NASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place. (mashable.com)
Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case (abcnews.go.com)
A Mississippi poultry plant is being sued by a woman whose 16-year-old son died working there (apnews.com)
Why isn’t the Biden administration suing Texas for taking over the job of Border Patrol? (www.nbcnews.com)
The Biden administration has not sued. It did win a Supreme Court ruling that it could take down the razor wire that Texas has deployed in Shelby Park and elsewhere, which the administration said has led to drowning deaths among migrants. It has now cut razor wire in some sections of the border, but not in Shelby Park, which it...
No qualified immunity for Des Moines police officers sued in 2018 traffic stop, judge rules (www.desmoinesregister.com)
Archive part 1 and part 2...
Cargo train locomotive derails in Colorado, spilling 100s of gallons of diesel (apnews.com)
The locomotive of a cargo train derailed in northern Colorado early Wednesday, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel, authorities said....
Chinese hackers spent 5 years waiting in U.S. infrastructure, ready to attack, agencies say (www.nbcnews.com)
The report is one of the first public indications that Chinese hackers have had years of access to U.S. infrastructure....
Canadians worry US democracy cannot survive Trump's return to White House, poll finds - Reuters (news.yahoo.com)
OTTAWA (Reuters) - About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed this month said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll released on Monday said....
World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit (www.bbc.com)
For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU’s climate service....
Silicon Valley county becomes first in U.S. to declare loneliness a health emergency (www.nbcnews.com)
A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death....
Ecuador officials name likely source of tainted cinnamon that poisoned U.S. children (apnews.com)
A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot (apnews.com)
There will be no cameras in the courtroom when the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
U.S. renters are taking corporate landlords to court for collusion (www.cnbc.com)
Israel’s Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians (theintercept.com)
Israel’s Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians (theintercept.com)
8 Flagrant Ways the U.S-Backed Government in Pakistan Is Subverting the Election (theintercept.com)
Pakistan was supposed to go to polls last year. The country’s constitution has five-year terms for both the national and provincial assemblies as well as for the post of the prime minister. When the former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government was toppled in a parliamentary coup backed by the Pakistani military and the U.S....
New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ on live TV – but he was from the US (www.theguardian.com)
McDonald's stock price drops after CEO promises affordability during latest earnings call (abcnews.go.com)
Quick and cheap are two of the first words that come to mind when thinking about fast food. But some McDonald’s customers have criticized the restaurant giant over recent higher menu prices, prompting the CEO to address the issue of affordability during the company’s latest earning call....
New York Spends Biden Cash on Highways Over Public Transit (nysfocus.com)
Finally NY is adding the lanes necessary to reduce congestion!
Pounding rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage to spill from L.A. County sewers (www.latimes.com)
Heavy rains pummeling Southern California for the last several days are forcing millions of gallons of raw sewage to spew from sewer connections across Los Angeles County and flow into coastal waters off Long Beach and San Pedro, according to health and sanitation officials....
Scientists code ChatGPT to design new medicine (medicalxpress.com)
Note: It’s not ChatGPT but a similar algorithm.
FBI: Self-proclaimed ‘sniper’ planned attack on Texas-Mexico border (www.valleycentral.com)
According to the complaint, Perry’s phone was seized, and showed extensive contact with Faye leading up to his arrest....
17-year-old shot and killed by officer conducting welfare check (abcnews.go.com)
After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed (www.nbcnews.com)
The FBI and local law enforcement said bomb threats across the country have tied up government resources even when they turn out to be hoaxes....
Not wearing a mask during COVID-19 health emergency isn’t a free speech right, appeals court says (abcnews.go.com)
A federal appeals court has shot down claims that there’s a First Amendment right not to wear face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak...
