Hotel still 'hostile and unwelcoming' to Native Americans despite DOJ order: lawsuit (www.rawstory.com)
A South Dakota hotel at the heart of a Justice Department case that forced the owner to resign for discriminating against Native Americans is accused of going back to its old tricks in a new lawsuit, reported The Daily Beast."The Department of Justice reached an agreement with South Dakota’s Grand ...
Jobs, not jail: A judge was sick of sending kids to prison, so he found a better way (www.usatoday.com)
Superior Court Judge John Phillips remembers the day 23 years ago like it was yesterday....
Former state department official who made Islamophobic comments to vendor arrested for hate crime (www.theguardian.com)
The street vendor in Manhattan who was racially harangued about the Gaza conflict woke to huge lines of well-wishing customers on Wednesday as the the former state department official who was filmed berating him was arrested and charged with racial harassment and stalking as a hate crime....
Iceland braces for 'imminent' volcano eruption that could spew out molten lava with just '30 minutes warning' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Experts believe the volcano could be ready to erupt because, while there were thousands of tremors happening in the week before last, since midnight on Monday, only 165 have been recorded.
Exposing the far-right conspiracy theorists (www.rs21.org.uk)
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Jury convicts man of child stealing in rural Stillwater [Oklahoma] (www.1600kush.com)
(Stillwater, Okla.) — In a remarkably rapid verdict, a Payne County jury took only 35 minutes to convict a man, who considers himself a sovereign citizen and represented himself at his trial last week, of child stealing, possessing guns illegally, and obstructing an officer in rural Stillwater.
Nederland endurance rower tackles Pacific to save oceans from plastic (coloradosun.com)
2 million strokes and counting: Tez Steinberg pushed off from Hawaii this week and expects to spend 6 months rowing alone to Australia
South Korea court orders Japan to compensate 'comfort women', reverses earlier ruling (www.reuters.com)
SEOUL, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A South Korean appellate court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels, overturning a lower court ruling that dismissed the case and prompting a stern protest from Tokyo.
Derailed train sparks molten sulphur fire in Kentucky (www.theguardian.com)
Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent’s $700,000 exit deal (www.politico.com)
The battle in Pennsylvania is part of years of infighting.
Iranian Commander: IRGC to Give Rigid Response to Possible Threats (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Iranian FM Meets Hamas, Islamic Jihad Leaders Ahead of 4-Day Truce in Gaza (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Canada's EV charging strategy reaches fork in the road (www.reuters.com)
Backlash forces EPA to pause toxic PFAS waste imports to US from Netherlands (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers warned of dangerous AI discovery just before OpenAI chaos (www.independent.co.uk)
OpenAI researchers warned about a potentially dangerous artificial intelligence discovery ahead of CEO Sam Altman being ousted from the company, according to reports....
New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of 1993 sexual assault in legal filing (apnews.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993, according to a legal summons filed Wednesday....
Fiery Bentley crash that killed two at US-Canada border likely not terrorism, says FBI (www.theguardian.com)
Rainbow Bridge was closed on one of year’s busiest days after vehicle reportedly en route to Kiss concert exploded on Wednesday...
Meet 3 people whose designs are finalists for the new Minnesota flag (www.mprnews.org)
Minnesota’s most intensely debated art contest in memory is down to six designs for the next state flag and just a handful for the official seal, a tiny fraction of the more than 2,500 in total submissions....
Iran's FM, Hezbollah Chief Hail Resistance of Palestinians in Gaza (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Winner of $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot in Maine sues mother of his child to keep identity hidden (www.cbsnews.com)
A man who won one of the largest lottery payments in U.S. history has filed a federal lawsuit against the mother of his child in an attempt to keep his identity concealed....
President Rayeesi: Israel Suffered Humiliating Defeat in Gaza Against Palestinians (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Dublin riot live updates: Clashes after earlier knife attack - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Irish police chief blames the unrest on a "hooligan faction" which gathered after the earlier incident.