Election workers feel threatened, scared, and ignored

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<p>A <a href="https://apple.news/A7gEn1-3lSSa_wtnJTKcF8w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> investigation into Trump supporters who threatened election workers finds that many of the harassers remain unrepentant, and that law enforcement often didn&rsquo;t take this intimidation seriously.</p> <p>As part of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, Amtrak will receive $66 billion in new funding to replace trains and modernize the heavily trafficked Northeast corridor. The <a href="https://apple.news/AbYMv9ixpRWKH5Admf0KChw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains how it&rsquo;ll work. Meanwhile, the <a href="https://apple.news/AYkjXIy5JTH28ns6Y-l6jZg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> reports that California officials are disappointed their state&rsquo;s rail program will receive less.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The U.S. has been neglecting or closing public bathrooms for decades. After the pandemic hit, things got really bad, as some cities locked their few remaining facilities for sanitation reasons. <a href="https://apple.news/AWQJi8dBFQiyH1BLoGizIJg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> has the story.</p> <p>Children who received their coronavirus vaccines describe the experience to the <a href="https://apple.news/A1aMJ4eEzTA2Qa3vuh_MfXw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>.</p>