Barry John: Legendary Wales and Lions fly-half dies aged 79 (www.bbc.co.uk)
The King is dead
Unrwa chief says Israel has not yet presented evidence on its accusations (www.middleeasteye.net)
The UN agency Unrwa’s commissioner general, Philippe Lazzarini, has told the Financial Times that Israel has yet to present any evidence to it over its accusations that around a dozen Unrwa staff had been involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel....
Erdoğan: "hostility to Sharia is hostility to Islam" (www.turkishminute.com)
4 Things To Know About The Atmospheric River Storm In California (www.forbes.com)
The National Weather Service is not mixing words. The graphic above tells the story. This particular storm has the potentioal for dangerous and threatening flooding Sunday and Monday. In parts of southern California, the nation’s weather agency is calling for 3 to 6 inches of rainfall, with up to a foot in elevated terrain....
CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’ (www.theguardian.com)
Masturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried (www.npr.org)
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A Confederate general refused to surrender and fled to Mexico. Now the Texas park named for him is the center of another standoff (www.cnn.com)
Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, has become a staging ground for state forces, the epicenter of a standoff with the federal government and a stark symbol of dysfunction at the border....
Texas Border Convoy Descends into Antisemitism (www.newsweek.com)
The video shows Michael Yon making false claims regarding so-called “terrorists coming across the border being funded by Jewish money.” Yon was speaking at a “Take Back Our Border” convoy in Texas....
Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation. Now they have another big conspiracy in their sights (www.cnn.com)
When wildfire ripped through Hawaii’s Maui last August, the impact was devastating: a whole town reduced to ashes, more than 100 lives lost. The inferno was described as the “largest natural disaster in state history.”...
A stolen digital memory card with gruesome recordings leads to a double murder trial in Alaska (apnews.com)
Now, more than four years later, what she found on that card is key to a double murder trial set to begin this week: gruesome photos and videos of a woman being beaten and strangled at a Marriott hotel, her attacker speaking in a strong accent as he urged her to die, her blanket-covered body being snuck outside on a luggage...
The RNC chairwoman calls for unity as the party faces a cash crunch and attacks by some Trump allies (apnews.com)
McDaniel spoke at the RNC’s winter meeting in Las Vegas behind closed doors on Friday, addressing a gathering of state chairmen and other top party members in what’s expected to be a critical swing state in the November election....
Claims that Jan. 6 rioters are 'political prisoners' endure. Judges want to set the record straight (apnews.com)
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth condemned the depiction by Trump and Republican allies of Jan. 6 defendants as “political prisoners” and “hostages.” Lamberth also denounced attempts to undermine the legitimacy of the justice system for punishing rioters who broke the law when they invaded the Capitol....
‘Andrew Tate is a symptom, not the problem’: why young men are turning against feminism (www.theguardian.com)
Teachers describe a deterioration in behaviour and attitudes that has proved to be fertile terrain for misogynistic influencers...
Mayorkas is driven by his own understanding of the immigrant experience. Many in GOP want him gone (www.independent.co.uk)
Supporters of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says he brings a prosecutor’s tenacity and a personal understanding of the immigrant experience in America to the job of running the sprawling agency...
Courtney Dauwalter's Historic Triumph at UTMB Redefines Ultra-Running (runnerstribe.com)
Her summer of 2023 not only marked a triple crown by conquering the Western States 100, Hardrock 100, and UTMB in a single season but also solidified her status as an unparalleled force in ultra-running. Dauwalter’s narrative, from a setback in her initial 100-mile race to becoming a dominant force, is a tale of resilience and...
Amid a Fraught Process, a Philadelphia Museum Entombs Remains of 19 Black People (www.nytimes.com)
Skulls from a collection used to further racist science have been laid to rest. Questions surrounding the interment have not....
Il Sorriso Splendente: Recensione del Kit Sbiancante HiSmile (feddit.it) Italian
Armies of bots battled on Twitter over Chinese spy balloon incident (www.newscientist.com)
Large proportions of users posting on Twitter – now X – about the Chinese balloon that drifted over the US and Canada in 2023 were bots attempting to shape the debate...
Il Sorriso Splendente: Recensione del Kit Sbiancante HiSmile (feddit.it) Italian
Qualcuno ha comprato e provato questo prodotto? Secondo voi funziona? Un sorriso luminoso è un biglietto da visita che lascia un’impressione indelebile. Con l’aumentare dell’attenzione verso l’igiene dentale e l’aspetto estetico dei denti, molte persone cercano soluzioni efficaci per sbiancare i propri denti...
Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps (apnews.com)
Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP has used over the past 13 years to grow their majorities and advance their agenda....
Biden-Harris Admin: Nearly $72 Million in Largest Single Investment to Support America’s Hydropower Facilities (cleantechnica.com)
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob dies of cancer (intlmonitor.com)
Namibia’s long-time leader Hage Geingob, 82, succumbed to cancer on Sunday morning, leaving Vice President Nangolo Mbumba to lead the country until the end of the year elections.
Half of US adults say Israel has gone too far in war in Gaza, AP-NORC poll shows (apnews.com)
Biden sweeps away his rivals in the Democratic race (intlmonitor.com)
Biden received more than 90% of the votes, compared to less than 10% of his only two competitors on the ballot.
Oklahoma's oldest Native American school, Bacone College, is threatened by debts and disrepair (apnews.com)
Students aren’t attending classes here this semester, but work still needs to be done. In the college’s historic buildings, there are leaks to plug, mold to purge and priceless works of Native American art to save from ruin. Not to mention devising a plan to keep the college from shuttering for good. It’s a daunting task...
