Source: Pocket As the chain opens stores at the rate of three a day across the U.S., often in the heart of ‘food deserts’, some see Dollar General as an admission that a town is failing. When Dollar General came to Haven, Kansas, it arrived making demands. The fastest-growing retailer in America wanted the taxpayers …
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Snowden
Source: The Guardian The world’s most famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden, says he has detected a softening in public hostility towards him in the US over his disclosure of top-secret documents that revealed the extent of the global surveillance programmes run by American and British spy agencies. In an exclusive two-hour interview in Moscow to mark …
California bans private prisons – including Ice detention centers
Source: The Guardian Bill removes profit motive from incarceration and marks latest clash in state’s battle with Trump over treatment of immigrants. The private prison industry is set to be upended after California lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday banning the facilities from operating in the state. The move will probably also close down four …
Holocaust survivor, 87, who faced eviction in California will keep his home
Source: The Guardian Landlords can’t evict Musiy Rishin after outrage over his case, following Guardian interview, leads to new tenant protections. An 87-year-old Holocaust survivor fighting eviction in California will get to stay in his longtime home after outrage about his case prompted lawmakers to implement new tenant protections. Musiy Rishin, who narrowly escaped the …
Economists calculate monetary value of ‘thoughts and prayers’
Source: The Guardian US study finds Christians are willing to pay for prayers – but atheists will pay to avoid them. All things have a price – and if not, economists will find one. Researchers have calculated the going rate for thoughts and prayers offered in hard times. Rather than settling on one price for …
Elon Musk claims he didn’t intend to accuse British diver of pedophilia
Source: The Guardian Tesla CEO’s lawyers said ‘pedo guy’ is a common insult used when Musk was a child in South Africa and not meant to ‘accuse a person’ Elon Musk is continuing to try to wriggle his way out of a defamation lawsuit, claiming in a court filing on Monday that a tweet labeling …
California launches $20m campaign to deter e-cigarettes amid spike in illnesses
Source: The Guardian The state has seen at least 63 cases of vaping-related illnesses as flavored products contribute to a rise in youth smoking. California has announced a $20m public awareness campaign about the dangers of vaping and will step up efforts to halt the sale of illicit products amid a rise in vaping-related illnesses. …
Everything you need to know about the Saudi Arabia oil attacks
Source: The Guardian Saturday’s drone attacks severely disrupted global energy infrastructure and sent oil price soaring. What happened on Saturday morning? Saudi pipelines, oil installations and tankers have occasionally been attacked over the past two years, but analysts say what happened in eastern Saudi Arabia in the early hours of Saturday morning is a much …
Trump says US response to oil attack depends on Saudi Arabia’s assessment
Source: The Guardian US secretaries of state and energy both explicitly blamed Iran for the attack but Trump suggests US did not have definitive evidence. Donald Trump has said the US response to the attack on Saudi oil facilities will depend on the assessment in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and downplayed US dependence …
U.S. appeals court says Trump cannot dodge foreign corruption lawsuit
Source: MSN A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump violated the U.S. Constitution by profiting from foreign and domestic officials who patronized his hotels and restaurants, moving a watchdog group closer to obtaining financial records from his real estate company. In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel of …