California’s budget deficit swells to record $68B as tax revenue falls (www.politico.com)
The shortfall threatens to force the state’s deepest spending cuts in a decade....
Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe (apnews.com)
Two babies were infected with rare bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula (apnews.com)
The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant....
Ex-Philadelphia labor leader convicted of embezzling from union to pay for home renovations, meals (apnews.com)
Former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and a codefendant were convicted Thursday of using more than $650,000 in union funds for personal use, marking the second conviction federal prosecutors have secured against the long-powerful figure since a sweeping 2019 indictment....
UNLV senior recounts barricading in classroom, saying goodbye to his dad during mass shooting (abcnews.go.com)
“I said, ‘Dad, I have to go, if this is the last time we talk, I love you,’” Henderson recalled. “I lost my mom a few years ago, so my dad is like my lifeline. Just saying goodbye to him was tough.”
Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them. (www.propublica.org)
In 2021, after Philips Respironics sold millions of defective medical devices to those who struggle to breathe, the federal agency charged with protecting the health of the American public swept in....
U.S. retailers admit they lied about shoplifting, retail crime again (boingboing.net)
Ukraine, US sign statement of intent on co-production of weapons (kyivindependent.com)
Elon Musk considers reinstating Alex Jones' X account, backtracking on prior decision (www.cnbc.com)
Potentially New Deadly Mpox Strain is Appearing Overseas, CDC Warns — As Two US States Report Case Clusters (themessenger.com)
Two arrested in France over alleged bedbug pest control scam (www.theguardian.com)
Egypt warned Israel of "a rupture" in relations if Palestinians flee to Sinai (www.axios.com)
Researchers serve up an improved model of indoor pollution produced by cooking (phys.org)
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Yes, They’re Pro-Confederacy. But They’re Just the Nicest Ladies. (newrepublic.com)
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The World Got Failing Grades on Climate Action. Here’s How COP28 Aims to Fix That (www.scientificamerican.com)
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A veteran economist just echoed Elon Musk and Michael Burry's warning that Americans are drowning in credit-card debt - and he says the economy will pay the price (ca.finance.yahoo.com)
Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza (apnews.com)
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this week announced that Israel would retain an open-ended security presence in Gaza. Israeli officials talk of imposing a buffer zone to keep Palestinians away from the Israeli border. They rule out any role for the Palestinian Authority, which was ousted from Gaza by Hamas in 2007...
Texas judge grants pregnant woman's request to get an abortion (www.nbcnews.com)
A Texas judge on Thursday granted an emergency order allowing a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion in the state....
Israel-Gaza latest news: No room in shelters as thousands flee to Gaza border city - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are streaming into Rafah to escape intense fighting elsewhere in the south of the Gaza Strip...
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Jailed for Their Own Safety, 14 Mississippians Died Awaiting Mental Health Treatment (www.propublica.org)
As chancery clerk of Quitman County in the Mississippi Delta, he coordinates a legal process in which people are ordered into treatment for serious mental illness or substance abuse — a common way for Mississippians, especially poor people without insurance, to access inpatient care....
For Indigenous communities in Alberta, the oil industry has left an ugly stain | Ricochet (ricochet.media)
While trawling his boat further down the river, Castor points to odd-looking clusters resembling dirty foam floating by....
Moms for Liberty founder leaves rightwing leadership role amid queer sex scandal & rape allegations (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The co-founder of the anti-LGBTQ+ extremist group Moms for Liberty seems to have resigned from her most recent position in the wake of rape allegations against her husband and her own involvement in a same-sex sex scandal....
Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised (arstechnica.com)
After a spy camera designed to look like a towel hook was purchased on Amazon and illegally used for months to capture photos of a minor in her private bathroom, Amazon was sued....
Catholic nuns sue Smith & Wesson to halt its assault-style weapons sales (www.reuters.com)
