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covid

New Orleans Is Making Its Eviction Officers Get Vaccinated
The courts are anticipating a flood of evictions after the CDC’s moratorium expired this weekend.
Paul Blest
8.3.21
amazon

Amazon Unlawfully Confiscated Union Literature, NLRB Finds
The National Labor Relations Board found that Amazon illegally interfered with worker organizing at its Staten Island, New York warehouse in May.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
8.3.21
police

Anyone Who ‘Seriously Annoys’ a Cop Could Be Fined Up to $50K on Long Island
Like following them or committing other repetitive actions deemed unnecessary under state law.
Trone Dowd
8.3.21
mind

Why Are My Boomer Parents on Their Phones Literally All the Time?
“They've gotten called out by the waiters for being on their phones too much while I’m just staring at the wall.”
Allie Volpe
8.3.21
wildfires

What It’s Like Surviving a Wildfire When You Live Off the Grid
The people of Sycan Forest Estates in the mountains of Oregon grow their own food, handwash their clothes, and rely on each other for help.
Maranie R. Staab
8.3.21
COVID-19

One of America’s Biggest Meat Processors Is Now Mandating COVID Vaccines
The meat giant announced a coronavirus vaccine mandate for its entire U.S. workforce.
Emma Ockerman
8.3.21
cars

Every Car Made After 2027 May Have Drunk Driving Monitoring System
The bipartisan infrastructure bill has a provision that mandates the unproven technology be incorporated into all passenger vehicles within the decade.
Aaron Gordon
8.3.21
sexual harassment

Andrew Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women Including a Cop, NY Attorney General Finds
The report from Attorney General Letitia James found a culture “filled with fear and intimidation” and that Cuomo's harassment was “normalized.”
Carter Sherman
8.3.21
Tech news

Sorry, This Lake Tahoe Beach Is Closed Due to the Plague
Multiple chipmunks tested positive for the plague, causing officials to shut down a Lake Tahoe beach and nearby visitor center.
Radhamely De Leon
8.3.21
Belarus

Activist Who Helped People Flee ‘Europe's Last Dictator’ Found Hanged in Park
Police said they would investigate whether Vitaly Shishov had been murdered, as Belarus opposition figures warned that the regime of Alexander Lukashenko was becoming more brazen in its crackdown on dissent.
Tim Hume
8.3.21
Honduras

5 Black Men Have Been Missing For a Year. Their Community Wants Answers.
A Garifuna leader was abducted with four others one year ago and his Black community says violence against them has increased since then.
Jared Olson
8.3.21
News

Cops Shut Down Roadblock Because Too Many Drivers Were Drunk
A Victoria, B.C. police officer said that the service actually ran out of tow trucks.
Mack Lamoureux
8.3.21
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