Woman returns from vacation to find Atlanta home demolished (apnews.com)
A homeowner is mulling the next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in southwest Atlanta.
Israeli Arabs arrested over Gaza social media posts (www.bbc.com)
Influencer Dalal Abu Amneh is among those to be held in a crackdown on Gaza-linked content.
Small business owners say they're pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security - Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com)
Small business owners say they’re pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security - Minnesota Reformer
BBC Confirm Policy Change On Describing Hamas In Meeting With Jewish Leaders (www.mediaite.com)
Following weeks of backlash the BBC will reportedly no longer refer to Hamas as “militants” opting instead to describe them as "a proscribed terrorist organisation" or simply "Hamas." This shift in policy by the public service broadcaster was announced by the Board of Deputies of British Jews in a press release on Friday,...
Google owes executive $1 million after losing gender bias lawsuit (www.theverge.com)
The jury agreed that Google retaliated when Rowe complained.
The ‘new elites’ of X: Identifying the most influential accounts engaged in Hamas/Israel discourse (www.cip.uw.edu)
Since the first news of the attack on Israel by Hamas, we have seen anecdotal reports from users of X (formerly Twitter) that the platform has become less useful for surfacing verified news and more generally disorienting. Through a novel data collection process we identify highly influential accounts in the Hamas/Israel...
Attorney Explains 'Most Significant' Fact of Trump Lawyers' Guilty Pleas (www.newsweek.com)
Aww Yiss. Mothaflippin schadenfreude
Maryland police find vehicle linked to suspect in fatal shooting of judge (www.cnn.com)
Police have found the vehicle of the suspect who allegedly shot and killed a Maryland judge Thursday....
Manhunt continues for suspect in 'targeted' killing of Maryland judge; U.S. Marshals Service offers $10K reward (www.nbcnews.com)
A $10,000 reward is now being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man accused of fatally shooting a Maryland judge in a “targeted attack” outside his home....
Detroit synagogue president found fatally stabbed outside her home (www.nbcnews.com)
A Detroit synagogue president was found fatally stabbed outside her home Saturday morning....
Dog walker films winds lifting forest floor in Scotland (www.bbc.co.uk)
David Nugent-Malone was walking his dog Jake in Mugdock on a path the pair often visit....
NY Judge Who Bragged About Aiming Loaded Gun at Black Defendant in Court is in Big Trouble (www.theroot.com)
Highlights: In 2015, upstate New York judge Robert J. Putorti was overseeing a court hearing involving a Black defendant. Nothing out of the ordinary for a judge to do right? Except, when a Black man approached the stand “too quickly,” Judge Putorti pulled a loaded gun on him in court....
House remains paralyzed with no end in sight for speakership battle after Jordan's exit (www.cnn.com)
There is still no end in sight for the high-stakes speakership battle after House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago....
First emergency convoy reaches Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes (www.reuters.com)
Out of 200 trucks waiting to cross into Gaza through the Rafah border, Israel is allowing up to 20 … with fuel being banned. So hospitals and water stations can’t run their generators.
Health care workers gain 21% wage increase in pending agreement with Kaiser Permanente after historic strike (theconversation.com)
Ultra-processed foods harm brain health, but access and affordability are issues. (www.theguardian.com)
Felice Jacka, a leading researcher of nutritional psychiatry, has found links between ultra-processed foods and the health of our brains. She explains that our gut microbiome affects various aspects of health, including metabolism, blood glucose, body weight, gene expression, serotonin levels, stress response, mitochondrial...
Jan. 6 defense lawyers ‘gobsmacked’ by Trump ally’s plea deal (www.politico.com)
Many rioters who stormed the Capitol received long prison sentences. Sidney Powell, an architect of the effort to subvert the election, negotiated a misdemeanor plea deal and cooperation agreement....
13 states will join the IRS direct income tax filing pilot in 2024 - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Nonprofit hospitals skimp on charity while CEOs reap millions, report finds (arstechnica.com)
Donald Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York fraud trial and warned twice about imprisonment (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 by a New York judge on Friday for violating a gag order not to speak about any members of the court staff – and was warned twice about possible imprisonment....
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Biden administration communications with social media companies (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies while a lawsuit targeting the government’s efforts to combat online misinformation plays out....
2 American hostages held since Hamas attack on Israel released: IDF (abcnews.go.com)
The long nightmare in captivity for two of the hostages taken by Hamas during its deadly surprise attack on Israel has ended, Israeli authorities said....
British Museum Will Digitize Entire Collection at a Cost of $12.1 M. in Response to Thefts (www.artnews.com)
That’s the good part....
Questions linger after Connecticut police officers fatally shoot man in his bed (apnews.com)
The killing Monday angered and saddened Passmore’s family and raised questions about whether officers could have done things differently. It came as many police departments nationwide have changed the way they respond to certain calls, including those involving mentally ill people — in response to outcries over police...
