Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why (www.cnbc.com)
Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett’s convictions and jail sentence (apnews.com)
An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying about it to Chicago police....
Dead longhorn found on Oklahoma State fraternity lawn the day before championship game with Texas (apnews.com)
Police say a dead longhorn cow was found on the lawn of an Oklahoma State University fraternity on Friday, the day before the school’s football team plays the University of Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 championship game....
Pfizer is sued by Texas over COVID vaccine claims (www.reuters.com)
This all revolves around conservatives focusing on ARR instead of RRR numbers on vaccine efficacy. Here’s a description I found of the difference from another article:...
America’s Far Right Is Calling for Civil War in Ireland (www.wired.com)
Donald Trump wants Jan. 6 police to be charged for fighting rioters (www.newsweek.com)
From the party of “Back the Blue!”...
Protester sets themself on fire outside Israel consulate in Atlanta, Georgia (www.bbc.com)
A security guard who attempted to intervene was also injured in the incident and taken to hospital.
Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash (www.reuters.com)
Firearm suicides reached "unprecedented" high in 2022, CDC data shows (www.cbsnews.com)
Trump should not face trial in Georgia if he wins 2024 election, lawyer says (www.reuters.com)
The remarks by the lawyer, Steven Sadow, came as the judge overseeing the case wrestled with how to set a trial date given Trump’s other legal entanglements and the looming campaign next year. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 election....
Inmate charged with attempted murder after George Floyd killer Chauvin stabbed 22 times (www.reuters.com)
The complaint alleges that while incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Tucson, John Turscak, 52, stabbed Chauvin about 22 times “with an improvised knife,” prosecutors said....
Montana’s TikTok ban blocked by federal judge (arstechnica.com)
Rugby concussion: Wales' Henson and Charvis named in lawsuit (www.bbc.co.uk)
They’re suing over brain injuries
Study: Current Biodiversity Loss Outpacing the Permian-Triassic Extinction Event Over 252 Million Years Ago (medium.com)
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Americans are ‘doom spending’ — here’s why that’s a problem (www.cnbc.com)
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Walmart is the latest advertiser to pull ads from Elon Musk’s X (www.cnn.com)
UAW Endorses Cease-Fire, the Largest U.S. Union to Call for an Immediate End to the Violence (inthesetimes.com)
Five senators ask Biden to impose China travel ban after respiratory illness cases (www.reuters.com)
Florida Republican party chair under investigation for alleged sexual assault (www.theguardian.com)
Christian Ziegler mentioned in heavily redacted police documents that includes the word ‘raped’, reports say...
Facebook parent Meta sues FTC, claiming 'unconstitutional authority' in child privacy case (www.msn.com)
Trump doesn’t have presidential immunity from lawsuits over January 6, appeals court rules (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump isn’t immune from being held accountable in civil lawsuits related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot in a long-awaited, consequential decision from the federal appeals court in Washington, DC....
Don't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows (apnews.com)
Consumers shouldn’t eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source, U.S. health officials said Thursday, as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows....