Trump Demands Total Presidential Immunity -- Even for Acts That 'Cross the Line' (www.rollingstone.com)
The former president has made clear once again that he believes the office should have absolute power...
Missouri abortion rights groups launch effort to place constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot (www.nbcnews.com)
Missouri is the latest state where abortion-rights advocates have sought to put the issue directly on the ballot in the post-Roe era....
Trump lawyer tries to discredit E Jean Carroll in bizarre exchange during trial (www.theguardian.com)
E Jean Carroll’s New York defamation trial against Donald Trump resumed on Thursday with the ex-president’s lawyer trying to discredit her on cross-examination with a bizarre dialectic about genitals and by intimating that she has loose morals....
US Stuck in Quagmire of Gaza: Iranian FM (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Israel forbids doctors from speaking to UN group investigating Oct. 7 atrocities (www.timesofisrael.com)
The Health Ministry on Monday instructed members of the healthcare system not to cooperate with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, citing its perceived anti-Israel stance....
When families need housing, Georgia will pay for foster care rather than provide assistance (www.propublica.org)
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing....
Gen Z is choosing not to drive (www.newsweek.com)
DOJ report on Uvalde shooting cites 'cascading failures' (abcnews.go.com)
Iranian journalists released on bail after 17 months in prison for coverage of Mahsa Amini's death (www.cbc.ca)
Niloufar Hamedi, who broke the news of Amini’s death while in police custody for wearing her headscarf too loose, and Elaheh Mohammadi, who wrote about Amini’s funeral, were sentenced to seven and six years in prison, respectively, in October, on charges including collaborating with the U.S. government....
Princess Kate’s Planned Surgery and King Charles’ Prostate Procedure Impact Family’s Public Engagements (diceuropanew.uk)
Royal Workload Juggling Senior Royals Step In as Princess Kate Undergoes Surgery (diceuropanew.uk)
A 7-year-old child was fighting leukemia and going blind after she saw an opportunity to make money by lying and pretending her daughter was suffering from the disease! (www.askinweb.com)
Mother Subjects 3-Year-Old Daughter to 28 Unnecessary Medical Procedures, Unveiling an Even Darker Reality (www.askinweb.com)
The U.S. just expanded its territory by a million square kilometers (www.earth.com)
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Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions (apnews.com)
A Missouri abortion-rights campaign announced Thursday that it’s throwing support behind an amendment that would enshrine access to the procedure in the state constitution while allowing restrictions in later stages of pregnancy....
Kenneth Smith could be the first person executed with nitrogen gas. He spoke with NPR (www.kpbs.org)
Alabama has already tried once to execute Kenneth Smith. On the evening of Nov. 17, 2022, Smith lay on a gurney as workers tried for an hour to insert needles into the veins of his hand, arms and collarbone so they could put him to death by lethal injection. Just before midnight, the execution was called off....
Five dead as Texas man kills family, including niece, 8 (www.independent.co.uk)
A Texas man shot four family members including his eight-year-old niece, before turning the gun on himself, authorities have said....
Another trans candidate in Ohio faces disqualification vote for omitting deadname (apnews.com)
A second transgender candidate running for a seat in the Republican-majority Ohio House is at risk of being disqualified from the ballot after omitting her former name on circulating petitions....
A year after gaining freedom following wrongful conviction, Lamar Johnson sues St. Louis over his 28 years in prison (www.stlpr.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/a-year-after-gaining-freedom-la…
NYPD officer's lawsuit highlights police union practice of distributing 'get out of jail free' cards for traffic offenses (www.nytimes.com)
Archived here, here, and here
A Dover Massachusetts man hid financial ruin from his family. Then he got a gun. [TW: family annhilator] (www.bostonglobe.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/kamal-family-dover-killing-fina…...
Parole denied for 68-year-old in Alabama: ‘A life sentence for growing marijuana’ (www.al.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/parole-denied-for-68-year-old-i…
Far-right extremism is thriving in rural areas. Here's what it looks like in Upstate NY (www.northcountrypublicradio.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/far-right-extremism-is-thriving…
