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Manhattan DA Drops Murder Charge Against Bodega Worker Who Fatally Stabbed Attacker

After intense backlash from local bodega workers and city tabloids, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday dropped all charges against bodega clerk Jose Alba, who was allegedly acting in self-defense when he fatally stabbed a man who was attacking him.

Bread Causing $10-Per-Loaf Sticker Shock as Inflation Surges

Bread prices are becoming another source of sticker shock for grocery shoppers during a period of decades-high inflation, according to a report.

‘Thousands Report Unusual Menstruation Patterns After COVID-19 Vaccination’: Science.org

Survey aims to document breakthrough bleeding and heavier-than-usual periods postvaccine.

Twisting in the Wind: Texas Faces Blackouts as Heat Wave Strains Windmill-Reliant Power Grid

Clean energy proponents are touting the use of solar and wind power in oil-rich Texas, but a summer heat wave is showing the limits of renewables in sustaining a major power grid.

California Spent $500 Million on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training, Report Reveals

California has spent up to $500 million on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in its local government, K-12 school districts, and higher education in the years between 2020 and 2022, according to a report from a nonprofit watchdog group.

Lia Thomas Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award

University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been nominated for the NCAA's Woman of the Year Award.

Pennsylvania School District Limits Student Athletic Participation to Teams Aligned With Their Sex at Birth

Parent groups reacted as a Pennsylvania school district became the first in the commonwealth to vote on a policy requiring student athletes to compete on teams corresponding with their sex at birth.

NEA Proposal to Replace ‘Mother’ With ‘Birthing Parent’ Dies

It turns out the National Education Association won’t be replacing “mothers” with “birthing parents,” at least not this year.

Jobs Data Show Two Post-COVID Americas

The Labor Department announced on Friday that the economy had recovered another 372,000 net jobs in June from the many jobs lost during COVID.

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