Jeff Landry signs bills to expand Louisiana death penalty, eliminate parole (www.nola.com)
Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law Tuesday a bill allowing executions by nitrogen gas and electrocution, opening the door for Louisiana to revive capital punishment 14 years after it last used its death chamber.
A silenced war: More than 780,000 displaced in Mozambique (intlmonitor.com)
US to set up temporary port on Gaza coast for aid delivery (www.bbc.com)
Senegal sets election date after protests sparked by delay | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Haiti extends state of emergency as intruders break into key port terminal | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Uvalde parents lash out after new report clears city police of wrongdoing during 2022 school attack (apnews.com)
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An investigation Uvalde city leaders ordered into the Robb Elementary School shooting cleared local police officers of wrongdoing Thursday, despite acknowledging a series of rippling failures during the fumbled response to the 2022 classroom attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead....
Hockey Canada players' lawyers back in London court as case speeds ahead (www.edmontonexaminer.com)
The defence lawyers for Michael McLeod, 26, Alex Formenton, 24, Cal Foote, 25, Dillon Dube, 25, and Sherwood Park’s Carter Hart, 25, appeared briefly in London’s Superior Court of Justice monthly scheduling court on Tuesday morning to begin the process of selecting a trial date....
The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything (www.theatlantic.com)
Voters approve Pride flag ban in first-of-its-kind ballot measure in Huntington Beach CA (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Turkey recorded seven femicides in the same day (intlmonitor.com)
INDIA Modi back in Kashmir five years after ending its autonomy (www.asianews.it)
Gov. Gavin Newsom's campaign donor says his Panera Bread restaurants will follow new minimum wage law after backlash (abcnews.go.com)
Global hot streak continues. February, winter, world's oceans all break high temperature marks (apnews.com)
Louisiana governor issues disaster declaration for crawfish shortage | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Six people killed in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder (www.reuters.com)
Sweden joins NATO as war in Ukraine prompts security rethink (www.reuters.com)
Bedbugs, Rats and No Heat: How One Woman Endured a Decade of Neglect in New York’s Guardianship System (www.propublica.org)
The temperature was plummeting on Thanksgiving eve when Judith Zbiegniewicz wrapped herself in a blanket, picked up her phone and tapped out yet another plea for help to New York Guardianship Services. It was 2018, and for the previous five years the company, whose slogan is “caring that makes a difference,” had overseen...
Donald Trump told to pay six-figure costs of firm he sued (www.bbc.com)
Mrs Justice Steyn threw out the case against Orbis Business Intelligence, a consultancy founded by former MI6 officer Christopher Steele, last month....
Pfizer Couldn’t Pay for Marketing This Good - The Atlantic (ghostarchive.org)
Texas' largest-ever wildfire that killed at least 2 was ignited by power company facilities, company admits (www.cbsnews.com)
Ukraine plans a new counteroffensive (intlmonitor.com)
With Sweeping New Laws, Louisiana Embraces Tough-on-Crime Approach (www.nytimes.com)
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Judge orders N.J. town to reinstate cop who was fired for taking home evidence (www.nj.com)
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Colorado grandmother awarded $3.76M after bungled SWAT raid based on Find My iPhone ping (www.nbcnews.com)
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