MN District Grants Opt-Out From LGBTQ Curriculum To Somali Families (patch.com)
Neo-Nazis Swarm Home of New England Governor (www.rollingstone.com)
Comment on Headline: I don’t know if swarm is the right word, I think that implies they entered the home? I guess a group of insects is a swarm whether it’s inside or out. They had their Nazi party in the street, and the governor’s home is protected at all times by state police....
Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus (apnews.com)
Alaska state health officials say an elderly man has died from Alaskapox. It's the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus.
House Republicans impeach Mayorkas by a single vote (www.washingtonpost.com)
House Republicans moved in historic fashion and impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by a single vote on Tuesday night, succeeding on their second try in punishing the steward of President Biden’s immigration policy....
Welcome to the New ‘Good’ Economy, Where Millions Get Left Behind (www.vice.com)
US won’t punish Israel for Rafah op that doesn’t protect civilians (www.politico.com)
Usher Marries Jennifer Goicoechea After the Super Bowl (www.nytimes.com)
After Seeing Controversial Contract-for-Deed Home Sales Affect Constituents, Minnesota Lawmakers Propose Reforms (www.propublica.org)
Police Announce an Arrest in the Theft of a Jackie Robinson Statue (www.nytimes.com)
China urges Israel to stop military operation in Rafah 'as soon as possible' - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Paramount Global Laying Off 800 Employees as CEO Bakish Cites Need to Cut Costs (variety.com)
Paramount Global, amid a swirl of M&A discussions, is laying off about 800 employees worldwide — an estimated 3% of its headcount — as it looks to trim costs....
With Western military aid increasingly uncertain, Ukraine builds its own weapons (text.npr.org)
By Joanna Kakissis, Polina Lytvynova...
Who killed Daniel Williams? A tale of terror in Alabama prisons (www.al.com)
Inmate X had 18 disciplinary charges between 2012 and 2018, but despite the above incidents he has not faced a formal disciplinary charge since July 9, 2018, when he was cited for possession of a weapon. So he did not face restrictions that would limit his movement or put him under more observation.
Gaza war: What we know about Israel's Rafah hostage rescue raid (www.bbc.com)
Details have begun to emerge of an overnight Israeli military operation which freed two Israeli-Argentine hostages held captive by Hamas in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip....
The US now has an 85% chance of recession in 2024, the highest probability since the Great Financial Crisis, economist David Rosenberg says (www.businessinsider.com)
They started building a bulkhead for a new home on Hood Canal. Then the feds found out (www.seattletimes.com)
According to court documents, construction of the bulkhead began Aug. 1, 2017. Within days, the Corps of Engineers notified the defendants the construction violated the Clean Water Act. A stop-work order was later issued and other orders directed the defendants to remove concrete from the beach....
Migrants in Chicago are on edge as evictions from temporary shelters loom: More than 13,000 people are under pressure to find homes and work before they are mass-evicted from city-operated shelters. (www.nbcnews.com)
… in interviews last week with more than a dozen migrants, many who spoke to NBC News expressed fear that they won’t make that deadline, especially because it is nearly impossible for the newest arrivals to get rental assistance and quick access to work permits. Advocates say it’s unlikely that everyone will be able to...
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman wounded in Israeli strike on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
The two journalists were hit by an Israeli drone strike in Miraj, north of Rafah city. They were documenting the condition of displaced Palestinians crammed into the area as Israel intensifies its attacks by land, sea and air across the besieged enclave, killing more than 28,000 people....
Donald Trump spent over $52 million in PAC donor money on legal fees last year. Here's where it all went. (www.businessinsider.com)
Donald Trump spent $52,431,858 on legal fees in 2023 using PAC funds, a Business Insider analysis found....
How China Miscalculated Its Way to a Baby Bust: A missile scientist used mathematical models to push the nation’s one-child policy. Its legacy is proving hard to shake. (www.wsj.com)
Non-paywall link...
California's war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired. Lawmakers are trying again (www.latimes.com)
It was a decade ago when California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags, ushering in a wave of anti-plastic legislation from coast to coast....
Senate Passes Aid to Ukraine, but Fate Is Uncertain in a Hostile House (www.nytimes.com)
The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance...
A death sentence: Native Americans have least access to liver transplant system (themarkup.org)
Despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than White people...