Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release (apnews.com)
Ex-First Republic Bank Employee Sentenced For Sabotaging Former Employer's Computer Network (www.sfgate.com)
Imported US sweets with illegal ingredients seized (www.bbc.com)
Jolly Ranchers and Mountain Dew are advertised on TikTok and Instagram but contain products banned in the UK.
Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted (apnews.com)
Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results....
Man arrested in slaying of 16-year-old cheerleader found dead in bathtub of Texas apartment (www.nbcnews.com)
Police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 16-year-old cheerleader who was found dead by her mother in her bathtub earlier this week in Edna, Texas....
Mortgage affordability is the worst since 1981 when mortgage rates hit 18% (creditnews.com)
‘Britain is broken.’ Dire poverty could usher in Victorian-era inequality (www.cnn.com)
UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and VW, accusing them of union busting (www.cnbc.com)
Robo dogs and AI inspectors coming to the US-Mexico border (www.axios.com)
Texas woman leaves state to have abortion after Texas Supreme Court paused ruling that would have allowed it, her lawyers say (www.cbsnews.com)
62% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck, making it ‘the main financial lifestyle,’ report finds (www.cnbc.com)
Breaking news: in one of the most productive countries / economies in the entire history of humanity, the majority of people creating that productivity do not get to enjoy the rewards of that productivity....
Jack Teixeira got security clearance despite history of violent threats (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/jack-teixeira-discord-leaks/
The Verge 2023 look back on the year Twitter died
How Twitter broke the news
Recent studies forecast which states are poised to become 'Blue Zones' – areas celebrated for their residents' healthy living habits and notably longer lifespans. (vocal.media)
Graphic videos and incitement: How the IDF is misleading Israelis on Telegram (www.haaretz.com)
The IDF unit responsible for psychological warfare operations operates a Telegram channel called '72 Virgins – Uncensored,' which targets local audiences with 'exclusive content from the Gaza Strip'
Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say (apnews.com)
Backlash to House testimony shines spotlight on new generation of Ivy League presidents (apnews.com)
The university presidents called before a congressional hearing on antisemitism last week had more in common than strife on their campuses: The leaders of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard and MIT were all women who were relatively new in their positions....
The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn. (www.nytimes.com)
“Instead, they made their way to a private company that has collected millions of dollars taking firearms from police agencies, destroying a single piece of each weapon stamped with the serial number and selling the rest as nearly complete gun kits. Buyers online can easily replace what’s missing and reconstitute the...
Dozens of US lobbyists represent both climate-focused charities and fossil fuels – report (www.theguardian.com)
270 Delta passengers stranded overnight on Canadian military base after emergency landing (www.nbcnews.com)
Russia to hold presidential vote in occupied Ukraine (www.lemonde.fr)
Millions in opioid settlement funds sit untouched as overdose deaths rise (www.cbsnews.com)
‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Zara Pulls Ads After Allegations Of Anti-Palestinian Images Go Viral (www.forbes.com)
Fast fashion giant Zara pulled ads for its new fashion collection from some parts of its website and app, after its social media posts were flooded with backlash and calls for boycotts claiming the advertisements mocked the destruction wrought by the Israel-Hamas war—though the company says the campaign was created months...
Endangered species list grows by 2,000. Climate change is part of the problem (apnews.com)
Climate change is worsening the planet’s biodiversity crises, making environments more deadly for thousands of species and accelerating the precipitous decline in the number of plants and animals on Earth, according to an international organization that tracks species health....
