Richard Moll, Who Played Bull the Bailiff on ‘Night Court,’ Dies at 80 (variety.com)
Actor Richard Moll died Thursday at his home in Big Bear Lake, Calif. He was 80....
U.S. military finishes renaming bases that previously honored Confederates (www.cbsnews.com)
The Army has finished renaming nine installations that previously honored confederate generals with the redesignation Friday of Fort Gordon in Georgia to Fort Eisenhower....
Disney says DeSantis-appointed district is dragging feet in providing documents for lawsuit (apnews.com)
Walt Disney World’s governing district made up of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees is dragging its feet in providing requested documents to Disney in a lawsuit over who has design and construction powers over the company’s sprawling theme park resort in central Florida, Disney said in court papers....
Asunnot | Asunnot halpenivat yhä syyskuussa – Laskuri näyttää oman alueesi hintakehityksen (www.hs.fi)
US consumer spending exits third quarter on strong note; monthly core inflation rises (www.reuters.com)
Growth, however, is unlikely to match last quarter’s blockbuster performance. Consumer tapped their savings and put away less money with the saving rate dropping to 3.4% from 4.0% in August. Personal income rose 0.3% after gaining 0.4% in August. Income at the disposal of households after accounting for inflation and taxes...
US halts exports of most civilian firearms for 90 days (www.reuters.com)
Export licences for Ukraine and Israel, as well as some other close allies, will be exempted from the temporary halt in exports
Lewiston shooting suspect found dead, law enforcement officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
A home run: Special needs man becomes bat boy for Evansville baseball team (www.14news.com)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - You may not like baseball, but one Evansville man with special needs says he lives for it.
Ex-Hamtramck police officer pleads guilty in federal bribery case (www.freep.com)
A former Hamtramck police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to taking bribes from a towing company operator, including a vehicle and $1,500 in cash, while he was an officer, federal prosecutors said.
School bus driver charged with corruption of minors in Cumberland County (www.abc27.com)
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – A school bus driver employed by Rohrer Bus and transporting South Middleton School District students was arrested for alleged inappropriate conversations with a student.
Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says (apnews.com)
An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown....
Abercrombie & Fitch slapped with lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of its male models under former CEO (apnews.com)
A former model for Abercrombie & Fitch on Friday sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure....
Ron DeSantis’s claim he sent military equipment to Israel unravels (www.theguardian.com)
Ron DeSantis is receiving pushback from Israeli diplomats, Florida Democrats and the White House after he falsely claimed credit for a gun-running operation to assist Israel’s military operations in Gaza....
Texas litterbug arrested after dumping 200 pounds of trash (www.chron.com)
University of Rochester professor who didn't show up for class believed to be in danger: Police (abcnews.go.com)
A professor at an upstate New York university is believed to be in danger after he did not show up to teach on Saturday, police said....
Ivanka Trump must testify in fraud case, judge rules (www.bbc.co.uk)
***UPDATE – The New York Attorney General’s Office said the former president will testify on 6 November and his three children will take the stand before him....
Famous Oxford pub, The Eagle & Child, to be reopened (www.theregister.com)
Oil Majors Double Down On Fossil Fuels While Climate Scientists Go To Prison - CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)
ExxonMobil and Chevron both increased their stake in fossil fuels this month as they plan to continue their destruction of the environment....
U.S. military finishes renaming bases that previously honored Confederates (www.cbsnews.com)
‘Parasites’: Mother wins court case to evict two sons in their 40s (apple.news)
Numerous verified X accounts are claiming that the Maine mass shootings were a “false flag” (www.mediamatters.org)
When X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk changed his platform’s verification system, he ushered in a new reality where fringe conspiracy theorists could easily promote false claims about breaking news. That happened again shortly after the deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, as Media Matters found numerous heavily...
'Bidenomics': Feds Seek to Promote Commercial Conversions Into Affordable Transit-Friendly Housing (usa.streetsblog.org)
‘We’re the tip of the iceberg,’ say PFAS contaminated farmers (www.mlive.com)
White House opens $45 billion in federal funds to developers to convert offices to homes (www.marketwatch.com)
The White House kicked off a multiagency push on Friday to help finance real-estate developers convert more office buildings in big cities emptied by the pandemic into affordable housing, taking aim at the nation’s housing crisis....
Clarence Thomas loan report spurs new ethics criticism of US Supreme Court (www.reuters.com)
New findings that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas apparently failed to repay at least a “significant portion” of a $267,230 loan he received from a wealthy benefactor prompted Senate Democrats on Thursday to step up their criticism of the court’s lack of an ethics code....
