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  • Atlanta’s so-called ‘Cop City’ is igniting protests. Here’s what we know about the foundation behind it

     

    Earlier this month, nearly two dozen people were arrested after demonstrations against a police and fire training center near Atlanta that opponents have dubbed “Cop City.” But while critics of the facility say it will harm the environment and propagate police militarization, the controversy has seeped into the foundation behind it.

    ​Earlier this month, nearly two dozen people were arrested after demonstrations against a police and fire training center near Atlanta that opponents have dubbed “Cop City.” But while critics of the facility say it will harm the environment and propagate police militarization, the controversy has seeped into the foundation behind it. 

  • FDA approves first over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan

    FDA approves first over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan

     

    With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid antidote Narcan.

    ​With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid antidote Narcan. 

  • Judge who presided over Alex Murdaugh trial didn’t expect the ‘interest and notoriety’ surrounding it

    Judge who presided over Alex Murdaugh trial didn’t expect the ‘interest and notoriety’ surrounding it

     

    The South Carolina judge who found himself in the headlines during the high-profile murder trial of Alex Murdaugh said he didn’t anticipate the proceedings would be so captivating when he made the decision to make them available for everyone to view.

    ​The South Carolina judge who found himself in the headlines during the high-profile murder trial of Alex Murdaugh said he didn’t anticipate the proceedings would be so captivating when he made the decision to make them available for everyone to view. 

  • High egg prices send profits at largest US producer soaring more than 700%

    High egg prices send profits at largest US producer soaring more than 700%

     

    Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the United States, reported revenue doubled and profit surged 718% last quarter because of sharply higher egg prices.

    ​Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the United States, reported revenue doubled and profit surged 718% last quarter because of sharply higher egg prices. 

  • Credit Suisse is still helping ultra-wealthy Americans evade taxes, Senate panel says

    Credit Suisse is still helping ultra-wealthy Americans evade taxes, Senate panel says

     

    Credit Suisse is complicit in ongoing tax evasion by ultra-wealthy Americans, including a potentially criminal conspiracy involving the failure to disclose nearly $100 million in secret offshore accounts held by a single family, a Senate investigation released Wednesday finds.

    ​Credit Suisse is complicit in ongoing tax evasion by ultra-wealthy Americans, including a potentially criminal conspiracy involving the failure to disclose nearly $100 million in secret offshore accounts held by a single family, a Senate investigation released Wednesday finds. 

  • Biden and Netanyahu trade barbs over plan to weaken courts as Israel rejects ‘pressure’ from White House

    Biden and Netanyahu trade barbs over plan to weaken courts as Israel rejects ‘pressure’ from White House

     

    Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated a rare public dispute with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, rejecting “pressure” from the White House after Biden criticized his controversial efforts to weaken the Israeli judiciary.

    ​Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated a rare public dispute with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, rejecting “pressure” from the White House after Biden criticized his controversial efforts to weaken the Israeli judiciary. 

  • Biden administration moves ahead with massive Gulf of Mexico drilling auction, weeks after approving Willow Project

    Biden administration moves ahead with massive Gulf of Mexico drilling auction, weeks after approving Willow Project

     

    A few weeks after allowing the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska to go forward, the Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling.

    ​A few weeks after allowing the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska to go forward, the Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling. 

  • Maryland court reinstates murder conviction of ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed

    Maryland court reinstates murder conviction of ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed

     

    A Maryland appellate court on Tuesday reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed, the man who spent over two decades behind bars for the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and whose murder case was featured in the landmark podcast “Serial.”

    ​A Maryland appellate court on Tuesday reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed, the man who spent over two decades behind bars for the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and whose murder case was featured in the landmark podcast “Serial.” 

  • Analysis: Corporate greed is jacking prices higher. It could push customers over the edge

    Analysis: Corporate greed is jacking prices higher. It could push customers over the edge

     

    Inflation is ravaging shoppers’ wallets and the Federal Reserve has responded by instituting a regimen of painful interest rate hikes that could land the economy in a recession. But corporate profits are surging. US profit margins have reached record levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of World War II.

    ​Inflation is ravaging shoppers’ wallets and the Federal Reserve has responded by instituting a regimen of painful interest rate hikes that could land the economy in a recession. But corporate profits are surging. US profit margins have reached record levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of World War II. 

  • The backchannel keeping Trump in the loop on GOP investigations

    The backchannel keeping Trump in the loop on GOP investigations

     

    Donald Trump continues to wield enormous power on Capitol Hill as House Republicans seek to curry favor with the former president, pursuing his fixations through their investigations and routinely updating him and his closest advisers on their progress.

    ​Donald Trump continues to wield enormous power on Capitol Hill as House Republicans seek to curry favor with the former president, pursuing his fixations through their investigations and routinely updating him and his closest advisers on their progress.