Jun 06 Chesapeake Bay report cites environmental justice disparities By Brian Witte, Associated Press It's the first time an integrated environmental justice index was included in the center's evaluation of the health of the nation's largest estuary. Continue reading
Jun 06 Union activists protest in France in continued resistance to higher retirement age By Oleg Cetinic, Angela Charlton, Associated Press French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron's higher retirement age with what may be a final surge of nationwide protests and scattered strikes. Continue reading
Jun 06 LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Along with its warning on Tuesday, the HRC released a guidebook with summaries of laws in each state, "know your rights" information and resources for LGBTQ+ travelers as well as those already living in so-called hostile states. Continue reading
Jun 06 Global wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The destruction of Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station, which sits on the Dnieper River in an area that Moscow controls, raised anxiety about a potential disruption to global supplies. Continue reading
Jun 06 Customer service chatbots used by banks raises concerns for consumer watchdog By Ken Sweet, Associated Press The regulator says poorly designed chatbots could run afoul of federal laws that govern how debts are collected or how personal information is being used. Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: When and how are you supposed to tip? By Nicole Ellis, Cecilia Lallmann The pandemic made consumers more generous. But they’re also tipping more because there are more requests for tips. Here’s what you should know. Continue reading
Jun 05 Cryptocurrency exchange Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, SEC lawsuit says By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the SEC lawsuit on Monday lists thirteen charges against the firm — including commingling and diverting customer assets to an entity Zhao owned called Sigma Chain. Continue reading
Jun 05 Federal watchdogs advise against storing money in payment apps, say those funds may be vulnerable By Ken Sweet, Associated Press Money stored on a payment app is not being held in a traditional bank account. So, if there is an event similar to a bank run with the payment apps, those funds may not be protected. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Biden signs debt limit deal in final days before deadline In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed the bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit and avoid a potentially catastrophic default, three Israeli troops and an Egyptian officer died in an unusual shootout on the Israel-Egypt border, more than 280… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 6:59 What's next after the debt limit deal for Congress and the presidential race By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn After hammering out a deal to suspend the U.S. debt limit and avert a default disaster, leaders in both parties are already looking ahead. Bloomberg congressional reporter Erik Wasson and The 19th’s founder and editor at large Errin Haines join… Continue watching