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Florida Will Allow Far Right PragerU Materials in Public Schools, Company Says
“This is Christian nationalist indoctrination,” one critic of the move said.
Teamsters Announces “Historic” Agreement With UPS, Likely Averting Strike
The agreement would raise wages for UPS employees across the board and end a controversial two-tiered employee system.
Burning More Fossil Fuels Will Lead to Longer and Worse Heat Waves, Report Finds
The World Weather Attribution said many heat waves in July would have been virtually impossible without climate change.
AOC Joins SAG, WGA Picket: “How Many Private Jets Does David Zaslav Need?”
“Your fight right here is what’s going to bust this thing wide open,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Gov. Kay Ivey Seemingly Praises New Congressional Map Defying SCOTUS Order
The Alabama governor's comments “echoed a racist trope of segregationists,” some observers noted.
Ohio Voters Will Decide Whether Norfolk Southern Can Buy Publicly Owned Railroad
The company behind the train derailment in East Palestine wants to buy the only municipally owned railroad in the U.S.
Washington Governor: Heat Wave Is Earth “Screaming at Us” to End Fossil Fuel Use
“The fuse has been burning for decades, and now the climate change bomb has gone off,” Inslee said.
Abbott Says He’ll Defy Fed Order to Remove Barbed Wire Barriers on Rio Grande
“The State of Texas’ actions violate federal law [and] raise humanitarian concerns,” the Justice Department said.
Sanders Says He’s Voting Against NDAA: “The Pentagon Doesn’t Need $886B”
The cycle of defense contractors lobbying in order to obtain government contracts is “legalized bribery,” Sanders said.
Harvard Report: US Meat Supply Could Start the Next Global Pandemic
"At every turn marginalized communities are at increased risk,” an animal law expert told Truthout.