Biden joins striking auto workers on picket line (www.politico.com)
Biden’s choice to show solidarity with striking auto workers at a time of great promise and peril for the labor movement.
Long COVID has affected nearly 7% of American adults, CDC survey data finds (www.cbsnews.com)
The survey suggests nearly 18 million American adults have suffered from long COVID at some point since the pandemic began — and children can be affected too.
Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College (www.pewresearch.org)
65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.
Supreme Court rejects Alabama GOP redistricting appeal, clearing way for Dem pickup (www.politico.com)
A federal court will choose a map that will likely result in an additional Black member of Congress.
Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani for 'total annihilation' of digital privacy (www.npr.org)
The lawsuit alleges that Rudy Giuliani and an associate's actions are unlawful under California law, and it says Giuliani and the associate have refused to return Hunter Biden's data.
FBI warned prominent US Sikhs of threats after murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada (www.theguardian.com)
Revelation comes days after prime minister Justin Trudeau blamed the assassination of the Sikh activist on the Indian government
Offices remain half full after latest round of RTO mandates: Taking away hybrid could be a ‘betrayal’ (www.cnbc.com)
In September 2023, office badge swipes in the 10 biggest U.S. cities are at about 50% what they were prior to the pandemic.
Top DOJ official warns of potential 'dangerous' shutdown impact on nation's cyber defenses (abcnews.go.com)
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the same regarding violent crime.
Agriculture secretary says government shutdown would impact department's programs (www.npr.org)
NPR's A Martinez talks to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about programs — such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — which would be affected if the government shuts down.
San Francisco Mayor Breed gets a major challenger. Inside Daniel Lurie’s plan to beat her. (www.politico.com)
The nonprofit leader, an heir to a San Francisco business dynasty, formally declared his San Francisco mayoral campaign as the city struggles with drug and homelessness crises that have happened on incumbent Mayor London Breed’s watch.
Elijah McClain said 'I can't breathe' 7 times as he was lying handcuffed on the ground, prosecutor says (www.nbcnews.com)
“Listen to Elijah’s words,” prosecutor Jonathan Bunge said as police body camera video was played. “When Elijah is on the ground handcuffed, he’s saying over and over and over again, ‘I can’t breathe. Please help me.’”...
Almost 7% of adults and 1% of kids have struggled with long Covid, survey finds (www.cnn.com)
Estimates of the number of people in the US with lingering Covid-19 symptoms vary widely, but a new survey from the National Center for Health Statistics says the condition may have affected as many as 962,000 children and 17.9 million adults.
California to fine schools that ban textbooks on race or LGBTQ+ topics (www.axios.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law on Monday a bill prohibiting schools from banning books on racial or LGBTQ+ teachings that could result in fines for any authority in the state that defies the legislation.
White neighbor hoses down prominent black doctor in house party feud (www.dailymail.co.uk)
A leading doctor who threw a backyard party for his sister's birthday in Queens claims their group was 'hosed' with water by a 'racist' white neighbor during a noise dispute, according to a lawsuit.
Ukraine says it killed top Russian admiral in Crimea missile attack (www.politico.eu)
’34 officers died, including the commander of the Russian armed forces,’ Kyiv says.
Can We Fix Carbon Offsets? (time.com)
Nature-based carbon offsets have taken a great deal of criticism. Kelly Kizzier of the Bezos Earth Fund responds.
Bob Menendez: 'I will be exonerated' on fraud charges (www.bbc.com)
The Democratic senator from New Jersey says he will run for re-election in the face of federal charges.
Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress (www.npr.org)
The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.
South China Sea: Philippines removes Chinese barrier in contested area (www.bbc.com)
The Philippines says it has removed a floating barrier installed by Beijing in the South China Sea.
Newsom and DeSantis to debate in November (www.politico.com)
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity will moderate.
How a Government Shutdown Could Affect You (time.com)
It isn’t just federal workers who will feel the effects of a shutdown. Here's how a federal government shutdown will impact Americans.
Russian news outlet in Latvia believes European state behind phone hack (www.theguardian.com)
Galina Timchenko, the CEO of Meduza, was hacked earlier this year before participating in a meeting of exiled Russian journalists
Watchdog files open meetings lawsuit against secret panel studying Wisconsin justice's impeachment (apnews.com)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal watchdog group on Monday sued a secret panel investigating the criteria for impeaching a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, asking a judge to order the panel to stop meeting behind closed doors.
‘The kids had all been tortured’: Indonesian military accused of targeting children in West Papua (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Australia is seeking to strengthen ties with Indonesia, despite new reports of brutality by the military — including the torture and murder of civilians — in West Papua
Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios, agree to end strike (www.npr.org)
Hollywood production has been halted for months as actors and writers have been on strike. Now, the writers are headed back to work. Actors represented by SAG-AFTRA remain on strike.
