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Inside America's child care crisis as parents, providers sound alarm
The United States is facing a child care crisis as working parents across the country are struggling to cover the costs, while providers are sounding the alarm that the federal funding cut last year is making it harder for them to stay afloat. ...CBS News - Top stories -
Michigan doctor who revealed Flint water crisis now takes on child poverty
Mona Hanna-Attisha launched a program to provide funds during a newborn’s first year – and wants to replicate it across the country. Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later: ‘If we had the energy left, we’d cry’In 2015, Dr Mona ...The Guardian - World -
Biden's NLRB bows down to Big Labor
NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran would do well to contemplate whether the board’s reputation as an impartial adjudicator is worth compromising on behalf of union special interests.The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden touts labor endorsements, but members worry about Trump's "cultish" support
President Biden finds familiar and active allies for his reelection bid with labor union endorsements.CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Biden touts labor endorsements, but members worry about Trump's "cultish" support
President Biden finds familiar and active allies for his reelection bid with labor union endorsements.CBS News - Politics - Joe Biden -
Activist Ancora endorsed by second Norfolk Southern union, splitting labor support
The BLET Teamsters said they would back activist Ancora's efforts to oust Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw in favor of new management.CNBC - Business -
UAW reaches labor deal with Daimler Truck, averting strike
The United Auto Workers union reached a last-second labor agreement Friday night with Daimler Truck just ahead of a midnight deadline, averting a possible strike that would have impacted 7,000 workers.CBS News - Top stories -
Biden touts labor endorsements, but members worry about Trump's "cultish" support
President Biden finds familiar and active allies for his reelection bid with labor union endorsements.CBS News - Politics - Joe Biden -
Inside the Crisis at NPR
Listeners are tuning out. Sponsorship revenue has dipped. A diversity push has generated internal turmoil. Can America’s public radio network turn things around?The New York Times - Business -
America’s crisis of loneliness
Frustration over the pace of technological change and our ability to control it is leading to an emotional hollowing outFinancial Times - World -
England tops chart for child alcohol use - report
The World Health Organization also finds higher rates of drinking and vaping among teenage girls.BBC News - Top stories -
New Energizer Battery Warns Parents if Their Child Has Swallowed It
The new battery by Energizer, with “color alert technology,” comes nearly two years after a report warned that more children were swallowing batteries.The New York Times - Business -
Girl 'first child to be hit with stalking order'
The teenager subjected a family to a "prolonged period of harassment and threats".BBC News - Top stories -
War of words over Norfolk Southern board battle intensifies as railroad slams activist Ancora’s labor negotiation
The war of words in the board battle between Norfolk Southern Corp. and Ancora Holdings Group intensified Monday after the activist investor clinched the support of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division of the International ...MarketWatch - Business -
England has highest rates of child alcohol consumption, WHO finds
Global health experts call for curbs on online marketing to protect teens from marketing of ‘harmful products’Financial Times - World -
Social Media Has Overwhelmed America's Main Nonprofit Fighting Child Exploitation
A WSJ analysis and a Stanford report find the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is contending with outdated technology and legal constraints as the number of reports soars.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material May Overwhelm Tip Line
A report by Stanford researchers cautions that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children doesn’t have the resources to help fight the new epidemic.The New York Times - Tech -
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Crackdown on Crypto’s Role in Child Sexual Abuse
US senators have called for fresh scrutiny of crypto’s role in paying for child sexual abuse imagery online, a problem that they say has worsened.Wired - Tech -
OpenAI, Meta and Google Sign On to New Child Exploitation Safety Measures
AI developers say they will work to throttle the creation of sexualized images of children.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Google -
Like father, like son? The complex factors that shape a parent’s influence on their child
Scientific studies cannot agree on the relative importance of genes and environment on how we turn out as adults. The eternal mystery of how much we are shaped by our parents – or how much we shape our children – was stirred again last week with ...The Guardian - World -
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material May Overwhelm Tip Line
A report by Stanford researchers cautions that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children doesn’t have the resources to help fight the new epidemic.The New York Times - Tech -
New Energizer Battery Warns Parents if Their Child Has Swallowed It
The new battery by Energizer, with “color alert technology,” comes nearly two years after a report warned that more children were swallowing batteries.The New York Times - Business -
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Crackdown on Crypto’s Role in Child Sexual Abuse
US senators have called for fresh scrutiny of crypto’s role in paying for child sexual abuse imagery online, a problem that they say has worsened.Wired - Tech -
‘It can happen to any child’: parents of sextortion victim send out warning
Ros and Mark Dowey, whose son Murray took his life after being duped by criminals online, are calling for greater awareness and social media regulation. Teachers warned to be on lookout for victims of sextortionIt was a relaxed evening at home in ...The Guardian - World -
A child said monsters were in her room. It was 60,000 bees
Saylor Class had complained of "monsters in the wall" of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina.BBC News - Top stories -
Crisis at Pearl Harbor I Sunday on 60 Minutes
Jet fuel from a Navy facility leaked into the water system, contaminating the drinking water for thousands of military families. Families say they are dealing with ongoing health issues and are suing the government. Sunday.CBS News - Top stories -
The misguided laws contributing to America’s rural health crisis
CON laws deter new hospitals from forming and, by doing so, exacerbate the rural health care crisis.The Hill - Politics -
The Papers: 'Return of the King' and 'teacher shortage crisis'
The King's return to public duties, a report on the lack of teachers in schools, and chicken 'megafarms' lead the papers.BBC News - Top stories -
The crippling home insurance crisis hitting America
While climate is changing, the model for insurance has notFinancial Times - World -
Stolen son: A hostage’s mom fights to bring her child home from Gaza
Rachel Goldberg-Polin's son, 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. In the six months since, she has become a vocal advocate in the effort to free the over 100 hostages that remain in Gaza — all while bearing the ...NBC News - Top stories -
11-year-old Nevada boy with autism kept in metal cage at home, parents charged with child abuse
A Nevada couple was arrested on Tuesday after authorities found their 11-year-old son with autism held in a metal cage, wearing only a diaper with feces smeared on the cage's floor.NBC News - Top stories -
Police serve search warrant on New Orleans archdiocese in child sex abuse case
A judge approved the warrant in investigation to determine if church hierarchy illegally covered up systemic child molestation. Louisiana state police went into the office of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans on Thursday to begin the ...The Guardian - World -
'Deeply disturbing': Jeezy denies Jeannie Mai's child neglect, domestic violence accusations
Jeezy reassured fans on social media, 'Yall know me,' after Jeannie Mai accused him of domestic violence and neglectful behavior toward their 2-year-old child.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Orbán challenger leads protest calling for child protection after sexual abuse scandal in Hungary
An aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has renewed his calls for changeABC News - World -
US court upholds R Kelly’s 20-year prison term for child sexual abuse
Singer had appealed 2022 conviction by a Chicago jury stating Illinois’s shorter statute of limitations applied to his case. The singer R Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sexual abuse convictions in Chicago, a federal ...The Guardian - World -
‘They thought I was a child’: US airline repeatedly registers 101-year-old as baby
Airport staff surprised by arrival of centenarian instead of infant after American Airlines booking system errors. A 101-year-old woman has been regularly mistaken for an infant because an airline’s booking system was unable to compute her date of ...The Guardian - World -
'Deeply disturbing': Jeezy denies Jeannie Mai's child neglect, domestic violence accusations
Jeezy reassured fans on social media, 'Yall know me,' after Jeannie Mai accused him of domestic violence and neglectful behavior toward their 2-year-old child.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert
Illnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe, America, Asia and Australia, conference to hear. Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading across the globe, and particularly in Europe, due to climate breakdown, an ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Middle East Crisis: U.S. and 17 Other Nations Call on Hamas to Release Hostages
“The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,” the leaders said in a joint statement.The New York Times - World -
Nike’s Layoffs Prove the Olympics Can’t Solve Its Midlife Crisis
Nike’s reputation—and sales—are both in trouble. Now layoffs threaten to sour hopes that the Paris games could turn its fortunes around.Wired - Tech