Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies (www.news4jax.com)
Appeals Court Upholds Legality of Abortion Pill but With Significant Restrictions (www.msn.com)
The Clean Energy Future is Roiling both Friends and Foes (www.nytimes.com)
I hate NIMBY environmentalist hypocrites
Wildfire threat to Yellowknife deemed serious as parts of city on evacuation alert (www.cbc.ca)
The news briefing came on the heels of Yellowknife declaring an evacuation alert for parts of the city’s west end and Thompson declaring a territorial state of emergency due to wildfires and evacuations in many parts of the territory....
Maui's displaced grow anxious as wildfire recovery drags on (www.reuters.com)
106 people dead, 86% of the destroyed/damaged buildings are residential, and only 27% of Lahaina’s disaster area has been searched. This will only get worse.
Videos put scrutiny on downed power lines as possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires (apnews.com)
Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting a row of flames....
US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran (www.theguardian.com)
Aure Free Press (mstdn.social)
Trump grand jury has brought 10 indictments!
Aure Free Press (mstdn.social)
Judge waiting for dignitaries to be seated in courtroom
Aure Free Press (mstdn.social)
Grand Jury is DONE!
Save Right Whale Coalition Sickened Over Government Response to Deaths of Whales in NY, NJ (www.shorenewsnetwork.com)
Rising with the Hill Talking with Michael Shellenberger, journalist and founder of Public Documentary film, Thrown To The Wind m.youtube.com/watch?v=iZYkWtARR5k...
Russia’s ruble hits its lowest level since early in the war. The central bank plans to step in (apnews.com)
S.B.F. is leaving campus. But Stanford’s ties to his case are deeper than previously known (stanforddaily.com)
“Crypto magnate Sam Bankman-Fried was scheduled to speak to a Stanford class this winter, The Daily has learned. The topic of the course? Tech ethics. Bankman-Fried wouldn’t have the opportunity to give that lecture, though — instead, before the winter quarter even began, he was placed under house arrest just a stone’s...
Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum to be charged with high treason, junta says (www.bbc.com)
Niger’s military junta has announced plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining national security.
Rebuilding Maui after deadly wildfires could cost more than $5 billion, officials project (www.cbsnews.com)
Former Mississippi officers expected to plead guilty to state charges for racist assault (apnews.com)
Niger's junta gains the upper hand over the regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say (abcnews.go.com)
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think (www.nytimes.com)
Delivery vans in Pittsburgh. Buses in Milwaukee. Cranes loading freight at the Port of Los Angeles. Every municipal building in Houston. All are powered by electricity derived from the sun, wind or other sources of clean energy....
Ecuador: Thousands of soldiers move gang leader Fito (www.bbc.com)
Death toll on Maui climbs to 80, as questions over island's emergency response grow (www.npr.org)
Rescue teams continue to search for survivors in Maui as the death toll from the devastating wildfires has risen to 80 and officials begin to assess the emergency response. Meanwhile, firefighters are still working to contain three separate wildfires on the Hawaiian island.
Taiwan vice president heads to United States on sensitive trip (www.aljazeera.com)
William Lai is officially making only transit stops in the US on his way to and from Paraguay, but China has reacted with anger.
How is sign language adapting to climate change? (www.bbc.com)
Hundreds of key environmental science terms added to the British Sign Language dictionary.
Judge Throws Bankman-Fried Back in Jail (gizmodo.com)
Singapore solar company plans major US manufacturing plant in New Mexico, pending federal loan (abcnews.go.com)
Singapore-based Maxeon Solar Technologies plans to build a major solar panel manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, pending approval of a loan application with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger (apnews.com)
Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger’s flailing democracy.
