Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car (jalopnik.com)
Florida deputy Jesse Hernandez screamed “shots fired,” and frantically fired his gun after an acorn fell onto the roof of his squad car, making him jump.
Angela Chao, C.E.O. of Family’s Big Shipping Company, Dies at 50 (www.nytimes.com)
GOP Speaker Johnson says House won't be 'rushed' to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls (apnews.com)
The speaker let colleagues know that the House will instead “work its will,” in considering the package, said a person familiar with the private remarks and granted anonymity to discuss them....
Chicago scraps gunshot detection system accused of racial bias (www.theguardian.com)
Australian PM Anthony Albanese supports vote calling on UK and US to free Julian Assange (www.theguardian.com)
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House Intel chair warns of 'serious national security threat' ahead of planned White House briefing (www.nbcnews.com)
LA mayor ‘terrified’ of tragedy as half-built skyscraper becomes stunt magnet (www.theguardian.com)
Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car and Mistakes It For Shots Fired (jalopnik.com)
Some Pregnant Women and Infants Received the Wrong R.S.V. Shots (www.nytimes.com)
Mississippi prison delayed woman’s cancer diagnosis until it was terminal, lawsuit says (www.theguardian.com)
Trader Joe’s Appeals Dismissal Of Its Bullshit Trademark Suit Against Its Employees’ Union (www.techdirt.com)
Kelvin Kangethe: US fugitive wanted for murder re-arrested in Kenya (www.bbc.co.uk)
Anti-abortion centers raked in $1.4bn in year Roe fell (www.theguardian.com)
The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance (www.npr.org)
No breakthrough in Gaza talks dents hopes of Palestinians in Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Palestinians jammed into their last refuge in Gaza voiced growing fear on Wednesday that Israel will soon launch a planned assault on the southern city of Rafah after truce talks in Cairo ended inconclusively....
Surf City USA now on the frontlines of Trump-era politics (www.reuters.com)
Since a conservative majority took over the Huntington Beach City Council a little more than a year ago, it has vigorously pursued an agenda aligned with the Republican Party politics of former President Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement....
YouTube Livestreamers Made Money ‘Hunting’ for Migrants Along the US Border (www.wired.com)
Even while in the middle of harassing the migrants, the livestreamers could still be heard thanking those who were sending them money via YouTube’s Super Chat function or through other platforms like Venmo and the Christian-aligned crowdfunding site GiveSendGo. In one situation, while Fulfer was shouting at migrants in Arizona...
Illegal border crossings from Mexico plunge after a record-high December, with fewer from Venezuela (apnews.com)
Arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, authorities said Tuesday....
Pro-Israel DMFI Backs Centrist Democrat Who Progressives Fear Will Side With GOP (theintercept.com)
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Black cemeteries are being 'erased.' How advocates are fighting to save them (www.usatoday.com)
Harvey Matthews remembers spending time in Moses Macedonia African Cemetery as a child growing up in the vibrant River Road community of Bethesda, Maryland....
Thousands of US Uber and Lyft drivers plan Valentine's Day strikes (www.seattletimes.com)
Thousands of U.S. ride-hailing workers plan to park their cars and picket at major U.S. airports Wednesday in what organizers say is their largest strike yet in a drive for better pay and benefits....
4-Minute Extreme Fast Charging To Chase The Electric Vehicle Blues Away (cleantechnica.com)
Biden–Harris Admin Invests $60 Million to Expand Clean, Renewable Geothermal Energy (cleantechnica.com)
Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case (apnews.com)
As soon as allegations of an inappropriate romantic relationship between Willis and attorney Nathan Wade surfaced last month, speculation about the future of the case began to swirl. Even if the prosecution isn’t derailed, the upheaval has certainly created an unwanted distraction for Willis and her team and could undermine...
What's at stake in Trump's hush-money criminal case? Judge to rule on key issues as trial date nears (apnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump is expected in court Thursday for an important hearing in his New York hush-money criminal case, which now appears increasingly likely to go to trial next month....
