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Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine

The embattled eastern city of Bakhmut and the ruined towns of Mariinka and Avdiivka remain the focus of Moscow's assaults, Ukrainian officials say.

CNN
Girl didn't want goat slaughtered; officials sent deputies

Jessica Long's 9-year-old didn't want her goat, Cedar, to be slaughtered at the county fair. Officials sent deputies with a search warrant to get it back.

Los Angeles Times

A new look at #poverty and it is not nice!

“The new book by the sociologist and author of “Evicted” examines the persistence of want in the wealthy United States, finding that keeping some citizens poor serves the interests of many.”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/books/review/poverty-by-america-matthew-desmond.html

Book Review: ‘Poverty, by America,’ by Matthew Desmond

The new book by the sociologist and author of “Evicted” examines the persistence of want in the wealthy United States, finding that keeping some citizens poor serves the interests of many.

The New York Times
I love #shrinking on Apple TV. Ted Lasso-style storytelling, lovely characters.
Alaska Says It’s Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individuals

On the advice of the state’s attorney general, Alaska’s civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans against most categories of discrimination, and it began refusing to investigate complaints.

ProPublica
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I think honking should be used for alerting a driver, who may be turning the wrong way onto a one-way street etc, NOT for punitive use, akin to the middle-finger type anger.

Do you agree?

[World] TSA raises alarm amid increase in guns at US airports https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64710509?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
TSA raises alarm amid increase in guns at US airports

In some parts, more passengers are attempting to bring guns through airport security.

BBC News