1 million voters have been purged from Florida's rolls as number of registered Democrats drops by nearly 10% while Republicans only lose 3% of registered voters (www.dailymail.co.uk)
The active registered voters with the Florida Democratic Party fell by 467,337 voters or nearly 10 percent. The active registered voters with the Republican Part of Florida decreased by 153,369 or approximately three percent....
Cancer incidence rising among adults under 50, new report finds, leaving doctors puzzled and worried (www.cnn.com)
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The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings (abcnews.go.com)
The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration’s plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.”...
'I’m not safe here': Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion (kffhealthnews.org)
Photos show blood splattered across a small bare-walled room in a North Carolina school where a second grader repeatedly punched himself in the face in the fall of 2019, according to the child’s mom....
Top official says Kansas courts need at least $2.6 million to recover from cyberattack (apnews.com)
The Kansas court system needs at least $2.6 million in additional funds to recover from an October cyberattack that prevented the electronic filing of documents and blocked online access to records for weeks, the state’s top judicial official told legislators Tuesday....
‘Control the narrative’: how an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news (www.theguardian.com)
Seniors stuck in Medicare Advantage nightmare: 'designed to confuse' us (www.newsweek.com)
Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal (apnews.com)
The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck....
White teacher accused of classroom noose display claims she’s victim of racial discrimination (www.independent.co.uk)
A white New York school teacher allegedly accused of putting up a racially offensive image in a classroom claims she was a victim of racial discrimination herself....
'We're home': 140 years after forced exile, the Tonkawa reclaim a sacred part of Texas (www.usatoday.com)
Almost 140 years after the Tonkawa were expelled from Texas, they have returned to purchase Sugarloaf Mountain, a sacred site in Milam County, northeast of Austin, that plays a key role in the tribe’s creation story....
China population decline accelerates as birthrate hits record low (www.theguardian.com)
Population data shows drop of almost three million in 2023...
Neil Gorsuch has a grudge against federal agencies. He holds their fate in his hands (www.cnn.com)
Anne Gorsuch, a former chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, cut a flamboyant, defiant figure in early 1980s Washington as she slashed air and water quality regulations....
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into How Mississippi Counties Jail People for Mental Illness (www.propublica.org)
People Jailed While Awaiting Mental Health Treatment Are Generally Treated the Same as People Accused of Crimes...
Judge Rebukes Donald Trump's Attorney Alina Habba Within Minutes of Commencing New Trial (www.inquisitr.com)
Trump's Legal Team Stuns with Audacious Demand for Nationwide Intel Documents in Obstruction Case (menzmag.com)
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Trump Camp Alleges Conspiracy Theory of DeSantis and Jack Smith Colluding Against Trump (lemmy.world)
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How Gun Influencer Larry Vickers Used Small-Town Cops to Illegally Import Machine Guns (www.msn.com)
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Crime Scene DNA didn't match Marcellus Williams. Missouri may fast track his execution anyway. (theintercept.com)
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‘Giving us oxygen’: Italy turns to Cuba to help revive ailing health system (www.theguardian.com)
Almost 500 Cuban health workers deployed across Calabria amid severe shortage of doctors...
US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges denies he is the suspect at hearing (apnews.com)
A man accused of faking his death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges in Utah denied at a court appearance Tuesday that he is the suspect and, in an apparent British accent, called allegations that he wasn’t giving his true name “complete hearsay.”...
Trump unleashes Truth Social attacks against E Jean Carroll while in court (www.independent.co.uk)
The former president fired off a series of potentially defamatory statements as he arrived in court...
Colorado shooter who killed five at LGBTQ+ club charged with hate crimes (www.theguardian.com)
Anderson Aldrich plans to plead guilty to federal charges with an agreement that would allow him to avoid the death penalty...
Tax our wealth, super-rich tell politicians at Davos (www.theguardian.com)
Abigail Disney, Brian Cox and Valerie Rockefeller among signatories of open letter condemning inequality...