IDF accidentally shoots and kills three Israelis held hostage in Gaza (edition.cnn.com)
Illinois Strip Club Paid Mayor to Allow Prostitution for Years, U.S. Says (www.nytimes.com)
The former mayor of Harvey, Ill., demanded thousands in monthly payments from a strip club to allow it to stay open, federal prosecutors said....
"The donut effect" is reshaping America's cities (www.axios.com)
Students and Educators in Idaho Show Us What It’s Like When a State Fails to Fund School Repairs (www.propublica.org)
No other state spends less on school infrastructure per student than Idaho. As a result, many students, especially those in rural districts, deal with leaking ceilings, freezing classrooms and discolored drinking water. Some students have to miss school when the power or heat goes out....
US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses (apnews.com)
US senator tries to force debate on 'humanitarian cataclysm' in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, sought to force debate under a provision in U.S. foreign assistance law prohibiting security assistance to any government that “engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights” and lets Congress vote to demand a report on a...
Prince Harry was phone-hacking victim and editors knew, London court rules (www.reuters.com)
** I’ve posted this because of the UK’s media, not because of any royal involved....
How the IDF is misleading Israelis on Telegram (www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk)
Ukraine councilor detonates grenades at meeting, wounding 26, in attack captured on video (www.cbsnews.com)
Understanding Your ERC Eligibility (www.governmentaid.com)
The Employee Retention Credit, or ERC, has become a buzzword among small business owners. It is a lucrative reward for businesses that struggled and persevered to maintain their employees during tough times. However, establishing your eligibility is complex; the process may be challenging, too....
Four charged by feds, accused of running an $80 million ‘pig butchering’ scheme (www.nbcnews.com)
Border policies under consideration could overwhelm system, DHS officials warn (www.nbcnews.com)
Department of Homeland Security officials are warning about the impact of policies being discussed in negotiations between the White House and Congress that would increase deportations, deny many migrants the right to seek asylum and make detention mandatory, according to current and former officials who spoke to NBC News....
Family of 11-year-old shot by police vows to seek justice after officer gets no charges (www.theguardian.com)
Inside the Border Talks That Could Decide the Fate of Ukraine Aid (www.nytimes.com)
The White House has signaled that it is open to several Republican proposals, according to Biden administration officials, lawmakers in both parties and people familiar with the matter....
Older Americans to pay less for some drug treatments as drugmakers penalized for big price jumps (apnews.com)
Hundreds of thousands of older Americans could pay less for some of their outpatient drug treatments beginning early next year, the Biden administration announced Thursday....
Israeli soldiers beating up a reporter (t.me)
White House directs federal employees to prioritize sustainable travel during official business (thehill.com)
A new Biden administration directive instructs federal employees to prioritize making sustainable choices while on official travel....
Uproar as after-school Satan club forms at Tennessee elementary school (www.theguardian.com)
Community members in a Tennessee school district want to banish Satan from their children’s halls after the formation of a new club was announced....
Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in the West (apnews.com)
Anyone who has suspected that there are more women than men where they live, or vice versa, will find fodder for their suspicions in new data from the U.S. Census Bureau....
Prosecutors Refuse to Drop Charges Against Texas 11-Year-Old Put in Solitary Confinement (themessenger.com)
Timothy Murray lost his father earlier this year and had been asking his principal for counseling when she called in the police
Senator demands answers on reports of Meta censoring pro-Palestinian content (www.theguardian.com)
Skier narrowly misses bear on California slopes (www.bbc.com)
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How Israel jails hundreds of Palestinians without charge (www.bbc.com)
Yazen had been held under “administrative detention” - a longstanding security policy, inherited from the British, that allows the Israeli state to imprison people indefinitely without charge, and without presenting any evidence against them....
'I feel trapped': Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia (apnews.com)
Last year, the Rohingya girl sacrificed herself to save her family, embarking on a terrifying journey from her homeland of Myanmar to a country she had never seen, to marry a man she had never met....
Boy, 13, charged after allegedly planning mass shooting in a synagogue (apnews.com)
The teenager, who is unnamed in court documents because he is a minor, is charged with inducing panic and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors. He’s accused of posting a “detailed plan to complete a mass shooting” at Temple Israel in Canton, a city south of Akron, on the live streaming platform Discord....
