for approval....
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