They were forced to stay at work as a tornado bore down. Would a union have saved them? | Hamilton Nolan

Why did eight workers at a Kentucky candle factory and six workers at an Illinois Amazon warehouse die this week? They were killed when a powerful tornado destroyed their workplaces, but it wasn’t really the storm that killed them, any more than a sailor forced to walk the plank is killed only by the waves.…Continue Reading

George Floyd killer pleads guilty to civil rights charges | First Thing

Good morning.The former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights during the arrest that killed Floyd in May 2020 and that sparked mass racial justice protests across the US and beyond.Chauvin appeared in federal court in person yesterday morning to change his plea to guilty. It means he…Continue Reading

Should poison be dropped on a mouse-infested island? California weighs plan

The Farallon Islands are home to squawking seabirds, floppy harbor seals, brightly-freckled arboreal salamanders and rare, delicate camel crickets. They are also home to what ecologists have called a “plague-level infestation” of European house mice.On Thursday, the California Coastal Commission will vote on a proposal to eradicate the invasive rodents from the islands, located just…Continue Reading

‘Like a nightmare’: images show storm’s toll on California homeless community

Devastating images and video captured by a photojournalist in California have documented the toll that an intense rainstorm – one of the most powerful to hit the state this year – took on a homeless community in the city of Santa Cruz this week. The damage caused by the downpour highlighted the risks that unhoused…Continue Reading

Kyhusix Lending Company Reports Highest Net Profit Yet at November Meeting, Announces Open Enrollment Period

Kyhusix Mortgage LLC, the premier real estate agent-owned lending company in Nevada reported its largest net profit since opening in August at its November owners’ meeting. The updates come at the same time the company announces their open enrollment period. “It has been really rewarding to be able to share this good news with our…Continue Reading

EXPANDING FRONTIERS ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF ITS INAUGURAL SPACE TECH PITCH COMPETITION

The ExF Entrepreneur-In-Residence Apprenticeship 2021 Cohort presents NASA inspired technology startups to investors and local community. BROWNSVILLE, Texas– December 15, 2021– Expanding Frontiers (ExF) announces winners of the first annual 2021 Space Tech Pitch Competition held at the ExF facilities located on the Brownsville Airport on December 9, 2021. Graduates of Expanding Frontiers’ 2021 Entrepreneur…Continue Reading

Rising Trend of Vehicle Electrification Opens Up New Avenues for Automotive Fuse Boxes Industry : Report Fact.MR

According to a New Fact.MR study, Worldwide sales of automotive fuse boxes are likely to bring in approximately US$ 4,900 Mn revenues by 2028-end. 250 Pages of Market Study Conducted on the Automotive Fuse Boxes Market by Fact.MR, a Market Research and Competitive Intelligence Provider Offers Vital Insights into Key Factors and its Consequent Impact on the Demand…Continue Reading

Muslim civil rights group fires director for spying for anti-Muslim activists

(RNS) — The Ohio chapter of a prominent Muslim American civil rights organization fired its director after learning he was for years secretly passing confidential information on to a “known anti-Muslim hate group.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations-Ohio said Tuesday (Dec. 14) that its longtime executive and legal director, Romin Iqbal, had admitted to working…Continue Reading