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Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales (apnews.com)

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail salesof marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase....

US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years (apnews.com)

For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage....

Yellen says China's rapid buildout of its green energy industry 'distorts global prices' (apnews.com)

Yellen, who is planning her second trip to China as Treasury secretary, said Wednesday in Georgia that she will convey her belief to her Chinese counterparts that Beijing’s increased production of green energy also poses risks “to productivity and growth in the Chinese economy.”...

Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill? (apnews.com)

Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor....

Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea (apnews.com)

The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.”...

Central American and Mexican families mourn the workers lost in the Baltimore bridge collapse (apnews.com)

The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran father and husband who started a delivery business before the pandemic forced him to find other work, according to his family....

Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say (apnews.com)

The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water when it collapsed. The others were presumed dead, and officials said search...

3 Maryland middle schoolers charged with hate crimes after displaying swastikas, officials say (apnews.com)

Officials with the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office said the harassment began in December and the students refused to stop despite repeated requests. The victim ultimately reported the behavior to Maryland State Police, which investigated and filed charges against the students....

Louisiana Legislature opened window for sex abuse survivors to sue, but state's high court shut it (apnews.com)

Advocates for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse say they will ask Louisiana’s Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that wiped out 2021 legislation giving them a renewed opportunity to file civil damage lawsuits over their molestation....

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