Given recent news in Alameda County—prosecutors excluding Black people and Jews from juries in decades past.... a homicide investigator charged with bribery.... 100s of cases needing a look—this seems like a poor time to defund post-conviction review?

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Can't make this up: Some Amazon warehouses are now selling neck fans to employees so they don't overheat while they work. They can only buy them with 'SWAG Bucks,' which are earned for good behavior

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NEW Businessweek feature investigation: Corporate America Never Really Quit Forced Labor.

Inmates do billions of dollars of work, touching almost every corner of US life. A trafficking lawsuit claims many are kept in prison because the business is just too good:

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California police aren't supposed to aim at protesters or fire less-lethal munitions into crowds when there's no threat. At UCLA this month, Sergio Olmos saw it happen 25 times.

Sergio breaks it down:
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25 years ago after a devastating tragedy in the Central Valley, California lawmakers moved to regulate the vans that take farmworkers to the fields. It saved lives.

But deaths and injuries still happen—just not in the same kinds of vans. In CalMatters:
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During the (second) NYPD raid on Columbia University, one student's eye socket was fractured & others suffered concussions, according to medical records shared with the Washington Post.

An NYPD spox accused students of faking their injuries. washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05…

let’s be very clear about what’s going on in this cover because I think it so aptly captures the incredibly subtle and strategic reactionary politics of the The New Yorker ⬇️

We have no idea about the number of people killed in North Gaza for the past day as medics are unable to move due to the heavy bombing. Many people are still trapped under the rubble, waiting for rescue but no one is able to move under the rains of bombs .

Six people were killed as a result of an attack on a house in the city of Deir al-Balah, relatives mourned by the bodies of the dead in the streets. In shock, civilians tried to transport some severely injured individuals to the hospital. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu)

'In 214 days, Israel has killed 142 journalists in Gaza, approximately one every 36 hours. The staggering death toll makes the war the deadliest conflict for journalists in modern history.' #NotATarget aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/11…

I am hearing this from people on the ground too. Ya rab 💔

It’s been 2 years since my aunt #ShireenAbuAkleh was killed by an Israeli soldier and life has not been the same since. No one has been held accountable & the U.S. has failed our family in holding the killer responsible.
#JusticeforShireen .

While officials said predicting exactly if and when the aurora will be visible from Northern California and the Bay Area is difficult, the expected intensity of this storm means the chances are better than usual. trib.al/SLV5Yf7

NEW: The L.A. D.A.‘a office has determined a crime was committed in the recording of a racist conversation that rocked City Hall year ago, but they’ve referred case to the City Attorney’s office for misdemeanor consideration. Latest w / Dakota Smith latimes.com/california/sto…

Talks to draw up a global pact to help fight future pandemics are likely to miss an initial deadline on Friday, three sources close to the process said reut.rs/3QIJKnd

Bisan Owda has just won one of broadcast journalism’s highest honors – the Peabody Award – for her work with AJ+.

Bisan is currently facing intense Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the occupied Gaza Strip. This is her message to the world:

The Daily Bruin Stonewall has now been updated to reflect four instances over the past week in which the Daily Bruin's coverage was impeded by officials and law enforcement. Read about each instance in detail online: dailybruin.com/stonewall

I'm honored to have my photo used as the lead art in TIME's piece on student photojournalists. But beyond that, I'm unbelievably proud of the coverage of the Gaza solidarity encampments by student newspapers everywhere.

Check out the story here:
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