The Tel Aviv torture trail: Israel's role in the Abu Ghraib scandal (thecradle.co)
Israel’s documented torture and abuse of Palestinians may evoke comparisons to US tactics employed during the Iraqi occupation, but a closer look reveals their distinct origins rooted in the Zionist entity.
Bedbugs, Rats and No Heat: How One Woman Endured a Decade of Neglect in New York’s Guardianship System (www.propublica.org)
Louisiana governor issues disaster declaration for crawfish shortage | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
North Korea showcases artillery that poses a deadly threat to the South | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
A silenced war: More than 780,000 displaced in Mozambique (intlmonitor.com)
North Dakota police officers cleared in fatal traffic stop shooting of 17-year-old Nicholas Bruington last year (abcnews.go.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/1OrtU
Colorado grandmother awarded $3.76M after bungled SWAT raid based on Find My iPhone ping (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/colorado-grandmother-awarded-37…
Six people killed in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder (www.reuters.com)
Israeli tank in 'likely scenario' fired machine gun at reporters after deadly shelling, report finds (www.reuters.com)
BEIRUT/THE HAGUE, March 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli tank crew killed a Reuters reporter in Lebanon in October by firing two shells at a clearly identified group of journalists and then “likely” opened fire on them with a heavy machine gun in an attack that lasted 1 minute and 45 seconds, according to a report into the incident...
TURKEY Turkey, minors and deaths at work: 13 in 2024, 671 in 11 years (www.asianews.it)
The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything (www.theatlantic.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out as Emily Maitlis asks about conspiracy theories (www.theguardian.com)
Far-right Republican congresswoman, Trump ally and potential vice-presidential pick Marjorie Taylor Greene told a British interviewer to “Fuck off”, when asked about her frequent repetition of conspiracy theories....
Japan household spending logs biggest drop in 35 months in January (www.reuters.com)
China's top legislators pledge to safeguard sovereignty, security interests (www.reuters.com)
The planet just shattered heat records for the ninth month in a row | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Ukraine ordered the forced evacuation of more than fifty localities in Kharkiv (intlmonitor.com)
Kyoto to ban tourists from Geisha district over ‘out of control’ behaviour (www.independent.co.uk)
Local officials in Japan’s popular Geisha district in Kyoto will shut off access to “paparazzi” tourists who harass and trouble the globally recognised Japanese women artists, starting April this year....
SpaceX allegedly fostered serial sexual abuse, according to this lawsuit (www.theverge.com)
A SpaceX employee says that she spent seven years working at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California enduring sexual abuse, unequal pay, discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation, in a new lawsuit against the company. But her story paints a much graver picture than those individual words can convey,...
Kentucky GOP lawmakers override governor and undo efforts to prevent renter discrimination - KVIA (kvia.com)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill that will undo efforts in Kentucky’s two largest cities to ban landlords from discriminating against renters who use federal housing vouchers has been restored after Republican lawmakers quickly overrode the Democratic governor’s veto. The override votes completed work on the bill Wednesday....
Pfizer Couldn’t Pay for Marketing This Good - The Atlantic (ghostarchive.org)
Global hot streak continues. February, winter, world's oceans all break high temperature marks (apnews.com)
Rooster Teeth is shutting down (roosterteeth.com)
After 21 years Rooster Teeth is being shut down by Warner Bros. Discovery, it’s parent company. I wasn’t too into their work except for Red vs. Blue in my college days but its a shame.
US judge in Texas rules minority business agency must serve all races (www.reuters.com)
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency, founded during the Nixon administration, must avail itself to disadvantaged entrepreneurs of all races and ethnicities, including whites....
US Supreme Court sets April 25 Trump criminal immunity argument (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date it will hear Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution on charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss - the last day of oral arguments of its current term....