American nurse and child kidnapped in Haiti (www.cnn.com)
Alix Dorsainvil, wife of El Roi Haiti Director Sandro Dorsainvil, and their child were reportedly abducted Thursday morning, according to a statement on El Roi Haiti’s website.
Anatomy of a sellout: UPS tentative agreement includes two-tier wages for part-timers, freezes to pension contributions for some (www.wsws.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2232404...
Microplastics found in clouds could affect weather and global temperatures (www.theguardian.com)
Bits of plastic particles were recently discovered above eastern China, with new research showing that these microplastics could influence cloud formation and the weather....
Apple Warns Top Indian Opposition Leaders, Journalists About ‘State-Sponsored’ Attack on Phone (m.thewire.in)
In Pittsburgh Region, Criminal Justice Reformers Face Off Against Old Guard (boltsmag.org)
After coasting to reelection for decades with barely any opposition, District Attorney Stephen Zappala lost the May Democratic primary against Matt Dugan, the county’s chief public defender. But Zappala is now running as a Republican in a rematch against Dugan....
Migrant’s drowning in Mediterranean prompts criticism of Malta's rescue policies (www.reuters.com)
The craft was about 70 nautical miles off the coast of Malta, within the small island country’s search and rescue zone, according to position data recorded by Alarm Phone, the hotline operator. Within these zones, countries are obligated under international law to coordinate search and rescue operations....
Check out the giant ship critical to building the world's biggest offshore wind farm (www.cnbc.com)
A project to build a facility described as “the world’s largest offshore wind farm” took a big step forward this month by producing its first power....
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...
An ex-investigative journalist is sentenced to 6 years in a child sexual abuse materials case (apnews.com)
A former investigative journalist for ABC News was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for possessing and transporting child sexual abuse images....
Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
DENVER (AP) -- Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used "insurrection" clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech.
Moog Music layoffs provoke dismay in synth community (cdm.link)
Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions (www.theguardian.com)
Majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely junk’, according to analysis by Corporate Accountability and the Guardian...
As Ozempic use grows, so do reports of possible mental health side effects (www.npr.org)
Nearly three months into taking Ozempic for diabetes, Jenny Kent had already lost 12 pounds, and her blood sugar numbers were looking better than they had in a while....
Person in car with license plate allegedly connected to suspect in Illinois killings dies after trying to elude police, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
A person inside a car with a license plate allegedly connected to the shooting deaths of a family of four in their Illinois home last weekend died Wednesday after trying to elude police in Oklahoma, officials said....
Libya floods: The bodies left unrecognisable by disaster (www.bbc.com)
Warning: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing....
Federal judge again declares Obama-era DACA program unlawful (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that a regulation intended to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful, delivering a major blow to the Biden administration....
Libya floods: Entire neighbourhoods dragged into the sea (www.bbc.com)
At least 2,300 have been killed, according to the ambulance authority in Derna, the worst affected city....
The international Red Cross cuts budget, staffing levels as humanitarian aid dries up (apnews.com)
The part of the international Red Cross that deals with conflict and prisoners of war announced Monday it will trim its projected budget by about one-eighth next year and cut nearly 20% of staff at its headquarters....
Several wounded when gunmen open fire on convoy in Mexican border town (www.cbsnews.com)
At least three people were wounded when a convoy of vehicles crossing into Mexico from the U.S. was attacked by armed civilians early Saturday, Mexican authorities said....
Dunwoody dinosaur display to go extinct after complaint sent to city (www.wsbtv.com)
After a city notice to remove the dinosaurs deflated the display's joy, neighbors rallied behind it.
Father arrested, allegedly allowing his 10-year-old son to drive on L-101 (www.abc15.com)
2 men, 4 children hospitalized after Illinois shooting (abcnews.go.com)
Six people have been hospitalized and two are currently in critical condition after a shooting on the south side of Peoria, Illinois, on Wednesday night, according to the Peoria Police Department....
Paperwork problems drive surge in people losing Medicaid health coverage (apnews.com)
The nation’s top health official implored states to do more to keep lower-income residents enrolled in Medicaid, as the Biden administration released figures Friday confirming that many who had health coverage during the coronavirus pandemic are now losing it.
'There was no kidnapping': Carlee Russell apologizes after admitting hoax (www.nbcnews.com)
Hoover Police Chief Nicholas C. Derzis said police are consulting with the district attorney’s office regarding potential criminal charges after the 25-year-old’s statement.
