A California man dies after 3 different drivers hit him but never stop (www.nbcnews.com)
A Southern California pedestrian died after he was struck by three separate vehicles and none of them stopped to help, authorities said....
Man arrested after allegedly planning to bomb Satanic Temple in Salem (www.boston.com)
According to a Jan. 12 press release by the Salem Police Department, 30-year-old Luke Isaac Terpstra was arrested and charged with possession of bombs with unlawful intent, after an investigation by the Grant Police Department in Michigan....
NYPD officer's lawsuit highlights police union practice of distributing 'get out of jail free' cards for traffic offenses (www.nytimes.com)
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Toddler Dies of Starvation After Father Suffered Heart Attack, Leaving Him Alone at Home (thefashioncentral.co.uk)
Missouri abortion rights groups launch effort to place constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot (www.nbcnews.com)
Missouri is the latest state where abortion-rights advocates have sought to put the issue directly on the ballot in the post-Roe era....
Israel forbids doctors from speaking to UN group investigating Oct. 7 atrocities (www.timesofisrael.com)
The Health Ministry on Monday instructed members of the healthcare system not to cooperate with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, citing its perceived anti-Israel stance....
A year after gaining freedom following wrongful conviction, Lamar Johnson sues St. Louis over his 28 years in prison (www.stlpr.org)
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Italian province orders all dogs to be DNA tested in poo crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
Owners in Bolzano, northern Italy, must pay €65 for test, which police can use to search for dog muck culprits...
Supreme Court conservatives signal willingness to roll back the power of federal agencies (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority spent several hours Wednesday attacking a longstanding legal doctrine that gives federal agencies wide latitude to create policies and regulations in various areas of life....
How a legal loophole allows anti-abortion prosecutors to obtain women’s secret health data (www.dallasnews.com)
Some leading drug store chains turn over customers’ private health care information without a warrant....
Teen sued Utah over social media law requiring curfew for minors (arstechnica.com)
US Stuck in Quagmire of Gaza: Iranian FM (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
US police killed a record number of people in 2023 (thehill.com)
In 2023, police in the U.S. Killed over 1,300 people, marking a steady increase in police killings, as reported by Mapping Police Violence....
Amid a national shortage, the US Adderall black market is booming (www.theguardian.com)
With pharmacies unable to fill prescriptions, many ADHD patients are turning to Craigslist to buy illicit pills online...
New Biden rule cracks down on insurers’ use of prior authorization (thehill.com)
A new Biden administration rule released Wednesday aims to streamline the prior authorization process used by insurers to approve medical procedures and treatments....
Teen deepfake victim pushes for federal law targeting AI-generated explicit content (www.nbcnews.com)
Rep. Joe Morelle, D.-N.Y., appeared with a New Jersey high school victim of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes to discuss a bill stalled in the House.
American passenger bites flight attendant forcing plane to return to Tokyo, airline says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
ABC News Scraps New Hampshire Republican Primary Debate Due to Low Candidate Participation (www.usasocialite.com)
1 million voters have been purged from Florida's rolls as number of registered Democrats drops by nearly 10% while Republicans only lose 3% of registered voters (www.dailymail.co.uk)
The active registered voters with the Florida Democratic Party fell by 467,337 voters or nearly 10 percent. The active registered voters with the Republican Part of Florida decreased by 153,369 or approximately three percent....
Cancer incidence rising among adults under 50, new report finds, leaving doctors puzzled and worried (www.cnn.com)
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Iranian journalists released on bail after 17 months in prison for coverage of Mahsa Amini's death (www.cbc.ca)
Niloufar Hamedi, who broke the news of Amini’s death while in police custody for wearing her headscarf too loose, and Elaheh Mohammadi, who wrote about Amini’s funeral, were sentenced to seven and six years in prison, respectively, in October, on charges including collaborating with the U.S. government....
The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings (abcnews.go.com)
The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration’s plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.”...
A 7-year-old child was fighting leukemia and going blind after she saw an opportunity to make money by lying and pretending her daughter was suffering from the disease! (www.askinweb.com)
Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions (apnews.com)
A Missouri abortion-rights campaign announced Thursday that it’s throwing support behind an amendment that would enshrine access to the procedure in the state constitution while allowing restrictions in later stages of pregnancy....
Johnson Casts Doubt on Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, Defying Biden (www.nytimes.com)
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday dug in against President Biden’s efforts to revive stalled legislation to send aid to Ukraine, saying the Republican-led House would not entertain it unless Democrats agreed to a far more severe crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border than they have been willing to consider....
