3/9/21 - Oh no. -
Dying Americans:
One in three Americans on unemployment benefits struggle to pay for food, housing. {Reuters}
Lifespan now more associated with college degree than race: Princeton economists. {Academic Times}
Bezos, who's company is a major contributor to climate change acceleration, plans to spend $10 billion (5.9% of his current net worth) on climate change by 2030. {AP}
CDC lets child migrant shelters fill to 100% despite COVID concern. {Axios}
Family says Texas to blame for state failures ultimately resulting in grandmother's death. {Fox 7 Austin}
Arkansas Governor signs near-total abortion plan. {KAIT8 NBC}
1/6 DC Riot:
FBI releases new video of person planting bombs before Capitol riot. {NBC}
Trump aide who stormed U.S. Capitol broke ‘oath to protect America,’ judge says. {Global News}
Teenager, arrested in connection with Capitol riot, assaulted by fellow inmate, attorney says. {NBC}
US Capitol riots: Suspect held after deportation from Kenya. {BBC}
Killer Cops & Courts:
Illinois prison guard pleads guilty to inmate beating death. {ABC}
Arrested journalist pleaded with officer: ‘This is my job'. {AP}
Michigan trooper charged with felony in arrest in which dog was set on man nearly 4 minutes. {NBC}
Defund Police:
Feds Examining Honolulu Police CARES Spending On ATVs, Robot Dog. {Civil Beat}
Judge permanently dismisses charges against Kenneth Walker, boyfriend of Breonna Taylor. {CBS}
Jury selection begins in case against ex-cop Derek Chauvin, murderer of George Floyd. {AP}
Read of the Day! Remembering the Burglary That Exposed COINTELPRO: Activists Mark 50th Anniversary of Daring FBI Break-in. {Democracy Now}
On March 8th, 1971, eight activists, including a cab driver, a daycare director, two professors, broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, and stole every document they found. They wanted to document how FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was spying on citizens and actively suppressing dissent.The break-in occurred as much of the nation was fixated on a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, which was billed as the “Fight of the Century.” The identity of the burglars would remain a mystery for over 40 years... {Keep reading!}
COVID-19 & America's Mayors:
5.6 million people flew over the last 5 days, TSA data shows. {CNN}
Alaska will be first in U.S. to offer COVID-19 vaccines to all adults. {Alaska Public}
Scammers now promising COVID shots to steal consumers' money and personal information. {News Channel 5}
International Affairs:
Tokyo Olympics to go ahead this summer — but without foreign spectators, national news agency says. {CBS}
Hospitals in Brazilian cities 'close to collapse'. {BBC}
Germany is main target of Russian disinformation, EU says. {Reuters}
Street battles in Greece after march against police violence. {AlJazeera}
Dozens injured as feminist protesters clash with police in Mexico’s capital. {LA Times}
Markets:
SPY up : $GME way up! : BTC up
Panda Express workers forced to strip in ‘cult-like’ team-building seminar, lawsuit alleges. {Pasadena Star News}
Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals. {Bloomberg}
Tegna CEO Apologizes for Mistaking Black Board Nominee as Valet. {Bloomberg}
Celebs:
Piers Morgan leaving 'Good Morning Britain' after storming off set over his attacks on Meghan. {CNN}
Judge weighing kicking Jussie Smollett's new lawyer off case. {ABC}
Space:
Russia turns away from NASA, says it will work with China on a Moon base. {Arstechnica}
NASA is Considering a Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon. {Universe Today}
Hubble Space Telescope enters 'safe mode' after software glitch. {Houston Chronicle}
Meteor explodes over Vermont with the force of 440 pounds of TNT. {Live Science}
Scientists find most distant quasar shooting powerful radio jets. {Space}
