France seeks to quell protests, as farmers uproar spreads in EU (www.rfi.fr)
Roger Waters dropped by BMG over Israel comments (www.theguardian.com)
Americans rack up $19 billion in credit card debt in one month (www.newsweek.com)
Andrew Tate loses appeal against ruling that stops him leaving Romania (www.theguardian.com)
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The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat (apnews.com)
Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general (english.elpais.com)
'White Lives Matter' member gets 18 years for firebombing church that planned drag events (www.nbcnews.com)
GoFundMe Is a Boon for Disaster Survivors. Especially the Wealthy Ones (www.nytimes.com)
Campaigns on the crowdfunding site raised more money for wildfire survivors with high incomes than for those who need help most, researchers found....
Charged with no crime. Locked up for 12 days. He died waiting for help (mississippitoday.org)
James Tatsch was not charged with any crime. But when he was found unresponsive in an isolation cell at the Alcorn County Jail on Jan. 17, he had been locked up for 12 days. He died at the local hospital....
Fulton County government outage: Cyberattack brings down phones, court site and tax systems | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
US disabled Chinese hacking network targeting critical infrastructure, sources say (news.yahoo.com)
Jan 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. government in recent months launched an operation to fight a pervasive Chinese hacking operation that successfully compromised thousands of internet-connected devices, according to two Western security officials and one person familiar with the matter....
Marijuana dispute led to California desert massacre ; 5 arrested - Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)
Recreational marijuana and registered marijuana grows are legal in California. Dicus, however, cited the marijuana black market as a cause of violence....
Lauren Boebert suffers embarrassing finish in poll of new Colorado district (www.independent.co.uk)
“Now how many of y’all think BoBo gonna try to convince us that polls don’t matter… of course unless they are trash for Biden & great for Trump!”...
Boomers wanting to downsize face huge tax bills (www.cnn.com)
After 33 years and four children, Baby Boomers Marta and Octavian Dragos say they feel trapped in what was once their dream home in El Cerrito, California....
Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 year jail BUT he will be back soon. (www.youtube.com) Hindi
#pakistan trial court has sentenced #imrankahn to 10 year jail in #ciphercase however, according to legal experts, there are so many legal loopholes in this case and higher courts will over turn this decision in one or two hearings. Meanwhile Imran has asked his supporters to stay calm and focus on #pakistanelections .
US Steel agrees to $42M in improvements and fines over air pollution violations after 2018 fire (apnews.com)
U.S. Steel has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Pittsburgh-based company of violating federal clean air laws by operating plants without its desulfurization controls for more than three months, emitting clouds of sulfurous gas into surrounding towns....
Norfolk Southern is 1st big freight railway to let workers use anonymous federal safety hotline (apnews.com)
About 1,000 engineers and conductors who work for Norfolk Southern will soon be able to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without any fear of discipline....
Wesley Bell Seeks to Overturn Marcellus Williams' 2001 Murder Conviction: The St. Louis County Prosecutor cites new DNA evidence in Williams' case (www.riverfronttimes.com)
Williams was found guilty of the 1998 murder of former Post-Dispatch writer Felicia “Lisha” Gayle. Bell filed a motion to vacate that conviction in St. Louis County late Friday....
Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants (apnews.com)
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces opened fire inside the wards of the Ibn Sina Hospital in the town of Jenin. The ministry condemned the raid and called on the international community to pressure Israel’s military to halt such operations in hospitals. A hospital spokesperson said there was no exchange of...
Michigan case offers an example of how public trust suffers when police officers lie (apnews.com)
A Black man who was detained by police during an early morning walk in a quiet community northwest of Detroit says the white officer who threw him against a squad car, cuffed him and accused him of planning to break into a car also told a significant lie....
Champaign IL hired Police Chief Timothy Tyler despite disciplinary past and allegations of misconduct (ipmnewsroom.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/champaign-police-chief-timothy-…
US weapons sales abroad hit record high in 2023, boosted by Ukraine war (www.bbc.com)
US weapons sales overseas rose sharply last year, reaching a record total of $238bn (£187bn), as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stoked demand....
What really caused the sriracha shortage? 2 friends, and the epic breakup that left millions without their favorite hot sauce (fortune.com)
On the day that the foundation of Craig Underwood’s business collapsed, he was on vacation—at the beach with his wife, daughters, and grandchildren in Hawaii....