Biden tells Bibi 3-day fighting pause could help secure release of some hostages (www.axios.com)
Controversial Sheriff with Right-Wing Ties Faces Voters in Washington State [in November 7th election] (boltsmag.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/snohomish-sheriff-election-2023…
Arizona man charged in threat to kill rabbi, other Jewish people (www.nbcnews.com)
San Jose officer fired after sending racially biased, ‘disgusting’ messages, police say (www.cnn.com)
A San Jose, California, police officer is “no longer employed” with the police department after sending a series of racially biased, “disgusting” messages, according to a news release from San Jose Police Chief Anthony Mata....
Customers grapple with deposit delays at big banks (www.cnbc.com)
Indian employees report highest rates of burnout symptoms: Mckinsey (www.moneycontrol.com)
Los Angeles Wants Its Citizens to Stay at Home for the 2028 Olympics (www.bloomberg.com)
Toyota hikes wage of U.S. factory workers after UAW labor deals (www.cnbc.com)
Toyota Motor said on Wednesday it is raising the wages of nonunion U.S. factory workers just days after the United Auto Workers union won major pay and benefit hikes from the Detroit Three automakers....
Pentagon chief: Russia will succeed in Ukraine unless US support continues (www.reuters.com)
This Billion-Dollar Plan to Save Salmon Depends on a Giant Fish Vacuum (www.propublica.org)
To free salmon stuck behind dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley, here’s what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has in mind:...
Group seeks to clear names of all accused, convicted or executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts (www.nbcnews.com)
The Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project is working to clear the names of all those accused, arrested or indicted for witchcraft in the state....
Adam Johnson’s death provides a sobering reminder of hockey’s danger (www.washingtonpost.com)
30 Israeli Groups Urge Global Community to Help Stop Surging West Bank Settler Violence (www.commondreams.org)
"Unfortunately, the Israeli government is supportive of these attacks and does nothing to stop this violence."
Government misuse of data rightly worries Americans (reason.com)
‘Lord, where do we go?’ Gaza’s social media voices begin to fall silent (www.theguardian.com)
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UAW reaches tentative agreement with Stellantis (www.cnn.com)
2 down, 1 to go. Assuming the union ratifies them
Gaza in communications blackout as Israel intensifies siege (www.theguardian.com)
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US consumer spending exits third quarter on strong note; monthly core inflation rises (www.reuters.com)
Growth, however, is unlikely to match last quarter’s blockbuster performance. Consumer tapped their savings and put away less money with the saving rate dropping to 3.4% from 4.0% in August. Personal income rose 0.3% after gaining 0.4% in August. Income at the disposal of households after accounting for inflation and taxes...
'Bidenomics': Feds Seek to Promote Commercial Conversions Into Affordable Transit-Friendly Housing (usa.streetsblog.org)
Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings (apnews.com)
Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, a state that is staunchly protective of gun rights, the governor signed a law aimed at preventing a mass shooting like the one Wednesday night that claimed at least 18 lives....
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies outside jury's presence (www.reuters.com)
The judge released the jurors for the rest of the day following a lunch break and instructed them to return on Friday morning. The unusual move came after Bankman-Fried’s lawyers said they planned to elicit testimony about the involvement of FTX lawyers in key company decisions like document retention and in crafting of loans...
She Heeded Biden’s Warning to Migrants. Will She Regret It? (www.nytimes.com)
… Ms. Cuauro took the Biden administration’s message to heart: The journey north is incredibly dangerous. Don’t risk it. Stop, and apply to come to the United States the legal way....
Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers (apnews.com)
Mood swing: Global producers in US hunt for China alternatives (www.reuters.com)
Jason Andringa’s company was part of the stampede of U.S. businesses that built factories in China....