Colts' Ogletree jailed on domestic violence counts

Colts tight end Drew Ogletree was arrested on Friday, and charged with two level six felonies: domestic violence committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old and domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, according to records.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39207197/colts-drew-ogletree-arrested-alleged-domestic-violence?source=Snapzu

Assange’s final British appeal against extradition set for February

The WikiLeaks publisher is perilously close to being extradited to the US, where he would face life imprisonment for exposing US-led war crimes, human rights abuses and diplomatic conspiracies.
Read more: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/12/30/luag-d30.html?source=Snapzu

Opinion | Arabs are forced to question our place in the world

Over the past two months, as the war in Gaza rages, Arabs are seeing how the world order functions against them.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/28/arabs-gaza-us-military-safety-passport/?=undefined?source=Snapzu

Full Monty actor Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75

Family of British Oscar-nominated actor have announced his death
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/30/full-monty-actor-tom-wilkinson-dies-aged-75?source=Snapzu

You Know It’s a Placebo. So Why Does It Still Work?

As researchers try to make sense of “open-label” placebos—fake drugs that proudly announce their fakeness—the mysterious effect is starting to show up beyond the world of medicine.
Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/open-label-placebo-why-does-it-work/?source=Snapzu

Lee Sun-kyun: Parasite actor found dead at 48

The South Korean actor had been under investigation for illegal drug use since October.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67825665?source=Snapzu

Here's what to know about Turkey's decision to move forward with Sweden's bid to join NATO

Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO after the Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/turkey-sweden-nato-explainer-a0b4b623300882146b3adcd39b7f2d66?source=Snapzu

A lawsuit filed against a bitcoin mine in Texas has shed light on a growing trend: US crypto mines backed by millions of dollars from Chinese investors

A rise in cryptocurrency-mining facilities in Texas and other states has come under scrutiny for the industry's ties to Chinese investment.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-mine-texas-lawsuit-links-to-chinese-investors-2023-12?source=Snapzu

Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs discovered in south-east Asia

There are now seven known species of soft-furred hedgehogs, which look like a cross between a mouse and a shrew
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/22/five-new-species-of-soft-furred-hedgehogs-discovered-in-south-east-asia?source=Snapzu

Columbus McDonald's reopens after customer reportedly found 'crack pipe' in food bag

The restaurant was given an emergency notice of violation and an order to close.
Read more: https://www.10tv.com/mobile/article/news/local/columbus-mcdonalds-closed-by-health-department/530-ef0a94ea-b930-44b1-943e-244b9e5e6157?source=Snapzu

UN urges Israel to investigate allegations its army 'executed' 11 unarmed Palestinians in Gaza City

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European Super League ban unlawful, says court

Uefa and Fifa rules banning clubs joining breakaway competitions like the European Super League are unlawful, the European Court of Justice rules.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67783970?source=Snapzu

Conservationists take UK to court for ‘illegally squandering’ fish stocks

Blue Marine Foundation is challenging government for ignoring scientific advice on limits and giving a green light to overfishing
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/21/conservationists-take-uk-to-court-for-illegally-squandering-fish-stocks?source=Snapzu

Apple Watch ban: everything you need to know

Catch up with all the news on the Apple Watch import ban.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/24009254/apple-watch-itc-ban-patent-dispute?source=Snapzu

Video: Visual Evidence Shows Israel Dropped 2,000-Pound Bombs Where It Ordered Gaza’s Civilians to Move for Safety

A Times investigation used aerial imagery and artificial intelligence to detect bomb craters that showed that one of Israel’s biggest bombs was used routinely in south Gaza.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/100000009208814/israel-gaza-bomb-civilians.html?playlistId=video/investigations?source=Snapzu

How writing 'made us human' – an 'emotional history' from ancient Iraq to the present day

Evidence suggests that writing was probably invented in southern Iraq sometime before 3000BC. But what happened next?
Read more: https://theconversation.com/how-writing-made-us-human-an-emotional-history-from-ancient-iraq-to-the-present-day-219739?source=Snapzu

With Offices Sitting Empty, Landlords Are ‘Handing Back the Keys’

Office landlords, hit hard by the work-from-home revolution, are resorting to a desperate measure in the real estate world: “handing back the keys.” When this happens, the landlord stops paying the mortgage on the office building or declines to refinance it.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/offices-sitting-empty-landlords-handing-150748386.html?source=Snapzu

Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads | Africanews

A British software firm, Threads Software Limited, has given Meta a 30-day ultimatum to cease using the name "Threads" in the UK, citing ownership of the trademark.
Read more: https://www.africanews.com/2023/11/01/meta-given-30-days-to-cease-using-the-name-threads/?source=Snapzu

7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor Camp

A man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation. He gathered financial information, photos and videos and shared the material with The New York Times.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/17/world/asia/myanmar-cyber-scam.html?source=Snapzu

World's first "self-amplifying" vaccine approved in Japan

The approval of the world's first saRNA vaccine could signal a new era in how we prevent and treat everything from infections to cancer.
Read more: https://www.freethink.com/health/sarna-vaccines?source=Snapzu

Death and Destruction in Gaza

I do not believe that anything I say about what is happening in Gaza will affect Israeli or American policy in that conflict. But I want to be on record so that when historians look back on this moral calamity, they will see that some Americans were on the right side of history.
Read more: https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/death-and-destruction-in-gaza?source=Snapzu

Delusions of Grandeur: The Scandalous Crime of a Los Angeles Millionaire

The bizarre, bloody story behind L.A.'s Griffith Park
Read more: https://crimereads.com/los-angeles-griffith-park-crime/?source=Snapzu

US supreme court agrees to consider abortion pill access

Case will determine future of mifepristone in first major abortion issue to reach country’s highest court since it overturned Roe
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/13/abortion-pill-us-supreme-court-mifepristone?source=Snapzu

Russia has lost nearly 90% of its troops in Ukraine war: US intel report

Russia-Ukraine War: Losses are the reason Russia has loosened recruitment standards for deployment in Ukraine.
Read more: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/russiaukraine-war-russia-has-lost-nearly-90-of-its-troops-in-ukraine-war-us-intel-report-101702480620356.html?source=Snapzu

Texas Supreme Court pauses ruling that allowed pregnant woman to have an abortion

The court put on hold a ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo a challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/09/1218370770/texas-supreme-court-pauses-ruling-allowing-pregnant-woman-to-have-abortion?source=Snapzu

Canadian missionary couple jailed for sex assaults on kids in Dominican Republic

A Canadian missionary couple has been convicted and caged in the Dominican Republic for sexually assaulting children.
Read more: https://torontosun.com/news/world/canadian-missionary-couple-jailed-for-sex-assaults-on-kids-in-dominican-republic?source=Snapzu

A man blew up his apartment while trying to kill a single cockroach with way too much insecticide, police say

The explosion shattered a balcony window and left the man with minor injuries, per the newspaper Mainichi Shimbun.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/apartment-blew-up-after-using-insecticide-to-kill-roach-report-2023-12?source=Snapzu

Check out the NDA Jeff Bezos' housekeeper was forced to sign before she could clean his toilets

A lawsuit has uncovered the non-disclosure agreement required to to clean Bezos' properties — and his obsession with privacy.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/read-jeff-bezos-nda-housekeeper-2023-12?source=Snapzu

Nine months after scandal, publishers are still sorting out a plagiarism mess

Ghostwriter Kristin Loberg and many of her clients have apologized for misusing authors’ words without attribution. But publishing firms have been largely quiet.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-12-08/nine-months-after-david-agus-scandal-publishers-are-still-sorting-out-plagiarism-mess?source=Snapzu

The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza

The US press and politicians are trying to fit the attacks on Gaza into a Zero Dark Thirty mold, but it’s something much simpler—and sinister.
Read more: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/hunt-hamas-narrative-gaza-israel-palestine/?source=Snapzu

Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete at Paris 2024 Olympics

The IOC said Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics as long as they have not supported the war in Ukraine
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/08/athletes-who-have-not-supported-ukraine-war-to-compete-at-paris-2024?source=Snapzu

When Israel says it doesn't commit a genocide, it's time to check some numbers

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The Copia Institute Tells The Copyright Office Again That Copyright Law Has No Business Obstructing AI Training

A little over a month ago we told the Copyright Office in a comment that there was no role for copyright law to play when it comes to training AI systems. In fact, on the whole there’s little for c…
Read more: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/08/the-copia-institute-tells-the-copyright-office-again-that-copyright-law-has-no-business-obstructing-ai-training/?source=Snapzu

German court upholds wiretaps of climate activists to press

A court in Bavaria has ruled that police were right in wiretapping phone calls between members of the Last Generation climate activist group and journalists.
Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-upholds-wiretaps-of-climate-activists-to-press/a-67583716?source=Snapzu

Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies

Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/henry-kissinger-war-criminal-dead-1234804748/?source=Snapzu

Google agrees to pay publishers in Canada and drops plans for blocking news

One report says it will pay $100 million annually.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23981515/google-canadian-government-online-news-act-link-tax-agreement?source=Snapzu

US links Indian official to murder plot that India calls 'contrary to policy'

The charges come after a senior Biden administration official last week said US authorities had thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-charges-indian-national-with-conspiracy-assassinate-sikh-advocate-2023-11-29/?source=Snapzu

Maryland will hand out 133,000 Chromebooks to the public

Gov. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced a $27 million initiative to provide the public with devices, ensuring everyone has internet access.
Read more: https://statescoop.com/maryland-will-hand-out-133000-chromebooks-to-the-public/?source=Snapzu

Marty Krofft Dies: ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’, ‘Brady Bunch Hour’ & ‘Land Of The Lost’ Producer Was 86

Marty Krofft, producer of shows like H.R. Pufnstuf, The Brady Bunch Hour, The Banana Splits and Land of the Lost, has died. He was 86. Krofft, who produced many classic shows for children alongside…
Read more: https://deadline.com/2023/11/marty-krofft-dead-producer-1235637673/?source=Snapzu

AI won’t kill crime writing, but crime writers will kill anyone

Crime writers have been out and about discussing the challenges of AI and the things they will and won’t do in their fiction
Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/ai-won-t-kill-crime-writing-but-crime-writers-will-kill-anyone-20231120-p5elc8.html?source=Snapzu

New York just installed its first offshore wind turbine

The first wind turbine installation at South Fork Wind, New York State's first offshore wind farm, is complete.
Read more: https://electrek.co/2023/11/21/new-york-just-installed-its-first-offshore-wind-turbine/?source=Snapzu

One of The Biggest Hunter-Gatherers Myths Is Finally Getting Debunked

The enduring idea that men evolved to hunt and women evolved to gather is a relatively baseless assumption that is facing greater academic resistance than ever before.
Read more: https://www.sciencealert.com/one-of-the-biggest-hunter-gatherers-myths-is-finally-getting-debunked?source=Snapzu

We smashed the windows of a major bank. A jury acquitted us. This is why | Gully Bujak

I think people everywhere, even on juries, have had enough of our leaders’ failure to tackle the climate crisis, says activist Gully Bujak
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/20/windows-major-bank-jury-climate-crisis?source=Snapzu

T-Mobile sued after employee stole nude images from customer phone during trade-in

T-Mobile has been sued again for failing to protect consumer data after an employee at one of its Washington stores stole nude images off of a customer's phone.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/17/t-mobile-sued-after-employee-stole-nude-images-from-phone.html?source=Snapzu

Opioids don't relieve acute low back or neck pain – and can result in worse pain, new study finds

Opioids are the one of the most prescribed pain-relief for people with low back and neck pain. But new research shows they don’t effectively relieve low back or neck pain and can result in worse pain.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/opioids-dont-relieve-acute-low-back-or-neck-pain-and-can-result-in-worse-pain-new-study-finds-203244?source=Snapzu

More States Require Schools to Teach Cursive Writing. Why?

Technological advances notwithstanding, advocates give a long list of reasons for teaching students cursive.
Read more: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/more-states-require-schools-to-teach-cursive-writing-why/2023/11?source=Snapzu

‘Shocking’ scale of UK government’s secret files on critics revealed

Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/18/shocking-scale-of-uk-governments-secret-files-on-critics-revealed?source=Snapzu

World's Leading Theory on Alzheimer's in Crisis After Major Drug Trials Fail

These drugs significantly reduce the amount of amyloid beta in the brain as intended, but this did not translate into improvements in cognitive function.
Read more: https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-leading-theory-on-alzheimers-in-crisis-after-major-drug-trials-fail?source=Snapzu

Texas Board of Education urged to reject climate-accurate textbooks

Republican state official pans scientific consensus as a “woke environmental agenda.”
Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/texas-board-education-climate-change-school-textbooks-vote/?source=Snapzu

Israel-Hamas War Sows Disruption at the National Book Awards

Two sponsors have withdrawn from the event, planned for Wednesday, after learning that some of the authors involved are planning to make a political statement about the conflict.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/books/israel-gaza-war-national-book-awards.html?source=Snapzu