Heart-breaking photo of dead migrants comes amid ‘blackout on press access’
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. I know it is tempting to look away. I have been trying. I have been trying to avoid the stories about the deplorable conditions at the camps near the southern border. Babies taking care of…… MORE
US soccer star Megan Rapinoe says she’s ‘not going to the f*****g White House’ if the women’s team wins the World Cup
American women’s soccer co-captain Megan Rapinoe is not planning to go to the White House if the national team wins the World Cup. A reporter from Eight by Eight, a soccer magazine that looks at the sport and its place in culture, asked Rapinoe if she was excited about going to the White House if…… MORE
US government is investigating the chicken industry
The US government, as part of an investigation into the chicken industry, is trying to intervene in a price-fixing lawsuit brought against the country’s biggest poultry producers. The Justice Department had notified Tyson in April that it convened a grand jury and subpoenaed the company to provide evidence. On Friday, department lawyers asked a judge…… MORE
This brave teen with Down syndrome is taking to the sky as a flight attendant despite a bleak prognosis
As a self-proclaimed “princess,” Shantell “Shannie” Pooser is comfortable in the spotlight. But instead of a tiara or a ballgown, this 17-year-old prefers a pair of silver wings and a crisp, navy blue flight attendant’s uniform. Pooser is American Airlines’ first honorary flight attendant with Down syndrome. Since pinning on those wings and posting about…… MORE
The struggle was real for these WNBA players trying to get home after a game
WNBA players on the Indiana Fever planned to leave Seattle a few hours after their game ended. But their flight scheduled for 10:30 p.m. was delayed an hour. Then there were mechanical issues. At almost 1 in the morning, the team finally boarded a new plane to Atlanta, where they would catch a flight to…… MORE
Knicks fined $50,000 for banning newspaper from news conference
The New York Knicks were fined $50,000 by the NBA on Monday for violating league rules regarding equal access for members of the media. The violation took place Friday, the day after the 2019 draft. A reporter from the New York Daily News was banned from the introductory news conference for the team’s two new…… MORE
Wayfair workers plan walkout in protest of company’s bed sales to migrant camps
Employees for the online retailer Wayfair say they plan a walkout from company headquarters Wednesday in protest of the company selling furniture to migrant detention facilities. According to a woman identifying herself as an employee of the company, Wayfair employees learned last week that an order for about $200,000 worth of bedroom furniture was placed…… MORE
Delta allows passengers to Dominican Republic to cancel their flights
Delta Air Lines is giving passengers to one of the Dominican Republic’s airports the right to change or cancel tickets without the usual penalty. The flights covered by the waiver are those going to and from Punta Cana, on the eastern tip of the Island, where several American tourists have died in the last year.…… MORE
San Francisco passes ban on e-cigarette sales, a US first
San Francisco will become the first US city to effectively ban e-cigarette sales, after the city’s board of supervisors unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance Tuesday. The ordinance says “no person shall sell or distribute an electronic cigarette to a person in San Francisco” unless that product has undergone premarket review by the US…… MORE
Hubble Space Telescope spots ‘soccer balls’ in space
The Hubble Space Telescope has identified soccer ball-shaped molecules amid the gas and dust that fills the space beyond our solar system and between other star systems. That space is known as the interstellar medium or ISM, and Hubble is exposing some of the mysterious electrically charged molecules within it. A recently published study in…… MORE