Biden announces $600m for more free Covid-19 tests in anticipation of surge (www.theguardian.com)
The funding will produce new at-home tests and restart a website to allow Americans to order four free tests per household...
Biden administration announces relief for Venezuelans in the US, likely appeasing New York City officials (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration announced Wednesday the expansion of a form of humanitarian relief to Venezuelans already in the United States, making hundreds of thousands more people eligible for work permits and likely appeasing calls by New York City officials to provide work authorization to certain migrants....
Airbnb says it’s cracking down on fake listings and has removed 59,000 of them this year (apnews.com)
Fake listings have emerged as a major problem for Airbnb, threatening to scare off consumers and prompting the short-term rental service to use AI in an effort to crack down on fraudsters....
Twitter ranks worst in climate change misinformation report (www.theguardian.com)
Climate coalition cites Twitter’s lack of clear policies to stop incorrect information and confusion from Musk takeover...
2 Gay Dads Helped Uncover $767,000 Embezzlement Scheme in Texas Town Where 'Officials Called Them Homophobic Slurs' (themessenger.com)
An administrator from a tiny Texas city is accused of orchestrating a plot to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars — while allegedly leading a campaign of abuse to force out two gay dads who moved to town and opened a taco joint....
South Korea raids US military bases in drugs probe (www.bbc.com)
Some 17 soldiers and five other people allegedly smuggled or used synthetic marijuana via military mail.
2 Gay Dads Helped Uncover $767,000 Embezzlement Scheme in Texas Town Where 'Officials Called Them Homophobic Slurs' (themessenger.com)
It all started after the dads moved to Aurora, Texas and opened a tacos shop. It ended with city hall mysteriously burning down
Attorney General Merrick Garland says "no one" has told him to indict Trump (www.cbsnews.com)
Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress Wednesday that “no one” has told him to indict former President Donald Trump, after Trump claimed in an interview that President Biden told Garland to indict him....
A 96-year-old federal judge is barred from hearing cases in a bitter fight over her mental fitness (apnews.com)
A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge was barred Wednesday from hearing cases for a year after a panel said she refused to undergo medical testing amid concerns that she is no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench....
Adidas chief exec: Kanye West ‘didn’t mean what he said’ with antisemitic comments (www.theguardian.com)
Bjørn Gulden, chief executive of Adidas, has lamented the end of the company’s lucrative partnership with Kanye West, saying, “I don’t think he meant what he said,” regarding the rapper’s antisemitic comments in October 2022....
A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances (apnews.com)
Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze at a makeshift roadside memorial in a small Montana town....
California is engaged in the world’s largest dam removal project in hopes of letting nature rebound (www.nbcnews.com)
This time next year, a series of massive dams that block off the Klamath River will no longer exist. The soil and rocks originally dug and transported from a nearby mountain in the 1950s will be returned to their home and the river will run freely again....
Ken Paxton lashes out at Biden administration, Texas House over impeachment (thehill.com)
In his first interview since he was acquitted over the weekend in a historic impeachment trial, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) lashed out at the Biden administration and the Lone Star State’s House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) over his impeachment and trial....
Person in car with license plate allegedly connected to suspect in Illinois killings dies after trying to elude police, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
A person inside a car with a license plate allegedly connected to the shooting deaths of a family of four in their Illinois home last weekend died Wednesday after trying to elude police in Oklahoma, officials said....
Hollywood studios, writers near agreement to end strike, hope to finalize deal Thursday, sources say (www.cnbc.com)
Confused Automakers Braced for Strike at the Wrong Plants (theintercept.com)
Small arms fire kills Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, says Defense Ministry — Meduza (meduza.io)
A group of Russian servicemen were killed on September 20, when their vehicle came under fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, reports the Russian Defense Ministry....
Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nominees (apnews.com)
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month....
First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly $10 million (apnews.com)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — What would Bob Ross think?...
Maryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder, agrees to $340K payment for years in prison (apnews.com)
A man wrongly convicted of two separate violent crimes will be compensated by the state of Maryland after spending years behind bars, including over a year after he had been proven innocent....
Man formerly on death row gets murder case dismissed after 48 years (abcnews.go.com)
After 48 years, a man who says he was wrongfully convicted of murder has officially had his case dismissed....
Alabama school band director says he was 'just doing my job' before police arrested him (apnews.com)
MAGA Lawyer Lin Wood Is Cooperating With Georgia in Case Against Trump (www.rollingstone.com)
A Monday court filing revealed that former attorney L. Lin Wood is a witness in Georgia’s RICO case against Trump and 18 others
Placenta holds answers to many unexplained pregnancy losses, study finds (news.yale.edu)
Yale researchers have shown that placental examination resulted in the accurate pathologic determination of more than 90% of previously unexplained pregnancy losses, a discovery that they say may inform pregnancy care going forward....
Sufjan Stevens is relearning to walk after Guillain-Barre Syndrome left him immobile, hospitalized (apnews.com)
Grammy- and Oscar-nominated indie musician Sufjan Stevens is relearning how to walk after the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barre Syndrome left him immobile, representatives confirmed to The Associated Press....
