Extra, Extra
Blaming the Victim? “The decision ends a six-year legal saga tested the limits of the court’s leniency toward survivors of sexual abuse who commit resulting crimes.” Chrystul Kizer sentenced to 11 years for killing her sex trafficker. “Kizer, now 24, initially faced a possible life sentence for shooting 34-year-old Randall Volar III when she was 17. Volar, who was White, had been filming his sexual abuse of Kizer, who is Black, for more than a year.”
+ Quake Stake: “You don’t want a mass evacuation panic that’s not warranted, but you want people not to go on their merry ways.” Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of the ‘big one.’ A Personalized Brain Pacemaker for Parkinson’s. “In a new frontier for deep brain stimulation, researchers used A.I. to develop individualized algorithms, which helped a skateboarder and other patients with Parkinson’s disease.”
+ Frozen Assets: “The Canadian owner of Circle K convenience stores has made a bid to buy 7-Eleven in what would be the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese company on record and the largest cross-border acquisition this year.”
+ Net Gains: “However much the Golden Gate Bridge may be a sublime symbol of San Francisco and a magnificent architectural achievement, it is also a place of death. But a barrier designed to keep people from jumping off the 87-year-old Art Deco span is saving lives only eight months after its completion.” After only 8 months, the Golden Gate Bridge’s anti-suicide nets have saved a lot of lives.
+ Georgia Bulldogs: “In the past three and a half years, the ad hoc certification ploys that failed to flip the last presidential election to Mr. Trump have been professionalized and systematized by Republican officials and their allies.” Rachel Maddow in the NYT (Gift Article): What Worries Me Most About Election Night. “In Georgia, the State Election Board approved a rule this month that gives election officials in each of the state’s 159 counties the option to delay or refuse certification in order to make a ‘reasonable inquiry’ into the results. What counts as a ‘reasonable inquiry?’ The new rule does not say.”
+ The Man Who Seized the Day: “The 11-time Daytime Emmy winner presided over his program for 29 years and forged a path for Oprah Winfrey and others to follow.” Phil Donahue, Pioneering Talk Show Host, Dies at 88.
+ Juicy News: “Lemonade stands used to be only for kids who wanted to make pocket change during their summer breaks. Now people in their 20s and 30s around the country have started squeezing lemons to pay off bills. They set up stands at farmers markets, local festivals and concerts. Proprietors say it’s very profitable, but the business is extremely weather dependent and has gotten highly competitive.” Not just for kids anymore: Adults turn to lemonade stands as side hustles.
