George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Reintroduced 4 Years After Notorious Police Murder In Minneapolis (newsone.com)
National Park Service reverses Pride ban for employees in uniform after backlash from LGBTQ+ community (www.advocate.com)
Millennials are 'quiet vacationing' rather than asking their boss for PTO: 'There's a giant workaround culture' (www.cnbc.com)
Every day there’s a new article trying to shame workers for existing.
$150m paid in police misconduct claims shows violent response to 2020 protests, experts say (www.theguardian.com)
In the four years since mass protests broke out over the killing of George Floyd, cities across the US have settled more than 130 lawsuits involving police misconduct with payouts totaling nearly $150m to protesters, journalists, legal observers and bystanders, according to an analysis of the lawsuits published this week....
30-Year-Old Pro Golfer Grayson Murray Exits PGA Tournament, Then Dies (www.thedailybeast.com)
Prosecutors accuse Weinstein’s lawyer of witness intimidation (www.salon.com)
Republicans are pushing to expand the death penalty (www.salon.com)
U.S. screens record 2.95 million airline passengers in single day (www.nbcnews.com)
The TSA said Friday’s travel broke a record set in November of nearly 2.91 million air passengers screened....
‘Psychologically tortured’: California city pays man nearly $1m after 17-hour police interrogation (www.theguardian.com)
A California city has agreed to pay $900,000 to a man who was subjected to a 17-hour police interrogation in which officers pressured him to falsely confess to murdering his father, who was alive....
Texas' governor is spending millions & using anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric to defund public education (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Trump Pressures Republicans to Pass a Law to Keep Him Out of Jail Forever (www.rollingstone.com)
Man insults judge who sentenced him to 12 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot (apnews.com)
A New Jersey electrician who repeatedly attacked police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Friday to 12 years in prison by a judge who called him “a menace to our society.”...
NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season (www.noaa.gov)
NOAA is forecasting a range of 17 to 25 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Forecasters have a 70% confidence in these ranges.
Four US daycare workers charged with spiking children’s food with melatonin (www.theguardian.com)
Four New Hampshire daycare employees allegedly spiked children’s food with the sleep supplement melatonin and were arrested on Thursday....
Trump takes stage to 'thunderous boos' at Libertarian convention event (www.rawstory.com)
Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process (theintercept.com)
It doesn’t take much to be accused of supporting terrorism these days. And that doesn’t just go for student activists. In recent months, dozens of lawmakers and public officials have, without evidence, insinuated that U.S. news outlets provide material support for Hamas. Some even issued thinly veiled threats to prosecute...
Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was arrested by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges, the Justice Department said Saturday....
A woman took her sick puppy to a Maryland shelter to be euthanized. The dog is up for adoption again. (www.nbcnews.com)
Kristie Pereira said she’s tried to get Beau back after learning he was never euthanized but said the rescue organization she got him from has refused to rehome the dog with her....
Saw The Eclipse And Aurora? Now Comes A Third Once-In-A-Lifetime Event (www.forbes.com)
Scientists made mice with Y chromosomes female by deleting just 6 tiny molecules | Live Science (www.livescience.com)
Scientists discovered that removing specific molecules from developing mice can completely reverse their sex from male to female.
'Ready for Civil War': Illinois Man Arrested With Bombs Posted Right-Wing Content (www.rollingstone.com)
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Stressed Out Mom Buys $69K Flat For Herself; Takes A Break From Family Twice A Week (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
The acquisition of a 25-square-meter flat has provided Gong with a sense of liberation, as she now spends two days a week at the property, enjoying solitude.
Texas doctor who said nine-year-olds can safely give birth appointed to maternal mortality committee (www.theguardian.com)
Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic (www.nytimes.com)
Man is fined after trying to 'body slam' killer whale (www.nbcnews.com)
A New Zealand man has been fined over a social media video in which he tries to “body slam” an orca swimming next to his boat, in what officials called “stupid” and “extremely irresponsible” behavior....
