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Xinjiang Red Dates, Linked to Forced Labor, Sold in US

Report says 20% of world’s red dates come from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and are likely the products of forced labor.

The News Lens · Sep 6, 2022

Missing high school footballer found safe – then arrested on suspicion of murder and burglary

Gabriel Davies set off a two-day search in and around Olympia in Washington state last week when his car was found bloodied and abandoned in his family’s driveway

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Kamala Harris stops in Boston for Labor Day breakfast: ‘We know when we fight we win’

BOSTON — Vice President Kamala Harris flew to Boston from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Monday, where she spent just over three hours stumping for Democratic primary hopefuls and meeting with union leaders before jumping back on Air Force Two and flying back to Washington, D.C.

Boston Herald · Sep 5, 2022

Iran rejects Western claims that nuclear position is ‘negative’

Tehran has maintained that the ball is in the US court after its response to Washington last week.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2022

US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid tensions with Iran

The United States military says it flew a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 long-distance bombers over the Middle East in a show of force, the latest such mission in the region as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

The Destructionists review: brilliant study of Republican rage pre-Trump

Dana Milbank of the Washington Post does not fall victim to false equivalency. He knows the GOP is a threat to democracy

The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2022

Search for survivors as plane carrying 10 people crashes into Mutiny Bay, Washington

The plane was flying from San Juan County to Renton Municipal Airport

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

1 dead, 9 missing after floatplane crashes in Puget Sound

Authorities say one person has been killed and nine others are missing following a floatplane crash in Puget Sound in Washington state

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard has released the names of 10 Washington state plane crash victims

The Coast Guard recovered 1 body at the scene of the Puget Sound crash on Sunday.

Axios · Sep 5, 2022

Jan. 6 panel’s Raskin expects Pence to testify as clock ticks

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin on Sunday said he assumes former Vice President Mike Pence will voluntarily give testimony to the special committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot, but didn’t rule out a subpoena.

Tribune News Service · Sep 4, 2022