New York officials to boost security at Jewish sites ahead of expected protests (www.politico.com)
New York state and city officials on Friday are increasing security around potentially vulnerable sites like schools and houses of worship after a former Hamas leader called for a global day of violence.
A Texas neighborhood became a target of the right over immigration. Locals are pushing back (apnews.com)
Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony Ridge, one of the biggest neighborhoods in Texas, lured by cheap land and the chance for his family to escape the crime he says was rampant around their apartment in nearby Houston....
China rejects State Dep’t report claiming Beijing spends billions to spread disinformation globally (hongkongfp.com)
China rejects State Dep’t report claiming Beijing spends billions to spread disinformation globally The State Department report alleged that China suppresses information that goes against its position on contentious issues such as its human rights record, especially in Xinjiang....
WSJ News Exclusive | China Blocks Executive at U.S. Firm Kroll From Leaving the Mainland (www.wsj.com)
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Escaped Pennsylvania killer spotted twice on same day as search zone narrows in on fugitive, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
Escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante was spotted twice Friday within the Chester County search area, Pennsylvania state police said, as officials appear to narrow in on the fugitive by reducing the search zone....
Complex cave rescue looms in Turkey as American Mark Dickey stuck 3,200 feet inside Morca cave (www.cbsnews.com)
Turkish and international cave rescue experts were working Thursday to save an American speleologist trapped at a depth of more than 3,280 feet in a cave in southern Turkey after he became ill. Mark Dickey, 40, became sick during an international expedition in Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains, in the Mersin...
EPA’s new rule could strip protections from more than half of U.S. wetlands (www.washingtonpost.com)
The agency finalized the new regulation to reflect a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year...
Category 1 Hurricane Hilary barrels toward California, still threatening floods and damaging winds (www.cnn.com)
Hurricane Hilary is expected to slam into Southern California on Sunday as a rare tropical storm, unleashing floods, fierce winds and heavy downpours as residents evacuate, parks and beaches close and first responders brace for water rescues....
Ex-wife of slain Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan charged with his murder (abcnews.go.com)
Montana otter attack leaves 3 women hurt, including one flown to the hospital (www.nbcnews.com)
Montana wildlife management officials don’t plan to take any further action. Otters can be protective of themselves and their young.
Suicide bomber at political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people, wounds nearly 200 (apnews.com)
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to weaken Pakistani Islamists.
Second Alzheimer’s drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with safety risk (www.kcrg.com)
I know someone else has posted this but this one is less sensational and gives better facts.
Detainees and advocates decry 'horrific' conditions at Louisiana ICE detention center (www.nbcnews.com)
People held at the Winn Correctional Center are subjected to undrinkable water, the constant threat of solitary confinement and limited access to doctors, they say.
A U.K. Researcher Has Unearthed the Original 19th-Century Photo Featured on an Iconic Led Zeppelin Album Cover (news.artnet.com)
The image was found in an album of photographs taken by Ernest Howard Farmer. … The man Farmer photographed has also been identified as Lot Long (1823–93), who was a widower residing in a small cottage in Shaftesbury Road, Mere, when the image was taken.
Jezebel [women-focused news site] Is Dead. Long Live Jezebel (www.rollingstone.com)
El Niño could unleash several '10-year flood events' this winter in cities such as Seattle and San Diego (www.livescience.com)
The water [at Kealia Pond] has turned a shocking shade of magenta in this Hawaii refuge (www.cnn.com)
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Judge orders federal oversight of Angola, calls inmate medical care 'abhorrent,' 'cruel' (www.nola.com)
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Maine gunman may have targeted businesses over delusions they were disparaging him online (apnews.com)
Maine State Police documents released Tuesday shed light on why a delusional U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston may have targeted those locations....
Special counsel urges court to reimpose Trump gag order in election interference case (www.npr.org)
Special counsel Jack Smith is arguing that the former president continues to try to intimidate witnesses on social media and in his public statements.
Americans' net worth surged by a record 37% from 2019-2022 (www.cnn.com)
Nobel economics prize goes to professor for advancing the understanding of the workplace gender gap (apnews.com)
The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for research that has advanced the understanding of the gender gap in the labor market....
Drugmakers agree to negotiate drug prices with government, White House says (www.nbcnews.com)
The manufacturers of 10 prescription drugs — including Eliquis, Xarelto and Januvia — will take part in the negotiations....
Netflix Just Sent Out Their Last DVD, And It's An Oscar-Nominated Remake (www.msn.com)
Joel and Ethan Coen’s 2010 remake of True Grit....