The Climate Crisis Is Driving People to Substance Abuse (www.wired.com)
Extreme weather has decimated crops and incomes in northern India. To soothe their anxiety, agricultural workers are turning to tobacco and alcohol....
Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections (www.nytimes.com)
Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete....
A Texas neighborhood became a target of the right over immigration. Locals are pushing back (apnews.com)
Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony Ridge, one of the biggest neighborhoods in Texas, lured by cheap land and the chance for his family to escape the crime he says was rampant around their apartment in nearby Houston....
Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jail (apnews.com)
A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county, three months after the U.S. Justice Department unveiled its own inquiry of Fulton County jail conditions....
Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships (apnews.com)
Simone Biles and her teammates were far from perfect, and yet nothing could stand in the way of a victory that set a record for both the U.S. women’s team and the greatest gymnast in history....
Police blame some deaths on ‘excited delirium.’ ER docs consider pulling the plug on the term (www.cnn.com)
The way Sheldon Haleck’s parents see it, the 38-year-old’s only crime was jaywalking. But that March night in 2015, after Honolulu police found him behaving erratically, they pepper-sprayed him, shocked him with a Taser, and restrained him. Haleck became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital. Before his parents could get...
Predictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes – The Markup (themarkup.org)
A software company sold a New Jersey police department an algorithm that was right less than 1% of the time
Indianapolis police shootings highest in years. What is going on? (www.indystar.com)
Paywall on this one was a bit stubborn, so best workaround I have is this screenshot - lemmy.world/…/844c7b3f-86cb-4c69-92b1-5b55d541e69…...
America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion (apnews.com)
Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. “And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,” he recalled....
Schools Report Bomb Threats Following Libs of Tiktok Anti-LGBTQ Posts (www.vice.com)
At least eleven schools or school districts that were targeted by the account “Libs of TikTok” over anti-LGBTQ grooming conspiracies last month received bomb threats just days later....
The adoptive parents of 2 children found locked inside a barn in West Virginia are facing felony child neglect charges, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
Two children were found locked inside a barn in West Virginia without any running water or bathroom facilities and their adoptive parents are now facing felony child neglect charges, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says....
Join us for the Delhi Marathon! (runforsmile.in)
Get ready to run for a cause and spread smiles. Register now: https://runforsmile.in/delhi-marathon.php
In Illinois, a system meant to protect against elder financial exploitation is failing (www.injusticewatch.org)
ICE releases gay mom from custody in Louisiana after 6 years: Immigrant from El Salvador was twice granted asylum in U.S. (lailluminator.com)
Jailed by the Thousands, Without Charges, to Act as Witnesses (web.archive.org)
Several months ago, as a federal judge worked through a docket of smuggling cases in the bustling border city of Laredo, Texas, three people were escorted into the courtroom....
California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom (apnews.com)
Workers in California will soon receive a minimum of five days of paid sick leave annually, instead of three, under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday....
‘Gobsmackingly bananas’: scientists stunned by planet’s record September heat (www.theguardian.com)
The carbon emissions driving the climate crisis and rapid arrival of an El Niño event are to blame, researchers say...
Report: Amazon made $1B with secret algorithm for spiking prices Internet-wide (arstechnica.com)
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, alleging that the online retailer was illegally maintaining a monopoly. Much of the FTC’s complaint against Amazon was redacted, but The Wall Street Journal yesterday revealed key details obscured in the complaint regarding a secret algorithm. The FTC alleged that Amazon...
Greenland women demand compensation for forced contraception (www.straitstimes.com)
Research Shows Strong Link Between ADHD and Car Crashes in Older Adult Drivers (www.publichealth.columbia.edu)
In a study on the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with crash risk among older adult drivers, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that older adult drivers with ADHD are at a significantly elevated crash risk compared with their counterparts...
A Disney World water slide caused a painful 'wedgie' and severe injuries, suit says (www.npr.org)
A woman was hospitalized after a ride down Typhoon Lagoon's tallest water slide left her with severe vaginal lacerations and internal organ damage, according to the lawsuit.
Missouri high school teacher put on leave after district officials discover her OnlyFans account (www.usatoday.com)
After traffic-stop video goes viral, Newton police sue citizen for defamation (iowacapitaldispatch.com)
Two police officers whose traffic-stop video went viral and sparked a false-arrest lawsuit are claiming defamation and invasion of privacy.
Man accused of sex abuse at wife's Baltimore County daycare can be released on home detention, judge rules (www.cbsnews.com)
James Weems Jr., who was shot by his wife after he allegedly sexually abused children at her daycare in Baltimore County, can be released on home detention while he awaits his trial, a judge ruled on Tuesday....
Australian Aboriginal child separation at ‘devastating rates’: Commissioner (www.aljazeera.com)
UN Indigenous experts are visiting Australia while a new report warns of the risk of a new stolen generation.
