Police Announce an Arrest in the Theft of a Jackie Robinson Statue (www.nytimes.com)
China urges Israel to stop military operation in Rafah 'as soon as possible' - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Paramount Global Laying Off 800 Employees as CEO Bakish Cites Need to Cut Costs (variety.com)
Paramount Global, amid a swirl of M&A discussions, is laying off about 800 employees worldwide — an estimated 3% of its headcount — as it looks to trim costs....
With Western military aid increasingly uncertain, Ukraine builds its own weapons (text.npr.org)
By Joanna Kakissis, Polina Lytvynova...
Who killed Daniel Williams? A tale of terror in Alabama prisons (www.al.com)
Inmate X had 18 disciplinary charges between 2012 and 2018, but despite the above incidents he has not faced a formal disciplinary charge since July 9, 2018, when he was cited for possession of a weapon. So he did not face restrictions that would limit his movement or put him under more observation.
Gaza war: What we know about Israel's Rafah hostage rescue raid (www.bbc.com)
Details have begun to emerge of an overnight Israeli military operation which freed two Israeli-Argentine hostages held captive by Hamas in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip....
The US now has an 85% chance of recession in 2024, the highest probability since the Great Financial Crisis, economist David Rosenberg says (www.businessinsider.com)
They started building a bulkhead for a new home on Hood Canal. Then the feds found out (www.seattletimes.com)
According to court documents, construction of the bulkhead began Aug. 1, 2017. Within days, the Corps of Engineers notified the defendants the construction violated the Clean Water Act. A stop-work order was later issued and other orders directed the defendants to remove concrete from the beach....
Migrants in Chicago are on edge as evictions from temporary shelters loom: More than 13,000 people are under pressure to find homes and work before they are mass-evicted from city-operated shelters. (www.nbcnews.com)
… in interviews last week with more than a dozen migrants, many who spoke to NBC News expressed fear that they won’t make that deadline, especially because it is nearly impossible for the newest arrivals to get rental assistance and quick access to work permits. Advocates say it’s unlikely that everyone will be able to...
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman wounded in Israeli strike on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
The two journalists were hit by an Israeli drone strike in Miraj, north of Rafah city. They were documenting the condition of displaced Palestinians crammed into the area as Israel intensifies its attacks by land, sea and air across the besieged enclave, killing more than 28,000 people....
Donald Trump spent over $52 million in PAC donor money on legal fees last year. Here's where it all went. (www.businessinsider.com)
Donald Trump spent $52,431,858 on legal fees in 2023 using PAC funds, a Business Insider analysis found....
How China Miscalculated Its Way to a Baby Bust: A missile scientist used mathematical models to push the nation’s one-child policy. Its legacy is proving hard to shake. (www.wsj.com)
Non-paywall link...
California's war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired. Lawmakers are trying again (www.latimes.com)
It was a decade ago when California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags, ushering in a wave of anti-plastic legislation from coast to coast....
Senate Passes Aid to Ukraine, but Fate Is Uncertain in a Hostile House (www.nytimes.com)
The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance...
A death sentence: Native Americans have least access to liver transplant system (themarkup.org)
Despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than White people...
Squid Game Season 2 New Cast Members Revealed (dailyresearchplot.com)
Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus (www.seattletimes.com)
The man was undergoing cancer treatment and had a suppressed immune system because of the drugs, which may have contributed to the severity of his illness, the bulletin said. It described him as elderly but didn’t provide his age....
As Biden presses on hostage deal, Israel may skip latest talks: US officials (www.msn.com)
Trump wants to install new RNC leadership, including his daughter-in-law as co-chair (apnews.com)
Current RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says she has no plans to leave the committee until at least after South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary election....
US Senate lurches toward possible early passage of Ukraine aid bill (www.reuters.com)
The Democratic-led U.S. Senate moved towards the final passage of a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Monday, amid growing doubts about the legislation’s fate in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives....
Burrard Bridge closed in Vancouver due to pro-Palestinian protest (vancouversun.com)
Federal judge tosses PhRMA lawsuit challenging Medicare drug negotiations (thehill.com)
A Texas federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations filed by the pharmaceutical industry lobbying group PhRMA....
American Express, Visa, Mastercard move ahead with code to track gun store purchases in California (www.cbsnews.com)
Major credit card companies are moving to make a merchant code available for firearm and ammunition retailers in order to comply with a new California law that will allow banks to potentially track suspicious gun purchases and report them to law enforcement, CBS News has learned....
Instagram will no longer recommend political content to users (www.nbcnews.com)
Is politics a major buzzkill? Instagram execs seem to think so....