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In the first Jan. 6 case to go to trial, a Texas man who brought a gun and zip ties to the Capitol has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. / NBC News
See also: A right-wing influencer cooperated with the FBI's Jan. 6 investigation, and now an apparent court error has revealed the level of information he provided. / BuzzFeed News
A US drone stroke in Kabul kills al Qaeda's Al-Zawahiri, who plotted the Sept. 11 attacks with Osama bin Laden. / Associated Press
The death toll from flooding in Eastern Kentucky rises to 37, as more rain hits the region. / The Courier-Journal
With abortion now illegal in Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood there and in neighboring Illinois have partnered to meet patient demand. / WBEZ Chicago
An investigation finds 32 data brokers in the US are selling mobile IDs from people identified as "actively pregnant" or "shopping for maternity products." / Gizmodo
"Is there a better example of what the Twitter hellscape is than the Lockheed Martin-nepotism hire-ableism controversy currently being hashed out on the timeline?" / Mic
Detailing corporate landlords' unscrupulous tactics during the eviction moratorium—including threats of repossession and calls to CPS or animal control. / Motherboard
Black and low-income Nashvillians are being targeted by neighbors who are weaponizing city code inspectors in efforts of coercing them to relocate. / Nashville Scene
"The development of malls reinforced racism and surveillance, offering an environment that initially focused on white women who were mothers." / Hyperallergic
In 2019, Amazon pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. Since the start of the pandemic, its emissions have instead grown by 40%. / The Verge
See also: Single-use plastics were in the public crosshairs before the pandemic. Then Covid hit and consumption skyrocketed. / Fast Company
"The odds of being injured or killed by space debris is rising in tandem with a rapid uptick in launches conducted around the world every year." / Motherboard
On the Ouverture Spirituelle, introduced 10 years ago as a warmup to the Salzburg Festival, and that now frequently outshines its better known sibling. / The New York Times
Inspired by an interactive map of the most Wikipedia'ed US residents, here are the world's most notable people. / The Pudding, Topi Tjukanov
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