President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices at the pump. “The crunch that families are facing deserves immediate action,” Biden …
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June, 2022
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9 June
Maryland shooting: 3 killed, 2 wounded at Smithburg machine plant; employee in custody
Three people were killed and two injured, including a state trooper, in a shooting at a machine plant in Smithsburg, Maryland, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect, an employee, was also wounded and is in custody. Authorities responded to a reported shooting at Columbia Machine Inc. at around …
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9 June
Trader Joe’s workers file to form chain’s first union
Learning that Trader Joe’s scaled back retirement benefits for its U.S. workforce of 50,000 was the last straw for a group of employees at one of the chain’s stores in Hadley, Massachusetts. Those workers have now filed for a union election that, if successful, would make the store the first …
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4 June
Abbott, baby formula company whose plant shutdown led to shortage, restarting production
Baby formula maker Abbott Nutrition said Saturday that it is restarting production at its Michigan plant after meeting requirements from the FDA. The plant shut down in February after FDA inspectors began investigating four bacterial infections in infants who had consumed formula from the plant. As baby formula supplies dried …
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1 June
Hells Angels ambushed rival Vagos bikers in Las Vegas
A Memorial Day weekend shooting on a Las Vegas-area freeway was an apparent ambush by Hells Angels members on rival Vagos biker gang members returning from a veterans cemetery ride, according to a police report made public Tuesday. Richard John Devries, who police identified as the Las Vegas Hells Angels …
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1 June
Victim in mass shooting on New York City subway sues gun maker Glock
A woman wounded in last month’s mass shooting on a New York City subway filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the maker of the handgun allegedly used in the attack and its parent company, accusing the firearm manufacturer of “reckless disregard for human life.” Authorities say a 9mm Glock semiautomatic handgun …
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May, 2022
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24 May
Psaki joining MSNBC as an analyst, with plans to get her own streaming show
Washington — Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who stepped down earlier this month, will join MSNBC this fall, the network and Psaki formally announced Tuesday. Psaki is first coming on board as a political analyst, weighing in on midterms and 2024 campaign coverage, before she hosts a new …
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23 May
New York police say suspect Andrew Abdullah is in custody after apparently random shooting killed subway passenger Daniel Enriquez
The New York Police Department said it took the man suspected in Sunday’s fatal shooting of a subway train passenger into custody on Tuesday afternoon. The shooting left a 48-year-old man dead in what officials described as an unprovoked attack. The suspect was identified as 25-year-old Brooklyn resident Andrew Abdullah. The …
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20 May
Barnes & Noble pressured to restrict sales of 2021’s most banned book
A Virginia legislator is suing Barnes & Noble to block the book chain from selling two “obscene” books to minors without parental consent. The move comes as conservative lawmakers across the country seek to ban schools and libraries from offering books with content they find objectionable. Tim Anderson, a Republican …
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18 May
Mayorkas pauses recently created Disinformation Governance Board, and executive director resigns
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is pausing the work of the recently created and heavily criticized Disinformation Governance Board and launching a review, according to senior DHS officials. The board’s executive director, Nina Jankowicz, announced her resignation, Wednesday, following a barrage of personal and professional attacks. DHS officials expressed …
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