Credit card losses are rising at the fastest pace since the Great Financial Crisis (www.cnbc.com)
NYC shelters set to dump thousands of migrants to discourage new arrivals (www.politico.com)
NEW YORK — The migrant crisis is getting so hard for New York City to handle that Mayor Eric Adams sees a policy that could send thousands of people into the streets, many with nowhere to sleep and nowhere to work, as his next best move....
Canadian sisters charged with fraud for claiming Inuit status (ottawa.ctvnews.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/5541849...
Schumer in talks with McConnell as shutdown fears grow: ‘We may now have to go first’ (www.cnn.com)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN that his chamber might have to take matters in its own hands and push through a must-pass bill to fund the government amid deep divisions in the House and a looming shutdown by next weekend....
Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events (www.propublica.org)
Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court...
F-35 crash: Pilot called 911 after parachuting into backyard (www.bbc.com)
The pilot of a US Marines F-35 jet that went missing called emergency services from a South Carolina home where his parachute landed....
Exclusive: Satellite images show increased activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and US | CNN (www.cnn.com)
September 21st, Starlink loses another 26 Satellites in one day. NOAA data from Goes Satellite missing (tiblur.com)
What is going on guys?
Energy Department announces $325M for batteries that can store clean electricity longer (apnews.com)
The Energy Department has announced a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn solar and wind energy into 24-hour power....
McDonald’s once again sued after customer burns herself on hot coffee (www.cnn.com)
McDonald’s is being sued over a hot coffee spill, again....
‘Ranting, rambling, and paranoid’: Federal appeals court suspends 96-year-old judge until she passes mental exam (lawandcrime.com)
Judge Newman has threatened to have staff arrested, forcibly removed from the building, and fired. She accused staff of trickery, deceit, acting as her adversary, stealing her computer, stealing her files, and depriving her of secretarial support. Staff have described Judge Newman in their interactions with her as “aggressive,...
UAW strike spread to 38 locations in 20 states (apnews.com)
The president of the United Auto Workers said Friday the union will expand its strike against major automakers by walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis facilities in 20 states
US auto workers strike escalates as UAW president calls on 38 more plants to join (www.theguardian.com)
Chicago police investigated over alleged sexual misconduct with asylum seekers (www.theguardian.com)
Reports that an officer allegedly impregnated an 18-year-old and another had ‘sexual contact with an underage female migrant’
Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events (www.propublica.org)
Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.
Migrants' DNA is fueling a massive expansion of the FBI's genetic database (www.motherjones.com)
US sued over nearly 20-year-old federal terrorist list by Muslim rights group (www.theguardian.com)
Council on American Islamic Relations (Cair) argues list is used for ‘humiliation and harassment’ and should be withdrawn
A toddler lost in the woods is found asleep using family dog as a pillow (abcnews.go.com)
FAITHORN, Mich. – A 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside two family dogs was found in the woods hours later sleeping on the smaller dog like a furry pillow, state police said....
US offers almost 500,000 Venezuelans legal status (www.bbc.com)
Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US who are already living in the country will be allowed to work legally under new rules announced by the Biden administration....
Electric vehicle jobs are booming in the anti-union South. UAW is worried (www.cnn.com)
Looming over the United Auto Workers strike: Automakers’ continued migration to the anti-union South....
Woman flew drone carrying drugs and USB drive with pornography into prison yard (www.theguardian.com)
Queensland prison staff found drone crashed close to exercise area with sealed bag nearby containing contraband
Biden names Harris to lead first federal gun violence prevention office (www.theguardian.com)
Effort continues administration’s work to prevent mass shootings and homicides that primarily affect Black and Latino communities...
U.S. revives Cold War submarine spy program to counter China (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Navy is carrying out the biggest overhaul of its top-secret undersea surveillance network since the 1950s as China’s naval power surges and new technologies are fast reshaping maritime warfare. Beijing has similar plans of its own....
Home sales fell again in August as homebuyers grapple with rising mortgage rates and prices (apnews.com)
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the third month in a row in August, as higher mortgage rates, rising prices and a dearth of properties on the market shut out many would-be homebuyers....