Israel told Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza — and stepped up attacks there (www.npr.org)
Satellite imagery shows a steady increase in the number of buildings destroyed in middle and southern Gaza. Most damage appeared after Oct. 13, when Israel's military urged evacuation from the north.
This Louisiana Town Runs Largely on Traffic Fines. If You Fight Your Ticket, the Mayor Is Your Judge. (www.propublica.org)
Fenton, population 226, brings in over $1 million per year through its mayor’s court, an unusual justice system in which the mayor can serve as judge even though he’s responsible for town finances.
The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong (www.scientificamerican.com)
Orcas Pummel Boat After Crew Tries To Deter Them With Heavy Metal Music (www.huffpost.com)
Blasting underwater tunes to try and keep killer whales away is a bad idea for multiple reasons, a researcher says.
In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt (apnews.com)
RIP, goodhearted woman....
Biden Campaign Starts Reminding America Why It Dumped Trump In The First Place (www.huffpost.com)
Both the president and his reelection campaign are going after his coup-attempting predecessor even before the first GOP primary ballots are cast....
Chinese crackdown on fentanyl could lead to worse drugs filling the vaccum (www.vice.com)
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that China would crack down on the production and exporting of fentanyl and the precursor chemicals used to make it, according to media reports....
Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve (apnews.com)
The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy theories before an attack that took place with the midterm elections less than two weeks away....
Apple, Disney and IBM to pause ads on X after antisemitic Elon Musk tweet (www.theguardian.com)
Apple will pause all its advertising on X, formerly Twitter, two days after owner Elon Musk tweeted his enthusiastic agreement with an antisemitic post....
The flu is soaring in 7 U.S. states and rising in others, health officials say (www.pbs.org)
The U.S. flu season is underway, with at least seven states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in other parts of the country, health officials say....
New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change (apnews.com)
Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston....
Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Dangerous Rail Conditions (www.propublica.org)
He’s correctly predicting the US’s most critical elections. He’s still in college (www.theguardian.com)
Nuttycombe runs the forecasting site cnalysis.com, and these little-known legislative races are his expertise. While the science of forecasting presidential, gubernatorial, congressional and senatorial races has exploded in recent years, Nuttycombe is one of the only forecasters focused on the 7,383 state legislative districts...
Dying woman’s last wish: to pay off others’ medical debt – $15m worth (www.theguardian.com)
The New York City book publisher arranged to use money raised in her memory to buy up the medical debt of others – and then pay it off, according to a website which assisted her philanthropic effort and as of Friday had collected nearly all of her six-figure goal....
US women now live six years longer than men. American life expectancy is still dire | Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
The most “powerful nation in the history of the world” may be very good at funding wars abroad but it’s less adept at looking after its own citizens. US life expectancy has declined dramatically in recent years: it’s now the shortest it’s been in nearly two decades. It’s particularly bad if you’re male: new...
‘Astounding’: Alabama woman with two uteruses is pregnant in both wombs (www.theguardian.com)
Kelsey Hatcher, a 32-year-old mom of three was born with a rare uterine anomaly called uterus didelphys, or two uteruses. However, she was not diagnosed with the condition until last spring, when she discovered she was pregnant – in each uterus....
Elon Musk goes thermonuclear as X bleeds advertisers post antisemitic conspiracy theory controversy (www.salon.com)
How major environmental groups ended up on the wrong side of California’s housing crisis (www.motherjones.com)
York County teacher accused of assaulting 6-year-old special needs student (www.13newsnow.com)
Elizabeth Anne Sparr, 47, was charged with one count of assault and battery, the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office said.
Native American Advocates Seek Plan to Handle Missing and Murdered Cases (www.voanews.com)
Advocates are calling out New Mexico's Democratic governor for disbanding a task force that was charged with crafting recommendations to address the high rate of killings and missing person cases in Native American communities.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes in second test flight | CNN (www.cnn.com)
SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.