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Amazon Workers Threaten Holiday Strike If Company Keeps Refusing to Bargain
The strike could hit major hubs in New York and California during one of the busiest sales seasons of the year.
Christian Nationalists Are Reshaping Texas’s Public School Curricula
The Texas State Board of Education will pay districts $60 a student to use a curriculum infused with Christian content.
Students Fear Applying for Financial Aid Will Prompt Family Members’ Deportation
With Trump threatening mass deportation, student aid groups are warning mixed status families about the risks of FAFSA.
Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Rural CA Drinking Water Far From Known Sources
Researchers worry that the “forever chemicals” could disproportionately harm farmworkers and communities of color.
Texas AG Sues New York Doctor, Putting Abortion Provider Shield Laws to the Test
This lawsuit is the first attempt to test what happens when state abortion laws are at odds with each other.
It’s Not Just Denied Claims. Insurance Firms Are Hiring Middlemen to Deny Meds.
Lawmakers are looking to break up massive health care conglomerates that manage nearly 80 percent of prescriptions.
UNRWA Employees in Gaza Forced to Eat Animal Feed to Survive, Agency Head Says
That staff for Gaza’s main humanitarian group can’t access real food is a show of the severity of Israel’s aid blockade.
SC GOP Reintroduces Bill to Punish People Getting Abortions With Death Penalty
The bill pushes the doctrine of “fetal personhood,” and makes religious references to “God's image” within its text.
Top 5 US Health Insurers’ Annual Profits Jumped 230 Percent Since ACA’s Passage
The lion’s share goes to UnitedHealth Group, which reportedly denies nearly 1 in 3 medical claims from policy holders.
More Californians Are Freezing to Death — and Many Are Older Unhoused People
Hypothermia deaths have also spiked nationwide, with about 2,520 people dying last year, up about 35 percent from 2014.