A QAnon 'queen' and the Canada town that wants her gone (www.bbc.com)
Recently, the group moved into Richmound, a village of around 150 people in south-western Saskatchewan, and settled in at a former school....
Philips Kept Complaints About Dangerous Breathing Machines Secret While Company Profits Soared (www.propublica.org)
Tainted CPAP machines and ventilators went to children, the elderly and at least 700,000 veterans despite internal warnings. Company insiders said the devices posed an “unacceptable” risk.
Auto workers union to announce plans on Friday to expand strike in contract dispute with companies (apnews.com)
The United Auto Workers union says it will announce on Friday how it plans to expand its strike against Detroit’s three automakers....
Jimmy Carter's 99th birthday celebration moved to Saturday to avoid federal shutdown threat (apnews.com)
The Jimmy Carter Library & Museum is moving up festivities for the former president’s 99th birthday because of the threat of a partial federal government shutdown....
The Biden administration is expected to keep cap on refugees admitted to the US at 125,000 (apnews.com)
The Biden administration is expected to keep the cap on refugees admitted to the country at 125,000 for the next fiscal year, which begins Sunday....
New rule will cut federal money to college programs that leave grads with high debt, low pay (apnews.com)
US secures the release of the soldier who crossed into North Korea 2 months ago (apnews.com)
The Sheriff, His Girlfriend and His Illegal Subpoenas (www.nytimes.com)
In 2014, Bryan Bailey, the sheriff of Rankin County, Miss., made what seemed like a series of routine requests of the local district attorney’s office....
Houston approves $5M to relocate residents living near polluted Union Pacific rail yard (apnews.com)
Residents and local officials have long blamed the high number of cancer cases on contamination from a rail yard originally owned by Southern Pacific and later bought by Union Pacific near two historically Black neighborhoods, Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens. The wood preservative creosote, which has been associated with an...
Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case (apnews.com)
Chutkan, who was nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama and was randomly assigned to Trump’s case, said in her written decision that she sees no reason to step aside. The case, scheduled for trial in March, accuses the Republican of illegally scheming to overturn his election loss to Democrat Joe Biden....
A German Museum Employee Has Been Caught ‘Shamelessly’ Swapping Original Paintings for Fakes to Fund His Lavish Lifestyle (news.artnet.com)
The Media Falls for Trump’s Labor Lies (nymag.com)
Las Vegas hospitality workers overwhelmingly permit union to call strike against hotels, casinos (apnews.com)
It’s Definitive – The Gulf Stream Is Weakening (lemm.ee)
Amazon lawsuit protects ‘free and fair competition,’ says FTC Chair Lina Khan (www.cnbc.com)
One day after filing a massive antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan defended the agency’s decision to pursue the company and explained how its use of monopoly power allowed it to leverage an effective 50% tax on sellers....
The Sheriff, His Girlfriend and His Illegal Subpoenas (mississippitoday.org)
The investigative report, compiled in 2016 by the district attorney at the time, Michael Guest, laid out evidence that Sheriff Bailey had duped the prosecutor’s office and potentially violated state law on fraud, a felony that carries up to five years in prison.”...
How Beijing is using ‘fishing militia’ to assert its claims in the South China Sea (www.scmp.com)
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Laurence Fox and Dan Wootton suspended by GB News over Ava Evans insults (www.bbc.com)
Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox have been suspended over insults against Ava Evans on Wootton's show.
Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters (popular.info)
Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom libraries. The guidance by Charlotte County Superintendent Mark Vianello and the school board's attorney, Michael McKinley, was obtained by...
Hollywood studios can train AI models on writers' work under tentative deal (news.yahoo.com)
Bob Menendez bleeds support from fellow Senate Dems (www.axios.com)
More than half of Senate Democrats are calling on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign after he was indicted on explosive federal bribery charges last week.
Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk and urge owners to park outdoors (apnews.com)
Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 3.4 million vehicles in the U.S. and telling owners to park them outside due to the risk of engine compartment fires....
Surveys show that as many as 92% of Americans have cut back on spending due to rising prices. Record-low housing affordability is setting off a vicious cycle. (creditnews.com)
UAW president says he won't meet with Trump (www.axios.com)
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said Tuesday that he won't meet with former President Trump during his upcoming visit to Detroit....
Woman shields son from black bear eating birthday picnic in Mexico (www.theguardian.com)
A woman in Mexico shielded her son after a bear leaped on to a picnic table, inches from his face, and devoured the tacos and enchiladas meant for his birthday dinner....
