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In the news today: The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal over 60 workplace regulations; a judge rebuffs the DOJ call for no prison time for an ex-officer convicted in the raid that resulted in Breonna Taylor's death; and Israeli troops for the first time push into areas of a central Gaza city the war had largely spared. Also, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," died in an accidental drowning, authorities said Monday. |
Construction workers frame up a roof at a new home in April in Laveen, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces
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The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 "obsolete" workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. Read more. |
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- The Labor Department says the goal is to reduce costly, burdensome rules imposed under previous administrations, and to deliver on President Donald Trump's commitment to restore American prosperity through deregulation.
If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this month also would affect working conditions at construction sites and in mines, and limit the government's ability to penalize employers if workers are injured or killed while engaging in inherently risky activities. Critics say the proposals would put workers at greater risk of harm, with women and members of minority groups bearing a disproportionate impact.
- Under one of the Labor Department's proposals, an estimated 3.7 million workers employed by home care agencies could be paid below the federal minimum wage — currently $7.25 per hour — and made ineligible for overtime pay if they aren't covered by corresponding state laws.
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Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time
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A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the deadly 2020 Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffing a U.S. Department of Justice recommendation of no prison time for the defendant. Read more. |
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Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid but didn't hit anyone, was the only officer on the scene charged in the Black woman's death. Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in prison for the conviction of use of excessive force, with three years of supervised probation to follow the prison term. He will not report directly to prison.
He is the first person sentenced to prison in the case that rocked the city of Louisville. The 26-year-old's death, along with the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, sparked racial injustice and police brutality protests nationwide that year.
- Taylor was shot in her hallway by two officers after her boyfriend fired from inside the apartment, striking an officer in the leg. Neither of the other officers was charged in state or federal court after prosecutors deemed they were justified in returning fire into the apartment. Louisville police used a drug warrant to enter Taylor's apartment, but found no drugs or cash inside.
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Israeli forces push into parts of a central Gaza city that the war had largely spared
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Israeli troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what appeared to be the latest effort to carve up the Palestinian territory with military corridors. Read more. |
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Deir al-Balah is the only Gaza city that has not seen major ground operations or suffered widespread devastation in 21 months of war, leading to speculation that the Hamas militant group holds large numbers of hostages there. The main group representing hostages' families said it was "shocked and alarmed" by the incursion and demanded answers from Israeli leaders. Israel says the seizure of territory in Gaza is aimed at pressuring Hamas to release hostages, but it is a major point of contention in ongoing ceasefire talks.
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Stir-fried gochujang chicken. (Milk Street via AP)
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Spicy-sweet gochujang elevates this simple chicken stir-fry
Flavor-packed, spicy-sweet gochujang elevates a couldn't-be-simpler, 30-minute chicken stir-fry. Gochujang is a fermented chili paste used widely in Korean cooking. Made the traditional way, it ferments in clay pots for months or years to create a concentrated paste with tremendous depth and complex chili heat. |
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