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Amazon union saga in Alabama spotlights ‘David versus Goliath nature’ of US labor laws
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It was dubbed a watershed moment for the withering organized labor movement when the first-ever union election at an Amazon warehouse took place last spring in [Read More…]
CDC launches COVID-19 wastewater surveillance dashboard
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new dashboard Friday that tracks COVID-19 in wastewater samples across the country. The data comes from the federal agency’s [Read More…]
US COVID-19 death toll tops 900,000, despite receding case rates
Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It has been nearly two years since Patricia Dowd, a 57-year-old San Jose resident, died of the coronavirus, in early February 2020. Although the virus would soon [Read More…]
What are the COVID rules at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics?
Carl Court/Getty Images (BEIJING) — For the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, officials have established a series of rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This will mark the second Olympics since the pandemic began, [Read More…]
NFL commissioner addresses issues with diversity following Brian Flores lawsuit: ESPN
Mark Brown/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Days after former Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL over allegations of discrimination, commissioner Roger Goodell told teams Saturday that the league’s efforts to promote diversity among [Read More…]
2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Best moments from the event
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images (BEIJING) — The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in China’s capital this week with the opening ceremony on Friday, marking the official start of the Games. While preliminary competitions have [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/3/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Miami 112, San Antonio 95 Minnesota 128, Detroit 117 Atlanta 124, Phoenix 115 Toronto 127, Chicago 120 (OT) LA Clippers [Read More…]
Bipartisan bill would create push alert for active shooter incidents
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A new bill proposed this week would develop a federal alert system for active shooter situations, which have increased by over 1200% between 2000 and 2020. The FBI defines an [Read More…]
House votes to spend tens of billions to compete with China in manufacturing
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Friday passed sweeping legislation that will invest billions of dollars into American manufacturing and scientific research in a bid to take on China’s [Read More…]
House committee records show Trump, Jim Jordan spoke the morning of Jan. 6
congress.gov via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has obtained White House records showing then-President Donald Trump spoke with Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of [Read More…]
South Dakota signs 1st anti-transgender sports law of 2022
Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PIERRE, S.D.) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an anti-transgender sports bill into law Thursday, restricting transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their [Read More…]
RNC votes to censure Cheney, Kinzinger for roles on House Jan. 6 committee
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — The Republican National Committee voted Friday to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, in part for their roles on the House select committee investigating the Jan. [Read More…]
Suicides, living conditions spark concern among Texas National Guard deployed at border
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Members of the Texas National Guard deployed to the southern border under Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial immigration initiative, Operation Lone Star, are raising several concerns about their mission, including [Read More…]
Winter storm exits the Northeast leaving behind bitter cold
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The monster winter storm that dumped more than 1 foot of snow as well as ice from Missouri to the Northeast and freezing temperatures to Texas is making its [Read More…]
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting near Virginia Tech
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BLACKSBURG, Va.) — One person was killed and four others were injured at a shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, near Virginia Tech on Friday, according to Blacksburg Police. Police responded to reports of [Read More…]
‘My son Amir was a law-abiding citizen’: Family of Amir Locke speaks out at press conference
Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — The parents of Amir Locke spoke out at a press conference Friday alongside civil rights attorneys Ben Crump, Jeff Storms and Antonio Romanucci following the killing of the [Read More…]
Travis McMichael withdraws guilty plea in federal case over Ahmaud Arbery murder
Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Travis McMichael withdrew on Friday his guilty plea in the federal case against him in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. The trial goes forward on Monday. Gregory McMichael, Travis’ [Read More…]
The independent investigators tracking Russia’s military buildup
Erik RomanenkoTASS via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — TikTok isn’t just for dance memes — it’s now being used by amateur investigators to track the Russian military buildup along Ukraine’s borders. Among those researchers is [Read More…]
Single suicide bomber killed US troops and Afghans in ISIS-K attack at Kabul airport, Pentagon finds
Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport last August that killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 Afghans was the result of a single explosive device [Read More…]
Rescuers scramble to save Moroccan boy trapped in well for three days
-/AFP via Getty Images (CAIRO) — Rescuers intensified their efforts on Friday to recover a five-year-old boy trapped in a 32-meter-deep well in a Northern Moroccan province for almost three days in a relief operation [Read More…]