Two arrested in France over alleged bedbug pest control scam (www.theguardian.com)
Egypt warned Israel of "a rupture" in relations if Palestinians flee to Sinai (www.axios.com)
Researchers serve up an improved model of indoor pollution produced by cooking (phys.org)
Phys.org
Yes, They’re Pro-Confederacy. But They’re Just the Nicest Ladies. (newrepublic.com)
NewRepublic.com
The World Got Failing Grades on Climate Action. Here’s How COP28 Aims to Fix That (www.scientificamerican.com)
ScientificAmerican.com
A veteran economist just echoed Elon Musk and Michael Burry's warning that Americans are drowning in credit-card debt - and he says the economy will pay the price (ca.finance.yahoo.com)
Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza (apnews.com)
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this week announced that Israel would retain an open-ended security presence in Gaza. Israeli officials talk of imposing a buffer zone to keep Palestinians away from the Israeli border. They rule out any role for the Palestinian Authority, which was ousted from Gaza by Hamas in 2007...
Texas judge grants pregnant woman's request to get an abortion (www.nbcnews.com)
A Texas judge on Thursday granted an emergency order allowing a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion in the state....
Israel-Gaza latest news: No room in shelters as thousands flee to Gaza border city - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are streaming into Rafah to escape intense fighting elsewhere in the south of the Gaza Strip...
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Jailed for Their Own Safety, 14 Mississippians Died Awaiting Mental Health Treatment (www.propublica.org)
As chancery clerk of Quitman County in the Mississippi Delta, he coordinates a legal process in which people are ordered into treatment for serious mental illness or substance abuse — a common way for Mississippians, especially poor people without insurance, to access inpatient care....
For Indigenous communities in Alberta, the oil industry has left an ugly stain | Ricochet (ricochet.media)
While trawling his boat further down the river, Castor points to odd-looking clusters resembling dirty foam floating by....
Moms for Liberty founder leaves rightwing leadership role amid queer sex scandal & rape allegations (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The co-founder of the anti-LGBTQ+ extremist group Moms for Liberty seems to have resigned from her most recent position in the wake of rape allegations against her husband and her own involvement in a same-sex sex scandal....
Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised (arstechnica.com)
After a spy camera designed to look like a towel hook was purchased on Amazon and illegally used for months to capture photos of a minor in her private bathroom, Amazon was sued....
Catholic nuns sue Smith & Wesson to halt its assault-style weapons sales (www.reuters.com)
'He Didn't Stand By Her': Doctor's Brother On How Dowry Demand Crushed Her (www.ndtv.com)
How to know you haven’t found a “good man”
New Study: Police Kill Over 10,000 Family Dogs Every Year; According to The U.S. Justice Department (medium.com)
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Judge says Texas woman may abort fetus with lethal abnormality (www.texastribune.org)
Candidate for Santos' old seat is convicted on Jan. 6 charges after testifying he had 'no idea' Congress met in the Capitol (www.nbcnews.com)
Putin trolls COP28 with oil talks next door (www.politico.eu)
But this won’t compare to Europe which trolls itself by buying russian gas and oil still, and burning more of coal than ever.