Minnesota doctor accused of fatally poisoning wife indicted on murder charges (www.nbcnews.com)
A medical examiner determined Betty Bowman died after being poisoned by a drug that a tipster told police her husband had researched....
UK Government Blocks Woman Of Color Joining Channel 4 Board Amid Diversity Row (deadline.com)
EXCLUSIVE: The British government has blocked a woman of color from being appointed to Channel 4’s board for a third time, raising further questions about ministers meddling in media appointm…
Michelle Obama says she’s terrified about potential outcome of 2024 election (edition.cnn.com)
“What’s going to happen in this next election? I’m terrified about what could possibly happen, because our leaders matter. Who we select, who speaks for us, who holds that bully pulpit, it affects us in ways sometimes I think people take for granted,” Obama told Jay Shetty on his podcast “On Purpose.”...
Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE (www.theguardian.com)
Pardon?
LaPierre turned NRA into 'Wayne's World,' NY lawyer says at graft trial (www.reuters.com)
Wayne LaPierre ran the National Rifle Association (NRA) as “Wayne’s World” for decades, a lawyer for New York state said at the start of the gun rights group’s corruption trial, three days after LaPierre suddenly resigned as chief executive....
Russia painted fake fighter jets at its airfields, new satellite images show, likely to trick Ukraine into not blowing up the real deal (www.businessinsider.com)
Respiratory illnesses elevated to high or very high in 38 states, according to CDC (abcnews.go.com)
We’ve Been Thinking About America’s Trust Collapse All Wrong (www.theatlantic.com)
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Researchers demonstrate that quantum entanglement and topology are inextricably linked (lemmy.world)
The team hopes that this might become a powerful tool that paves the way for new quantum communication protocols that use topology as an alphabet for quantum information processing across entanglement-based channels....
United Airlines finds loose bolts on door plugs on several 737 Max 9 planes following Alaska Airlines mid-air door blowout incident (www.cbsnews.com)
The data is in: RTO policies don't improve employee performance or company value, but controlling bosses don't care (www.businessinsider.com)
Billionaire CEOs were quick to sing the praises of working from home at the start of the pandemic, calling it the way of the future — but over the last three years, they’ve slowly changed their tune....
21 injured in explosion at downtown Fort Worth hotel (www.nbcnews.com)
The explosion at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel appears to have been caused by “some type of gas leak," the Fort Worth Fire Department said, noting that the cause had not been confirmed....
Gaza cease-fire protests block New York City bridges, and over 300 are arrested (www.kcrg.com)
Monkey see protest in Seattle so monkey do protest in New York.
Young Americans turn against Boomers over Social Security (www.newsweek.com)
Millennials, Gen X and Gen Z say the system needs reform, an exclusive Newsweek poll found, amid fears the benefits won’t exist when they come to retire...
Researchers discover thousands of nanoplastic bits in bottles of drinking water (www.latimes.com)
It seems anywhere scientists look for plastic, they find it: from the ice in Antarctica, to the first bowel movement produced by newborn babies....
A brutal winter storm is unleashing blizzard conditions in central US and threatening coastal areas with floods and tornadoes (www.cnn.com)
A massive winter storm system has unleashed dangerous blizzard conditions in parts of the central United States, shutting down highways and stranding drivers in frigid temperatures Monday, and it’s pummeling parts of the South with hail storms, heavy flooding and tornado threats....
Iowa students to stage walkout to state capitol in wake of school shooting: 'Need to utilize this energy' (www.usatoday.com)
In the wake of a deadly shooting at Perry High School, Iowa students are planning to walk out of class Monday and march to the state Capitol to protest what they say is lawmakers’ inaction on gun violence....
US naval officer sentenced to two years in prison over spying for China (www.theguardian.com)
United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 inspections (theaircurrent.com)
United Airlines has found loose bolts and other parts on 737 Max 9 plug doors as it inspects its fleet of Boeing jets following the Friday rapid depressurization aboard an Alaska Airlines jet of the same make, according to three people familiar with the findings....
Israel to tell Blinken Palestinians can't return to north Gaza without hostage deal (www.axios.com)
The shoplifting scare might not have been real — but its effects are (www.vox.com)
It turns out shoplifting isn’t spiraling out of control, but lawmakers are pushing for tougher penalties for low-level and nonviolent crimes anyway.
Trump’s alleged ‘sexual proclivities’ graphically detailed in new Epstein documents (www.independent.co.uk)
Experts: Jack Smith’s “dramatic new proof” so “overwhelming” reluctant witnesses may decide to flip (www.salon.com)
Multiple state Republican parties are going broke (www.newsweek.com)
56 million Americans have been in credit card debt for at least a year. ‘We are seeing pockets of trouble,’ expert says (www.cnbc.com)
