FTC urges US appeals court to reject Microsoft-Activision merger (edition.cnn.com)
Patients of color more often brace for unfair treatment in health care, survey finds (apnews.com)
A trip to the doctor’s office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare for being told to get more exercise or calm a simmering fear of needles....
Judge Allows Major ‘Right To Repair’ Lawsuit Against John Deere To Move Forward (www.techdirt.com)
Nepal: Twelve arrested for smuggling Nepalis into Russian army (www.bbc.com)
Trump marks Pearl Harbor anniversary years after claim he didn’t know what it was (www.the-independent.com)
US$280 in China, US$8,892 in the US: new Chinese cancer drug gets FDA approval (www.scmp.com)
Following the approval of Toripalimab by the Food and Drug Administration, two more Chinese-made cancer drugs have received approval for distribution in the US.
Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims (apnews.com)
Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story....
Alabama police officer caught on video using stun gun on handcuffed man: ‘Do you want it again?’ (www.al.com)
An Alabama police officer is on leave while authorities investigate a weekend arrest captured on video in Reform showing a handcuffed man being hit with a stun gun....
Tucker Carlson’s former top producer at Fox News accused of sexual assault (www.cnn.com)
Tucker Carlson’s top producer, who left Fox News along with the far-right host to work on his X show, is accused of sexually assaulting a former colleague in an alleged incident that occurred more than a decade ago....
Ukraine could lose the war if the U.S. delays military aid, top Ukrainian official says (www.nbcnews.com)
Wall Street bank bosses warn lawmakers of economic toll from tough new rules (www.reuters.com)
The industry has been waging a fierce campaign to kill the “Basel endgame” proposal, which overhauls how banks must calculate their loss-absorbing capital, and as regulators roll out fair lending and fee cap regulations, among other rules....
Jeff Bezos-Backed Real Estate Company Is Launching A New Fund To Acquire More Single-Family Homes Across The U.S. (finance.yahoo.com)
A new palace for Ethiopia’s prime minister brings evictions and dissent in a country beset by hunger and war (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Students gather to mourn civilians killed in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tigray (dailycollegian.com)
Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications: US senator | World DNA (www.youtube.com)
Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza (apnews.com)
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this week announced that Israel would retain an open-ended security presence in Gaza. Israeli officials talk of imposing a buffer zone to keep Palestinians away from the Israeli border. They rule out any role for the Palestinian Authority, which was ousted from Gaza by Hamas in 2007...
Members of Texas Republican party free to associate with Nazi sympathizers (www.theguardian.com)
Judge: Amazon “cannot claim shock” that bathroom spycams were used as advertised (arstechnica.com)
After a spy camera designed to look like a towel hook was purchased on Amazon and illegally used for months to capture photos of a minor in her private bathroom, Amazon was sued....
He blew the whistle on Amazon. He’s still paying the price (archive.ph)
Four years after Tang Mingfang called out the injustices he witnessed at a Foxconn factory in China, nothing has changed — except for him
Ohio's legalization of recreational marijuana goes into effect, GOP proposes sweeping changes (www.cbsnews.com)
At the stroke of midnight, recreational marijuana became legal in Ohio....
Trump gag order in 2020 election case largely upheld by appeals court (www.cbsnews.com)
A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated key aspects of a gag order limiting what former President Donald Trump can say in the case involving his alleged attempts to thwart the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election...
FBI director warns senators he sees ‘blinking lights everywhere’ on threats against the US (www.cnn.com)
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday he has never seen a time during his decades-long career when so many threats against the US were all as elevated as they are now, warning senators he sees “blinking lights everywhere.”...
Israeli police greenlight march rallying for 'full Jewish control' over Temple Mount (www.haaretz.com)
Man speaks out after arrest by Alabama police officer goes viral: 'I am really traumatized' (abcnews.go.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing in US, rates are highest among oldest and youngest Americans (abcnews.go.com)
For nearly a month, COVID-19 hospitalizations have been increasing following weeks of decline and relatively low levels throughout the summer, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
