U.S. life expectancy rose in 2022, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level (www.statnews.com)
S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn’t close to what it was before the Covid-19 pandemic....
Arizona port of entry to close due to huge numbers of asylum seekers, say officials (www.theguardian.com)
So many asylum seekers are crossing from Mexico into the United States around remote Lukeville, Arizona, that US officials say they will close the port of entry there so that the operations officials who watch over vehicle and pedestrian traffic going both ways can help border patrol agents detain and process the new arrivals....
New York could see more legal pot shops after state settles cases that halted market (apnews.com)
New York could soon start to get more recreational marijuana dispensaries after a judge on Friday approved legal settlements to end lawsuits that halted the state’s legal cannabis licensing program....
A teenage girl who says she discovered a camera in an airplane bathroom is suing American Airlines (apnews.com)
Three officials have left a pro-DeSantis super PAC in the group's latest shake-up, AP sources say (apnews.com)
Kristin Davison parted ways with Never Back Down just after she took over leading the group following the departure of CEO Chris Jankowski less than two weeks ago. Also leaving Saturday were communications director Erin Perrine and director of operations Matt Palmisano, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke...
Henry Kissinger's legacy of bombs and chaos in Cambodia (www.bbc.com)
Teen was 'body slammed' at Tennessee group home before her death, attorney says (www.nbcnews.com)
‘To hell with this place!’ George Santos ousted from Congress after fabricating life story (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Suspect arrested in fatal shootings of three unhoused men in LA, police say (www.theguardian.com)
Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, had already been in custody for the robbery and killing of a fourth man...
Red Lobster says unlimited shrimp promotion was too popular and too cheap (www.nbcnews.com)
Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan (www.reuters.com)
An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami waves of a metre (3 feet) or more....
Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why (www.cnbc.com)
Trump targets a bigger, cheaper and more popular Obamacare. Why the law could be harder to repeal in 2025 than it was in 2017. (www.politico.com)
The Obamacare that Donald Trump pledges to scrap in 2025 is not the same law that the GOP targeted during his first year in office — making it politically uncomfortable for the former president’s fellow Republicans to embrace a wholesale repeal....
Senate Committee Authorizes Subpoenas of Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo as Part of Supreme Court Ethics Probe (www.propublica.org)
But the ultimate fate of the subpoenas is uncertain. If Crow and Leo defy the information requests — which ask for a detailed accounting of gifts, transportation and lodging the two men provided or helped organize for Supreme Court justices and the justices’ relatives — Democrats would need a 60-vote majority to enforce...
32 female University of Oregon athletes file Title IX lawsuit against the school (www.nbcnews.com)
A group of varsity student-athletes at the University of Oregon alleges the school treats its men’s teams far better....
Backlash for billionaires' proposed new city in Solano County (www.nbcbayarea.com)
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot (apnews.com)
Dead longhorn found on Oklahoma State fraternity lawn the day before championship game with Texas (apnews.com)
Police say a dead longhorn cow was found on the lawn of an Oklahoma State University fraternity on Friday, the day before the school’s football team plays the University of Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 championship game....
Pfizer is sued by Texas over COVID vaccine claims (www.reuters.com)
This all revolves around conservatives focusing on ARR instead of RRR numbers on vaccine efficacy. Here’s a description I found of the difference from another article:...
America’s Far Right Is Calling for Civil War in Ireland (www.wired.com)
Donald Trump wants Jan. 6 police to be charged for fighting rioters (www.newsweek.com)
From the party of “Back the Blue!”...
Protester sets themself on fire outside Israel consulate in Atlanta, Georgia (www.bbc.com)
A security guard who attempted to intervene was also injured in the incident and taken to hospital.
Amazon taps SpaceX for satellite launch even though Jeff Bezos has his own rocket company (www.cnn.com)
Amazon just inked a deal with chief competitor and Elon Musk-helmed SpaceX to launch internet-beaming satellites — a move that comes even as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pursues his own space dreams with his own rocket company, Blue Origin, and as SpaceX builds its own internet constellation....
Firearm suicides reached "unprecedented" high in 2022, CDC data shows (www.cbsnews.com)
Trump should not face trial in Georgia if he wins 2024 election, lawyer says (www.reuters.com)
The remarks by the lawyer, Steven Sadow, came as the judge overseeing the case wrestled with how to set a trial date given Trump’s other legal entanglements and the looming campaign next year. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 election....
