Hawaii cannot ban guns on beaches, US judge rules (www.reuters.com)
A federal judge has blocked the state of Hawaii from enforcing a recently enacted ban on firearms on its prized beaches and in other areas including banks, bars and parks, citing last year’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights.
Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods (www.reuters.com)
Chicken prices at U.S. grocery stores have hit record highs and should stay elevated as Tyson Foods and other companies dial back poultry production to boost margins while inflation-weary shoppers buy chicken instead of beef and pork....
Emergency room nurse who committed suicide called US health care system her ‘abuser’ in scathing letter just months before her death (nypost.com)
Tristin Kate Smith, a 28-year-old Ohio nurse, wrote a scathing letter to her “abuser” five months ahead of her August 2023 suicide.
California State University faculty vote to authorize strike over pay and class sizes at all 23 locations (abc7news.com)
Over 100 Connecticut State Troopers Accused of Faking Traffic Stops (www.nytimes.com)
Auditors found tens of thousands of apparently falsified traffic stop records, many of white drivers. They suspect the officers were trying to appear more productive.
Anti-magnetizing-vaccine doctor loses medical license (arstechnica.com)
Serves her right.
Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later? (www.npr.org)
“Climate-friendly” beef could land in a meat aisle near you. Don’t fall for it. (www.vox.com)
Tyson Foods and the federal government refuse to show their math for a new sustainability label.
Historic change for tipped workers: Subminimum wage to end in Chicago restaurants, bars [USA] (www.usatoday.com)
Alabama inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for new nitrogen execution method (apnews.com)
An Alabama inmate would be the test subject for the “experimental” execution method of nitrogen hypoxia, his lawyers argued, as they asked judges to deny the state’s request to carry out his death sentence using the new method....
Convicted Ponzi schemer granted clemency by Trump charged with new Ponzi scheme (www.cnbc.com)
Biden announces $1.3 billion to build new power lines, upgrade aging electric grid (www.cnbc.com)
President Joe Biden announced Monday a $1.3 billion federal investment to build three new interstate power lines in an effort to upgrade the United States’ outdated electric grid and transition it to clean energy....
NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected (apnews.com)
A New York judge sentenced a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that had been previously reached in a plea deal.
US: Lawmaker introduces bill to rein in Saudi water usage in Arizona (www.middleeasteye.net)
A US lawmaker from the state of Arizona has introduced legislation in Congress that would impose a 300 percent tax on the sale of water-intensive crops grown by foreign companies in the state, in a bid to curb the extensive use of water in the drought-stricken state.
Wild pig-like animals are tearing up an Arizona golf course. The internet is delighted (www.salon.com)
Unstoppable javelinas love coyote pee like it’s “bacon bits in their salad.” Here's why golf courses are peeved
Downtowns are dead, dying or on life support, says expert with over 50 years of researching urban policy (fortune.com)
Kanye West to Jewish Adidas employee: 'Kiss a picture of Hitler every day' (www.rawstory.com)
An explosive new investigation by the New York Times details how Adidas employees experienced frequent anti-Semitism from Grammy Award-winning rapper and Yeezy designer Kanye West for nearly a decade....
'Go Home': Locals Drive QAnon Queen Cult Leader Out of Yet Another Town (www.vice.com)
After being chased out, the so-called QAnon Queen of Canada made her way to set up base in an abandoned school in rural Saskatchewan.
Trump bid to delay $250 million New York fraud trial is 'completely without merit,' judge says (www.cnbc.com)
A New York judge rejected Donald Trump’s request to delay his civil fraud trial....
Giuliani loses defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge has determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas....
Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge (thehill.com)
The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington to step in after he released a post online that appeared to p…
Alabama GOP refuses to draw second Black district, despite Supreme Court order (www.nbcnews.com)
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., have been calling state legislators about the map, which could affect control of Congress.
Why Was This 11-Year-Old Brownsville ISD Honor Student Put in Solitary For Three Days? (www.texasobserver.org)
A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.
Elon Musk's Twitter was fined $350,000 for snubbing the special counsel investigating Donald Trump (fortune.com)
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and a judge levied a $350,000 fine on the company for missing the deadline to comply, according to court documents released Wednesday.