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Firefighters booed New York attorney general who sued Trump for fraud. Officials are investigating (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week....
Three top nitrogen gas manufacturers in US bar products from use in executions (www.theguardian.com)
Move follows Alabama’s recent killing of death row inmate Kenneth Smith using previously untested method...
Whats the nost bizzare local story from your city?
A memory of the wildest ever story just came to me and I wanna hear from everyone.
Firefighters needed so much water that a Minnesota town's people were asked to go without (apnews.com)
Firefighters needed so much water to battle a huge grain elevator blaze that they had to ask the whole town to go without — even canceling school to conserve the water supply, officials said....
Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escape (apnews.com)
Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities as he flew around Manhattan, has died, zoo officials announced Friday....
How cheap is the cheapest home for sale in your city/region?
In Utah County the cheapest “House” for sale is 600 square feet, 2 bed, 1 bath, at $300k....
Me: moves my leg 0.1cm. My cat: (lemmy.world)
What thing do you love that you can never get anyone else to check out?
Kind of a hard question to word, but is there anything in your life you have recommended to other people but no one’s ever gotten into?...
Prime Minister: Denmark to supply all its artillery to Ukraine (euromaidanpress.com)
Passenger allegedly boards flight from Nashville to Los Angeles without a ticket (www.usatoday.com)
A woman allegedly boarded a flight from Nashville to Los Angeles without a boarding pass earlier this month....
What's a last name (family/surname) that you think is cool?
What last name do you think is neat? It could sound cool, have an interesting meaning or history, etc.
California's war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired. Lawmakers are trying again (www.latimes.com)
It was a decade ago when California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags, ushering in a wave of anti-plastic legislation from coast to coast....
A crowd set fire to a driverless Waymo taxi in San Francisco, as tensions about driverless tech grow (www.businessinsider.com)
Snoof (lemmy.world)
If you ever want to make your cat look super dopey, up close shots with a wide angle lens are fantastic....
Ohio City To Drop Charges Against Pastor Who Sheltered Homeless People In Church (www.huffpost.com)
The agreement between the pastor of Dad's Place and the city of Bryan comes with conditions.
Everywhere i've worked, there's always some guy that looks vaguely like Thom York. What weird work quirks have you experienced across jobs?
for those who don’t know, Thom York is the lead singer of Radiohead....
DECEASED KC CHIEFS FANS Early Toxicology Indicates COCAINE & FENTANYL IN SYSTEMS (www.tmz.com)
Other (more questionable) sources (cough - Daily Mail, NY Post - cough) are reporting 3x the fatal dose of Fentanyl.
If you had to live in a fictional magical world, but you wouldn't be magical, what world would you pick?
What is the best place to build community ties and meet people?
Restaurant? Library? Other? (Bonus points if its toxic people resistant)
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....
Ohio pastor charged for housing the homeless in his church sues city in federal lawsuit (www.nbcnews.com)
The suit, filed Monday, accuses the city and its officials of launching a harassment campaign against Dad’s Place, a church in Bryan, for keeping its doors open 24/7 for the homeless....
Japan’s ‘moon sniper’ probe made incredibly accurate landing, but is now upside down (www.theguardian.com)
Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed in England (www.smithsonianmag.com)
A Roman dodecahedron, a mysterious 12-sided metal object, was discovered in the village of Norton Disney in England....
Doom scrolling (imgur.com)
The World Hasn’t Seen Cicadas Like This Since 1803 (www.nytimes.com)
Brood XIX and Brood XIII will both emerge this spring. The last time these bugs showed up at the same time in the United States, Thomas Jefferson was president....
As folks freeze to death in Milwaukee, Ohio pastor charged for offering shelter (www.jsonline.com)
Why do people keep asking where I'm from?
Up until I started working, I didn’t really encounter that question. When I did start working, people started asking me that question....
US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges denies he is the suspect at hearing (apnews.com)
A man accused of faking his death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges in Utah denied at a court appearance Tuesday that he is the suspect and, in an apparent British accent, called allegations that he wasn’t giving his true name “complete hearsay.”...
Tim Pool just suggested that democrats are gonna nominate haley by switching parties. Is that really the plan?
and would she be any better than biden/trump/obama? i honestly haven’t paid her any attention.
I love-hated Chinatown because the ending is so damn nihilistic. What are some other entertaining movies that have similar endings?
Edit: PostScript, I found a good article....
Nauru switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China (apnews.com)
The Pacific Island nation of Nauru said Monday that it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, a move that reduces the dwindling number of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies to 12 around the world....
Anyone ever have a baked potato explode? (kbin.social)
Idle question. I've always heard that you need to prick the skins before baking a potato. The potential consequence for failure to do so is a catastrophic potato explosion....
Jewish students sue Harvard over 'rampant' anti-semitism (www.bbc.co.uk)
Harvard University has been sued by Jewish students alleging it “has become a bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment”....
"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today?
I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I’d rather hear about things that are actually happening.
Joe Rogan Mistakenly Blasts Biden’s Mental Fitness Over Something Trump Actually Said (variety.com)
A woman shot with a crossbow and a priest stabbed in a rectory shake a small Nebraska town (apnews.com)
People outside of the USA: What are some interesting, cool, or fascinating aspects of your country you'd like to share with the world?