Live Updates: Closing Arguments to Begin in Trump Criminal Trial (www.nytimes.com)
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The Untold Story of the Network That Took Down Roe v. Wade (www.nytimes.com)
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Live Updates: Jury to Consider Felony Charges Against Trump (www.nytimes.com)
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NYU Nurse Is Fired After Calling the Gaza War a ‘Genocide’ in Speech (www.nytimes.com)
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Lawyers to plastics makers: prepare for ‘astronomical’ PFAS lawsuits (www.nytimes.com)
At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation, audio from the event revealed....
Damages From PFAS Lawsuits Could Surpass Asbestos, Industry Lawyers Warn - The New York Times (Free article) (www.nytimes.com)
R.F.K. Jr. Denounces the Removal of Confederate Statues (www.nytimes.com)
These statues were largely built during the peak of Jim Crow as a means of telling off the local black population:...
I Was a Nude Model for a Half Hour. Revelatory? Actually, Yes. (www.nytimes.com)
U.S. Calls for Breakup of Ticketmaster Owner (www.nytimes.com)
Full articleBy David McCabe and Ben Sisario David McCabe reports on tech policy from Washington. Ben Sisario reports on the music industry from New York. May 23, 2024Updated 11:11 a.m. ET The Justice Department on Thursday sued Live Nation Entertainment, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, asking a court to break up the...
Trump Hush-Money Trial Live Updates: Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying 34 business records to hide Mr. Cohen’s reimbursement for a $130,000 hush-money payment he made to Ms. Daniels. Mr. Trump has denied the charges and the sexual encounter....
Can Trump Really Slam the Brakes on Electric Vehicles? He has vowed to shred President Biden’s E.V. policies and has threatened that “You won’t be able to sell those cars.” (www.nytimes.com)
While a Trump presidency couldn’t slam the brakes on the E.V. transition, it could throw enough sand in the gears to slow it down. And that might have significant consequences for the fight to stop global warming.
The Alitos, the Neighborhood Clash and the Upside-Down Flag | Inside the escalating conflict on a bucolic suburban street that Justice Alito said prompted a “Stop the Steal” symbol at his home. (www.nytimes.com)
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Fetterman, Flashing a Sharper Edge, Keeps Picking Fights With the Left (www.nytimes.com)
Democrats Adopt Nomination Plan to Allow Biden on the Ohio Ballot (www.nytimes.com)
To be clear: this is forced by a Republican decision to not grant an exception to allow the Democratic party to hold a later convention that has been routinely granted in the past.
The Untold Story of the Network That Took Down Roe v. Wade | A conservative Christian coalition’s plan to end the federal right to abortion began just days after Trump’s 2016 election. (www.nytimes.com)
($) Have You Enrolled in Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program? We’d Like to Hear From You. (www.nytimes.com)
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Lawyers to Plastics Makers: Prepare for ‘Astronomical’ PFAS Lawsuits | At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos (www.nytimes.com)
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Carbon Offsets, a Much-Criticized Climate Tool, Get US Federal Guidelines (www.nytimes.com)
The bulk of offsets investigated have turned out to be fraudulent
Carbon Offsets, a Much-Criticized Climate Tool, Get US Federal Guidelines (www.nytimes.com)
Lawyers to Plastics Makers: Prepare for ‘Astronomical’ PFAS Lawsuits | At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos (www.nytimes.com)
Key background: the companies covered up risk for decades, instead of doing the right thing, and finding another way to achieve a similar outcome
‘New Territory’ for Americans: Deadly Heat in the Workplace | Deaths are rising sharply, and the Biden administration is trying to respond. Its plan faces big hurdles. (www.nytimes.com)
This is why a number of Republican-controlled states have banned municipal governments from imposing workplace rules to limit heat exposure.
How the Tree Lobster Escaped Extinction (www.nytimes.com)
Climate Change Added a Month’s Worth of Extra-Hot Days in Past Year | Since last May, the average person experienced 26 more days of abnormal warmth than they would have without global warming (www.nytimes.com)
Live Updates: Closing Arguments to Begin in Trump Criminal Trial (www.nytimes.com)
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The Unlikely Women Fighting for Abortion Rights (www.nytimes.com)
