Taiwan will not back down to threats, Taiwan VP says on US trip (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan will not be afraid nor back down in the face of authoritarian threats, the island’s vice president told supporters on a U.S. visit that Beijing has condemned, while reiterating a willingness to talk to China.
Death toll on Maui climbs to 80, as questions over island's emergency response grow (www.npr.org)
Rescue teams continue to search for survivors in Maui as the death toll from the devastating wildfires has risen to 80 and officials begin to assess the emergency response. Meanwhile, firefighters are still working to contain three separate wildfires on the Hawaiian island.
GOP abortion revolt swells against McCarthy spending bill (www.axios.com)
A growing number of House Republicans are involved in an effort to remove language from an annual spending bill restricting access to abortion pills, Axios has learned....
New York police officer indicted after allegedly using stun gun 7 times on handcuffed man (web.archive.org)
Antisemitic Hate Crimes Soar in New York City (www.nytimes.com)
Several high-profile incidents are being investigated as hate crimes in New York, where anti-Jewish incidents more than tripled in October compared with last year.
Justice Department opens civil rights probes into South Carolina jails beset by deaths and violence (apnews.com)
Two South Carolina jails where incarcerated people have died violently at the hands of employees or others held behind bars are under federal investigation, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday....
Jury finds Hawaii couple guilty for stealing identities of dead babies (abcnews.go.com)
A jury has convicted a Hawaii couple of conspiracy, passport fraud and identity theft for stealing identities and living for decades under the names of dead babies....
‘Hamas has created additional demand’: Wall Street eyes big profits from war (www.theguardian.com)
Bibi’s War: How Incompetence, Opportunism, and Rejection Led to a Catastrophe for Israel and Palestine (www.rollingstone.com)
Bibi and Hamas both thrive when there is no hope for peace and when Israelis and Palestinians hate one another
As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies (www.nytimes.com)
Hamas has spent years stockpiling desperately needed fuel, food and medicine, as well as ammo and weapons, in the miles of tunnels it has carved out under Gaza.
NHL players can now say gay (www.salon.com)
Highlights: On Tuesday, the NHL reversed a ban on using Pride Tape — rainbow-striped hockey tape — and other shows of LGBTQ+ support on the ice. “After consultation with the NHL Players Association and the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition, players will now have the option to voluntarily represent social causes with their...
Executive at Donald Trump’s company says ‘presidential premium’ was floated to boost bottom line (apnews.com)
Donald Trump’s top corporate deputies considered adding a “presidential premium” when calculating the value of his Trump Tower penthouse, Mar-a-Lago resort and other assets during his White House years, a gambit that would’ve padded his net worth by nearly $145 million, an executive at the former president’s company...
The ‘terrifying’ trade-offs millions of Americans face as student loan repayments resume (www.nbcnews.com)
Tim Ballard, anti-sex trafficking crusader, accused of sexual misconduct (www.axios.com)
Tim Ballard, the anti-sex-trafficking crusader and Senate hopeful, sexually harassed multiple women, an attorney alleged Thursday....
Russian man with Kremlin ties gets 9 years in US prison for hacking and insider trading scheme (apnews.com)
A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for his role in a nearly $100 million stock market cheating scheme that relied on secret earnings information stolen through the hacking of U.S. computer networks....
Minnesota jail in lockdown as 100 inmates refuse to return to cells (www.bbc.co.uk)
Prisoners are reportedly protesting conditions at the facility amid hot conditions.
Could the 14th Amendment keep Trump off Michigan ballots? (www.mlive.com)
'This Is B.S.': GOP Candidates Slam RNC After Failing To Make Debate (news.yahoo.com)
Four Republican backbencher candidates who failed to qualify for the first 2024 GOP presidential debate this week slammed the Republican National Committee over its rules, with multiple contenders calling them “rigged.”
American woman, child freed after being kidnapped in Haiti last month (abcnews.go.com)
Bodies of Israeli dad, wheelchair-bound 16-year-old daughter found 12 days after Hamas’ music fest massacre (nypost.com)
Cooking spray burn victim awarded $7.1 million in damages after can 'exploded into a fireball' (abcnews.go.com)
“Racist and bigoted”: AOC claims AIPAC is an “extremist organization that destabilizes US democracy” (www.salon.com)
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South Carolina man pleads guilty to obstruction of justice in murder of Black transgender woman (thehill.com)
Instagram linked to depression, anxiety, insomnia in kids - US states' lawsuit (www.reuters.com)
In a complaint filed in the Oakland, California, federal court on Tuesday, 33 states including California and Illinois said Meta, which also operates Facebook, has repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its platforms and knowingly induced young children and teenagers into addictive and compulsive social...
