Cassidy Hutchinson Says Rudy Giuliani Groped Her During January 6 Rally (nymag.com)
Pennsylvania adds automatic voter registration when renewing driver's licenses (www.cbsnews.com)
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said starting Tuesday it is making it easier for someone to register to vote when they are getting or renewing a driver’s license in Pennsylvania....
Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels (apnews.com)
Halliburton equipment worth $7.1m imported into Russia in past year, customs records show (www.theguardian.com)
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....
Wall Street Bet Big on Used-Car Loans for Years. Now a Crisis May Be Looming. (www.propublica.org)
The used-car market’s hot streak may be ending as borrowers struggle to make payments and regulators say some auto lenders are “setting up consumers to fail.”
Lead Poisoning: A Global Health Crisis That's Worse Than We Thought, According to a New Study (www.theinnovativehorizon.com)
New Lyft Feature Allows Women to Match Rides With Other Women (www.nytimes.com)
NASA's UFO study team to announce results Sept. 14 (www.space.com)
New York City’s pension funds sue Fox over election falsehoods (thehill.com)
New York City’s pension funds have sued Fox Corp., alleging the company neglected its duty to shareholders by airing false statements about the 2020 election that exposed it to defamation lawsuits....
US releases $6bn in frozen Iran funds for prisoner swap (www.bbc.co.uk)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that the money would provide "limited benefit" to Iran as it could only be used for humanitarian trade....
Alabama files emergency appeal with Supreme Court in redistricting case (thehill.com)
Alabama has filed an emergency appeal in its congressional map case, a week after a three-judge panel struck down on the matter....
Conservatives approve policies to limit transgender health care for minors, end race-based hiring | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Conservative delegates voted Saturday to add some new social conservative policies to their policy playbook including a proposal to limit access to transgender health care for minors and to do away with vaccine mandates.
Grindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work rule (www.latimes.com)
Grindr has lost about 45% of its staff as it enforces a strict return-to-office policy that was introduced after a majority of employees announced a plan to unionize....
The lawsuits seeking to keep drag queens legal, explained (www.vox.com)
Republicans are losing their fight to ban drag — at least for now.
Houston police leave felony standoff after crowd defending man becomes unruly (www.fox26houston.com)
Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election (apnews.com)
The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health....
Wealthy Family Seeks to Reopen Plant That Spewed Pollution in Black Communities (truthout.org)
Owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, the plant closed in 2021 after years of environmental violations....
Harmful 'Nudify' Websites Used Google, Apple, and Discord Sign-On Systems (www.wired.com)
Trump Tries to Move Hush-Money Case to Federal Court Before Sentencing (www.nytimes.com)
Former President Donald J. Trump sought to move his Manhattan criminal case into federal court on Thursday, filing the unusual request three months after he was convicted in state court....
Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed (apnews.com)
For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion....
Suburban New York police make first arrest under new law banning face masks (www.theguardian.com)
A man was arrested for wearing a mask and possession of a weapon, but critics say law is overly broad and unnecessary...
United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement Severely Undercounts Number of People in its Custody (documentedny.com)
A new report finds ICE failed to count 203,350 individuals as part of its total detention population between 2019 and 2022 — nearly 42% of the total people detained....
California could be first state to help undocumented immigrants purchase homes (www.politico.com)
A first-in-the-nation California proposal could make undocumented immigrants eligible for up to $150,000 in state-supported home loans just as immigration has become an incendiary topic in the presidential election....
Kroger case tests FTC Chair Khan's bid to protect workers (www.reuters.com)
I love the FTC chair. She uses her position the correct way and actually gives a damn.