California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers (thehill.com)
3 Baton Rouge police officers arrested in connection with 'Brave Cave' scandal (www.nbcnews.com)
"A plan was made to cover up the incident," Police Chief Murphy Paul said.
Fresno becomes second U.S. city to ban caste discrimination (www.nbcnews.com)
Fresno, California, has become the second city in the U.S. to ban caste discrimination, after the City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to incorporate two new protected categories into its municipal code....
Opposition leader has "wedding" with partner in call for same-sex marriage to be legalised in Poland (notesfrompoland.com)
Opposition leader has “wedding” with partner in call for same-sex marriage to be legalised in Poland SEP 30, 2023...
Family of 8-year-old girl killed by police reach $11 million settlement (www.nbcnews.com)
The family of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed by police outside of a Pennsylvania high school football game reached an $11 million settlement....
Catastrophic shutdown averted as McCarthy sides with Democrats over far right in his own party (www.the-independent.com)
Republicans avoid shutdown by cutting deal with Democrats over their own party’s hardliners
Donald Trump expected to attend civil fraud trial opening (www.bbc.co.uk)
Mr Trump, his two adult sons, and the Trump Organization, are accused of inflating the value of their properties by more than $2bn (£1.65bn)....
Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species (www.theguardian.com)
Rising temperatures could be passing tolerance threshold for endangered animals as Lake Tefé reaches 39C (102.2 F)
Ukraine to build underground school in Kharkiv (euromaidanpress.com)
Ukraine to build underground school in Kharkiv The school will become a bomb shelter, allowing children to continue safe full-time education even during Russian air raids....
13 truck drivers parked side by side in the middle of the night to save a life (www.upworthy.com)
Armenia Speaks Of Withdrawal From CSTO (charter97.org)
Armenia Speaks Of Withdrawal From CSTO 2.10.2023...
United Auto Workers union reaches a tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks (abcnews.go.com)
The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks that covers about 4,000 workers in three states....
Just five western oil firms, including BP and Shell, set to spend $15 million every hour until 2030 producing oil and gas | Global Witness (www.globalwitness.org)
UN Global Stocktake shows countries failing Paris Agreement climate goals 2023, London – Just five of the world’s biggest fossil fuel firms, BP, Chevron, Exxon, Shell and TotalEnergies, are set to spend $15 million every single hour between now and 2030 producing more oil and gas, according to new analysis of Rystad Energy...
Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash must pay NYC delivery workers an $18 minimum wage (www.engadget.com)
A first-of-its kind law requiring a minimum wage for app-based delivery workers will take effect after a judge rejected the companies’ bid to block it....
This Ukrainian doctor is a hero. He's getting kids the cancer care they need. (www.youtube.com)
onion video there a few tears
After first refusing, OneWheel recalls all of its self-balancing electric skateboards (electrek.co)
Ukraine war: Russia warned EU not weary over war support (www.bbc.com)
Missouri high school teacher is put on leave after school officials discover her page on porn site (apnews.com)
A Missouri high school teacher says she has been placed on leave after officials discovered that she was performing on a pornography website to supplement her salary....
Minneapolis poised to give $145k settlement to MPD officer involved in beating - Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com)
In the two years following Floyd’s murder, 144 MPD officers were awarded workers’ compensation settlements totaling over $22.2 million....
Migrants Booted from NYC Shelter Into Pummeling Rain (www.thecity.nyc)
At the Jefferson Street shelter, migrants were left to face the deluge while carrying what possessions they could, before the city eventually reversed course
Redonda: Tiny Caribbean island’s transformation to wildlife haven (www.bbc.com)
Now the tenacious Antiguans and Barbudans who led the metamorphosis of the country’s little known third isle of Redonda are celebrating another impressive feat....
Judge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers (www.cnn.com)
Starbucks violated federal labor law when it increased wages and offered new perks and benefits only to non-union employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge found Thursday....
Alabama inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for new nitrogen execution method (apnews.com)
An Alabama inmate would be the test subject for the “experimental” execution method of nitrogen hypoxia, his lawyers argued, as they asked judges to deny the state’s request to carry out his death sentence using the new method....
A former "Family Feud" contestant convicted of wife's murder speaks out: "I'm innocent. I didn't kill Becky." (www.cbsnews.com)
Josh Jones and Laura Keck have prosecuted hundreds of cases, but no case has troubled them quite like the murder of Becky Bliefnick....
Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack (apnews.com)
Genuinely curious and ignorant about restitution from inmates who spend the read of their lives in prison....
