Amazon accused of violating law in Alabama union vote, as federal labor official ‘recommends new election’

After hearing union complaints about the vote in Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama facility, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may recommend another election due to violations of labor law – but the decision isn’t final yet. On Monday, the NLRB officer hearing the case said that Amazon violated labor law during the April...

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TWO more DC police officers involved in Capitol riot response die by suicide, bringing total to at least 4

Two Washington, DC police officers who took part in the response to the riot in the US Capitol have taken their own lives, their department confirmed, bringing the total number of police suicides in the wake of the unrest to four. Officer Gunther Hashida was found dead in his home by suicide on July 29, the DC Metropolitan...

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Eruption of ‘terrorist propaganda’ on Gettr thrills Trump haters – except it’s on Twitter & Facebook, too

The nascent pro-Trump social network Gettr has been inundated by material sympathetic to Islamic State, according to a Politico analysis of its content, which eventually admits Twitter and Facebook are dealing with the same issue. Wallowing in schadenfreude as it describes the purported IS (formerly ISIS) terrorist organization’s...

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Third DC police officer who responded to Capitol riot dies by suicide

Another Washington, DC police officer involved in the response to the riot in the US Capitol has committed suicide, his department confirmed, becoming the third to do so in the aftermath of January 6. Officer Gunther Hashida was found dead in his home by suicide on July 29, the DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told...

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Indoor mask mandates revived for 8 counties in San Francisco Bay Area, including for fully vaccinated

Health departments across California’s Bay Area have reintroduced indoor mask mandates, requiring residents in eight regions to don face coverings – vaccinated or not – as officials point to the rapid spread of the Delta variant. The revived mandates were imposed on Monday in the counties of San Francisco, Alameda, Contra...

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Blinken vows ‘collective response’ to tanker attack pinned on Iran, as Tehran warns Washington against any ‘adventures’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised there will be a “collective response” to the attack on the Israeli-operated tanker off Oman, which Washington blames on Tehran, as Iran vowed a response of its own to any threat. The top US diplomat once again blamed Iran for the incident, arguing that it “follows a pattern...

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‘The reporter wasn’t invited!’ News outlet mocked for twisting story of DC mayor breaking own mask guidance at wedding party

The Washingtonian magazine kicked off a wave of mockery after reporting that the journalist who posted photos of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser breaking masking guidance was – shockingly – not invited to the event. The mayor faced backlash over the weekend after the photos – taken for a Washington Examiner report by Tiana Lowe –...

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FBI agents used photos of female staffers in sting operations without authority, DOJ inspector general says

FBI agents have been using photos of female staffers in undercover sex trafficking operations, including one time without written permission, the Department of Justice’s inspector general has said. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz has expressed concern over the strategy employed by FBI agents which uses support staff...

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‘I still don’t believe it’: Comeback kid Iliankova admits Olympic silver is ‘like gold’ to her after battling injury, squad exile

Former child prodigy Anastasiia Iliankova was overwhelmed with emotion after the late entrant to the Russian Olympic Games team won silver on the uneven bars in Tokyo, completing a remarkable comeback from injury and exclusion. The 20-year-old artistic gymnast's road to her 14.833 score, which beat individual gold medalist...

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NGOs sue Biden administration over border enforcement, as migrant flood continues in Texas

As more migrants illegally crossing the US-Mexico border test positive for Covid-19, a coalition of nonprofits is suing the Biden administration for not repealing a policy that would expel them on grounds of public health. On Monday, a coalition of NGOs led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced they would...

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