New York archdiocese calls funeral for trans activist at cathedral ‘scandalous’ (www.theguardian.com)
Pastor of St Patrick’s Cathedral condemns service for Cecilia Gentili after she was celebrated as being ‘mother of all whores’...
Florida Department of Health investigates Broward County's multiple measles cases (www.cbsnews.com)
The Florida Department of Health is carrying out an epidemiological investigation surrounding the multiple cases of measles at a Broward County elementary school over the weekend....
Arrests made after girl's body found encased in concrete and boy's remains in a suitcase (abcnews.go.com)
Police have arrested two people on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse after the discovery of a girl’s body encased in concrete and a boy’s remains in a suitcase in Colorado...
A 19-Year-Old Died After Taking ‘Gas Station Heroin’. His Mom Wonders Why It’s Still Being Sold Legally. (www.vice.com)
Johnathon Morrison’s mother helped get tianeptine banned in Alabama. But she says it makes her “sick” it is still being sold in stores across the U.S....
Exiled Chinese artist Ai Weiwei: 'Censorship in West exactly the same as Mao's China' (news.sky.com)
He was responding to a question about the cancellation of his exhibition by the Lisson Gallery in London in November following comments on social media referencing the Israel-Hamas conflict....
Knesset to vote on expulsion of MK Ofer Cassif over signing ICJ petition (www.haaretz.com)
The expulsion vote was prompted by the Hadash party lawmaker’s support for South Africa’s genocide case at the ICJ....
Unveiling BMW 2 Series Common Issues: An In-Depth Exploration (discuss.tchncs.de)
The BMW 2 Series stands as a symbol of performance and luxury, yet like any vehicle, it faces common issues. This comprehensive guide delves into these matters, examining their impact on performance, reliability, and whether they should deter potential buyers. From oil consumption to rear axle bolts, power steering glitches,...
Young adults are getting used to living on a financial cliff (www.nbcnews.com)
Russia takes full control of Avdiivka, as Kyiv decries ‘artificial deficit’ in ammo (www.politico.eu)
“Ukrainian soldiers had to ration ammunition due to dwindling supplies,” US President Biden says in pushing for approval of more American aid....
A broke Chinese real estate developer left Los Angeles with empty, graffiti-covered towers and a billion-dollar bill (www.businessinsider.com)
Two police officers and firefighter fatally shot after call in Minneapolis suburbs (www.theguardian.com)
Jury convicts Iowa police chief of lying to feds to acquire machine guns (apnews.com)
The jury convicted Adair Police Chief Brad Wendt, 47, of conspiring to make false statements to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, making false statements to the agency, and illegal possession of a machine gun. He was convicted on 11 of 15 charges....
The Great Compression: Thanks to soaring housing prices, the era of the 400-square-foot subdivision house is upon us (www.nytimes.com)
Robert Lanter lives in a 600-square-foot house that can be traversed in five seconds and vacuumed from a single outlet. He doesn’t have a coffee table in the living room because it would obstruct the front door. When relatives come to visit, Mr. Lanter says jokingly, but only partly, they have to tour one at time....
Average credit card balances jump 10% to a record $6,360, and more consumers fall behind on payments (www.cnbc.com)
Americans now owe $1.13 trillion in credit card debt
Big, dead satellite will crash back to Earth next week (earthsky.org)
Two Myanmar Political Prisoners ‘Killed’ in Bago after Arrest (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15679473...
Ron DeSantis condemned as Florida removes sociology as core college class (www.theguardian.com)
Board of education replaces course at 12 public universities with own US history curriculum, in latest ‘anti-woke’ attack...
The U.K. and Japan have slumped into recession while the U.S. keeps defying gloomy expectations (fortune.com)
Frozen embryos are ‘children,’ Alabama Supreme Court rules in couples’ wrongful death suits (www.al.com)
The state's highest court reversed a judge's dismissal of the case involving embryos destroyed by a wandering Mobile hospital patient.
Europe seeks to sway Trump camp on NATO, Ukraine aid (www.reuters.com)
Even as they insist they are not dancing to Donald Trump’s tune on NATO, European leaders are singing from a song sheet designed to appeal to the former U.S. president and his Republican supporters....
Prime Minister: Denmark to supply all its artillery to Ukraine (euromaidanpress.com)
X-Men '97's Take on Morph Is Already Making Bigots Mad (gizmodo.com)
So in the latest installment of what won’t make MAGA throw a tantrum.
Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Law Faces Growing Pushback Amid Fentanyl Crisis (www.voanews.com)
This is interesting....
Lab-Made Meat? Florida Lawmakers Don’t Like the Sound of It. (www.nytimes.com)
Legislators there and in several other states want to restrict the manufacture or sale of meat made in a laboratory, even though it barely exists. The space industry disagrees....
Companies — profitable or not — make 2024 the year of cost cuts (www.cnbc.com)
