Ex-employee sues LA Taco Bell after reporting group sex act at holiday party (www.theguardian.com)
The NYPD is spending $390 million on a new, encrypted radio system (gothamist.com)
The NYPD is spending $390 million on a new radio system that will encrypt officers’ communications — reversing a near-century-old practice of allowing the public and the press to listen to police dispatches....
Jan. 6 rioter who used sovereign citizen 'gobbledygook' at trial is found guilty (www.nbcnews.com)
Sources: Deadly crash at US-Canadian border bridge involved husband and wife in a Bentley, investigators believe | CNN (www.cnn.com)
French pilot sentenced for decapitating skydiver with wing of plane (www.bbc.com)
Nicolas Galy, 40, died after being struck by the aircraft he had jumped out of seconds before.
A Las Vegas high school grapples with how a feud over stolen items escalated into a fatal beating (apnews.com)
Elon Musk’s antisemitic comments have pushed X advertisers over the edge (www.independent.co.uk)
US Catholic priest who avoided charges marries teen he fled to Italy with (www.theguardian.com)
OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Uttar Pradesh, Man murders son with mobile charger after he turns off TV during World Cup. (www.ndtv.com)
Western gray squirrels are now considered endangered in Washington state: "Seriously threatened with extinction" (www.cbsnews.com)
Peru glaciers decimated by climate change - report (www.reuters.com)
Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records (www.wired.com)
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The “Harvard Law Review” Refused to Run This Piece About Genocide in Gaza (www.thenation.com)
The piece was nearing publication when the journal decided against publishing it. You can read the article here.
NTSB warns Congress: Air safety showing 'clear signs of strain' (www.ksby.com)
Former state department official loses job after Islamophobic tirade at New York street vendor (www.theguardian.com)
Halal food worker might soon be able to take legal action against the explicit and racist abuse after the attacker’s firm offered free representation
Egg producers, trade groups liable for conspiracy, jury finds (www.agri-pulse.com)
Scientists said the ozone hole was recovering. That good news was premature, one study claims (www.cnn.com)
The recovery of the ozone layer — which sits miles above the Earth and protects the planet from ultraviolet radiation — has been celebrated as one of the world’s greatest environmental achievements. But in a new study published Tuesday, some scientists claim it may not be recovering at all, and that the hole may even be...
A Top Mutual Fund Executive Made Millions for Himself Trading the Same Stocks His Giant Fund Was Trading (www.propublica.org)
One such shareholder was David Hoeft, a member of the Dodge & Cox committee that made the decision to buy the shares and an advocate for investing in technology companies. Hoeft, who has spent 30 years at Dodge & Cox, is now the company’s chief investment officer....
Political Pressures on Biden Helped Drive ‘Secret Cell’ of Aides in Hostage Talks (www.nytimes.com)
WHO asks China for details on respiratory illness outbreaks (www.reuters.com)
EU will continue to fund the Palestinians as probe shows no money is reaching Hamas (apnews.com)
Big Pharma fought drug pricing reform with record $7.5M dark money donation (arstechnica.com)
Reusable packaging could cut emissions from plastics by up to 69% -study (www.reuters.com)
Voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, judge rules (apnews.com)
A voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, a judge ruled Tuesday, continuing to block it from taking effect and casting fresh doubt over the future of the embattled measure....
