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...
FAA announces millions in airport funding to tackle near collisions (www.cnn.com)
Safety watchdogs call it a runaway problem on America’s runways that could end in tragedy – the near collisions of commercial aircraft. Now, the federal government is funding millions of dollars in airport construction projects to help address the issue....
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....
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
Georgia school district is banning books, citing sexual content, after firing a teacher (apnews.com)
Georgia’s second-largest school district says that it has removed two books from 20 school libraries, saying the books had “highly inappropriate, sexually explicit content.”...
NYPD “Friendly Fire” Killed an Officer. Investigators Seemed to Ignore Video of Police Being Commanded to “Stop Shooting.” (www.propublica.org)
After pledging a “thorough” investigation, the NYPD cleared the officers involved in the 2019 shooting. But new records show that investigators allowed police misstatements to stand, despite having body-camera video to disprove them.
Project Veritas’ Financial Woes Go Beyond Layoffs (www.thedailybeast.com)
The right-wing media outlet gutted its workforce last week and is exploring further cost-cutting measures.
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.
1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy (www.npr.org)
The women reported being verbally abused, having their requests for help go unanswered and having their physical privacy infringed upon, according to a CDC survey.
WGA & SAG-AFTRA Join Labor Organizations Calling On California To Grant Unemployment Benefits To Striking Workers (deadline.com)
SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America West are among more than 20 labor organizations lobbying for passage of a bill pending in the California legislature that would make striking workers in t…
