El Chapo’s wife is set to be released from a US prison today (www.cnn.com)
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is set to be released from a US prison on Wednesday, officials said....
How a 13-year-old Canadian tech prodigy is taking the video game industry by storm (www.ctvnews.ca)
The 13-year-old from White Rock, B.C., is the video game developer behind the highly anticipated “Astrolander,” an action-adventure, co-operative game that is set to release exclusively on PlayStation 5....
ABCNews: Biden rejects proposed conditions for plea deal for 9/11 defendants (abcnews.go.com)
Inside the Fight to Forcibly Out Transgender Students in California (www.vice.com)
Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials’ emails, company says (www.cnn.com)
The Chinese hackers who breached senior US officials’ emails in May and June were able to do so by first stealing sensitive data from a Microsoft engineer, the company revealed Wednesday....
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide (abcnews.go.com)
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state....
Kids Online Safety Act would target trans content, senator confirms (mashable.com)
Banks pouring trillions to fossil fuel expansion in global south, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
“They say that money makes the world go round, but money is making the world go backwards,” Teresa Anderson, global lead on climate justice for ActionAid International, told reporters....
Raimondo warns China that patience of US business is 'wearing thin' (www.channelnewsasia.com)
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warned China in interviews broadcast on Sunday (Sep 3) that the patience of US business was “wearing thin”, saying American companies deserved a “predictable environment and a level playing field”....
Minnesota jail in lockdown as 100 inmates refuse to return to cells (www.bbc.co.uk)
Prisoners are reportedly protesting conditions at the facility amid hot conditions.
Arizona GOP rejects single-day vote proposal, angering election deniers (www.washingtonpost.com)
A proposal by Republican election deniers in Arizona who want to opt out of the state’s government-run presidential primary election in 2024 and instead hold the party’s own one-day, in-person election, with paper ballots that would be counted by hand, has caused anxiety among top Republicans in Washington, who fear being...
At risk from rising seas, Norfolk, Virginia, plans massive, controversial floodwall (www.npr.org)
The city is now moving forward with a massive floodwall project to protect itself, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project will include tide gates, levees, pump stations and nature-based features like oyster reefs and vegetation along the shoreline. It’s one of the biggest infrastructure efforts in...
More than 750 new Texas laws go into effect Friday. Here’s a quick breakdown of the highlights (www.kut.org)
Every odd-numbered year, state lawmakers convene in Austin and debate hundreds of proposed bills with potential to affect tens of millions of Texans who call the Lone Star State home. More than 750 new laws take effect Friday. That’s on top of 321 passed this year that took effect immediately after being signed by Gov. Greg...
Uvalde mayor calls on district attorney to resign, accusing her of a 'cover-up' in the Robb Elementary shooting investigation (www.cnn.com)
The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, is calling on District Attorney Christina Mitchell to resign and filed a lawsuit accusing her of repeatedly blocking the city’s investigation into last year’s shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead....
Texas Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for most minors to take effect Friday (www.cnn.com)
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed efforts to temporarily block the state’s near-total ban on gender-affirming care for minors, clearing the way for the measure to take effect Friday....
Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women's world attendance record (apnews.com)
Nebraska’s fight song begins, “There is no place like Nebraska.” When it comes to volleyball, those words never rang more true than Wednesday night....
Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal (www.npr.org)
The proposed rule would raise the threshold under which workers are automatically eligible for overtime pay to about $55,000 a year, from the current level of about $35,000.
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....
3M to pay $6 billion to settle claims it sold defective earplugs to U.S. military (www.cbsnews.com)
Manufacturing giant 3M on Tuesday said it will pay $6 billion to resolve legal claims over its Combat Arms Earplug products, which some military veterans claimed left them with hearing loss and tinnitus....
Man who police say stuffed wipe into infant's mouth to quiet her is arrested in her death (www.nbcnews.com)
A Florida man was arrested in the 2021 choking death of his infant daughter after investigators concluded he put a baby wipe in her mouth, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said Monday....
Farmers Insurance says it is cutting 2,400 jobs in bid to ensure long-term profitability (apnews.com)
Farmers Insurance said Monday it will lay off 11% of its workforce — about 2,400 employees — as part of a corporate restructuring aimed at increasing its efficiency and long-term profitability....
Trump arraignment set for Sept. 6 in Georgia election case (www.cnbc.com)
Donald Trump will be arraigned Sept. 6 in Atlanta in the criminal case where he is accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia....
Covid-19 has changed and so has our immunity. Here’s how to think about risk from the virus now | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Experts say it’s less risky to catch Covid-19 than it used to be, but there are still good reasons not to treat it casually....
Arleen Sorkin, Original Voice of Harley Quinn and ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actress, Dies at 67 (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Arleen Sorkin, who portrayed Calliope Jones on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives and served as the original voice of the DC Comics character Harley Quinn, had died. She was 67....
At least 7 people hurt in shooting that halted Boston parade, police say (www.cnn.com)
At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that halted a popular Boston parade, police said....
