Canada study debunks stereotypes of homeless people’s spending habits (www.theguardian.com)
The widely held stereotype that people experiencing homelessness would be more likely to spend extra cash on drugs, alcohol and “temptation goods” has been upended by a study that found a majority used a $7,500 payment mostly on rent, food, housing, transit and clothes....
Gov. Whitmer says 'it's time' for guaranteed paid family, medical leave in Michigan (www.detroitnews.com)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on Michigan lawmakers Wednesday to give all workers in the state “breathing room” by creating a new program to offer them paid family and medical leave, a proposal that some worry could amount to a tax on Michigan’s businesses and workers....
Marijuana users found to have lead and another heavy metal in their blood and urine (www.nbcnews.com)
Some marijuana users may have elevated levels of lead and cadmium — two heavy metals linked to long-term health issues — in their blood and urine, a new study shows....
Utah family YouTuber arrested on abuse charges after malnourished child in duct tape found (www.nbcnews.com)
Texas federal judge halts state’s drag ban (thehill.com)
A federal judge in Texas has stopped the state’s ban on drag performances, which was scheduled to go into place Friday, enforcing a temporary injunction on the measure in a win for LGBTQ rights advocates....
Biden pledges $95 million for Hawaii’s electrical grid after Maui wildfires (www.washingtonpost.com)
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will spend $95 million to help strengthen Hawaii’s electrical grid in the wake of deadly wildfires that swept through parts of Maui earlier this month. The fast-moving fires were the deadliest in modern U.S. history, killing more than 100 people on the island, forcing thousands...
Mississippi Democrat wins primary, set to become the state’s first openly gay legislator (www.nbcnews.com)
Mississippi will have its first-ever openly gay state legislator after a House candidate won his Democratic primary election runoff Tuesday....
Egypt / Regulator Gives Go-Ahead For Construction Of Fourth Nuclear Plant At El-Dabaa (www.nucnet.org)
Russia is supplying four Generation III+ VVER-1200 pressurised water reactors for El-Dabaa, with the first unit expected to be online in 2026....
Hyundai and LG will invest an additional $2B into making batteries at Georgia electric vehicle plant (apnews.com)
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said Thursday they will spend an additional $2 billion and hire an extra 400 workers to make batteries at the automaker’s sprawling U.S. electrical vehicle plant that’s under construction in Georgia....
Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment (variety.com)
Score one for Pornhub: A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Texas law requiring pornography sites to institute age-verification measures — and add prominent warning labels about the alleged dangers of porn — violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment prohibition against free-speech restrictions....
Beekeepers to the rescue after 5 million bees fall off truck in Canada (www.bbc.com)
One beekeeper who came to the rescue described a cloud of "angry, confused and homeless" bees.
Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows a modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases (apnews.com)
French government earmarks €4 bln for low-carbon hydrogen (www.euractiv.com)
The French government will release €4 billion in subsidies in the form of public-private contracts for the development of low-carbon hydrogen projects as part of the country's updated national hydrogen strategy.
Massive school satisfaction gap pits parents against everyone else (www.axios.com)
Proud Boy Joe Biggs faces decades in prison in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case (www.nbcnews.com)
A Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy who the government says “served as an instigator and leader” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol could face decades in federal prison at his sentencing Thursday....
Rural areas sacrificed for Xi Jinping’s new city, satellite imagery shows (www.washingtonpost.com)
Satellite imagery and firsthand accounts show the damage wrought when Chinese authorities opened floodgates and dams this month, sacrificing whole villages to spare politically important cities....
Giuliani liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two election workers in Georgia, a U.S. judge in Washington said on Wednesday....
Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars, despite new medical release law (www.wbez.org)
Behind the lower-than-expected numbers is the Prisoner Review Board, a state body appointed by Pritzker and confirmed by the Illinois Senate with final say on medical release requests....
Still Enormous Coal Use and Growth (cleantechnica.com)
In 2022, global consumption of coal surpassed 8 billion tonnes in a single year for the first time...
Federal judge says New Jersey law banning immigrant detention contract with private operator unconstitutional (www.politico.com)
The opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch, sitting in Trenton, could allow the center in Elizabeth run by private corrections company CoreCivic to remain open just days before its contract was set to expire. Federal officials have written in court filings that they “fully intend” to extend the private detention...
Giuliani loses defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge has determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas....
'Safe and delicious': Japan's PM eats Fukushima fish to dispel worries after water release (www.euronews.com)
Japan’s Prime Minister ate fish caught off Fukushima’s coast on Wednesday to alleviate fears after the controversial release of water from the disabled Ōkuma nuclear power station....
Police in Ohio fatally shot a pregnant shoplifting suspect (apnews.com)
Police in a Columbus suburb fatally shot a pregnant woman in an Ohio supermarket parking lot after she accelerated her car toward an officer, police officials said....
S.F. bakery won't serve cops, police union claims. Store says it's about the guns, not the cops (www.latimes.com)
San Francisco’s police union says a city bakery chain has a “bigoted” policy of not serving uniformed cops....