Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border (apnews.com)
New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents (apnews.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city intends to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 residents.
HPV vaccine stops women in Scotland from getting cervical cancer, study finds (news.stv.tv)
No cervical cancer cases have been detected in women who have been fully vaccinated against the human papillomavirus.
Carriers sneak life-saving drugs over border as Mexico battles opioid deaths (www.theguardian.com)
People forced to bring overdose-reversal drug naloxone from US, as critics accuse Mexican government of creating shortage...
The world will have its first trillionaire within a decade, but poverty won't be eradicated for another 229 years, report finds (www.cnbc.com)
Supreme Court allows Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed by Texas at Mexico border (www.nbcnews.com)
"The brief order noted that four conservative members of the nine-justice court would have rejected the government’s request. They were Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh....
A Texas company is suing Chicago after the city began penalizing buses that drop off migrants (apnews.com)
A Texas transportation company is taking the nation’s third largest city to federal court, ratcheting up a legal battle over the migrant crisis that’s left U.S. cities struggling...
E. Jean Carroll trial paused over Trump lawyer’s COVID exposure (thehill.com)
E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial against former President Trump was postponed on Monday after a juror and one of Trump’s lawyers reported feeling ill...
Families condemn Koch brothers over ploy to avoid asbestos compensation (www.theguardian.com)
Georgia-Pacific, owned by Koch Industries, employ controversial legal tactic to circumvent paying millions to sickened workers...
US appeals court revives $10bn lawsuit by Mexico against American gunmakers (www.theguardian.com)
Case seeks to hold manufacturers responsible for coordinating weapons trafficking to drug cartels across the US-Mexico border...
A 'perfect storm' led to the worst year for home sales in nearly 3 decades (creditnews.com)
Hearing complaints over property taxes, some Georgia lawmakers look to limit rising values (apnews.com)
With a runup in home values sparking higher property taxes for many Georgia homeowners, there is a groundswell among state lawmakers in this election year to provide relief....
NYC Mayor Adams Vetoes Police Transparency and Solitary Confinement Bills (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/…/mayor-adams-veto.html
Bill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree (www.businessinsider.com)
Bill Gates wants ultra-wealthy individuals to pay more tax — and now a growing chorus of billionaires agree....
IL Supreme Court to decide if smell of marijuana justifies vehicle searches (www.police1.com)
Swastika projected on University of Wisconsin-Whitewater dorm by group 'chanting racist words' (www.nbcnews.com)
School officials say the four individuals involved are not affiliated with the university and their actions are “consistent with a group that has been visiting other campuses.”...
US government rejects complaint that woman was improperly denied an emergency abortion in Oklahoma (apnews.com)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says an Oklahoma hospital did not violate federal law when doctors told a woman with a nonviable pregnancy to wait in the parking lot until her condition worsened enough to qualify for an abortion under the state’s strict ban....
Biden administration announces new abortion initiatives on Roe anniversary (www.nbcnews.com)
The meeting will mark the fourth time his task force on reproductive health care access has come together since the landmark abortion ruling was overturned....
Columbia Scolds Students for "Unsanctioned" Gaza Rally Where They Were Attacked With Chemicals (theintercept.com)
Two people reportedly sprayed an odious chemical at protesters, leaving students with burning eyes, nausea, and chest pain.
Ex-Army soldier charged in Capitol riot was convicted of manslaughter for killing Iraqi man in 2004 (apnews.com)
A former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq was arrested Monday on charges that he attacked police officers with a baton during the U.S. Capitol riot three years ago....
Tentative Agreement Reached Ending California State University CFA Members’ Historic Systemwide Strike After 1 Day (www.calfac.org)
At the bargaining table, CSU management did not take our proposals seriously until CFA members were willing to withhold our labor.
Could Champagne soon stop producing champagne? (www.npr.org)
The taste of champagne as we know it could change beyond recognition in the coming years. As global temperatures continue to rise, the climate crisis poses a threat to the production of wine.
Cal State Professors Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike (www.nytimes.com)
The California State University system and the union representing thousands of professors and lecturers reached a tentative deal on Monday to raise wages, ending what was the largest strike by university faculty members in U.S. history....
US oil company ExxonMobil sues to block investors’ climate proposals (www.theguardian.com)
Protesters allegedly sprayed with hazardous chemical at pro-Palestinian rally, nearly two dozen report (www.columbiaspectator.com)
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