Multiple state Republican parties are going broke (www.newsweek.com)
56 million Americans have been in credit card debt for at least a year. ‘We are seeing pockets of trouble,’ expert says (www.cnbc.com)
Gaza cease-fire protests block New York City bridges, and over 300 are arrested (www.kcrg.com)
Monkey see protest in Seattle so monkey do protest in New York.
We’ve Been Thinking About America’s Trust Collapse All Wrong (www.theatlantic.com)
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Israeli Minister suggests relocating Gazans in order to 'improve their living situation' (www.haaretz.com)
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu expressed support for “voluntary immigration” of Palestinian civilians out of Gaza - the latest coalition lawmaker to suggest such a move....
Chinese-origin US Navy officer jailed for selling military secrets to China (www.independent.co.uk)
Wenheng Zhao pleads guilty to transmitting secret files to Chinese spy...
Missing Ohio teen located in Florida after logging in to World of Warcraft account (www.seattletimes.com)
Authorities say a missing Ohio teen was recovered in Florida after she logged in to an online video game at the home of the man who took her.
Philadelphia Mayor Eliminates Degree Criteria for Certain City Positions Shortly After Inauguration (hrmjunkies.com)
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, just roughly one-third of Philadelphians aged 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree.
UK Government Blocks Woman Of Color Joining Channel 4 Board Amid Diversity Row (deadline.com)
EXCLUSIVE: The British government has blocked a woman of color from being appointed to Channel 4’s board for a third time, raising further questions about ministers meddling in media appointm…
Arizona reopens 4 border crossings that were closed due to record number of migrants (www.npr.org)
Minnesota doctor accused of fatally poisoning wife indicted on murder charges (www.nbcnews.com)
A medical examiner determined Betty Bowman died after being poisoned by a drug that a tipster told police her husband had researched....
iPhone survives 16,000 foot drop from Alaska Airlines flight where panel ripped off (www.independent.co.uk)
Two cell phones were recovered from the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet that had an inflight explosive episode as it flew across Oregon over the weekend....
The Biggest Election Year in History (www.newyorker.com)
Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump's federal election interference case, appears to be victim of 'swatting' (www.nbcnews.com)
Police and fire trucks responded to reports of a shooting at Chutkan’s home, but police determined no shooting had taken place....
Israel Says Its Military Is Starting to Shift to a More Targeted Gaza Campaign (www.nytimes.com)
Israel said its military is starting to shift from a large-scale ground and air campaign in the Gaza Strip to a more targeted phase in its war against Hamas, and Israeli officials have privately told their American counterparts that they hoped the transition would be completed by the end of January, U.S. officials said....
Trump claims he didn’t have ‘fair notice’ that Georgia actions could be illegal (www.independent.co.uk)
The former president files several fresh motions to toss out Fulton County election interference charges...
Elon Musk's drug use causing turmoil for Tesla, SpaceX execs: WSJ (finance.yahoo.com)
Red Cross declares nationwide emergency due to critically low blood supply (www.cbsnews.com)
The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage, saying patients are at risk of not getting lifesaving transfusions....
Respiratory illnesses elevated to high or very high in 38 states, according to CDC (abcnews.go.com)
Skipping School: America’s Hidden Education Crisis (www.propublica.org)
Absenteeism has nearly doubled since the pandemic. With state and federal governments largely abdicating any role in getting kids back into classrooms, some schools have turned to private companies for a reimagined version of the truant officer....
Secret Service investigating vehicle crash into gate of White House complex (www.theguardian.com)
A City’s Campaign Against Homelessness Brings Stories of Violence (www.nytimes.com)
archive sad to see this happening here. Roving gangs of youth harassing the homeless with support from the local government should worry everyone.
Italy urged to cancel pro-Russian events accused of spreading propaganda (www.theguardian.com)
“We need to increase our attention regarding these phenomena and dynamics, all the more so as we approach the European elections, which represent for Putin a functional junction for the destabilisation of our democracies,” wrote Pina Picierno, a vice-president of the European parliament and member of the Democratic party.
A Glimpse Inside a Devastated Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
As we traveled through central Gaza on Monday, every village bore the marks of war. Some buildings had collapsed entirely, their floors stacked on top of the other like piles of books. Tower blocks, missing whole sections, stood precariously. The house in Bureij was missing an outer wall. A grove of trees next door had been...