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Call for action after ‘devastating’ rise in drink deaths

The Alcohol Health Alliance said deaths have been allowed to spiral in England.

The Independent UK

Motorists want tougher sentences to tackle drink-driving – survey

Motorists face a minimum disqualification period of 12 months if they are convicted of drink-driving.

The Independent UK

Person in Louisiana hospitalized with H5N1 in nation's 1st severe case

A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the United States' first serious case of H5N1 bird flu, following 60 milder cases this year.

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Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Arizona's governor wants to repeal the state law requiring an annual abortion report

The Independent UK

First severe bird flu case in Louisiana

Meanwhile, Delaware and Wisconsin report two possible infections, which if confirmed raises total cases to 63

Salon

'Stranded' NASA astronauts' return to Earth delayed until at least 'late March' 2025 due to SpaceX capsule issues, NASA reveals

Due to a delay with SpaceX's Dragon capsule, NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were meant to spend 10 days in space in June 2024, will now not return to Earth until late March 2025 at the earliest, NASA announced.

LiveScience

Couple who bought abortion pills online given community orders

Sophie Harvey and Elliot Benham denied using the pills and said their child had been stillborn

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Manhattan resident pleads guilty to running secret Chinese police station

Chen Jinping, 60, admitted to operating a clandestine Chinese police station in Manhattan to target dissidents

The Independent UK

Police investigating Baltimore County shooting and car crash that killed 1, injured 9

Investigators in Baltimore County are looking into whether a shooting and related vehicle crash that left one person dead and nine injured Tuesday night are connected to a nearby homicide earlier this month

The Independent UK

Taxpayers Outside Maryland Shouldn't Pay To Rebuild a Toll Bridge Inside Maryland

Part of the 1,500-page spending bill Congress is expected to pass this week would obligate federal taxpayers to fund the Key Bridge replacement.

Reason

Wisconsin police go quiet on school shooting as search for answers continues

Wisconsin police did not plan any public updates Wednesday into the extremely rare religious school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others, a day after the city’s mayor chastised reporters and urged them to leave victims alone

The Independent UK

Nasa astronauts stuck in space since June face further delay

Return pushed back to late March, stretching mission that was supposed to last only eight days to more than nine months

The Guardian - US

Former French President Sarkozy Convicted Of Corruption

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of corruption and influence peddling, facing potential prison time. Legal milestone in French politics.

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Less than 10% of green belt could be redefined as ‘grey belt’, says minister

The Government has instructed councils to look at poor quality, green-belt land for potential housing developments.

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Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says

Russia’s Investigative Committee says 29-year-old Uzbek man confessed to planting and detonating bomb

Latin Times

Texas Teacher Invites Homeless Student to Live with Her, Then Sexually Assaults Him Multiple Times and Gets His Name Tattooed on Her Body: Police

A former Texas high school teacher allegedly invited a student who was homeless to live with her and then sexually assaulted him multiple times, going as far as to tattoo his name onto her body, officials say.

The Independent UK

Councils warn of acute pressures despite funding boost next year

Councils in urban and rural areas have raised concerns about ongoing pressures on services following changes to the draft settlement for 2025-26.

Reason

The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, a Bill Aimed at Ultimately Repealing FOSTA, Is Back

The bill is meant as a first step toward repealing FOSTA, the 2018 law that amended Section 230 and criminalized hosting adult ads.

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The Guardian - US

House panel set to release report into Gaetz sexual misconduct allegations

Ethics committee reportedly votes to release investigation into ex-congressman who dropped bid for attorney general

The Independent UK

Frustration over ‘deeply disappointing’ Waspi decision justified, says Sarwar

The UK Government’s decision has drawn criticism from across the political spectrum.

International Business Times

Sarkozy Must Wear Electronic Tag After Losing Graft Case Appeal

France's highest appeals court ordered former president Nicolas Sarkozy to wear an electronic tag for a year Wednesday -- a first for a former head of state -- after confirming his convictions for corruption and influence peddling.

The Guardian - US

‘There’s a lot of drones authorized up there’: Biden sends radar systems and tries to calm fears

President says there is ‘nothing nefarious’ about objects moving in the skies above the US north-east

The Guardian - US

Senate passes $895bn Pentagon spending bill despite provision denying transgender care to minors – as it happened

Senate votes 85-14 to pass National Defense Authorization Act, which has provision preventing gender-affirming care to transgender children of military members

International Business Times

France's Sarkozy Must Wear Electronic Tag After Losing Graft Case Appeal

France's highest appeals court on Wednesday confirmed a verdict against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former head of state.

The Guardian - US

NBA’s Hornets sorry after giving child PS5 before taking it back off camera

The Charlotte Hornets have apologized for an in-game skit gone wrong where a young fan was promised a PlayStation only to have it taken away off camera

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