Rights group urges US to back UN Security Council action to protect Gaza’s civilians, not to use vetoes to block resolutions aimed at stopping mass atrocities ( www.hrw.org )
MDMA—aka ecstasy—submitted to FDA as part of PTSD therapy ( arstechnica.com )
The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump ( edition.cnn.com )
Former FBI spy hunter sentenced to 4 years for taking money from Putin crony in Russia sanctions case ( www.nbcnews.com )
This Is What Happens to All the Stuff You Don’t Want ( www.theatlantic.com )
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Ramaco CEO Says Wyoming Coal Mine Discoveries Include Gallium, Germanium ( www.bloomberg.com )
It’s been reported minerals could value mine at $37 billion...
Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101 ( www.nytimes.com )
Norman Lear, the television writer and producer who introduced political and social commentary into situation comedy with “All in the Family” and other shows, proving that it was possible to be topical as well as funny while attracting millions of viewers, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 101....
RIP Anthony Bordain ( archive.is )
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Electric vehicles and hybrids grow to a record-high 18% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales ( www.eia.gov )
American University Called on the FBI to Investigate Defaced Posters ( theintercept.com )
Three Palestinian students shot and wounded in Vermont, police say ( www.theguardian.com )
Iranian Commander: IRGC to Give Rigid Response to Possible Threats ( theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com )
NYC-based Citibank Ordered to Pay $25.9 Million for Intentional, Illegal Discrimination Against Armenian Americans by Giving Consumers False Reasons for Credit Denials ( www.consumerfinance.gov )
Citibank, N.A., a national bank with headquarters in New York City that issues consumer credit cards, including retail services credit cards for companies like Home Depot and Best Buy, will pay $1.4 million to harmed consumers along with a $24.5 million penalty, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says in a...
Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records ( www.wired.com )
a surveillance program now known as Data Analytical Services (DAS) is run in coordination with the telecom giant AT&T has for more than a decade allowed federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to mine the details of Americans’ calls, analyzing the phone records of countless people who are not suspected of any crime,...
Anti-Defamation League Maps Jewish Peace Rallies With Antisemitic Attacks ( theintercept.com )
Washington Post lawsuit challenges Florida law shielding DeSantis travel records ( www.politico.com )
Two Bipartisan Measures to Strengthen U.S. Response to Putin’s War ( doggett.house.gov )
Two active members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, joined by 51 colleagues, introduced two bipartisan pieces of legislation in further response to Russian atrocities in Ukraine by strengthening the current ban on Russian petroleum products as well as supporting Ukrainian reconstruction and recovery....
Grief, fear, and hopes for peace: California college students describe campus climates during Israel-Palestine conflict ( calmatters.org )
Harvard Law School Advocates for Human Rights Urge US President Biden to Demand Release of Uyghur Entrepreneur ( www.thecrimson.com )
Harvard Law School Advocates for Human Rights, a student group at HLS, sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden Monday urging him to demand that the Chinese government release tech entrepreneur Ekpar Asat — the brother of Rayhan Asat, the Law School’s first Uyghur graduate....
Faithful dog survives 10 weeks, stays with owner who died of hypothermia in Colorado mountains ( apnews.com )
Tell congress, say no to bad internet bills ( www.badinternetbills.com )
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China is using the world's largest known online disinformation operation to harass Americans, investigation finds ( feddit.de )
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5711530...
New York sues PepsiCo over plastics it says pollute, hurt health ( www.reuters.com )
NY Times Magazine Writers Forced Out After Signing Letter Against Israeli War on Gaza --- [video, 15 min] ( www.democracynow.org )
The magazine’s editor Jake Silverstein said the letter signed by Jazmine Hughes and Jamie Keiles violated the outlet’s policy on public protest, but Keiles says there are no clear guidelines, especially for contributing writers. He explains he signed on to the letter due to his disappointment in the journalistic standards...
U.S. lawmakers question Costco, ADI over sales of Hikvision, Dahua equipment as competitors already pulled the items ( feddit.de )
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5651027...