Facing a National Shortage of #Baby Formula, Trade Officials Opposed a Plan to Boost Imports == When the U.S. supply of baby formula collapsed in 2022, federal trade officials repeatedly argued against lifting the tariff on imports. Among their concerns: that it would raise “lots of questions from domestic dairy producers.” #News #Government #Parents #Babies #Health #Safety #Politics
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Facing a National Shortage of Baby Formula, Trade Officials Opposed a Plan to Boost Imports
When the U.S. supply of baby formula collapsed in 2022, federal trade officials repeatedly argued against lifting the tariff on imports. Among thei...
#Trump Assassination Attempt Laid Bare Long-standing Vulnerabilities in the Secret Service == A Spotlight PA, ProPublica and Butler Eagle investigation found the process for securing #campaign events was susceptible to attack for years. #News #SecretService #Government #Politics #Police #LawEnforcement #Security #Pennsylvania #2024Election
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Trump Assassination Attempt Laid Bare Long-standing Vulnerabilities in the Secret Service
A Spotlight PA, ProPublica and Butler Eagle investigation found the process for securing campaign events was susceptible to attack for years.
#Missouri Outlawed #Abortion, and Now It’s Funding an Anti-Abortion Group That Works in Other States == With millions in expanded #tax credits and direct state funding going to anti-abortion groups, the nonprofit Coalition Life has expanded its operations beyond Missouri and into states where the procedure is still legal. #News #Government #Politics #Law #Health #HealthCare #Taxes
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Missouri Outlawed Abortion, and Now It’s Funding an Anti-Abortion Group That Works in Other States
With millions in expanded tax credits and direct state funding going to anti-abortion groups, the nonprofit Coalition Life has expanded its operati...
#Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia’s Election Results == On Monday, the GOP-controlled State Election Board is poised to adopt the rule, which would potentially allow county officials, including one who secretly backed the rule, to throw the election results of the swing state into chaos this fall. #News #Georgia #2024Election #Voting #Politics #Government #Law
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Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia’s Election Results
On Monday, the GOP-controlled State Election Board is poised to adopt the rule, which would potentially allow county officials, including one who s...
Twenty years after Russell Maze was convicted of killing his infant son, attorneys in the conviction-review unit in the Nashville DA’s office reviewed his case and concluded that Maze was actually innocent. But would that be enough to overturn his conviction? #news #law #video #criminaljustice #courts #cops #nashville
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American #Militia == Rounding up #migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating #political assassinations. Internal messages reveal AP3's journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 #election. One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.” #news #election2024 #government #crime #violence #immigration #politics
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Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia
Rounding up migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating political assassinations. Internal messages reveal AP3’s journey from Jan. 6 thr...
Decrepit Pipes Put Jackson, #Mississippi, on the Edge of Catastrophe. State Regulators Didn’t Act. == For years, Jackson residents endured periods of low #water pressure, potentially unsafe #DrinkingWater or no water at all. All the while, state inspectors found few problems with the failing pipes that caused those problems. #News #Health #Government #Safety #Infrastructure #Politics #HumanRights
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Decrepit Pipes Put Jackson, Mississippi, on the Edge of Catastrophe. State Regulators Didn’t Act.
For years, Jackson residents endured periods of low water pressure, potentially unsafe drinking water or no water at all. All the while, state insp...
Escaping #Oklahoma: A Worker’s Story From Inside an Illegal #Marijuana Operation == Menacing guards, threats at gunpoint, #workers held against their will and never paid — a #Chinese immigrant describes the harsh and violent conditions on an illegal pot #farm. Three years after he escaped, he still lives in fear. #News #Crime #HumanRights #Law #Farming #agriculture #Immigration #Drugs #China #Business
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Escaping Oklahoma: A Worker’s Story From Inside an Illegal Marijuana Operation
Menacing guards, threats at gunpoint, workers held against their will and never paid — a Chinese immigrant describes the harsh and violent condit...
As Millions of Acres Burn, Firefighters Say the U.S. Forest Service Has Left Them With Critical Shortages == The agency recently said that it had reached 101% of its firefighter hiring goal for 2024, but those on the front lines say the agency is understating how badly depleted their ranks are, especially for experienced firefighters. #News #Government #ForestFires #WildFires #WildFire #Fire #Environment #Climate #Safety
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As Millions of Acres Burn, Firefighters Say the U.S. Forest Service Has Left Them With Critical Shortages
The agency recently said that it had reached 101% of its firefighter hiring goal for 2024, but those on the front lines say the agency is understat...
When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the #Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means. == Companies whose futures depend on #plastic production are trying to persuade the federal #government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaranteed to end up in landfills and incinerators. #News #Pollution #Climate #environment #Industry #Business #Regulation #Recycling
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When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.
Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” ...