Colorado Republicans call for pride flags to be burned (www.independent.co.uk)
Florida divers find trove of suspected cocaine packages in Atlantic Ocean (www.theguardian.com)
'Cyber terrorist' who reported fake 911 calls across US and Canada sentenced to prison (komonews.com)
The NYPD is reportedly seeking to revoke Trump's concealed carry permit (www.motherjones.com)
'Washington Post' publisher tried to kill a story about him. It wasn’t the first time. (www.npr.org)
The Washington Post has written twice this spring about allegations that have cropped up in British court proceedings involving its new publisher and CEO, Will Lewis. In both instances Lewis pushed his newsroom chief hard not to run the story....
NAACP urges Biden to stop sending weapons to Israel, saying they're being used to "harm civilians" (www.salon.com)
Christian lifeguard doesn't have to raise the Pride flag. But he objects to making subordinates do it (www.yahoo.com)
Jewish US Army Major Explains Why He Resigned Over Gaza | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
After Harrison Mann’s resignation from the U.S. military was finalized on Monday, the Jewish U.S. Army major who worked in the Defense Intelligence Agency gave a pair of interviews this week explaining his decision to resign over American support for Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip....
President Joe Biden says he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden if he's convicted on gun-related charges (www.nbcnews.com)
The Washington Post is about to embrace the darkness (www.sfgate.com)
Biden's asylum halt leaves migrants unsure and rattled (apnews.com)
Trump ally Bannon must report to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says (www.voanews.com)
Progressives Urge Biden to Push Harder on ‘Greedflation’ (www.nytimes.com)
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Palestinian Authority to pay reduced salaries as Israel blocks funds (www.reuters.com)
RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday it will pay public sector workers 60% of their December salaries this week as it grapples with the longrunning fallout of Israel’s refusal to transfer tax funds earmarked for Gaza....
USAID says it will send $90 million in aid to Gaza (www.npr.org)
Trump pushes early and mail-in voting initiative ahead of November despite casting doubt on voting methods for years (www.cnn.com)
Exclusive: Biden tells Muir US weapons will not be used to strike Moscow, Kremlin (abcnews.go.com)
Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
China wants to recruit military pilots from the U.S. and its allies to strengthen Chinese air power, bulletin warns (www.nbcnews.com)
The warning from the U.S. and its four closest intellignce partners follows several arrests of U.S. service members for allegedly trying to pass info to China....
Republicans block bill to protect contraception access as Democrats make election-year push (apnews.com)
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues,...
Rent monopoly crackdown continues as FBI raids corporate landlord for 18 Arizona properties (coppercourier.com)
Federal agents raided a property management company operating in Arizona as part of an investigation into price-fixing rent, marking a distinct escalation in the renewed push to enforce consumer protection laws....
Charleston bridge closed as out-of-control ship powers through harbor (www.theguardian.com)
Police cleared traffic and pedestrians from bridge as cargo ship went nearly full throttle through South Carolina harbor...
A hail stone the size of a pineapple was found in Texas. It likely sets a state record (apnews.com)
Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle recovered a massive hail stone that researchers say is likely to be a new state record....
Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis (www.theguardian.com)
Fossil fuel firms are biggest beneficiaries of investor-state dispute settlement courts which have awarded $114bn of public money...