Another Republican early exit narrows GOP House majority (www.independent.co.uk)
mRNA vaccine use should be stopped, controversial Florida Surgeon General tells FDA, CDC (themessenger.com)
Florida’s firebrand surgeon general is calling for use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to be stopped....
Jimmy Kimmel hints at potential lawsuit against Aaron Rodgers (www.nbcsports.com)
NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications (www.theguardian.com)
NYC councilmember says Mayor Adams tried to stop police transparency bill by trading budget cuts (gothamist.com)
Mayor Eric Adams told at least one member of the City Council he would restore cuts to their favorite programs if they agreed to vote against a police transparency bill the mayor and NYPD officials vigorously opposed, according to four people familiar with conversations in the Council....
Chicago community organizers and police reform advocates question the lack of transparency surrounding the city’s new contract with the FOP (chicagoreader.com)
Full title (exceeded character limits) - “‘Not the way a transparent, democratic process should work,’ Chicago community organizers and police reform advocates question the lack of transparency surrounding the city’s new contract with the FOP and say Mayor Brandon Johnson should’ve pushed for greater accountability for...
From Austin to Anchorage, U.S. cities opt to ditch their off-street parking minimums (www.kpbs.org)
The city council in Austin, Texas recently proposed something that could seem like political Kryptonite: getting rid of parking minimums....
How safety rules ‘written in blood’ saved lives in Tokyo plane crash (www.cnn.com)
Watching the footage of the Japan Airlines collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, it seems miraculous that anyone has emerged unscathed....
Police investigate virtual sex assault on girl's avatar (www.bbc.com)
Police are investigating a virtual sexual assault of a girl’s avatar, the chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners has said....
Mickey Mouse horror film unveiled as copyright ends (www.bbc.com)
It’s Mickey, but not as you’ve ever seen him before....
Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy (www.cnbc.com)
Souvenir sellers have flooded the Brooklyn Bridge. Now the city is banning them (apnews.com)
Visitors to New York City hoping to take home a souvenir from the Brooklyn Bridge will now have to settle for a photograph, as vendors are about to be banned from the iconic span....
Nearly half of police force resigns in one day (www.wave3.com)
Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expand (abcnews.go.com)
How common are earthquakes on the East Coast? Small explosions reported after NYC quake (www.usatoday.com)
Bernie Sanders calls on Congress to block funding to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
'Rich Dad, Poor Dad's' Robert Kiyosaki Says He's $1.2 Billion In Debt Because 'If I Go Bust, The Bank Goes Bust. Not My Problem' (finance.yahoo.com)
The Fastest Growing Demographic In The Workforce? People Over Age 75 (www.forbes.com)
US women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions (apnews.com)
Medication abortion accounts for more than half of all abortions in the U.S., and typically involves two drugs: mifepristone and misoprostol. A research letter published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine looked at requests for these pills from people who weren’t pregnant and sought them through Aid Access, a European online...
The Union Density Rate Likely Increased in 2023. You Read That Right. (poweratwork.us)
More Than 6,700 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled Over Possible E. Coli Contamination (themessenger.com)
Ground beef and ground beef patties affected by the recall were sent to distributors in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan...
Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules (www.theguardian.com)
The ruling by a unanimous panel of fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a wave of lawsuits focusing on abortion exceptions...
Gas prices fall under 3 bucks a gallon at majority of U.S. stations (www.cbsnews.com)
Menendez Faces a New Accusation: Aiding the Qatari Government (www.nytimes.com)
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey — already accused of using his political influence to benefit Egypt — was newly charged on Tuesday with using his power to help the government of Qatar....