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....
Gen Z and Millennials Are Losing Friends Over Spending Habits ( archive.ph )
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....
A new Texas law forces vendors to rate sexual content in schoolbooks. They're not happy about it ( www.cnn.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.ninja/post/49635...
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 )
Another bus carrying dozens of migrants from Texas arrives at Union Station in downtown L.A. ( www.latimes.com )
It is nice to see someone being welcoming to asylum seekers.
DeSantis signs bill eliminating permanent alimony ( www.nbcmiami.com )
“Along with eliminating permanent alimony, the measure will set up a process for ex-spouses who make alimony payments to seek modifications to alimony agreements when they want to retire....
"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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New poll shows record number of 40 year olds that have never married ( www.pewresearch.org )
Personally, I married pretty late. I was 17 years older than my parents when I married.
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....
Supreme Court protects web designer who won’t do gay wedding websites ( archive.ph )
Apologies if this is the wrong community for this! Feel free to delete if it is....
First-of-its-kind reparations panel issues report in California ( www.aljazeera.com )
South Park's creators have eliminated tipping at Denver's famed Casa Bonita. Servers now make $30 an hour — and some are mad. ( www.businessinsider.com )
DOT Researchers Suggested a Way to Make Big Trucks Safer. After Meeting With Lobbyists, Agency Officials Rejected the Idea. ( www.propublica.org )
When the researchers drafted their report, they included a key suggestion: The DOT should craft federal regulations requiring side guards....
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.”
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