Voters approve Pride flag ban in first-of-its-kind ballot measure in Huntington Beach CA (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Gov. Gavin Newsom's campaign donor says his Panera Bread restaurants will follow new minimum wage law after backlash (abcnews.go.com)
Working in ‘confined spaces’ can be dangerous because of toxic or flammable contaminants that can turn deadly. The number of deaths in those spaces is on the rise. (publicintegrity.org)
Workers are killed every year while performing dangerous jobs inside confined spaces. Some have died because of lack of oxygen, toxic gases like argon and fires, to mention a few causes. In 2022, 44 workers died in confined spaces — a 41% increase from a decade earlier, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Donald Trump told to pay six-figure costs of firm he sued (www.bbc.com)
Mrs Justice Steyn threw out the case against Orbis Business Intelligence, a consultancy founded by former MI6 officer Christopher Steele, last month....
Expelled congressman George Santos plans another House bid (wapo.st)
Chinese hacking industry linked to the state through connections, alcohol, and sex, leak reveals (www.seattletimes.com)
China’s hackers-for-hire take government officials out for lavish banquets, binge drinking and late-night karaoke with young women in a bid to win favor and business, as revealed in a highly unusual leak last month of internal documents from a private contractor linked to Chinese police....
In their words: Children in Haiti describe harrowing stories of survival as gangs rampage | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Texas' largest-ever wildfire that killed at least 2 was ignited by power company facilities, company admits (www.cbsnews.com)
The Tel Aviv torture trail: Israel's role in the Abu Ghraib scandal (thecradle.co)
Israel’s documented torture and abuse of Palestinians may evoke comparisons to US tactics employed during the Iraqi occupation, but a closer look reveals their distinct origins rooted in the Zionist entity.
Bedbugs, Rats and No Heat: How One Woman Endured a Decade of Neglect in New York’s Guardianship System (www.propublica.org)
Louisiana governor issues disaster declaration for crawfish shortage | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
North Korea showcases artillery that poses a deadly threat to the South | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
A silenced war: More than 780,000 displaced in Mozambique (intlmonitor.com)
North Dakota police officers cleared in fatal traffic stop shooting of 17-year-old Nicholas Bruington last year (abcnews.go.com)
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Colorado grandmother awarded $3.76M after bungled SWAT raid based on Find My iPhone ping (www.nbcnews.com)
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Six people killed in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder (www.reuters.com)
Israeli tank in 'likely scenario' fired machine gun at reporters after deadly shelling, report finds (www.reuters.com)
BEIRUT/THE HAGUE, March 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli tank crew killed a Reuters reporter in Lebanon in October by firing two shells at a clearly identified group of journalists and then “likely” opened fire on them with a heavy machine gun in an attack that lasted 1 minute and 45 seconds, according to a report into the incident...
TURKEY Turkey, minors and deaths at work: 13 in 2024, 671 in 11 years (www.asianews.it)
The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything (www.theatlantic.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out as Emily Maitlis asks about conspiracy theories (www.theguardian.com)
Far-right Republican congresswoman, Trump ally and potential vice-presidential pick Marjorie Taylor Greene told a British interviewer to “Fuck off”, when asked about her frequent repetition of conspiracy theories....
Japan household spending logs biggest drop in 35 months in January (www.reuters.com)
China's top legislators pledge to safeguard sovereignty, security interests (www.reuters.com)
The planet just shattered heat records for the ninth month in a row | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Ukraine ordered the forced evacuation of more than fifty localities in Kharkiv (intlmonitor.com)
Kyoto to ban tourists from Geisha district over ‘out of control’ behaviour (www.independent.co.uk)
Local officials in Japan’s popular Geisha district in Kyoto will shut off access to “paparazzi” tourists who harass and trouble the globally recognised Japanese women artists, starting April this year....
