A Brief Guide to the Growing Eric Adams Donor Scandal (nymag.com)
Workers at Alabama Hyundai plant announce union as UAW drives deeper into Southeast (thehill.com)
Thirty percent of the workers at the sole Hyundai plant in the U.S., in Alabama, have joined the United Auto Workers (UAW)....
Alabama said he was too dangerous to parole. He’d been dead for 10 days. (www.al.com)
Massive taxidermy polar bear stolen in bizarre Canadian heist (www.bbc.com)
‘No end in sight’: Blackstone CEO doesn't think the US can handle another term under President Biden — or what he calls 'four more years' of debt misery. But is it really that bad? (finance.yahoo.com)
No charges for New Mexico officers who knocked on wrong door before fatal shooting (www.bbc.com)
Authorities in New Mexico will not seek charges against three police officers involved in a fatal shooting after arriving at the wrong house last year....
Biden sanctions Israeli settlers over West Bank violence (www.bbc.com)
He signed an executive order on Thursday, saying violence had reached “intolerable levels”....
From Gaza to Sudan, conflict is driving a rise in hunger worldwide (www.vox.com)
In the 21st century, famine isn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice....
Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime (apnews.com)
Lauren Boebert brutally mocked by Republican at congressional dinner (www.newsweek.com)
Donald Trump Loses London Case Against Ex-MI6 Spy Over Kremlin Dossier (www.bloomberg.com)
Christopher Steele: UK High Court throws out Trump ex-spy dossier case (www.bbc.com)
The former president had been seeking to use data protection laws to sue the company run by Christopher Steele but the High Court has thrown out the case....
Gen Z boys and men more likely than baby boomers to believe feminism harmful, says poll (www.theguardian.com)
Boys and men from generation Z are more likely than older baby boomers to believe that feminism has done more harm than good, according to research that shows a “real risk of fractious division among this coming generation”....
'Hamas tore off my clothes, threatened to shoot': Gaza hostage tells her story. Mia Regev said Hamas abused her by hitting her injured leg, laughed, and mocked her. (www.jpost.com)
Suspect in father’s decapitation ‘went off the rails’ in college, those who knew him say (www.nbcnews.com)
Justin Mohn has “been ranting and railing about the government for 10 years now and how they’re out to get him,” a childhood friend told NBC News....
CBS correspondent says he faced recent discrimination at Louisiana high school (because he's openly gay) (www.theguardian.com)
An award-winning reporter for a major US news broadcaster recently faced discrimination from the Roman Catholic high school he attended while growing up in Louisiana because he is openly gay, he has said....
New-wave reactor technology could kick-start a nuclear renaissance — and the US is banking on it (www.cnn.com)
Off the Siberian coast, not far from Alaska, a Russian ship has been docked at port for four years. The Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, sends energy to around 200,000 people on land using next-wave nuclear technology: small modular reactors....
Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup (apnews.com)
Indian police cleared a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months’ detention and released it into the wild Tuesday, news agency Press Trust of India reported....
Secret history: Even before the revolution, America was a nation of conspiracy theorists (apnews.com)
It was 1800, and conspiracy theories were flourishing across America. Partisan newspapers spread tales of European elites seeking to seize control of the young democracy. Preachers in New England warned of plots to abolish Christianity in favor of godlessness and depravity....
Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: 'What happens when no one believes anything anymore?' (apnews.com)
Claims of “evidence” soon emerged: video footage on TikTok showing a beam of blinding white light, too straight to be lightning, zapping a residential neighborhood and sending flames and smoke into the sky. The video was shared many millions of times, amplified by neo-Nazis, anti-government radicals and supporters of the...
Universal Music Group Severs Ties With TikTok, Alleges “Indifference” and “Intimidation” in Open Letter (pitchfork.com)
UMG will not renew its contract with TikTok, claiming that the platform would not adequately address issues such as artist compensation, user safety, and the increasing prevalence of AI-generated music...
Oregon Governor and local leaders declare 90-day fentanyl state of emergencies for downtown Portland (www.cnn.com)
Oregon leaders joined forces to declare a 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland, funneling resources into fighting the city’s deadly fentanyl crisis....
Few are held responsible for wrongful convictions. Can a Philadelphia police perjury case stick? (apnews.com)
Of the nearly 3,500 people exonerated of serious crimes in the U.S. since 1989, more than half had their cases marred by alleged misconduct by police or prosecutors, according to a national database....
Texas AG Paxton sues five cities, including Austin and San Marcos, over marijuana policies (cbsaustin.com)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed lawsuits against five cities – Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Denton and Elgin – ordinances that aim to eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana possession offenses....
More than $27M in Trump campaign fundraising went to legal costs in the last six months of 2023 (www.nbcnews.com)
The former president was indicted four times last year and has also had to answer civil lawsuits targeting his business and him as an individual....
