Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago ( apnews.com )
China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap....
Exploding toilet at a Dunkin' store in Florida left a customer filthy and injured, lawsuit claims ( apnews.com )
A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin’, claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain’s locations in central Florida....
New York City subway train derails in collision with another train, injuring more than 20 people ( apnews.com )
A New York City subway train derailed Thursday after colliding with another train at low speed, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries and causing major service disruptions across Manhattan during the afternoon rush hour, authorities said....
CNN Runs Gaza Coverage Past Jerusalem Team Operating Under Shadow of IDF Censor ( theintercept.com )
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Second wave of court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein unsealed ( www.theguardian.com )
Trump's Colorado appeal may force US Supreme Court to rule on his future ( www.reuters.com )
Former President Donald Trump's appeal of a Colorado ruling barring him from the ballot may force the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in directly on his 2024 election prospects, a case that legal experts said will likely pull its nine justices into a political firestorm....
Islamic State Takes Responsibility for Deadly Bombings in Iran ( www.nytimes.com )
The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for the bombing attack that killed 84 people in Kerman, Iran, a day before, during a memorial procession for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, according to a post on the extremist group’s official Telegram account....
Black Americans would feel the sting of Republican budget cut proposals ( www.reuters.com )
When Charla Plaines saw the toll lead paint took on her granddaughter, she was able to get the hazardous substance scrubbed from her home thanks to a federally funded program that Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives want to cut....
New York City announces lawsuit against bus companies sending migrants to city, seeks $708 million ( abcnews.go.com )
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a lawsuit against 17 bus and transportation companies helping to send asylum-seekers to the city as it deals with major budget issues surrounding the crisis....
Police investigate virtual sex assault on girl's avatar ( www.bbc.com )
Police are investigating a virtual sexual assault of a girl's avatar, the chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners has said....
Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories in Colorado and Oregon ( www.cnbc.com )
The Biden administration is providing $162 million to Microchip Technology to support the domestic production of computer chips — the second funding announcement tied to a 2022 law designed to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing....
Trump received millions of dollars from foreign governments while president, House Democrats allege ( www.usatoday.com )
Several Midwestern cities are going to be counted again like it's 2020 ( apnews.com )
Four years after the last census, almost a dozen small communities in the Midwest are going to be counted again in hopes of getting a new grocery store or more state funding to build roads, fire stations and parks....
China spent over $5.5 million at Trump properties while he was in office, documents show ( www.cnn.com )
The Chinese government and its state-controlled entities spent over $5.5 million at properties owned by Donald Trump while he was in office, the largest total of payments made by any single foreign country known to date, according to financial documents cited in a report from House Democrats released Thursday....
Gambling boom detrimental to New Jersey economy, report says ( www.theguardian.com )
Multiple people shot at Iowa high school on the first day after winter break, officials say ( www.nbcnews.com )
1.3.24 Epstein documents 943 pages unsealed ( www.documentcloud.org )
Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food ( www.ctvnews.ca )
Consumer Reports has found that plastics retain a "widespread" presence in food despite the health risks, and called on regulators to reassess the safety of plastics that come into contact with food during production....
He Killed His Molester as a Teenager. Should He Be Spared Deportation? ( www.nytimes.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240104130035/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/us/marco-flores-massachusetts-deportation.html
Harvard president’s resignation amid plagiarism allegations leaves academics reeling ( www.nature.com )
UN experts alarmed by Alabama plan to kill prisoner using untried gas method ( www.theguardian.com )
She Immigrated Legally. She Married a U.S. Citizen. But She Was Denied Citizenship for Working in Legal Cannabis. ( www.politico.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240104125945/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/23/biden-administration-immigrants-legal-cannabis-00133085
Families Still Being Separated at Border, Say Human Rights Groups in Letter to DHS ( timesofsandiego.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240104130707/https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2023/12/15/families-still-being-separated-at-border-say-human-rights-groups-in-letter-to-dhs/
International Court of Justice to hold public hearing in relation to South Africa's accusation of Genocide being committed by Israel ( www.icj-cij.org )
The request for the hearing was lodged by South Africa 29th December 2023, as of 3rd of January 2024, the ICJ have officially responded, that public hearings will be held on the 11th & 12th January 2024.
New Treatment Shows Promise for Helping Veterans With PTSD Quit Tobacco ( researchinenglish.com )
