The GuardianEx-NFL player Colin Allred launches challenge to Ted Cruz for Senate seatverified_publisherGuardian US - Martin PengellyThe far-right Republican Texas senator Ted Cruz will be challenged for his seat next year by Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker who launched his campaign on Wednesday with a video referencing the January 6 attack on Congress by Trump supporters Cruz called “peaceful protesters”. “I’ve taken down …
The GuardianUS investigation uncovers two 10-year-olds working at Kentucky McDonald’sverified_publisherGuardian US - Michael SainatoA US department of labor investigation uncovered child labor violations at three McDonald’s locations in Kentucky, which included finding two 10-year-olds working unpaid, sometimes until 2am. The three McDonald’s franchisees cited in the investigation own a total of 62 locations across Kentucky, …
The GuardianUS sends 1,500 troops to Mexico border as Covid-era asylum rule is set to expireverified_publisherGuardian US - US NewsJoe Biden will send 1,500 troops to the US-Mexico border, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, in preparation for a possible rise in immigration when Covid-19 border restrictions lift later this month. The 90-day deployment of active-duty troops will supplement the work of the US border patrol but will not …
The GuardianPornhub cuts Utah residents’ access to its site in protest of age verification lawverified_publisherGuardian US - Edwin RiosBlocked from one of the most popular internet pornography platforms, residents in Utah, one of the most socially US conservative states, have been searching for workarounds. MindGeek, which runs Pornhub, cut access to its content in Utah on Tuesday, in protest of a state law that requires websites …
The GuardianDeSantis accused of favoring insurance-industry donors at residents’ expenseverified_publisherGuardian US - David SmithRon DeSantis, the rightwing Republican governor of Florida and a likely 2024 presidential candidate, has handed favors to his big-money donors in the insurance industry at the expense of cash-strapped residents of his state, a new report claims. The report, “How Ron DeSantis sold out Florida …
The GuardianOfficials arrest Texas man accused of killing five of his neighborsverified_publisherGuardian US - Abené ClaytonThe Texas man accused of killing five of his neighbors in the rural town of Cleveland last week was arrested on Tuesday after a four-day manhunt, authorities said. Greg Capers, the San Jacinto county sheriff, said that Francisco Oropeza, 38, was arrested less than 20 miles (32km) from Cleveland. Law …
