Hawaii fire survivors urged to submit DNA to help identify victims (www.theguardian.com)
Governor Josh Green tells people to prepare for ‘a lot more loss of life’ as search continues for bodies in ruins of Lahaina
How Multiple Warnings About a Killer Nurse Went Unheeded (www.nytimes.com)
It was June 2016, and almost a year had passed since Stephen Brearey, the lead doctor at a neonatal unit in northwest England, first became concerned about a spate of troubling and unexpected deaths on his ward....
Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds (www.nytimes.com)
The number of gender-affirming surgeries, intended to align patients’ physical appearance with their gender identity, nearly tripled in the United States between 2016 and 2019, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Network Open on Wednesday....
Putin’s voice in BRICS address raises eyebrows (thehill.com)
As expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday addressed an annual business summit of world leaders gathered in South Africa. But this time, the Russian leader delivered his remarks with an altered voice....
Wagner Group commander Dmitry Utkin was on plane that crashed north of Moscow, Russian civil aviation authority says (news.sky.com)
Former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell surrender in election subversion case (www.cnn.com)
Two of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, surrendered Wednesday on charges in the Georgia election subversion case.
South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban (abcnews.go.com)
US Agency No Longer Knows Who is Visiting Potentially Dangerous Chemicals Plants (www.bloomberg.com)
Sorry for the shitty article. It’s the only one I found.
Justice Dept. brings wave of cases over $836 million in alleged covid fraud (www.washingtonpost.com)
In one of the largest national crackdowns on fraud targeting federal coronavirus aid, the Justice Department on Wednesday said it had brought 718 law enforcement actions in connection with the alleged theft of more than $836 million....
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin feared dead after Russia plane crash (www.bbc.co.uk)
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed killing all on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority has said....
TSMC's Arizona plant is delayed over poor management, not a shortage of US skilled labor, the workers building it say (www.businessinsider.com)
TSMC says its Arizona chip factory’s opening has been delayed partly over a skilled-worker shortage....
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin 'on board' crashed Russian plane (www.bbc.co.uk)
UPDATED – Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on a plane that crashed in western Russia killing all on board, according to the country’s aviation authority...
Ongoing shooting situation erupts in Pittsburgh during attempted eviction, officials say (www.cnn.com)
An “extremely active” shooting situation is ongoing in Pittsburgh after authorities attempted an eviction, city spokesperson Maria Montano said Wednesday....
Alleged sex trafficking victim sentenced to 12 years in prison (www.washingtonpost.com)
A Texas woman whose case received support from activists and celebrities after her family alleged she was a victim of sex trafficking has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in a fatal robbery, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday....
South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban (apnews.com)
The continued erosion of legal abortion access across the U.S. South comes after Republican state lawmakers replaced the lone female on the court, Justice Kaye Hearn....
In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survived (apnews.com)
And car after car was turned back toward the rapidly spreading wildfire by a barricade blocking access to Highway 30....
B.C. firefighters who lost their homes hailed for selfless effort saving their neighbour's houses (www.cbc.ca)
When Annick deGooyer had to leave her home in West Kelowna due to a wildfire evacuation order last Thursday, her husband was among the firefighters battling the blaze....
81% of full-time workers want a 4-day work week – and they're willing to make sacrifices to get it (www.cnbc.com)
Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order (www.cbc.ca)
Jordan Peterson, unofficial head of incels and creator of Lobsterman, has to take a course on how to be professional on social media....
Rumours swirl after Xi Jinping fails to give key Brics speech (www.theguardian.com)
India lands spacecraft near south pole of moon in world first (www.theguardian.com)
Grand jury cites shoddy investigations by Brookhaven Police Dept. at center of mistrial (www.clarionledger.com)
A Mississippi grand jury issued a report last month sharply criticizing a police department whose errors prompted a mistrial this week in the case of two white men charged in an attack on a Black FedEx driver
Jacksonville jail's review of deaths deemed inadequate by accrediting agency (jaxtrib.org)
Andrew Tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of trial (www.bbc.com)
Warning: This lengthy article contains disturbing language and details of graphic evidence.
127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft (www.propublica.org)
An analysis of federal and state databases sheds new light on the prevalence and scale of wage theft in New York restaurants and other industries, placing the total wages stolen in one five-year period at more than $203 million
