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Political Leaders Criticize Steward Health Care CEO's Subpoena Refusal

Steward Health Care CEO faces criticism for defying Senate subpoena amid bankruptcy proceedings.

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Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health Care bankruptcy and subpoena its CEO

A Senate committee has voted to authorize an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care and to subpoena the company’s CEO

The Independent UK

Lawmakers seek health care and retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers

A group of Democratic members of Congress is seeking reassurances that workers at hospitals owned by Steward Health Care will have their health care and retirement benefits protected

The Independent UK

The War on Birth Control That Wasn't

Plus: Hooters discourse, Zelenskyy's plea, Jacobin posting Ls, and more...

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Senators accuse Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai and other automakers of putting privacy at risk

Research conducted by the offices of the senators found that it is too easy to access critical privacy-shedding data.

The Street

Prisoners in Texas and Florida face biggest risk of increasingly deadly heat

Almost 45% of detention facilities on US mainland suffered rise in hazardous heat days between 1982 and 2020, study says

The Guardian - US

With opioid deaths soaring, Biden administration will widen access to methadone

Bureaucratic hurdles mean just one-in-five people with opioid addiction get access to medication that could help them. The White House says new rules will help.

WEKU

Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming 'unconstitutional authority' in child privacy case

The parent company of Instagram and Facebook has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to stop the agency from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement with the company that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18

The Independent UK

EPA proposes banning cancer-causing chemical used in automotive care and other products

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to ban the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene

The Independent UK

Chicago’s a big market for AM radio, but electric vehicles loom as a buzzkill

AM radio has a decadeslong history in Chicago, but the industry faces the prospect of losing easy access to listeners in their cars.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ford reverses course and decides to keep AM radio on its vehicles

Federal lawmakers cite safety concerns for keeping AM radio, citing its historic role in transmitting vital information during emergencies, such as natural disasters, especially to rural areas.

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Ford to keep AM radio on 2024 models; will restore AM on 2 electric vehicles from 2023

The move comes after a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require AM in new vehicles at no additional cost.

The Independent UK

Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023

Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all

The Street

Ford Just Made a Move that Will Infuriate American Drivers

Ford plans to stop putting AM radios in new cars starting next year, but public safety officials are worried drivers could be cut off from important broadcasts.

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Warren running for 3rd US Senate term in 2024

Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has announced she will seek a third term in 2024

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'Ridiculous' airline fees for checked bags and seating assignments could become a thing of the past if these two Senators get their bills approved

Airlines would have to immediately refund bag fees for damaged or lost bags.

The Independent UK

Lawmakers aim to raise penalties for US airline disruptions

Congress is going to take another look at legislation covering the rights of airline passengers

The Independent UK

Report: TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide

New research finds that TikTok's powerful algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to teens

Fortune

Key senator raises the heat on Musk after he’s impersonated on Twitter: ‘Fix your companies. Or Congress will’

"Twitter must explain how this happened and how it will prevent it from happening again," Senator Ed Markey wrote Musk.

The Independent UK

TikTok politics: Candidates turn to it 'for better or worse'

Reason

If Sanders and Warren Think Climate Change Is an Emergency, Why Are They Against These Green Energy Reforms?

If climate change is an emergency that requires immediate action, it makes sense to streamline environmental reviews that tangle green energy projects in red tape.

The Independent UK

US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, who was once banned from the Philippines by former President Rodrigo Duterte, has met a long-detained Filipino opposition leader, whom he says was wrongfully imprisoned under Duterte and should be freed

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