Gun control laws in California and beyond in peril as Supreme Court expands 2nd Amendment (www.latimes.com)
Lion on the loose near Berlin prompts huge police response (www.nbcnews.com)
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Pooping only every 3 or more days linked with cognitive decline, research finds | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
You may not remember this, for reasons described in the article, but Lemmy used to champion the 3-days-no-pooping lifestyle. Hopefully it’s not too late for a full recovery.
Greenland melted recently, says study that raises future sea level threat (www.rfi.fr)
Washington (AFP) – A mile-thick ice sheet in Greenland vanished around 416,000 years ago during a period of moderate natural warming, driving global sea rise to levels that would spell catastrophe for coastal regions today, a study said Thursday. In a dark room, scientists took interior strips of the ice core and exposed them...
L.A. County courts to severely limit use of cash bail (web.archive.org)
Where the Sheriff Is King, These Women Say He Coerced Them Into Sex - Sheriff Eddie Scott has been the top lawman in rural Clay County, Miss., for more than a decade despite repeated allegations. (web.archive.org)
St. Louis police have failed to solve nearly 60% of homicides committed since 2017 (news.stlpublicradio.org)
Alabama Failed to Carry Out Its Last Two Executions. It’s Trying Again This Week. (boltsmag.org)
Roald Dahl museum condemns author's 'undeniable' racism (www.bbc.com)
The Roald Dahl Museum has condemned the racism of the author in a new statement.
European official: EU likely to keep missile sanctions on Iran (www.eureporter.co)
The Senate Judiciary panel will consider ethics rules for the Supreme Court (apnews.com)
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Thursday on a new ethics code for the Supreme Court, an attempt to respond to recent revelations about justices’ interactions with wealthy donors and others. Republicans are strongly opposed, arguing the ethics bill could “destroy” the high court.
Advocates say new Florida standards require slavery to be taught as 'beneficial' (www.wmfe.org)
The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for teaching African American history in the state.
Alabama due to resume executions despite botching three last year (www.theguardian.com)
James Barber due to die on Friday but granddaughter of Dorothy Epps, the woman he murdered, doesn’t want it to happen
Poultry plant blames staffing company for hiring 16-year-old who was killed in workplace accident (www.nbcnews.com)
“The company is undertaking a thorough audit with the staffing companies to ensure that this kind of error never happens again,” Mar-Jac Poultry said in a statement.
Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’ (www.cnn.com)
The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history.
Pooping only every 3 or more days linked with cognitive decline, research finds (www.cnn.com)
In the first research to look at constipation’s impact on the aging brain, scientists have found some concerning links.
Travis King: North Korea 'not responding to calls' on missing soldier, says US (www.bbc.com)
Manipur: India video shows how rape is weaponised in conflict (www.bbc.com)
A video that shows two naked women being paraded by a mob in Manipur state has sparked outrage.
Wagner mercenaries and Belarus hold military exercises near Poland's border (www.reuters.com)
Heat has killed at least 18 people in Arizona's Maricopa County this year (www.nbcnews.com)
69 more deaths are under investigation. The county is one of the few that has revamped its reporting to ensure heat deaths are accounted for.
Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad ahead of planned Quran burning in Stockholm (apnews.com)
Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak braced for defeats in key elections (www.reuters.com)
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Trump loses retrial bid in E Jean Carroll defamation case (www.bbc.co.uk)
Gilgo Beach killed victim at family home, investigators suspect (www.bbc.com)
Prosecutors have said he carried out the murders when his family were travelling outside the New York area.
