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Overnight News Digest [1]

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Date: 2023-03-10  

Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man, wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes09OP0az coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Please feel free to share your articles and stories in the comments.

Let’s start with some of the odder news of the week. More serious stories are below the fold.

From the New York Post (apologies for the source, but I like the story):

China pummeled by ‘rain of worms’ as residents asked to carry umbrellas Samantha Ibrahim By China needs to call Rihanna for some umbrellas to weather this phenomenon of nature. Citizens of the Chinese province of Liaoning were told to find shelter after it looked like it started to rain worms. A viral clip showed the area apparently being showered with little worms, which were splattered all over cars.

From CNN:

Japanese authorities want Ghibli Park theme park to crack down on visitors taking lewd selfies with character statues By Xiaofei Xu and Amy Woodyatt , CNN theme park showcasing scenes from beloved animated films have been taking indecent photographs of themselves with statues of the characters. apanese authorities have vowed to take action following reports that visitors to ashowcasing scenes from beloved animated films have been taking indecent photographs of themselves with statues of the characters. In February, photos were posted to social media showing men “pretending to sexually assault young female characters” in Ghibli Park, Singapore’s Straits Times newspaper reported.

From Insider:

A TikToker said she accidentally booked flights for the wrong country, prompting hoards of viewers to send tips and encourage her to go anyway Andrew Lloyd A TikToker said she accidentally bought flights to Bucharest instead of Budapest in a viral videoHu. ndreds of viewers gave the TikToker recommendations on where to visit in the Romanian capital. She told viewers she and her friend decided to go to Bucharest after all, and "it was great."

From NPR:

Canada rules that flipping the middle finger is a 'God-given' right JULIANA KIM The gesture is considered rude, offensive and inappropriate but one thing it is not — at least under Canadian law — is illegal. A Canadian judge ruled last month that giving someone the finger is protected under the country's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. "It is not a crime to give someone the finger. Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, Charter enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian," Judge Dennis Galiatsatos wrote in the Feb. 24 ruling.

And from People:

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