Florida Is on Its Way to Banning — and Criminalizing — Alternative Meat (www.foodandwine.com)
“It Feels Impossible to Stay”: The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Them (www.propublica.org)
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Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza (apnews.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate.”...
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead (www.npr.org)
40-year-old homeowner says economy doesn’t add up: ‘I’m making the most money I’ve ever made, and I’m still living paycheck to paycheck’ (fortune.com)
“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.
"Women of Distinction" award named for Ruth Bader Ginsberg goes to Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Sly Stallone (www.wonkette.com)
What in the name of all the Earth and its domains and the heavens above is this asshattery?...
Forget the paycheck, employees really want a raise in emotional salary (www.fastcompany.com)
Starbucks accused of violating Americans with Disabilities Act by charging extra for non-dairy (www.kiro7.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Expected to Tap Nicole Shanahan as Running Mate (www.mediaite.com)
I was hoping for Aaron Rodgers....
Tesla settles with former employee over racial discrimination claims (www.theguardian.com)
It’s not you, it’s them: Engaged couples are cutting back on lavish weddings (www.cnn.com)
Multi-tiered cakes, elaborate floral displays and choreographed first dances: The traditional white wedding has been long considered a hallmark of American life....
Massachusetts town grapples with sea rise after sand barrier fails (www.theguardian.com)
A $500,000 sand dune collapsed in days after being erected, and residents are looking for help to protect their homes...
Extremist groups take aim at middle school teacher, district fighting back (www.msn.com)
Corporations are Making Millions of Dollars from US Prison Labor - Human Trafficking Search (humantraffickingsearch.org)
Vaasa police foil student's school shooting plan (Finland) (yle.fi)
“The woman who made the video was taken into custody about an hour later. The detention was made without drama. I can’t go into details, but it happened in Vaasa,” Luoto told Svenska Yle....
State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs (apnews.com)
As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago....
U.S. investigating Meta for role in illicit drug sales, WSJ reports (www.cnbc.com)
U.S. prosecutors in Virginia are probing whether Facebook-parent Meta’s social media platforms facilitated and profited from the illegal sale of drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing documents and people familiar with the matter....
Psychedelics are about to become a casualty of Oregon’s opioid crisis (www.vox.com)
Four years ago, the state decriminalized all drugs. Now it’s trying to course-correct — and might make a mistake in the process....
Boeing: How much trouble is the company in? (www.bbc.co.uk)
“It’s as if I’m watching a troubled child” is how Captain Dennis Tajer describes flying a Boeing 737 Max....
S&P 500 is 'bizarrely overvalued' and could crash 49% as recession sets in, elite strategist says (markets.businessinsider.com)
Leading adviser quits over Instagram’s failure to remove self-harm content (www.theguardian.com)
A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit over lives.
The Inventor of Karaoke Has Died, But His Legacy Is Louder Than Ever (www.rollingstone.com)
FTC probing Reddit plan to let AI firms use user-generated content to train software (thehill.com)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing Reddit’s plan to let artificial intelligence (AI) firms utilize user-generated content to train their software, according to the social media company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing Friday....
Miami Beach declares midnight curfew for this Spring Break weekend to curb "dangerous mayhem" (www.cbsnews.com)
Listen up, spring breakers: Miami Beach has declared a midnight curfew....
Rebellious Russians Stage Daring Attacks From Ukraine on Russian Soil (www.nytimes.com)
