Paramedic Sentenced to Five Years in Death of Elijah McClain (archive.today)
The convictions of the two paramedics shook the world of emergency workers who have typically been shielded from criminal prosecution — and it forced questions about the dynamic between the police and paramedics at a scene....
Severed body parts belonging to 2 people found in Long Island park (abcnews.go.com)
Biden Is Bankrolling Israel’s War Amid Growing Financial Hardship at Home (theintercept.com)
Israel appropriates 650 acres of West Bank land near big settlement (www.reuters.com)
US Prescription Market Hamstrung for 9 Days (so far) by Ransomware Attack (arstechnica.com)
Nine days after a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate took down the biggest US health care payment processor, pharmacies, health care providers, and patients were still scrambling to fill prescriptions for medicines, many of which are lifesaving....
South Dakota Senate gives final approval to abortion video plan (www.keloland.com)
The legislation calls for the department to describe South Dakota’s bans, which prohibit nearly all abortions, other than to preserve the life of the female....
First Misogynist Incel Sentenced on Federal Hate Crime Charges (www.splcenter.org)
Colorado paramedic sentenced to five years in prison over killing of Elijah McClain (www.theguardian.com)
Peter Cichuniec one of two paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide for roles in 23-year-old’s death after police stop...
Georgia Senate passes bill banning taxpayer, private funds for American Library Association (apnews.com)
Georgia’s Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban libraries from spending public or private funds on services offered by the American Library Association, which a Republican member of the chamber called a “Marxist and socialist” group....
Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders (apnews.com)
A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody.
Conservatives Plan to Ban Abortion and Cut LGBT Rights Starting Next January (newrepublic.com)
Project 2025’s 180-Day Playbook is a remarkably detailed guide to turning the United States into a fascist’s paradise.
'Excess deaths' in Gaza for next 6 months projected in first-of-its-kind effort (www.npr.org)
A team of researchers tried something that's never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What's the reaction to their study?
DeSantis Vetoes Blanket Social Media Ban for Youths Under 16 (www.nytimes.com)
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Xi’s one-man rule over China’s economy is sparking trouble (www.smh.com.au)
Chinese leader’s consolidation of power makes him bigger target as economic slowdown that’s hit household wealth sees protests rise...
Blockbuster blizzard is slamming California with 12 feet of snow possible, 100-mph wind gusts | CNN (www.cnn.com)
So while Texas is basically entirely on fire, California is getting New York’s weather.
University of Florida terminates all DEI employees to comply with state regulation (www.wcjb.com)
International media condemns Israeli attacks on Palestinian journalists in Gaza (www.haaretz.com)
CDC releases new guidance ending 5-day isolation period for recovering COVID-19 patients, stay home if sick (abcnews.go.com)
Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80% of the wounds at his hospital from aid convoy bloodshed (apnews.com)
The head of a Gaza hospital where some of the wounded from bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy were taken says more than 80% percent had been struck by gunfire, suggesting heavy shooting by Israeli troops.
CVS and Walgreens to begin selling abortion pill mifepristone in some states (abcnews.go.com)
In Internal Meeting, Christiane Amanpour Confronts CNN Brass About “Double Standards” on Israel Coverage (theintercept.com)
CNN employees, including the renowned international news anchor Christiane Amanpour, confronted network executives over what the staffers described as myriad leadership failings in coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, according to a leaked recording of a recent all-hands meeting obtained by The Intercept....
Bill that would empower Oregon to penalize child labor law violators passes Legislature (www.oregonlive.com)
Anesthetics, crutches, dates. Inside Israel’s ghost list of items arbitrarily denied entry into Gaza (edition.cnn.com)
Between the Hammer and the Anvil (theintercept.com)
A major New York Times story regarding systematic rape by Hamas is found to have questionable sources and an amateur reporter with documented bias