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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.’”...

‘Feels horrible to say no’: abortion funds run out of money as US demand surges (www.theguardian.com)

When the US supreme court overturned Roe, Americans rushed to rage-donate millions to abortion funds and clinics scattered across the United States. Now, with the first year of post-Roe life in the rearview mirror, much of that money has been spent and the flow of donations has dried up for many organizations. And yet, as states...

South Korea passes law to protect rights of teachers after mass protests over abuse from parents (www.theguardian.com)

The move was sparked by the death of a 23-year-old primary school teacher in July. She was found dead at her school in Seoul in an apparent suicide after reportedly expressing anxiety over complaints from abusive parents. Since then, other teacher suicides suspected of being related to malicious complaints have come to light.

Why healthcare workers are worried about possible changes to masking protocols in hospitals (www.popsci.com)

The CDC says the draft guidelines are not final. Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals.

China appears to have suspended spy balloon program after February shootdown, US intel believes | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

China appears to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, when one of the country’s high-altitude spy balloons transited the United States, multiple sources familiar with US intelligence assessments told CNN.

"We can’t afford to have children:" low pay and a high-pressure environment drive exodus of US wildfire fighters (www.theguardian.com)

A temporary but vital firefighter pay bump, implemented as part of US president Joe Biden’s 2021 infrastructure bill, will expire at the end of September. Without it, firefighters say the US risks exacerbating a crisis of burnout and retention at a time when fires are becoming bigger, more dangerous and harder to control.

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