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Business · KansasA federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee’s hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women.See the Story
Chipotle sued in US after manager allegedly rips off employee’s hijab
79% Center coverage: 53 sources
Kathy Hochul · New YorkTorrential downpours that caused flash flooding in New York City on Friday reflect a "new normal" due to the effects of climate change, New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned on Saturday, as the city began drying out after one of its wettest days ever.See the Story
Climate change means New York City's flooding is 'new normal,' governor says
Coverage: 15 sources
Nature · Canyon LakeWater levels are so low at Canyon Lake in Texas that an underwater cave and remnants of communities that stood more than a century ago at the site are reappearing.See the Story
In Texas, water levels are so low a rarely-seen underwater cave and century-old ruins have appeared
87% Center coverage: 8 sources
Politics · United StatesA former journalist was sentenced to six years in prison for “for transportation and possession of child sexual abuse material” Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.See the Story
Former ABC journalist sentenced to six years for child sexual abuse material
50% Center coverage: 18 sources
Military · United StatesSyrian Kurdish fighters and American forces have captured a senior member of the Islamic State group, a militant described as one of its "key facilitators," the force said Friday.See the Story
US-backed Syrian Kurds report capture of key Islamic State figure
54% Center coverage: 13 sources
Offbeat · United StatesRep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday, about an hour before the House passed a stopgap measure to fund the government ahead of the midnight deadline. The fire alarm caused the building to be evacuated. See the Story
Rep. Bowman under investigation for pulling fire alarm before government funding vote
37% Center coverage: 59 sources
China Politics · ChinaChina hits back after a State Department report claimed Beijing spends billions of dollars to spread disinformation globally. Report accused China of financing propaganda, disinformation and censorship. Beijing responded by alleging the report itself is "disinformation as it misrepresents facts and truth" "Facts have proven time and again that the U.S. is an 'empire of lies' through and through," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said.See the Story
China says US 'empire of lies', rejects State disinformation report
60% Center coverage: 10 sources
Kevin McCarthy · United StatesSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Senate Republicans will vote against advancing the chamber’s bipartisan stopgap spending bill as members see an emerging bill coming from the House as the main way to avoid a government shutdown.See the Story
McConnell announces Senate Republicans won’t let bipartisan spending bill advance
50% Right coverage: 4 sources
Donald Trump · United StatesA former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service was charged Friday with leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the country’s wealthiest people.
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IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, wealthy people
36% Right coverage: 44 sources
Ford · United StatesThe United Auto Workers union will expand strikes against General Motors and Ford Motor to two Midwest U.S. assembly plants at noon ET, UAW President Shawn Fain said Friday.See the Story
UAW announces new strikes at GM and Ford plants, spares Stellantis citing 'momentum' in talks
63% Center coverage: 116 sources
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Nature · Canyon LakeWater levels are so low at Canyon Lake in Texas that an underwater cave and remnants of communities that stood more than a century ago at the site are reappearing.See the Story
In Texas, water levels are so low a rarely-seen underwater cave and century-old ruins have appeared
87% Center coverage: 8 sources
Politics · United StatesA former journalist was sentenced to six years in prison for “for transportation and possession of child sexual abuse material” Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.See the Story
Former ABC journalist sentenced to six years for child sexual abuse material
50% Center coverage: 18 sources
Military · United StatesSyrian Kurdish fighters and American forces have captured a senior member of the Islamic State group, a militant described as one of its "key facilitators," the force said Friday.See the Story
US-backed Syrian Kurds report capture of key Islamic State figure
54% Center coverage: 13 sources
Politics · United StatesA former journalist was sentenced to six years in prison for “for transportation and possession of child sexual abuse material” Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.See the Story
Former ABC journalist sentenced to six years for child sexual abuse material
50% Center coverage: 18 sources
Military · United StatesSyrian Kurdish fighters and American forces have captured a senior member of the Islamic State group, a militant described as one of its "key facilitators," the force said Friday.See the Story
US-backed Syrian Kurds report capture of key Islamic State figure
54% Center coverage: 13 sources
Offbeat · United StatesRep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday, about an hour before the House passed a stopgap measure to fund the government ahead of the midnight deadline. The fire alarm caused the building to be evacuated. See the Story
Rep. Bowman under investigation for pulling fire alarm before government funding vote
37% Center coverage: 59 sources
China Politics · ChinaChina hits back after a State Department report claimed Beijing spends billions of dollars to spread disinformation globally. Report accused China of financing propaganda, disinformation and censorship. Beijing responded by alleging the report itself is "disinformation as it misrepresents facts and truth" "Facts have proven time and again that the U.S. is an 'empire of lies' through and through," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said.See the Story
China says US 'empire of lies', rejects State disinformation report
60% Center coverage: 10 sources
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Offbeat · United StatesRep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday, about an hour before the House passed a stopgap measure to fund the government ahead of the midnight deadline. The fire alarm caused the building to be evacuated. See the Story
Rep. Bowman under investigation for pulling fire alarm before government funding vote
37% Center coverage: 59 sources
China Politics · ChinaChina hits back after a State Department report claimed Beijing spends billions of dollars to spread disinformation globally. Report accused China of financing propaganda, disinformation and censorship. Beijing responded by alleging the report itself is "disinformation as it misrepresents facts and truth" "Facts have proven time and again that the U.S. is an 'empire of lies' through and through," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said.See the Story
China says US 'empire of lies', rejects State disinformation report
60% Center coverage: 10 sources
North Carolina Politics · North CarolinaA federal judge on Saturday blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. See the Story
Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law; 12-week near-ban remains in place
50% Center coverage: 28 sources
Business · New YorkStarbucks violated federal labor law when it increased wages and offered new perks and benefits only to non-union employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge found Thursday. The decision is the latest in a series of NLRB rulings finding that Starbucks has violated labor law in its efforts to stop unions from forming in its coffee shops. See the Story
Judge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers
57% Left coverage: 7 sources
Donald Trump · New YorkFormer President Donald Trump plans to show up in person for at least the first week of a civil trial set to open in New York on Monday in which he and his business empire are accused of persistent fraud, according to court filings.
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Trump floats plan to attend New York trial on business fraud
38% Left coverage: 8 sources
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North American Politics · MarylandA Maryland federal judge ruled Friday that the state’s provisions banning firearm possession in certain private and public areas be limited, pending further consideration of its legality.See the Story
Federal judge rules against some provisions in Maryland gun control law
55% Right coverage: 11 sources
Donald Trump · United StatesFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis used his platform during the California GOP convention to mock the current GOP presidential frontrunner former President Donald Trump.See the Story
DeSantis uses California speech to dunk on Trump as ‘one of my residents’
63% Left coverage: 8 sources
Donald Trump · Des MoinesDonald Trump is dominating the Republican field for the 2024 Iowa caucuses less than four months away. Some campaigns are trying to shift expectations. They're hoping a close runner-up to Trump in Iowa or even someone who falls well short of Trump could begin consolidating support and force others out.See the Story
Iowa's two campaigns: Donald Trump's rivals search for paths to stop him as he blazes his own trail
66% Center coverage: 15 sources
Business · San FranciscoA federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations north of San Francisco to pay employees nearly $1 million in damages and back pay — and also to sell or shut their businesses, with any sale proceeds going to the Department of Labor.See the Story
Subway franchise owners must pay workers nearly $1M - and also sell or close their stores
61% Center coverage: 36 sources
Joe Biden · United StatesBefore being assigned to investigate President Joe Biden’s son, Leo Wise built a reputation in Baltimore as a tough and hard-charging federal prosecutor, taking on powerful, and seemingly untouchable, figures — whether a gang of corrupt cops, a police commissioner, a top local prosecutor and even a mayor.See the Story
A lead prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case cut a contentious path during his time in Baltimore
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
Abortion · San AntonioThe Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics — guns and abortion — and concerns about ethics swirling around the justices. The year also will have a heavy focus on social media and how free speech protections apply online.See the Story
The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl
65% Center coverage: 28 sources
Evacuations · TeutopolisAuthorities say five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo.See the Story
A truck crash in Illinois kills 5, seriously injures 5 and forces an evacuation due to ammonia leak
62% Center coverage: 48 sources
