Feds slap fine on Kentucky warehouse accused of allowing child to operate forklift (thehill.com)
The Labor Department said in a press release that it fined Win.IT America Inc. for $30,276 in civil money penalties after violating child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act. Investigators found that the company employed two children, an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old, for months at its distribution center.
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Former IRS worker pleads guilty to leaking Trump's tax returns (www.bbc.co.uk)
A former US tax worker has pleaded guilty to the unauthorised leak of ex-president Donald Trump’s personal tax records to news organisations.
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The UAW Decided to Use a Novel Strike Strategy. It’s Working. (jacobin.com)
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‘IDK what to do’: Thousands of teen boys are being extorted in sexting scams (www.washingtonpost.com)
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New Orleans braces for drinking water emergency from drought-stricken Mississippi River (www.nbcnews.com)
Officials in Louisiana are in a race against time as salt water from the Gulf of Mexico threatens drinking water supplies in New Orleans and its surrounding areas because of unusually low levels in the drought-addled Mississippi River....
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Texas prisoner accused of killing 22 older women is slain by cellmate while serving life sentence (apnews.com)
A Texas prisoner accused of killing 22 older women over two years, preying on them so he could steal jewelry and other valuables, was slain Tuesday by his cellmate while serving a life sentence, prison officials said....
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A football coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned (apnews.com)
A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job back after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field resigned Wednesday after just one game back....
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Judge blocks new Texas law that would erode cities’ power to enact local rules (www.texastribune.org)
State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble halted the law — House Bill 2127, which opponents nicknamed the “Death Star” bill — just days before it was slated to take effect on Friday....
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Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says (apnews.com)
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King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian (apnews.com)
King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian
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Southwest Airlines appeals order requiring its lawyers to take 'religious liberty training' (www.nbcnews.com)
Southwest Airlines on Tuesday said it will appeal a Texas federal judge’s unusual order requiring three of its senior lawyers to attend “religious liberty training” by a prominent conservative Christian legal group.
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Phony bank accounts resurface at Wells Fargo, with a twist (www.nbcnews.com)
As a longtime forensic accountant who helps consumer lawyers investigate big financial institutions, Jay Patterson has made a point to do business with a smallish local bank in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. So he was startled in June 2022 when he received a bank statement from Wells Fargo showing $12 in an “Everyday...
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Sweden’s schools minister declares charter school ‘system failure’ (www.theguardian.com)
It has been a disaster from the start, but it got worse and worse with time. I remember reading that the schools would give the children iPads and other things just so they would sign up for that school. Basically they would bribe the children to get the parents to send them so that they could make more money. And that’s only...
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California's prized redwood forests are going extinct: 'We're losing them at a rate that is something that we can’t sustain' (fortune.com)
California has lost over 1,760 square miles—nearly 7%—of its tree cover since 1985, according to a recent study....
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Americans failed to pay record $688 billion in taxes in 2021, IRS says. Look for more audits. (www.cbsnews.com)
Americans failed to pay $688 billion in taxes on their 2021 returns, a record level, according to a new estimate from the IRS. The agency said that it is taking “urgent” steps to increase compliance such as auditing more high-income taxpayers as well as businesses and partnerships....
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Court rejects Donald Trump's bid to delay trial in wake of fraud ruling that threatens his business (mainichi.jp)
NEW YORK (AP) -- An appeals court Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York's attorney general, all
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Marc Benioff says he's a remote worker after calling Salesforce employees back to office (fortune.com)
The office is crucial for professional development. You can’t expect to grow in your career without spending time with your coworkers, learning by osmosis, picking up cues from observing your superiors, and bonding with your peers and managers....
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In November, Ohio could become the 24th state to legalize marijuana (reason.com)
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Man who set fire to Planned Parenthood sentenced to 10 years in prison (thehill.com)
The man who pleaded guilty to setting a Planned Parenthood location on fire in Peoria, Ill., was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday. Tyler Massengill pleaded guilty to burning the office in Fe…
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A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children (apnews.com)
Researchers in heavily drilled Pennsylvania are adding to a body of evidence suggesting links between the natural gas industry and certain health problems.
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CNN posts trump's indictment from Fulton County, Georgia (edition.cnn.com)
19 individuals including Trump, 41 charges, 98 pages.
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Judge Orders Louisiana to Remove Children from Angola Prison by September 15 (www.aclu.org)
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America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse? (time.com)
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Boston doctor arrested for allegedly masturbating, exposing himself on aircraft while teen sat next to him (www.cbsnews.com)
A Boston doctor has been arrested and charged with allegedly masturbating and exposing himself while sitting next to 14-year-old teenage girl while flying.
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