Threats to Tigard-Tualatin Sch. Dist. (lemmy.today)
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A Phillies fan tried — and failed — to bring an emotional support alligator to a game (sports.yahoo.com)
Trump co-defendant pleads guilty in Georgia election case (www.nbcnews.com)
Scott Hall is the first person to plead guilty in the 19 defendant case. First to flip.
McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain (apnews.com)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain....
Extreme Misogyny in Incels Probably Not Caused by Sexual Frustration (researchinenglish.com)
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, an advocate for liberal priorities, dies at age 90 (apnews.com)
Witness to the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge in rapper’s death (apnews.com)
Proud Boy who disappeared ahead of his Jan. 6 sentencing was found unconscious by FBI agents at his home (apnews.com)
A member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before he was supposed to be sentenced for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot was found unconscious by federal agents after he tried to “covertly return” to his home, the FBI said on Friday....
New York Flooding Live Updates | Weather.com (weather.com)
Community support for this family (lemmus.org)
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Mission daycare worker sentenced to 25 years for catalog of child abuse - San Francisco Public Safety News (thepeoplesvoice.tv)
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Las Vegas police arrest man in Tupac Shakur drive-by shooting case (www.theguardian.com)
NYC streets turn into raging rivers during epic downpour flooding roads and subways (nypost.com)
Wild scenes of flooding unfolded throughout New York City on Friday morning as an intense rainstorm barreled through the tri-state area, turning local roads into rivers during the morning rush hour....
UAW expands strike against Ford, General Motors (www.axios.com)
Oxford High School shooter will get life in prison, no parole, for killing 4 students, judge rules (www.cbsnews.com)
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will be sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge said Friday....
WHO recommends dropping component of many flu vaccines (www.statnews.com)
The WHO has recommended dropping a component of many flu vaccines because the viruses it protects against appear to have been driven into extinction in the Covid pandemic.
Black musician says he was falsely accused of trafficking his own children aboard American Airlines flight (www.cbsnews.com)
One of the nation’s biggest airlines has been called into the spotlight after a Black father was accused of trafficking his own children on a flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles earlier in September....
US poor face economic hit as shutdown, childcare cliff, student loans converge (www.reuters.com)
About 12.4%, some 41 million, of the U.S.'s 333 million people live at or below the poverty line, the Census Bureau calculates, which is set at about $29,678 for a household of two adults and two chidren....
Florida girl, 16, dies after being struck by lightning while hunting with her dad (www.nbcnews.com)
A 16-year-old girl has died after she was struck by lightning while hunting with her father in Florida, officials say....
Cat Lovers Rejoice As New Medicine Will Extend Cat Lifespan To 30 Years (www.boredpanda.com)
there is a silent threat that affects kitties – chronic kidney disease. It is a complex and irreversible ailment that typically manifests at around 10 years old in cats, affecting an astounding 1 in 3 felines. As cats age, they gradually lose their kidney function, which significantly compromises their quality of life....
FBI arrests Proud Boys member who disappeared days before sentencing over role in Jan. 6 (abcnews.go.com)
Majority of national parks will close and annual Fat Bear Week canceled if government shuts down, Biden admin warns (www.cnn.com)
The National Park Service is warning that it will close most US national parks if Congress fails to come to an agreement to avoid a government shutdown this weekend, and a popular social media campaign celebrating fat bears will be canceled....
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, an 'icon for women in politics,' dies at 90, source confirms (abc7news.com)
Senator Dianne Feinstein's career was filled with firsts, including first woman mayor of San Francisco and one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.
3 anti-LGBTQ+ groups are behind 86% of all book bans across the U.S. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Approximately 86% of all book bans across the nation have occurred in school districts with a local chapter of one of three anti-LGBTQ+ groups: Moms for Liberty, Citizens Defending Freedom (CDF), and Parents’ Rights in Education, according to a new report from the free speech organization PEN America....
US may pay 3x more than EU for Moderna’s US-funded COVID shot (arstechnica.com)
Compared with other countries, the US is again seeing exorbitant prices for a medicine—even one it helped develop....
