U.S. employers added a solid 187,000 jobs in August in sign of a still-resilient labor market
The unemployment rate rose from 3.5 percent to 3.8 percent, the highest level since February 2022 though still low by historical standards.
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A looming child care funding crisis threatens Biden’s economic recovery
About 3 million children could lose child care after funding expires at the end of next month.
Fulton County Jail: Shawndre Delmore Is 10th Person to Die at Notorious Facility So Far in 2023
We look at the dire conditions inside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants were recently booked. Ten prisoners have now died in the jail’s custody just this year — the latest on Sunday. Shawndre Delmore had been incarcerated pretrial for five months before he was found unresponsive in a cell on August 31.
Mexico Decriminalizes Abortion in Major Step Forward for Reproductive Rights in Latin America
In a unanimous decision, Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling Wednesday decriminalizing abortion on the federal level. While laws banning the procedure are still in place in a majority of Mexican states, people in those states can now receive abortions at federal medical facilities run the country’s public health system, and states will be barred from penalizing those patients and providers.
Spain: Soccer Head Faces Sexual Assault Charge for World Cup Forced Kiss; Women Players Strike over Pay
Spain’s national prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain’s soccer federation, after he forcibly kissed Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso during the recent World Cup trophy ceremony. Hermoso filed a sexual assault complaint against Rubiales, who has been temporarily suspended by soccer’s international governing body FIFA but has refused to step down voluntarily. No permanent sanctions have been announced.
Democratic Republic of Congo Faces “Worst Hunger Catastrophe” as Mineral Extraction Enriches the Few
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeing a dramatic deterioration of infrastructure and displacement of citizens as a result of armed violence, flooding and the world’s largest hunger crisis. In recent months, rampant violence of armed groups has forced more than half a million people to flee their homes, while the United Nations says some 3,000 families also lost their homes after recent intense flooding and mudslides in the eastern part of the country.
GOP Rep. Puts ‘Absurd’ Marjorie Taylor Greene On Blast In Blunt TV Interview
Ken Buck, a conservative lawmaker from Colorado, called out Greene for her relentless push for impeaching President Joe Biden.
Donna Brazile Sounds The Alarm: ‘Democrats Should Be Concerned’
“I’m not sleeping at night thinking all is well, OK?” said the former Democratic National Committee chair.
Kamala Harris Has 4 Words When Asked About ‘Threat’ Of Trump Victory
Harris dropped a big prediction about the 2024 election after CBS’ Margaret Brennan questioned her about national polls.
Ex-DOJ Official Predicts More Indictments In Trump Election Subversion Case
Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal foresaw major developments with the reconvening of the D.C. grand jury.
Joe Biden Says Climate Deniers A Dying Cohort Of ‘Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldiers’
“Did you ever think you’d be sitting at a G20 conference where everyone was preoccupied with the notion of global warming?” the president asked.
Fauci: We ‘need to be prepared’ for likely Covid uptick this winter
The infectious disease expert said he does not expect to see a federal mask mandate.
Earthquakes Are a Special Kind of Nightmare
On Friday, around 11:11 p.m. local time, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake exploded through the High Atlas mountains in Morocco, not far from the populous city of Marrakesh. People as far away as Spain and Portugal felt a strange vibration ripple beneath their feet. But millions in Morocco felt the planet shake and splinter, jolt and disintegrate, before thousands of the most unfortunate were greeted by tectonic rage. At least 2,100 people are dead, and that number is expected to rise.
Where End-of-Life Care Falls Short
This article originally appeared in Undark Magazine.When Kevin E. Taylor became a pastor 22 years ago, he didn’t expect how often he’d have to help families make gut-wrenching decisions for a loved one who was very ill or about to die.
The Joy and the Shame of Loving Football
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer reveals what’s keeping them entertained. Today’s special guest is the staff writer and author Mark Leibovich.
Red States Are Rolling Back the Rights Revolution
The struggle over the sweeping red-state drive to roll back civil rights and liberties has primarily moved to the courts.Since 2021, Republican-controlled states have passed a swarm of laws to restrict voting rights, increase penalties for public protest, impose new restrictions on transgender youth, ban books, and limit what teachers, college professors, and employers can say about race, gender, and sexual orientation.
‘He’ll Ruin Your Life the Way His Daddy Ruined Ours’
My father and mother met in the winter of 1976. I’ve seen photos. There they are, looking as young and untroubled as any two high-school students on a Friday-night date. Not yet parents, not yet weighed down with the responsibility of caring for four children, both are smiling, my father standing behind my mother, who sits on a stool with her head nestled into his chest.
Abortion pill challenge returns to SCOTUS
The Biden administration and drugmaker Danco on Friday appealed a lower court ruling restricting access to the pills
State lawmakers find America’s medical debt problem ‘can no longer be ignored’
About 100 million Americans deal with medical debt, late notices, threatening voicemails and credit score declines.
No deal in sight for global AIDS program as deadline looms
The law governing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will lapse on Oct. 1.
Fentanyl is killing kids. State lawmakers are searching for answers.
Families grieving lost children want policymakers to take emergency action.
Gavin Newsom Goes After Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: ‘He’s Being Used’ By Conservatives
The California governor added that the Democratic presidential candidate’s politics have shifted and that he doesn’t buy it.
Biden is selling an economy on the rise. Voters aren’t buying it so far.
The president leaned into his achievements at a Labor Day event in Philadelphia, but a new poll reflects widespread disapproval.
Gina Raimondo says she complained to Chinese officials about being hacked
“It’s a complicated relationship,” she said of the U.S. and China.
U.S. employers added a solid 187,000 jobs in August in sign of a still-resilient labor market
The unemployment rate rose from 3.5 percent to 3.8 percent, the highest level since February 2022 though still low by historical standards.
A looming child care funding crisis threatens Biden’s economic recovery
About 3 million children could lose child care after funding expires at the end of next month.
Fulton County Jail: Shawndre Delmore Is 10th Person to Die at Notorious Facility So Far in 2023
We look at the dire conditions inside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants were recently booked. Ten prisoners have now died in the jail’s custody just this year — the latest on Sunday. Shawndre Delmore had been incarcerated pretrial for five months before he was found unresponsive in a cell on August 31.
Mexico Decriminalizes Abortion in Major Step Forward for Reproductive Rights in Latin America
In a unanimous decision, Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling Wednesday decriminalizing abortion on the federal level. While laws banning the procedure are still in place in a majority of Mexican states, people in those states can now receive abortions at federal medical facilities run the country’s public health system, and states will be barred from penalizing those patients and providers.
Spain: Soccer Head Faces Sexual Assault Charge for World Cup Forced Kiss; Women Players Strike over Pay
Spain’s national prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain’s soccer federation, after he forcibly kissed Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso during the recent World Cup trophy ceremony. Hermoso filed a sexual assault complaint against Rubiales, who has been temporarily suspended by soccer’s international governing body FIFA but has refused to step down voluntarily. No permanent sanctions have been announced.
Democratic Republic of Congo Faces “Worst Hunger Catastrophe” as Mineral Extraction Enriches the Few
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeing a dramatic deterioration of infrastructure and displacement of citizens as a result of armed violence, flooding and the world’s largest hunger crisis. In recent months, rampant violence of armed groups has forced more than half a million people to flee their homes, while the United Nations says some 3,000 families also lost their homes after recent intense flooding and mudslides in the eastern part of the country.