Weekend Consequences

3/5-6/21 - All News is Bad News -

Dying Americans:
12-year-old arrested for four carjacking incidents in Washington, DC {CNN}

Arizona Department Of Corrections Says It Has Lethal Injection Drugs, Ready To Resume Executions {KJZZ}

U.S. detained nearly 100,000 migrants at Mexico border in February, sources say {Reuters}

Study Finds Wildfire Smoke More Harmful To Humans Than Pollution From Cars {NPR}

Microplastics found in 100% of Pennsylvania waterways surveyed {WeAreCentralPA}

Casual Sex among young adults has declined due to decline in drinking, increased computer gaming and living with parents. {Sagepub}

1/6 DC Riot:
‘Nobody Is in Charge’: Capitol’s Secretive Police Board Faces Overhaul After Riot {NYT}

Former Marine accused of assaulting Capitol police with chemical spray to remain in custody pending trial {Stripes}

Pennsylvania man charged federally in shooting of Democratic office windows (he shot the windows three times){NBC}

West Virginia man charged with stealing C-SPAN employee equipment during Capitol riot {CNN}

FBI: Trump appointee arrested in connection with Capitol riot and wins our 1st Biggest Bagholder of the Week Award {Axios}

Federal investigators are examining communications between US lawmakers and Capitol rioters {CNN}

Killer Cops & Courts:
New body cam video shows man telling officers 'I can't breathe' before he died in 2017 {CNN}

Officer busted on child porn charge while working at Maryland vaccination site {NBC}

One person killed in shooting at George Floyd memorial site in Minneapolis {CNN}

Dallas' former police chief says the police department allowed an officer to continue patrolling for more than a year while investigating whether he ordered two people to be killed because it didn’t want to tip him off {ABC}

Defund Police:
Dozens rally before ex-officer put on trial in Floyd's death {ABC}

Minnesota court rules 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin should be reinstated {Axios}

In court filing, ICE says it is effectively ending use of family detention {NBC}

Wisconsin Police Chief resigns, city agrees to pay $72,000 plus some benefits {WSAW}

COVID-19 & America's Governors:
US experts warn new Covid variants and states reopening may lead to fourth wave {Gaurdian}

Detroit mayor rejects initial J&J vaccine shipment, saying Pfizer and Moderna are 'the best' {CNBC}

Man hospitalized after receiving two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in same day {Fox Baltimore}

South Carolina governor lifts mask mandate in restaurants, government buildings {WSOCTV}

'Here fire, you hungry?' Idaho Covid protesters burn masks in front of capitol {Guardian}

New York lawmakers strip Gov. Cuomo of emergency Covid powers as sexual harassment, death data scandals roil state {CNBC}

Tennessee panel deemed vaccinating inmates a ‘PR nightmare’ {AP}

International Affairs:
Venezuela to introduce 1-million-bolivar bill as inflation persists {Reuters}

Chinese Hacking Spree Hit an ‘Astronomical’ Number of Victims {Wired}

Myanmar protesters string up women's clothes for protection {Reuters}

Swiss Ballot Measure to Ban Burkas Up For Vote This Month {LeNews.Ch}

U.S. and Europe will suspend tariffs on alcohol and food on airplanes {NYT}

Predictable! Pope urges Iraq to embrace its Christians on historic visit {AP}

Market:
Crypto sideways

US trade deficit rises 1.9 percent as imports set new record {AlJazeera}

Reddit hires its first chief financial officer as it prepares to go public. {NYT}

U.S. agency probes Facebook for 'systemic' racial bias in hiring, promotions {Reuters}

Elon Musk Loses $27 Billion as Historic Wealth Gains Unravel {Bloomberg}

Dolce&Gabbana seeks over $600M damages from 2 US bloggers {AP}

Moron buys metadata for Jack Dorsey's first Tweet for 2.5 million dollars {BBC}

John David McAfee And Executive Adviser Of His Cryptocurrency Team Indicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Fraud And Money Laundering Conspiracy Crimes {StreetInsider}

Scammer got six Covid-19 bailout loans worth more than $1 million in early months of pandemic {CNN}

Art:
Cleveland rocker and radio star Michael Stanley dead at 72 {AP}

Banksy Confirms He’s Behind Escaping Inmate Art in New Video {ManOfMany}

Disneyland, Universal and other California theme parks can reopen April 1 {OC Register}

Dinosaurs:
9-ton rock full of dinosaur bones still yielding fossils {East Idaho News}

World's oldest known wild bird has another chick at age of 70 {BBC}

Space:
World's first space hotel scheduled to open in 2027 {CNN}