On the road again: Commuting makes a comeback as employers try to put pandemic in the rearview (apnews.com)
If you think U.S. roads have gotten busier on your morning commute, you’re not alone....
Lead Poisoning: A Global Health Crisis That's Worse Than We Thought, According to a New Study (www.theinnovativehorizon.com)
Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danilo Cavalcante was planning to flee to Canada before he was captured, US marshal says (www.cnn.com)
Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danilo Cavalcante was planning to flee to Canada before he was captured, US marshal says
London police apologise and pay compensation to women held at vigil (www.reuters.com)
Marketing executive Everard was abducted off a street in London as she walked home in March 2021 and her body was found in a woodland about 50 miles (80 km) away some days later....
Lyft’s new feature lets women and non-binary riders request their driver’s gender (www.cnn.com)
Lyft is introducing a new feature that lets women and non-binary riders choose a preference to match with drivers of the same gender....
China unveils 'blueprint' for Taiwan integration while sending warships around the self-ruled island | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
McDonald's plans to transition away from self-serve soda fountains in US by 2032 (www.usatoday.com)
New Mexico AG to Investigate Gallup-McKinley School District for Harsh Discipline of Native American Students (www.propublica.org)
U.S. probing prosecutions of migrants from Muslim-majority countries exposed by Times investigation (web.archive.org)
The Department of Homeland Security has opened an investigation into the federal government’s use of a little-known law to disproportionately prosecute and imprison migrants from Muslim-majority countries....
Many Senior Citizens Expect To Die With College Loan Debts. (portside.org)
‘Disgusting’ and ‘entitled’: MPs slam Gurner’s call for job losses (www.afr.com)
Politicians from both sides, and US left-wing icon Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have slammed billionaire Tim Gurner’s comments about unemployment needing to rise.
Driver intentionally hit cyclists, killing one, in brief rampage, Huntington Beach police say (www.latimes.com)
Huntington Beach police are searching for a motorist they believe intentionally struck bicyclists in three separate incidents that occurred in less than an hour Sunday evening. Two riders were injured, and the third was killed....
French watchdog halts iPhone 12 sales over too-high radiation, minister says (www.reuters.com)
Where America stands: New power centers, aging population (www.axios.com)
Why are CEOs still so intent on taking worker attendance? (www.bbc.com)
Google and JPMorgan have each told staff that office attendance will be factored into performance evaluations. The US law firm Davis Polk informed employees that fewer days in the office would result in lower bonuses. And Meta and Amazon both told employees they’re now monitoring badge swipes, with potential consequences for...
Fox Corp Hit With Yet Another Lawsuit Over ‘Longstanding Practice of Allowing Conspiracy Theories’ (www.mediaite.com)
Federal Judge Again Rules DACA Is Illegal (www.nytimes.com)
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Earth is outside its 'safe operating space for humanity' on most key measurements, study says (apnews.com)
Berkeley landlord association throws party to celebrate restarting evictions (www.sfgate.com)
In a move that critics are calling “one of the most tasteless events I’ve ever heard of,” Berkeley landlords are celebrating the end of eviction protections in the East Bay city with a cocktail party....
Elizabeth Warren Demands Probes of Elon Musk, SpaceX After Ukraine Revelations (www.bloomberg.com)
Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding an investigation into SpaceX after Elon Musk acknowledged he had blocked Ukraine from extending the private Starlink satellite network for an attack on Russian warships near the Crimean coast.
Earth is outside its 'safe operating space for humanity' on most key measurements, study says (apnews.com)
We're all living on r/MadeMeSmile's Internet Now (www.garbageday.email)
In fact, according to Reddit users, the protests have caused a major brain drain on the site. The question is: can you prove it? And the answer is: well, sort of, yes.
Florida law restricting transgender adult care can be enforced while challenged in court (apnews.com)
A new Florida law restricting health care for transgender people can still be applied to adults while it is being challenged in court, a federal judge ruled Monday....
Google's dominance of internet search faces major challenge in legal showdown with U.S. regulators (apnews.com)
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway....
US behind more than a third of global oil and gas expansion plans, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
