At least 5 killed after air dropped aid falls on them in Gaza | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Working in ‘confined spaces’ can be dangerous because of toxic or flammable contaminants that can turn deadly. The number of deaths in those spaces is on the rise. (publicintegrity.org)
Workers are killed every year while performing dangerous jobs inside confined spaces. Some have died because of lack of oxygen, toxic gases like argon and fires, to mention a few causes. In 2022, 44 workers died in confined spaces — a 41% increase from a decade earlier, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Espionage Probe Finds Communications Device on Chinese Cranes at U.S. Ports (www.wsj.com)
A congressional probe of Chinese-built cargo cranes deployed at ports throughout the U.S. has found communications equipment that doesn’t appear to support normal operations, fueling concerns that the foreign machines may pose a covert national-security risk.
Former Kentucky deputy Tanner Abbott convicted of violated civil rights, obstruction of justice (apnews.com)
According to evidence presented during the trial, Abbott punched a driver in the face during a traffic stop in January 2021 because the man asked to speak to his supervisor, and then pulled the man out of the car and struck him several more times, the statement said. When a passenger pleaded with Abbott to stop, the deputy...
Texas sheriff who was under scrutiny following mass shooting loses reelection bid (apnews.com)
No, not that Texas sheriff who was under scrutiny following a mass shooting, this one...
As the NRA struggles, the gun lobby has a new leader in D.C. (www.nbcnews.com)
The top advocate for the gun industry in Washington is spending more than ever to influence the federal government. The group accuses President Joe Biden of waging war on the Second Amendment. It resists any effort to create universal background checks and argues that attempts to crack down on untraceable “ghost guns” are...
The Tel Aviv torture trail: Israel's role in the Abu Ghraib scandal (thecradle.co)
Israel’s documented torture and abuse of Palestinians may evoke comparisons to US tactics employed during the Iraqi occupation, but a closer look reveals their distinct origins rooted in the Zionist entity.
Lewiston, Maine mass shooter had traumatic brain injuries, new scan finds (www.nbcnews.com)
“Robert Card had evidence of traumatic brain injury. In the white matter, the nerve fibers that allow for communication between different areas of the brain, there was significant degeneration, axonal and myelin loss, inflammation, and small blood vessel injury,” lead author Ann McKee said in a statement issued by the family...
Pensioner caught on camera spraying graffiti on Margaret Thatcher statue (metro.co.uk)
I love this pensioner.
Bedbugs, Rats and No Heat: How One Woman Endured a Decade of Neglect in New York’s Guardianship System (www.propublica.org)
House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
The measure that sailed unanimously through the House Energy and Commerce Committee would prohibit TikTok from US app stores unless the social media platform — used by roughly 170 million Americans — is quickly spun off from its China-linked parent company, ByteDance....
Chinese hacking industry linked to the state through connections, alcohol, and sex, leak reveals (www.seattletimes.com)
China’s hackers-for-hire take government officials out for lavish banquets, binge drinking and late-night karaoke with young women in a bid to win favor and business, as revealed in a highly unusual leak last month of internal documents from a private contractor linked to Chinese police....
Judge denies Trump request to delay $83.3 million payment to E. Jean Carroll (www.npr.org)
The federal judge who oversaw a New York defamation trial that resulted in an $83.3 million award to a longtime magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s refused Thursday to relieve the ex-president from the verdict’s financial pinch....
Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an "unborn person" despite IVF concerns (www.seattletimes.com)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize the death of an “unborn person” — over Democrats’ concerns about how it might apply to in vitro fertilization, after an Alabama court found frozen embryos can be considered children....
Los Angeles PD wants to remotely access 10,000 public and private security cameras (boingboing.net)
Expelled congressman George Santos plans another House bid (wapo.st)
Japan household spending logs biggest drop in 35 months in January (www.reuters.com)
China's top legislators pledge to safeguard sovereignty, security interests (www.reuters.com)
Gaza War: Netanyahu rules out ceasefire (intlmonitor.com)
Ukraine ordered the forced evacuation of more than fifty localities in Kharkiv (intlmonitor.com)
North Korea showcases artillery that poses a deadly threat to the South | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
TURKEY Turkey, minors and deaths at work: 13 in 2024, 671 in 11 years (www.asianews.it)
Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, globally famous for 'Dragon Ball,' dies at 68 - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO – Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, famous around the world for the “Dragon Ball” series and “Dr. Slump,” among other works, died on March 1, publisher Shueisha Inc. has announced.
Laughter erupts in House when Trump-tied lawyer declares 'I have no awareness of anything' (www.rawstory.com)
Rep. Jerry Nadler burst out into laughter Thursday when a legal group leader with close political ties to former President Donald Trump testified to complete ignorance on all matters.