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....
Alabama enacts fast-tracked law to protect IVF services (www.bbc.co.uk)
Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to protect in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinics and doctors from lawsuits and criminal prosecution. Last month, the state’s supreme court ruled that frozen embryos had the same rights as children, and people could be held liable for destroying them. At least three IVF clinics paused...
Ukraine plans a new counteroffensive (intlmonitor.com)
Ground cinnamon sold at discount stores is tainted with lead, FDA warns (apnews.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said cinnamon sold by stores including the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar contains lead at levels that could be unsafe for people, particularly children, with prolonged exposure to the spice. The agency urged suppliers to recall the products voluntarily....
Senegal sets election date after protests sparked by delay | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Haiti extends state of emergency as intruders break into key port terminal | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
What Happened When a Man Got 217 COVID-19 Vaccines (time.com)
Spoiler alert: he was fine and it didn’t improve his immunity in a significant way
Turkey recorded seven femicides in the same day (intlmonitor.com)
Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say (www.wired.com)
A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked—and they want the company to take “immediate action.”...
With Sweeping New Laws, Louisiana Embraces Tough-on-Crime Approach (www.nytimes.com)
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Judge orders N.J. town to reinstate cop who was fired for taking home evidence (www.nj.com)
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Hockey Canada players' lawyers back in London court as case speeds ahead (www.edmontonexaminer.com)
The defence lawyers for Michael McLeod, 26, Alex Formenton, 24, Cal Foote, 25, Dillon Dube, 25, and Sherwood Park’s Carter Hart, 25, appeared briefly in London’s Superior Court of Justice monthly scheduling court on Tuesday morning to begin the process of selecting a trial date....
Sweden joins NATO as war in Ukraine prompts security rethink (www.reuters.com)
Cancer vaccine for dogs almost doubles survival rates in clinical trial (newatlas.com)
Bedbugs, Rats and No Heat: How One Woman Endured a Decade of Neglect in New York’s Guardianship System (www.propublica.org)
The temperature was plummeting on Thanksgiving eve when Judith Zbiegniewicz wrapped herself in a blanket, picked up her phone and tapped out yet another plea for help to New York Guardianship Services. It was 2018, and for the previous five years the company, whose slogan is “caring that makes a difference,” had overseen...
INDIA Modi back in Kashmir five years after ending its autonomy (www.asianews.it)
Perjury Plea Opens Up Trump Lawyers to Big Problems (www.thedailybeast.com)
Uvalde schoolchildren were massacred under a sheriff’s watch. He was still undefeated on Super Tuesday (www.independent.co.uk)
Sheriff Ruben Nolasco won re-election despite pressure from victims’ families to step down and a Justice Department report finding ‘cascading’ failures among the law enforcement response that day...
Kentucky senate passes bill granting right to collect child support for fetuses (www.theguardian.com)
Measure allows parent to seek child support up to a year after giving birth to retroactively cover pregnancy expenses...