Roger Waters dropped by BMG over Israel comments (www.theguardian.com)
Americans rack up $19 billion in credit card debt in one month (www.newsweek.com)
Andrew Tate loses appeal against ruling that stops him leaving Romania (www.theguardian.com)
The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat (apnews.com)
Biden says he has decided US response to Jordan drone attack (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden has said he has decided how to respond to a drone strike in northern Jordan which killed three American soldiers and wounded dozens more, as the Iran-backed militia that Washington blamed for the attack said it had suspended anti-US operations....
Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general (english.elpais.com)
Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules (apnews.com)
Texas border city on edge as Gov. Abbott dials up battle with Biden: The border crisis has been reduced to a 2.5-mile stretch named after a Confederate general (www.washingtonpost.com)
EAGLE PASS, Tex. — A century and a half ago, Confederate Gen. Joseph Orville Shelby splashed into the wild waters of the Rio Grande off this border city and fled to Mexico, refusing to surrender his battle flag to Union soldiers....
Patagonia’s Profits Are Funding Conservation — and Politics (www.nytimes.com)
$71 million of the clothing company’s earnings have been used since September 2022 to fund wildlife restoration, dam removal and Democratic groups....
Wayne LaPierre says he approved helicopter rides so NRA execs could avoid traffic while going to NASCAR races (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/wayne-lapierre-says-approved-he…
'White Lives Matter' member gets 18 years for firebombing church that planned drag events (www.nbcnews.com)
Charged with no crime. Locked up for 12 days. He died waiting for help (mississippitoday.org)
James Tatsch was not charged with any crime. But when he was found unresponsive in an isolation cell at the Alcorn County Jail on Jan. 17, he had been locked up for 12 days. He died at the local hospital....
After 43 years wrongfully imprisoned and less than 5 years free, Clifford Williams dies (www.firstcoastnews.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/TgPzL
NSA Admits Secretly Buying Your Internet Browsing Data without Warrants (thehackernews.com)
Toyota warns 50,000 US vehicle owners to stop driving, get immediate repairs (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor (7203.T) , opens new tab said on Monday it is urging the owners of 50,000 older U.S. vehicles to get immediate recall repairs because an air bag inflator could explode and potentially kill motorists....
Could Ohio follow Alabama in using nitrogen gas for executions? Ohio lawmakers are writing a bill (www.cleveland.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/ohio-lawmakers-will-soon-seek-t…
Marijuana dispute led to California desert massacre ; 5 arrested - Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)
Recreational marijuana and registered marijuana grows are legal in California. Dicus, however, cited the marijuana black market as a cause of violence....
Lauren Boebert suffers embarrassing finish in poll of new Colorado district (www.independent.co.uk)
“Now how many of y’all think BoBo gonna try to convince us that polls don’t matter… of course unless they are trash for Biden & great for Trump!”...
Boomers wanting to downsize face huge tax bills (www.cnn.com)
After 33 years and four children, Baby Boomers Marta and Octavian Dragos say they feel trapped in what was once their dream home in El Cerrito, California....
Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza (www.cnn.com)
‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show (www.theguardian.com)
Documents show industry-backed Air Pollution Foundation uncovered the severe harm climate change would wreak...
Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants (apnews.com)
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces opened fire inside the wards of the Ibn Sina Hospital in the town of Jenin. The ministry condemned the raid and called on the international community to pressure Israel’s military to halt such operations in hospitals. A hospital spokesperson said there was no exchange of...
A federal court declines to revisit a ruling that could weaken the Voting Rights Act (www.npr.org)
The full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals released its decision Tuesday after attorneys led by the American Civil Liberties Union appealed the ruling by a three-judge panel last year....
What really caused the sriracha shortage? 2 friends, and the epic breakup that left millions without their favorite hot sauce (fortune.com)
On the day that the foundation of Craig Underwood’s business collapsed, he was on vacation—at the beach with his wife, daughters, and grandchildren in Hawaii....
Georgie Purcell: Adobe casts doubt that Photoshop automation was to blame for Nine News editing of her image (www.theguardian.com)
Adobe casts doubt on claim ‘automation by Photoshop’ was to blame as network apologises for image shown during bulletin...
