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Facing COVID-19 Outbreak Among Workers, USPS Seeks Help With Mail-In Ballots In Swing States
COVID-19’s impact on postal workers in Wisconsin and Michigan has prompted the USPS to ask Minnesota for help ahead of the 2020 Election.
Sex-Offense Registry Sweeps Intended To Boost Support For Cops Unwittingly Spread COVID-19
Police say sex-offense registrants who don’t update their information pose an imminent threat. But there’s no evidence to support that logic.
Philadelphia Protest Encampment Ends As City Agrees To Plan For Unhoused People
After months of organizing that included the establishment of two protest encampments, Philadelphia’s unhoused people successfully pushed the city to agree to provide housing on a community land trust on October 14.
Whole Foods Workers Face Retaliation For Demanding Enforcement Of COVID-19 Safety Measures, Opposing Anti-BLM Dress Code
Two Whole Foods workers allege they were fired for voicing concerns over COVID-19, hazard pay, and an anti-Black Lives Matter dress code policy.
Axon Ramps Up Sale Of Dart-Fired Tasers To US Prisons And Police Departments Around The World
Axon Inc., a $6 billion company known for body cameras and “Tasers,” claims to be making “rapid growth” in U.S. prisons and markets abroad.
Thousands Of Mathematicians Join Boycott Against Police Collaboration
Over 2,000 mathematicians have signed a letter agreeing to boycott all collaboration with police, and insisting their colleagues do the same.