Massive Changes Could Be Coming From the Vatican. Conservative US Catholics Are Mad as Hell. (www.motherjones.com)
The Strike Is Working: The UAW Just Scored a Major Concession (www.motherjones.com)
‘Wait Until You Get a Whiff of Jail!’: Donald Trump’s Son Eric Trump Whines About the Smell of Courthouse Amid Fraud Case Trial (news.yahoo.com)
‘Jan. 6 choir’ member sentenced to 7 years in Capitol attack (www.washingtonpost.com)
Retired US Army sergeant arrested for alleged attempts to spy for China (www.bbc.com)
A former US Army sergeant has been arrested for illegally retaining classified information and attempting to provide it to China’s spy service....
VIDEO: CIA contractors caught trafficking children at the border. (tiblur.com)
Election denier and 'MyPillow Guy' Mike Lindell confirms he's out of money, can't pay legal bills (apnews.com)
Lindell confirmed in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday that he’s out of money and said he understands his lawyers are people who need to make a living....
Cult of self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada' threatens Sask. village with public executions (www.cbc.ca)
An extremist cult leader and her followers have set up camp in a small Saskatchewan village, 83 kilometres northwest of Maple Creek, near the Alberta border. The group has called for public execution of elected officials and other members in and around the community....
America needs to talk about the right’s ‘Red Caesar’ plan for U.S. dictatorship (www.inquirer.com)
Historic change for tipped workers: Subminimum wage to end in Chicago restaurants, bars [USA] (www.usatoday.com)
Genetics firm 23andMe says user data stolen in credential stuffing attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Gene therapies for rare diseases are under threat. Scientists hope to save them. (www.nature.com)
"We have the technology, but we’re not going to save your kid because we can’t make any money on you’? Really?”
US economy added 336,000 jobs in September surpassing expectations (www.theguardian.com)
The US workforce added 336,000 jobs last month, much more than expected, as the world’s largest economy remained resilient in the face of higher interest rates....
BBC witnesses Chinese ships blocking Philippines supply boats (www.bbc.com)
Tensions between Manila and Beijing remain high after the Philippines coast guard cut China’s barriers in disputed waters last month....
US job growth smashes expectations raising prospects for rate hikes (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth surged in September, suggesting that the labor market remains strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year, though wage growth is moderating....
Boston City Council approves police intelligence unit funding despite progressive pushback (www.wbur.org)
The vote caps off a political fight that’s pitted the body’s left wing against Mayor Michelle Wu, who was once the council’s progressive standard-bearer....
Students whose college years were upended by Covid face their next hurdle: repaying loans (www.nbcnews.com)
After Covid completely upended life on college campuses, students and recent graduates are encountering a new challenge: student loans....
Inmate Deaths Raise Questions About Temperatures in Oklahoma Prisons (oklahomawatch.org)
Tonya Wilson Peel, a former correctional case manager at Dick Conner who worked alongside Lanford during her employment at the prison, said he had a sharp sense of humor and loved his job making license plates for the State of Oklahoma. She said Lanford had complained of excessive heat for several weeks leading up to his death...
The use of jailhouse snitches in Orange County bungled at least 57 criminal cases, public defender says (ghostarchive.org)
Defense attorneys said last year they believe 21 defendants accused of murder and other serious felonies were affected by the scandal and had their convictions vacated, sentences reduced or new trials ordered. It was around that time the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division found that the Orange County...
Health care strike over pay and staff shortages heads into final day with no deal in sight (apnews.com)
A massive health care strike over wages and staffing shortages headed into its final day on Friday without a deal between industry giant Kaiser Permanente and the unions representing the 75,000 workers who picketed this week....
Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools (apnews.com)
A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers’ sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases....
Liberty University broke safety laws for years, government asserts (ghostarchive.org)
Liberty failed to warn the campus community about gas leaks, bomb threats and people credibly accused of repeated acts of sexual violence — including a senior administrator and an athlete — according to the report, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post. Two people familiar with the conclusions, who spoke on the...
MyPillow lawyers say CEO Mike Lindell owes them millions of dollars (www.nbcnews.com)
The attorneys defending Mike Lindell and his business against defamation claims from voting machine companies are seeking to sever ties with the “MyPillow Guy” over millions of dollars in unpaid legal fees....
Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game (www.theguardian.com)
Climate activists condemn oil giant for paying influencers to showcase marketing game from new gasoline campaign
Tesla cuts Model 3 and Model Y prices in the U.S. after car deliveries fall (www.cnbc.com)
Tesla cut the price of some Model 3 and Model Y versions in the U.S. after the company reported third-quarter deliveries that missed market expectations....
