F.B.I. Tells Passengers on Alaska Flight They May Have Been Crime Victims (www.nytimes.com)
Passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines plane that made an emergency landing after a fuselage panel blew off this year have started to receive letters from the F.B.I. identifying them as possible victims of a crime....
85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee's family away, she's getting a new home on the same spot (apnews.com)
When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist is getting closer to moving into a brand new home on the very same tree-lined corner lot in Fort Worth....
Russia says 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility (apnews.com)
Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide....
FAA considers temporary action against United following series of flight mishaps, sources say (www.cbsnews.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration is weighing possible temporary action against United Airlines beyond what was described in a letter the company sent to employees Friday, two sources familiar tell CBS News....
Alex Jones declares Israel's actions "mass genocide" (www.newsweek.com)
Alex Jones has caused controversy online with his remarks about Israel, accusing the country of committing “mass genocide” in its war with Hamas....
Christian TV evangelicals fire up Trump support with messianic message (www.reuters.com)
The Nebraska pastor, who was speaking on cable news show “FlashPoint” last summer, is among several voices in Christian media pressing a message of Biblical proportions: The 2024 presidential race is a fight for America’s soul, and a persecuted Trump has God’s protection....
Russia adds 'LGBT movement' to list of extremist and terrorist organisations (www.dw.com)
Russia and China vote against ceasefire in Gaza in latest UN Security Council resolution (www.abc.net.au)
Gunfire and blaze at Moscow concert hall, reports say
Deaths and injuries have been reported after a gun attack at a concert hall near Moscow, Russian media say....
Catherine, Princess of Wales, Has Cancer (www.nytimes.com)
Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun chemotherapy, she announced in a video message on Friday, in which she described the past two months as “incredibly tough for our entire family.”...
Candace Owens and the far-right influencer who helped make antisemitism mainstream (www.motherjones.com)
Mexico, a key U.S. ally on migration, pushes back hard on Texas law (www.washingtonpost.com)
MEXICO CITY — After years of bowing to U.S. pressure to help slow migration, Mexico is drawing the line at a Texas law that would give the state a dramatically bigger role in border enforcement, including the right to deport undocumented migrants....
Jan. 6 defendant who was the subject of a conspiracy theory pleads guilty (www.nbcnews.com)
Rally Runner, an amateur mascot formerly known as Daniel Donnelly Jr., pleaded guilty in connection with efforts to push his way into the Capitol during the riot....
Trump Media Merger Approved, Allowing Truth Social to Go Public (www.nytimes.com)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker (www.nbcnews.com)
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, three sources with knowledge of the move told NBC News, doing so just as the House voted to avoid a government shutdown....
Did grocery chains take advantage of COVID shortages to raise prices? FTC says yes in new report (www.usatoday.com)
DWAC stock tumbles more than 12% after Trump social media merger approved by shareholders (www.cnbc.com)
State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market (apnews.com)
State Farm will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer, the insurance giant said this week, nine months after announcing it would not issue new home policies in the state...
'Everyone in the World Needs to See This': Footage Shows IDF Drone Killing Gazans (www.commondreams.org)
India pharma quality lapses force U.S. to look to China for vital drugs (asia.nikkei.com)
In the final weeks of 2022, a small team of inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were far from home, investigating a pharmaceutical factory in western India....
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was spied on, harassed by managers, lawsuit claims (www.foxbusiness.com)
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America’s Magical Thinking About Housing: The city of Austin built a lot of homes. Now rent is falling, and some people seem to think that’s a bad thing (www.theatlantic.com)
If you want to understand America’s strange relationship with housing in the 21st century, look at Austin, where no matter what happens to prices, someone’s always claiming that the sky is falling....
Dismay as Louisiana lookback law for child sexual abuse victims struck down (www.theguardian.com)
Germany legalises possession of cannabis for personal use (www.theguardian.com)
After long discussion and frequent delays, the legalisation is finally here to stay.