Morning Edition Wednesday, the 21st of October

Good morning,

At the top of the news, California state workers launching 1-day strike over return-to-office mandate, pay and healthcare.

Also in the digest... Sophia Handschuh, Parenting, and Tobacco.

Readers gonna read.

- The inkl team

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Top Stories
 
Sport
Enes Kanter Freedom claims he was ejected from WNBA finals game in Atlanta
World
Court upholds AIG’s win in Louisiana doctors’ $16.1 million hurricane damage dispute
World
‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester
World
In Pakistan, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu calls for early Saarc summit
Health
Florida Catholic School Parents Seeking Religious Vaccine Exemptions Caught Between Bishops and the Attorney General Over Scholarships
National
California and the Justice Department clash as more than two dozen face federal charges in voter sweep: ‘what are they hiding?’
Sport
USMNT Given Major Injury Boost Ahead of Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals
National
El Salvador’s Bukele announces military operation to rescue hostages held by gangs in Haiti
Politics
Prosecution for Threatening to Cut President's Face Off and Feed It to Stray Dogs Can Go to Jury
Health
Flu Is Growing or Likely Growing in 46 States as CDC Rolls Out Local Tool to Spot Surges
Politics
Texas School Police Referred Tens of Thousands of Children to Prosecutors for Minor Misbehavior
Politics
Woman 'Looking up Porn' Before Deadly Utah Crash That Killed Grandfather a Day After His Wedding Anniversary
Health
Richland County Becomes Eighth Wisconsin County Reporting Measles Since August as Statewide Total Reaches 289 Cases
Lifestyle
Priest’s Family Breaks Silence With Bombshell Claim About The Crucifix That Fell On Him, After His Haunting Final Words Emerge
World
Epstein’s attorney and accountant accused of ‘facilitating and concealing’ his crimes in lawsuit
National
Virginia man arrested after allegedly tying wife to a chair in the basement. Police say it’s all because he didn’t want to miss a football game
Mario Villegas
Arizona Man Awarded $67,500 on Behalf of Aborted Embryo
World
Controversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns halted
World
Supreme court blocks Trump’s bid to restrict gender care for trans prisoners
World
Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industry