NYC denying emergency rent loans with a flurry, even as evictions rise ( gothamist.com )
How Recent State Laws Are Making It Harder to Sue Trucking Companies After Crashes ( www.propublica.org )
More than 150 insurance companies sue Xcel Energy, citing negligence over start of Marshall fire ( coloradosun.com )
More than 150 insurance companies and two survivors of the catastrophic Marshall fire are suing Xcel Energy for the utility company’s role in Colorado’s costliest and most destructive fire....
America’s Perpetual—and Preventable—Cancer Drug Shortage: "Currently, around 14 different chemotherapy drugs are in shortage." ( slate.com )
I thought the ADHD meds shortage was more than awful enough on its own, but holy crap this is horrifying....
Child Care Cliff: 3.2 Million Children Likely to Lose Spots with End of Federal Funds on September 30, the Century Foundation warns ( tcf.org )
Lawsuit alleging California tech giant Cisco, aided Chinese torture may proceed, 9th Circuit says ( www.latimes.com )
This could have make ramifications across the tech world.
In Arizona Water Ruling, the Hopi Tribe Sees Limits on Its Future ( www.propublica.org )
Conditions at Mississippi's Most Notorious Prison Violate the Constitution, DOJ Says ( incarceratedworkers.org )
“Our investigation uncovered evidence of systemic violations that have generated a violent and unsafe environment for people incarcerated at Parchman,” Kristen Clarke, the U.S. assistant attorney general for civil rights, said at a press conference. “We are committed to taking action that will ensure the safety of all...
Ransomware criminals are dumping kids' private files online after school hacks ( apnews.com )
US Space Command says it needs more maneuverable satellites ( arstechnica.com )
Lt. Gen. John Shaw, second in command of USSPACECOM, stated that “We have satellites that have projected lifetimes measured in years and fixed fuel tanks, so we just can’t do that. And that is constraining our ability to do a lot of things we want to do at US Space Command.”...
More Mar-a-Lago search warrant information released in Trump classified docs case ( www.nbcnews.com )
Freed from prison for a crime he didn't commit, 'Central Park Five' member wins NYC Council race ( apnews.com )
Yusef Salaam … has won a Democratic primary for a seat on the New York City Council, all but assuring him of eventual victory....
NLRB Accuses Starbucks of “Purge” of Organizer-Workers in Pittsburgh ( truthout.org )
The ruling by [National Labor Relations Board] Judge Robert A. Ringler found that the company and local store managers in Pittsburgh abused their power and unlawfully targeted workers organizing with Pittsburgh Starbucks Workers United....
Judge blocks U.S. officials from tech contacts in First Amendment case ( www.washingtonpost.com )
It should be self-evident that issuing an emergency stay on the Fourth of July is unusual. The most charitable view I can apply is the judge wanted to be an answer to a trivia question — anything beyond that is misconduct....
3 people killed, 2 injured in St. Ann shooting ( fox2now.com )
Shooting during celebration in Fort Worth, Texas kills 3 ( www.nbcnews.com )
5 people killed, 2 children injured in mass shooting in Philly; suspect found in bulletproof vest ( 6abc.com )
World's Largest Gas Station Opens Just In Time To Celebrate America ( jalopnik.com )
Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard ( apnews.com )
"Stop Cop City Week of Action" Showed Movement’s Strength Amid Rampant Repression ( truthout.org )
Trump pressured Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn 2020 election ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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Strict abortion laws are driving an exodus of women's health specialists ( www.salon.com )
In light of the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) highlighted stories of physicians who have made the tough decision to leave the red states where they built careers for years, sometimes decades....
Governor Vetoes Louisiana’s Ban on Transition Care for Transgender Minors ( www.nytimes.com )
Archive Link from archive.today...
How Often Do Health Insurers Say No to Patients? No One Knows. ( www.propublica.org )
Insurers’ denial rates — a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers’ care — remain mostly secret to the public. Federal and state regulators have done little to change that....
Man with weapons and Jan. 6 warrant arrested after running toward Obamas' D.C. home ( www.cbsnews.com )
“Several sources identified the suspect as 37-year-old Taylor Taranto, of Seattle, Washington.”
