Growing Oct. 7 ‘truther’ groups say Hamas massacre was a false flag (www.washingtonpost.com)
In city council hearings, protests and online, a growing movement with ties to Holocaust denial is effacing history in real-time...
Chicago area CEO killed in freak accident at party for Vistex employees (www.cbsnews.com)
A horrific accident in India killed a Chicago area tech CEO and seriously injured the company’s president, and the whole thing was caught on video....
US appeals court revives $10bn lawsuit by Mexico against American gunmakers (www.theguardian.com)
Case seeks to hold manufacturers responsible for coordinating weapons trafficking to drug cartels across the US-Mexico border...
A Chinese man who chain-smoked his way through a marathon was disqualified for smoking on the course (www.businessinsider.com)
A Chinese man has been disqualified from a marathon after he chain-smoked his way through the entire 26-mile race, MailOnline reported....
FTC bans TurboTax from advertising ‘free’ services, calls it deceptive (www.cnn.com)
The Federal Trade Commission ruled in a final order and opinion Monday that TurboTax, the popular tax filing software, engaged in deceptive advertising and banned the company from advertising its services for free unless it is free for all customers....
21 Israeli soldiers are killed in the deadliest single attack on the army since the war began (apnews.com)
On Monday, Israeli reservists were preparing explosives to demolish two buildings in central Gaza on when a militant fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a tank nearby. The blast triggered the explosives, causing both two-story buildings to collapse on the soldiers inside.
Tentative Agreement Reached Ending California State University CFA Members’ Historic Systemwide Strike After 1 Day (www.calfac.org)
At the bargaining table, CSU management did not take our proposals seriously until CFA members were willing to withhold our labor.
Could Champagne soon stop producing champagne? (www.npr.org)
The taste of champagne as we know it could change beyond recognition in the coming years. As global temperatures continue to rise, the climate crisis poses a threat to the production of wine.
New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents (apnews.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city intends to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 residents.
Cal State Professors Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike (www.nytimes.com)
The California State University system and the union representing thousands of professors and lecturers reached a tentative deal on Monday to raise wages, ending what was the largest strike by university faculty members in U.S. history....
Columbia Scolds Students for "Unsanctioned" Gaza Rally Where They Were Attacked With Chemicals (theintercept.com)
Two people reportedly sprayed an odious chemical at protesters, leaving students with burning eyes, nausea, and chest pain.
Suspect dead in Texas after 8 people are killed at 3 locations in Joliet, Illinois (www.cbsnews.com)
Texas Superintendent Defends Suspending Black Student Over Locs Hairstyle in Full-Page Ad: ‘Being American Requires Conformity' (themessenger.com)
A full-page newspaper defends the punishment high school student Darryl George has faced over his hairstyle.
Food Not Bombs trial rescheduled after too many jurors objected to $500 fine for feeding homeless (www.houstonchronicle.com)
Too many of the potential jurors said that even if the defendant, Elisa Meadows, was guilty, they were unwilling to issue the $500 fine a city attorney was seeking, said Ren Rideauxx, Meadows' attorney.
NYC-bound flight canceled when passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing (nypost.com)
A New York-bound Virgin Atlantic flight was canceled just moments before takeoff last week when an alarmed passenger said he spotted several screws missing from the plane’s wing.
Twelve Questions Shaping Democracy and Voting Rights in 2024 (boltsmag.org)
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Mexico demands investigation into U.S. military-grade weapons being used by drug cartels (www.pbs.org)
Mexico wants an urgent investigation into how U.S. military-grade weapons are increasingly being found in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, Mexico’s top diplomat said Monday....
Chinese music student faces US trial for alleged threats to activist (news.yahoo.com)
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Chinese music student went on trial on Monday on U.S. charges that he harassed an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in Boston supporting democracy in China and threatened to report her activities to Chinese law enforcement....
Louisiana court upholds air permits for petrochemical complex in Cancer Alley (www.theguardian.com)
Woman arrested after police found $2,500 worth of Stanley cups in her car (www.nbcnews.com)
The craze for Stanley stainless steel drinking cups reached new levels last week when a woman was arrested and accused of stealing 65 of them, worth almost $2,500, from a store in California....
Protesters allegedly sprayed with hazardous chemical at pro-Palestinian rally, nearly two dozen report (www.columbiaspectator.com)
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Ex-Army soldier charged in Capitol riot was convicted of manslaughter for killing Iraqi man in 2004 (apnews.com)
A former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq was arrested Monday on charges that he attacked police officers with a baton during the U.S. Capitol riot three years ago....
Swastika projected on University of Wisconsin-Whitewater dorm by group 'chanting racist words' (www.nbcnews.com)
School officials say the four individuals involved are not affiliated with the university and their actions are “consistent with a group that has been visiting other campuses.”...
HPV vaccine stops women in Scotland from getting cervical cancer, study finds (news.stv.tv)
No cervical cancer cases have been detected in women who have been fully vaccinated against the human papillomavirus.
U.S. Expands Attacks on Houthis With New Strikes in Yemen (www.nytimes.com)
The United States and Britain carried out large-scale military strikes on Monday against about a dozen sites in Yemen controlled by Houthi militants, according to two senior U.S. officials. The strikes signaled that the Biden administration intends to wage a sustained and, at least for now, open-ended campaign against the...
