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  • David’s Bridal laying off over 9,000 workers

    David’s Bridal laying off over 9,000 workers

     

    David’s Bridal, one of largest sellers of wedding gowns in the United States, is laying off thousands of workers nationwide, according to a notice filed to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor.

    ​David’s Bridal, one of largest sellers of wedding gowns in the United States, is laying off thousands of workers nationwide, according to a notice filed to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor. 

  • Man who assaulted DC police officer on January 6 sentenced to more than seven years

    Man who assaulted DC police officer on January 6 sentenced to more than seven years

     

    A Connecticut man who assaulted a Washington, DC, police officer during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was sentenced on Friday to seven and a half years in prison.

    ​A Connecticut man who assaulted a Washington, DC, police officer during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was sentenced on Friday to seven and a half years in prison. 

  • Racial disparities are working against disaster recovery for people of color. Climate change could make it worse

    Racial disparities are working against disaster recovery for people of color. Climate change could make it worse

     

    People of color in the US face heightened risks of harm from climate-induced disasters. Now, non-profits are pushing to remedy that disparity with more equitable approaches to disaster preparedness, response and recovery.

    ​People of color in the US face heightened risks of harm from climate-induced disasters. Now, non-profits are pushing to remedy that disparity with more equitable approaches to disaster preparedness, response and recovery. 

  • Clarence Thomas failed to disclose 2014 real estate deal with GOP megadonor, ProPublica report finds

    Clarence Thomas failed to disclose 2014 real estate deal with GOP megadonor, ProPublica report finds

     

    • Thomas revelation of gifts fits a broader pattern of financial nondisclosure from the Supreme Court

    ​• Thomas revelation of gifts fits a broader pattern of financial nondisclosure from the Supreme Court 

  • 4 takeaways from Biden’s trip to Ireland

    4 takeaways from Biden’s trip to Ireland

     

    Like so many Americans do each year, President Joe Biden returned to Ireland this week in search of his roots, seeking some connection and some answers in the land his people left so many years ago.

    ​Like so many Americans do each year, President Joe Biden returned to Ireland this week in search of his roots, seeking some connection and some answers in the land his people left so many years ago. 

  • Supreme Court makes it easier to bring constitutional challenges to federal agencies

    Supreme Court makes it easier to bring constitutional challenges to federal agencies

     

    The Supreme Court held Friday that a party involved in a dispute with the Federal Trade Commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission does not have to wait until a final determination in the proceeding has been issued before bringing a constitutional challenge to the agency’s structure in federal court.

    ​The Supreme Court held Friday that a party involved in a dispute with the Federal Trade Commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission does not have to wait until a final determination in the proceeding has been issued before bringing a constitutional challenge to the agency’s structure in federal court. 

  • Behold the stuffed-crust bagel

    Behold the stuffed-crust bagel

     

    In the 1990s, Pizza Hut unveiled an important cheese-in-bread innovation, the stuffed crust pizza. Now, Philadelphia cream cheese and H&H Bagels, a New York City-based bagel shop, are trying to please the carbohydrate- and dairy-loving communities with a new and dubious spin on the stuffed crust: The bagel stuffed with cream cheese.

    ​In the 1990s, Pizza Hut unveiled an important cheese-in-bread innovation, the stuffed crust pizza. Now, Philadelphia cream cheese and H&H Bagels, a New York City-based bagel shop, are trying to please the carbohydrate- and dairy-loving communities with a new and dubious spin on the stuffed crust: The bagel stuffed with cream cheese. 

  • Former Trump intel official testifies in Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe

    Former Trump intel official testifies in Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe

     

    Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell testified Thursday before a grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents.

    ​Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell testified Thursday before a grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents. 

  • Minneapolis reaches settlements in 2 suits alleging then-officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force years before George Floyd’s killing

    Minneapolis reaches settlements in 2 suits alleging then-officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force years before George Floyd’s killing

     

    The city of Minneapolis has reached settlements totaling more than $8.8 million in two civil lawsuits that accuse former police officer Derek Chauvin of using excessive force in two incidents that happened nearly three years before he killed George Floyd during an arrest.

    ​The city of Minneapolis has reached settlements totaling more than $8.8 million in two civil lawsuits that accuse former police officer Derek Chauvin of using excessive force in two incidents that happened nearly three years before he killed George Floyd during an arrest. 

  • 11 more US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after attacks in Syria last month

    11 more US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after attacks in Syria last month

     

    The military identified 11 additional cases of traumatic brain injury following a series of rocket and drone attacks on US troops in Syria in late March, according to a spokesman for US Central Command.

    ​The military identified 11 additional cases of traumatic brain injury following a series of rocket and drone attacks on US troops in Syria in late March, according to a spokesman for US Central Command.