Fighting the smartphone ‘invasion’: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public (www.theguardian.com)
Seine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks – but young people say there’s little else to do...
Palestinians fear Israel's economic chokehold won't end — with or without a ceasefire (www.cbc.ca)
It’s not just violence from Israeli settlers and raids by Israel’s military that have pushed tensions with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to a flash point....
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin transfers duties to deputy after being hospitalised (www.theguardian.com)
Biden’s top military adviser is receiving treatment for an ‘emergent bladder issue’, with deputy Kathleen Hicks taking over his duties...
Donald Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack Nato allies who pay too little (www.theguardian.com)
Climatologist Michael Mann wins defamation case: what it means for scientists (www.nature.com)
Donna Summer Estate Says Kanye West Used ‘I Feel Love’ Without Permission on ‘Vultures 1’ Track (www.billboard.com)
The states keeping their children hungry (www.newsweek.com)
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere (apnews.com)
Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year....
Migrant Crisis Complicates Democrats’ Bid to Regain George Santos’s Seat (www.nytimes.com)
The party has turned to a moderate veteran, Tom Suozzi, to restore its tarnished brand. But the migrant influx reaching New York has complicated his task....
Utah is pushing back against ever-tightening EPA air pollution standards (www.kpbs.org)
When it comes to its chronically poor winter air, Salt Lake City already has topography working against it. Steep mountain ranges on either side of the city create a giant bowl, where dreaded winter temperature inversions trap cold air that stagnates with dust, factory smoke, and diesel exhaust from the city’s expanding web of...
Nightclubs on the brink as clean-living Gen Zs ditch scene (www.yahoo.com)
Katz Group launches court battle with Edmonton homeless organization over $5M donation (www.cbc.ca)
According to court documents obtained by CBC News, the Katz Group alleges that it shouldn’t have to make the donation because Boyle Street didn’t try hard enough to fundraise on its own....
Musk ordered to testify again in SEC investigation of Twitter takeover (www.theguardian.com)
US regulator sued in October to compel Musk to testify as part of an investigation into his $44bn purchase of what is now known as X...
Baby in Missouri dies after mother mistakenly puts her in oven for nap (www.theguardian.com)
Florida man bludgeons father to death after learning he got 'the vaccine:' Investigators | WCHS (wchstv.com)
Trump Says He Might 'Encourage' Russia To Attack NATO Allies (www.huffpost.com)
Trump attacks Haley for absence of her husband, who is deployed | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Ahead of farmers' protest, massive gathering banned in Delhi's Seelampur (www.businesstoday.in)
The farmers’ protest has been a significant event, with thousands of farmers from over 100 villages in Noida and Greater Noida blocking highways on February 8, demanding higher compensation for lands acquired by the government. The protests have been marked by disruptions to traffic and heightened security measures, including...
‘This should not have happened,’ lawyer says of 16-year-old’s death at poultry plant (mississippitoday.org)
Family of 16-year-old worker killed cleaning a machine at Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg files lawsuit.
Everest Climbers To Bring Poop Down With Them As Mountain Starts To Stink (www.iflscience.com)
Chernobyl's mutant wolves appear to have developed resistance to cancer, study finds (news.sky.com)
The wolves are exposed to cancer-causing radiation as they roam the wastelands of the abandoned city - with researchers finding part of their genetic information seems resilient to increased risk of the disease.
Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event? (www.newyorker.com)
Parents fuming after Montreal-area teacher allegedly lists students' art for sale online (montreal.ctvnews.ca)
The weirdest part of this is it isn’t even good art. It’s the sort of art you would expect from 12-year-old junior high students....
Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D (arstechnica.com)
Florida man seriously injured and unable to speak after encounter with police, daughter says after her father was falsely accused of stealing a banana (wiredposts.com)
A woman in Florida says her 55-year-old “medically fragile” father was falsely accused of theft at a Florida grocery store last week and then seriously injured in a violent encounter with police. Now, she says, he is hospitalized and has lost the ability to speak.
