As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, who will pick the crops? (www.npr.org)
NASA is launching its own streaming service later this year (techcrunch.com)
NASA is getting in on the “+” streaming action. The government agency announced that it’s going to launch a new streaming service later this year called NASA+. The ad-free, no-cost streaming service will include live coverage of future launches, documentaries and new original series that will be exclusively available on...
Gov. Lee says he 'cares deeply' about the women of Henry Co., but offers no solutions for OBGYN unit (www.newschannel5.com)
The Henry County Medical Center plans to end maternity care in September. We asked Gov. Lee what he's doing to save the hospital's OB unit as the process of shutting down the unit has started.
Montana judge temporarily lifts ban on drag performances ahead of major Pride event (apnews.com)
Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia (www.npr.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/804742...
U.S. Capitol Police to open Texas field office, citing rising threats against members of Congress (www.rawstory.com)
In response to increasing threats against members of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Police plans to open regional field offices across the country, including in Texas.Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger announced the plans at a joint oversight hearing of the Capitol Police Board, describing a 300% inc...
Vaccine politics may be to blame for GOP excess deaths, study finds (www.washingtonpost.com)
Yale researchers found that registered Republicans in Ohio and Florida had a higher rate of excess deaths than Democrats.
'There was no kidnapping': Carlee Russell apologizes after admitting hoax (www.nbcnews.com)
Hoover Police Chief Nicholas C. Derzis said police are consulting with the district attorney’s office regarding potential criminal charges after the 25-year-old’s statement.
Paris promised the most socially responsible Olympics ever. It's been moving out migrants (www.usatoday.com)
Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition (apnews.com)
At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate and connect with their ancestral culture....
No prison for a nursing home owner who sent 800 residents to ride out a hurricane in squalor (apnews.com)
A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced to three years of probation....
People Are Still Being Swallowed by Storm Drains. One U.S. Agency Is Pushing for Safety Measures. (www.propublica.org)
Aaron Sorkin Takes Back ‘Fever Dream’ Biden Replacement Idea (www.thedailybeast.com)
Non-paywall link: 12ft.io/thedailybeast.com/aaron-sorkin-takes-back-fever-d…
A first-of-its-kind free food market opens in San Francisco: ‘Without this, some of us won’t make it’ (www.theguardian.com)
Pro-Trump multimillionaire and election denier boosts funds to far-right voter-conspiracy groups (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-Overstock chief Patrick Byrne using Maga-allied America Project to steer large amounts to groups pushing fringe theories...
Member of eBay security team sentenced in harassment scheme involving bloody Halloween pig mask (apnews.com)
The former senior manager of special operations for eBay Inc.’s. global security team was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston for his role in a cyberstalking campaign that included sending a preserved fetal pig, a bloody pig Halloween mask and a book on surviving the loss of a spouse to a Massachusetts couple’s...
LA City Council Considers Funding Former IDF Soldiers to Patrol Its Streets (theintercept.com)
THE LOS ANGELES City Council is considering whether to give public funds to private, armed security patrols to protect its religious communities, following a protest against the marketing of West Bank settlement properties at an LA synagogue last month that turned violent....
Montana’s Plan To Curb Opioid Overdoses Includes Vending Machines (kffhealthnews.org)
Veteran who lost driver's license because TN said he wasn't a U.S. citizen gets welcome news from the state (www.newschannel5.com)
Israel Has Attacked Gaza “Safe Zone” 10 Times Since Forcing Palestinians to Evacuate There (truthout.org)
China's banking turmoil: 40 banks vanish in one week as crisis in the property sector deepens (essanews.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/860815...
In New York, Wage Theft Violators Get Millions in Government Contracts (www.propublica.org)
Nike Pledged to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint. It Just Slashed the Staff Charged With Making That Happen. (www.propublica.org)
Eight years ago, the world’s largest sports apparel brand made a bold commitment. Nike was embarking on what it called a moonshot: doubling its business while halving its impact on the warming planet....
GOP jump-starts 2024 election challenges with Trump-inspired lawsuits (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/republican-trump-election-votin…
Pentagon Publishes Report on Material From an Alleged Alien Aircraft (gizmodo.com)
