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In Conversation: America’s child-care system is broken. Can we fix it?

<p>The pandemic exposed something every working parent in the U.S. already knew: This country&rsquo;s child-care system is broken. Even after more than $50 billion in COVID-relief funding, the industry is still in crisis. <a class="" href="https://apple.news/AMJ0Ob3Y2SAyAR4rbSVwNFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em class="">Bloomberg Businessweek</em></a> reporter Claire Suddath talks with <em class="">Apple News Today</em> host Duarte Geraldino about the fundamental issues that exist in the U.S. child-care system today, some possible fixes, and how we got here.</p>

Why Delta is still dangerous as Omicron variant spreads

<p>The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is getting lots of attention, but many hospitals are still struggling to deal with the effects of Delta. The <a href="https://apple.news/AEM4A9uQWTwSlQ7TItvdt2A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the story.</p> <p>Alabama&rsquo;s prisons are extremely dangerous and troubled. <a href="https://apple.news/AcOur6WjRRUq7L1dBTU2I7Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on how the facilities are so unsafe that the federal government may take control.</p> <p>This week&rsquo;s <a href="https://apple.news/AI5kwsQZJTjyYCUVLjUYwXA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">In Conversation</a> is with the Bloomberg Businessweek reporter who looked into how child care became the most broken business in America.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A7G8hEvIfTMiGRJgY9gIZQg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story of how a <a href="https://apple.news/AJBjQuFe9Q_uCvkfMBbeivQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Business Insider</a> report that MLB used two different kinds of balls is throwing a wrench into baseball&rsquo;s bitter labor dispute.</p>

The untold story of Mississippi’s sole abortion clinic

<p>The story of how Mississippi ended up with only one abortion clinic matters across America, regardless of how the Supreme Court rules in <em>Dobbs</em> v. <em>Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization</em>. The <a href="https://apple.news/ARpncIU4QRzyOGb2iuAjJag?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> visited the state to see what happened.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AchVLPmkwTV2GgUV2M6nTJg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains why the suspected Michigan school shooter has been charged with terrorism.</p> <p>A new California law aims to get people faster access to therapists. <a href="https://apple.news/Aj_waQeEmQWm_Sy-VEz5ZFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Kaiser Health News</a> reports on concerns about how much it will actually help.</p> <p>A typo led some high school kids to a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with Tom Brady and his Super Bowl champion teammates. <a href="https://apple.news/AJGN0TMpYQDKBL1EDpOiLTg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC</a> has the story.</p>

How activists are preparing for a post–Roe v. Wade America

<p>As the Supreme Court hears a major abortion case, <a href="https://apple.news/AYniEDGAYSYC4rNyrnucMUg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> looks at how activists on both sides of the issue are already planning for a world where <em>Roe v. Wade</em> is overturned.</p> <p>New York City has introduced America&rsquo;s first government-run drug-injection sites, in a new effort to reduce opioid-overdose deaths. <a href="https://apple.news/AWpBvIaoHRkKlcPFY4Sjgbw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A-SgHuyYPQN6bx7xADqCDMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> reports on American librarians who say there&rsquo;s a major rise in organized efforts to ban books in schools. The <a href="https://apple.news/AVPkM7EH-QaqG59uP_UsgTw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> explains why the battle over what kids read in class may not end anytime soon.</p> <p>Hiring a Santa Claus is a tough task this year, after COVID hit the Santa community hard. The <a href="https://apple.news/A9S1h57mxSFGRNAfq5bzyCg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> uncovers the lengths people are going to in order to find one.</p>

The brutal shadow system keeping migrants out of Europe

<p>In an extensive investigation, the <a href="https://apple.news/A8A5W26CARauEzftK84qb-w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> takes a look inside the coastal patrols and brutal, secretive detention centers that Libyan forces use to keep migrants from Africa and the Middle East out of Europe.</p> <p>A little-known Supreme Court clerk quietly and single-handedly transformed American abortion law for decades. The <a href="https://apple.news/A6h4y7-TsQZKlp2YLx2Syow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the untold story of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.</p> <p>The market for starting pitchers is on fire, even as Major League Baseball heads toward a lockout. The <a href="https://apple.news/AwGb1KO6STsWbe26qCRqF1w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains.</p> <p>At midnight, Barbados cut its last remaining ties to the British monarchy, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. <a href="https://apple.news/AAeA3ZoJSQh-PhEjuB5k2FQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the story.</p>

What we know — and don’t — about the Omicron variant

<p>There are lots of questions about the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The <a href="https://apple.news/AsZL_-NhVQY-_GWL_dxuzpg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> breaks down what we know so far. And <a href="https://apple.news/An_uIK9ufQhuG3Z4tLboNJw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fox News</a> interviews National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins.</p> <p>Opening arguments begin today in the sex-trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. <a href="https://apple.news/Ad3_7c-KvRQyCJAc7mBV9dw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> previews what it may reveal.</p> <p>A new book looks into how changes at Boeing may have led to the design flaws implicated in the 737 Max crashes, which killed hundreds of people. <a href="https://apple.news/ASsvmG9vMT-iwSM3Az3YAEQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> has an exclusive excerpt.</p> <p>Canada&rsquo;s maple-syrup cartel is tapping its reserves of the sweet topping amid supply issues and strong demand. The <a href="https://apple.news/A4TIsy2vIQpaWY8J8yMxRHw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the story.</p>

Who gets to claim self-defense in fatal shootings?

<p>Closing arguments have concluded in the trial of the three white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was out jogging. The <a href="https://apple.news/AhzE6ofVxT5So7xYh8ryJVg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that many people across the U.S. are viewing the jury&rsquo;s decision as a test of the movement for racial justice.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Teachers have experienced intense burnout during the pandemic. Unlike workers in many other industries, however, K&ndash;12 educators have not left their jobs in alarming numbers. <a href="https://apple.news/AF49ojq-2TGeJjHf2cX77Pg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">FiveThirtyEight </a>explores why.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>With the TSA expecting the number of airline passengers traveling for Thanksgiving to reach pre-pandemic levels this year, <a href="https://apple.news/AlYUczNN9TZyaGtDCNy5vJw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> has a guide for any mishaps that may arise along your route. And be warned: Not all Thanksgiving food can fly in your carry-on bag. <a href="https://apple.news/A_lByq0fWS-2Ql-3EsWvcpQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Travel &amp; Leisure</a> lists what you can bring.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AS92WUbyNR_iDv0U3XduBBw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at research showing that reconnecting with old friends can boost mood, self-esteem, and confidence.</p>

How a $2 trillion plan could transform the social safety net

<p>House Democrats passed President Biden&rsquo;s $2 trillion spending plan to revamp the country&rsquo;s health-care, climate policy, education, and tax laws. The <a href="https://apple.news/AoM4WRXRFQPm0q0vBZtRAyw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks it down.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AKLKCsL4tSHyGyqzO1IZZkw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> reports that more than 140,000 kids have lost a caregiver during the pandemic. Experts worry that the loss, combined with interruptions to social support systems, will result in a generation of traumatized children.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The U.S. has millions more job openings than people looking for work. The CEO of the world&rsquo;s biggest job portal tells <a href="https://apple.news/Am5_iyc5vSdWVpoRlGTYC_A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fortune</a> why he thinks killing the r&eacute;sum&eacute; could help address the issue.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We&rsquo;re bombarded by notifications all day long &mdash;&nbsp;and it&rsquo;s likely making us much less productive. The <a href="https://apple.news/ADiKn2GubQleyvUAElUG0OA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> offers tips on how to regain control.</p>

In Conversation: Jelani Cobb on the backlash to critical race theory

<p>The <em>New Yorker</em>&rsquo;s Jelani Cobb says conservatives weaponizing critical race theory aren&rsquo;t acting in good faith. He speaks with <em>Apple News Today</em> host Shumita Basu about his recent piece for the <a href="https://apple.news/AqOnqIwHvSZS1XWSjwBAkig?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>New Yorker</em></a> about the founder of the concept, Derrick Bell. Cobb says that Bell could have predicted today&rsquo;s backlash and that real critical race theory can help us understand today&rsquo;s debate over false depictions of this term.</p>

Why it’s time to check in on Europe’s unusual border crisis

<p>The House has approved a bill containing around $1.9 trillion in social spending. The key part of President Biden&rsquo;s agenda faces obstacles in the Senate. <a href="https://apple.news/AaAnqU4xxRT6Qsxm5AZLyCw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports.</p> <p>There are big new developments in the unusual immigration fight playing out in Europe. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALtznWgEvRL-2gOKFYvMyUA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down what&rsquo;s important to understand.</p> <p>There are new concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Chinese tennis star who accused a powerful leader of the Communist Party of sexual abuse then vanished. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8moAqFkjRZiEXC9bov_ROA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> looks at how women&rsquo;s tennis is rallying to support her. And <a href="https://apple.news/AR9sQreuvTDO9Fa6pGkIYVQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> examines the very different responses to her disappearance from the Women's Tennis Association and the International Olympic Committee.</p> <p>Is your boss secretly watching your computer? The <a href="https://apple.news/A3m1agBPATnmPz7Pbl8jn7Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> reports on how the increase in working from home has led to more companies using monitoring software to track employees.</p> <p>The birth of 10 Komodo dragons in a Texas zoo is a big win toward conserving the endangered species. The <a href="https://apple.news/A3APNY4xBROKANK5-t6PVcQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spoke to people who helped make it possible.</p>

House votes largely on party lines to censure Paul Gosar

<p>The House censured Rep. Paul Gosar after he posted an anime video depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The <a href="https://apple.news/APEJk9JBtRFK5gGPxxnUoug?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the story of the first vote of its kind in more than a decade.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AdjXAAfgISS2_o7BmUuhVCQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">FiveThirtyEight</a> reports on how the national shortage of school-bus drivers is hurting workers, students, and their families.</p> <p>Cryptocurrency fans are raising money to buy a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution, and it looks like they may pull it off. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8MGCmK5ZQfG8iv7Nx4ppvA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> got several organizers to reveal their names and speak on the record.</p> <p>The longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years is about to take place. <a href="https://apple.news/An_LwcbeiQeG2WK-HdQ_FOQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Accuweather</a> explains how to see it.</p>

Fears for U.S. medical system as health-care workers quit

<p>Doctors and nurses are quitting at alarming rates, raising questions about the future of the U.S. medical system. The <a href="https://apple.news/AYKKe04YdQ1azmBKeDv8KEA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> tells their stories.</p> <p>If your Thanksgiving plans involve air travel, <a href="https://apple.news/APc9khJumSyOi-CFffVvOdQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> warns, you can expect long security lines, canceled flights, and angry passengers.</p> <p>Ever wondered why the week has seven days? The <a href="https://apple.news/AHdTqLoNzRn-NYIuyMPN95g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> looks at a new book on how a fairly arbitrary system came to dominate our lives.</p> <p>Armadillos are being seen farther and farther north, possibly because of climate change. They&rsquo;re doing damage as they expand, so a North Carolina community hired a hunter to deal with them. The <a href="https://apple.news/ASNkVGE_-QNCh-0y2mAL9BQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> joins him out in the field.</p>

What the jury must decide in the Rittenhouse trial

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A9AXTagUwSHWNjGq388koSA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> explains what jurors have to decide in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.</p> <p>Mugshots can stay online forever, embarrassing people for years. The <a href="https://apple.news/AG0RP6D8fR26oIZhTIT8rmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Marshall Project</a> looks at how some law-enforcement and media organizations are changing how they deal with them.</p> <p>Drunken-driving accidents kill about 10,000 people in the U.S. every year. <a href="https://apple.news/AXzA2eFlRQ-iZmNe0abu84Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Gizmodo</a> reports that a little-known part of the recently passed infrastructure plan could lead to new monitoring tech in cars to prevent them from being started by impaired drivers.</p> <p>Jewish and Islamic authorities are figuring out how to deal with plant-based pork. Major certifiers have declined to give kosher or halal stamps of approval. The <a href="https://apple.news/AbKeBWZ5uS-Kx2p62EodAJg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story.</p>

People with disabilities say flying is routinely dehumanizing

<p>Amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China, presidents Biden and Xi are to gather for a virtual summit. The <a href="https://apple.news/AzqJL8pLATDONMWnyS6IL7g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story.</p> <p>Wheelchairs broken in transit, airport escorts who don&rsquo;t show up, children with autism being separated from their parents: Three years after Congress mandated that airlines and TSA improve flying for people with disabilities, passengers tell <a href="https://apple.news/AcjKIqjLHT9GSsQkez_SYjQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> the same mistakes continue to be made.</p> <p>Extreme weather is pushing farmers to experiment with regenerative agriculture. Bloomberg News details how farmers are testing out drought-resistant seeds and plants that can survive harsh weather patterns.</p> <p>A new study finds that hand gestures may be the key to learning a new language. <a href="https://apple.news/AYuspv0VDSKyXrQU1pzyv-A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Scientific American</a> explains the research.</p>

In Conversation: Does blood hold the key to the fountain of youth?

<p>People have been searching for a way to delay or even reverse the effects of old age for centuries &mdash; and new research shows that our own blood may be the key. Journalist Kat McGowan wrote for <a href="https://apple.news/AZS3jkwafQbmoHli4Bhf3qw"><em>Popular Science</em></a> about recent studies that suggest something in blood could undo the effects of aging. McGowan spoke with <em>Apple News Today </em>host Duarte Geraldino about these promising findings.</p>

Election workers feel threatened, scared, and ignored

<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>

How police officers punish their own

<p>There was emotion and tension in the courtroom as Kyle Rittenhouse testified at his homicide trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The <a href="https://apple.box.com/s/9lkrir3hbsintiixh4ag8pfqoklhsxis?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Chicago Tribune</a> has the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Victims of Flint&rsquo;s water crisis have been awarded a $626 million settlement, one of the largest in Michigan&rsquo;s history. The <a href="https://apple.news/AzWjkFHwvR2GXoI9uLiRodQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports.</p> <p>Police culture incentivizes cops to keep quiet about bad behavior by their colleagues. A <a href="https://apple.news/A4LTUFVrXQfWlsmSdEUtX7g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> investigation finds that officers who speak up often face retaliation from inside the force.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AR-Rv4xszTs20TusUqJzYog?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why the New York Mets are struggling to find a general manager.</p><p>Victims of Flint, Michigan&rsquo;s water crisis have been awarded a major settlement. The <a href="https://apple.news/AzWjkFHwvR2GXoI9uLiRodQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that a judge has approved more than $600 million, one of the largest in the state&rsquo;s history.</p> <p>Police culture incentivizes cops to keep quiet about bad behavior by their colleagues. A <a href="https://apple.news/A4LTUFVrXQfWlsmSdEUtX7g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> investigation finds that officers who speak up often face retaliation from inside the force.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AR-Rv4xszTs20TusUqJzYog?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why the New York Mets are struggling to find a general manager.</p>

Starbucks pushes back against efforts to unionize

<p>Today, the National Labor Relations Board will mail union ballots to Starbucks employees at three locations in New York. <a href="https://apple.news/ASryZ5rRBTrWVr9yadxJjzw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> explains that it could result in the first Starbucks union in the U.S.</p> <p>Leaked recordings from a 1999 NRA conference call following the mass shooting at Columbine High School show the organization once considered taking a sympathetic approach to these kinds of tragedies. <a href="https://apple.news/APq2k0vgrQDONDwIXM8t8Tw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story.</p> <p>During the pandemic, teachers learned that many students are juggling outsize familial responsibilities in addition to homework. The <a href="https://apple.news/AYp7jWMrbTjOYmGMhFsT0Rg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> found that educators are reevaluating how to grade assignments.</p> <p>Today, the National Labor Relations Board will mail union ballots to Starbucks employees at three locations in New York. <a href="https://apple.news/ASryZ5rRBTrWVr9yadxJjzw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> explains how it could result in the first Starbucks union in the U.S.</p> <p>Leaked recordings from a 1999 NRA conference call following the mass shooting at Columbine High School show the organization once considered taking a sympathetic approach to this kind of tragedy. <a href="https://apple.news/APq2k0vgrQDONDwIXM8t8Tw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story.</p> <p>During the pandemic, teachers learned that many students are juggling outsize familial responsibilities in addition to homework. The <a href="https://apple.news/AYp7jWMrbTjOYmGMhFsT0Rg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> describes how educators are reevaluating the ways they grade assignments.</p> <p>For the first time since 1982, the NBA has swapped out Spalding basketballs for Wilson ones. <a href="https://apple.news/AWXhAioANSreDtcbPnsX9IQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS Sports</a> reports that shooting is down as players struggle to adjust.</p>

The clean-water crisis that huge new spending may not fix

<p>Congress has approved major funding to fix aging water infrastructure. But frustrated people in Jackson, Mississippi, are skeptical their dilapidated systems will finally get the investment they need. The <a href="https://apple.news/AalOzA7pQQpKzVaI7DGHGEQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> tells their stories.</p> <p>U.S. hospitals are running seriously short of nurses, just ahead of flu season and a potential COVID surge driven by cold weather. <a href="https://apple.news/AhspA_hDUSxiAEJI07LDWoA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains why.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Adl1ZoDXmTHma1enlcisoZA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how the ultrarich could drive $1.6 billion in art sales in the next two weeks.</p> <p>The retirement-community sport of pickleball is winning celebrity followers including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and the Kardashians. <a href="https://apple.news/A28ofv567QPmmbmfDMhP8Pw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vanity Fair</a> looks at what&rsquo;s happening.</p>

Experts fear Astroworld won’t be the last deadly concert

<p>The deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival was just the latest fatal concert incident. Safety experts tell the <a href="https://apple.news/AwhP8V4-bR9Oe3MaEZtkziw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> it won&rsquo;t be the last.</p> <p>Without guaranteed paid federal bereavement leave, American workplaces aren&rsquo;t prepared for the level of loss brought on by the pandemic, the <a href="https://apple.news/ANHPsBZ3MQTCTlMuEYOR0xQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> argues.</p> <p>Professional athletes are using new technology to compete for longer than ever before. <a href="https://apple.news/AN1dCRKm0Snu5K9FmJND0Tw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sports Illustrated</a> looks at how their success may have lessons on aging for the rest of us.</p> <p>There&rsquo;s a possible new clue in the case of sightings of people flying jetpacks, reported by pilots in California. The <a href="https://apple.news/ATvGcT0DVRkOzwnJxw-ihzg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Miami Herald</a> lays out a new theory: What the pilots saw wasn&rsquo;t human.</p>

In Conversation: How an opioid addiction drove one engineer to rob banks

<p>When Tony Hathaway was arrested outside of a KeyBank in Seattle, police and the FBI had been looking for him for months. Hathaway had robbed 30 banks in a single year. Before he became a notorious bank robber, Hathaway was a top design engineer at Boeing; he fit the profile of a loving family man, he made six figures, and flew around the world in business class. That all unraveled when he was prescribed OxyContin for a back injury and developed an addiction to opioids.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Journalist Josh Dean wrote an article for <a href="https://apple.news/Ai8o1blKaSBuWweKJ9xYVrQ"><em>Bloomberg Businessweek</em></a> about Hathaway in 2019. His reporting is the basis of a new podcast series from Apple TV+, called <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hooked/id1592401710"><em>Hooked</em></a><em>. Apple News Today</em> host Shumita Basu spoke with Dean about Hathaway&rsquo;s story.</p>

"Hooked" episode 1: The Fatal Funnel

<p><em>Apple News Today: In Conversation</em> is bringing you a special episode &mdash; the first installment of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hooked/id1592401710"><em>Hooked</em></a>, a new podcast series from Apple TV+.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>When Tony Hathaway was arrested outside of a KeyBank in Seattle, police and the FBI had been looking for him for months. Hathaway had robbed 30 banks in a single year. Before he became a notorious bank robber, Hathaway was a top design engineer at Boeing; he fit the profile of a loving family man, he made six figures, and flew around the world in business class. That all unraveled when he was prescribed OxyContin for a back injury and developed an addiction to opioids.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Journalist Josh Dean wrote an article for <a href="https://apple.news/Ai8o1blKaSBuWweKJ9xYVrQ"><em>Bloomberg Businessweek</em></a> about Hathaway in 2019. His reporting is the basis of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hooked/id1592401710"><em>Hooked</em></a><em>. </em>Host Shumita Basu spoke with Dean about Hathaway&rsquo;s story on <a href="https://apple.news/A9_W0FtB8SI-450cWaQvsUQ"><em>Apple News Today: In Conversation</em></a><em>.</em></p>

Could your neighborhood be a cancer hot spot?

<p>The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into &ldquo;sacrifice zones&rdquo; where residents breathe high levels of carcinogens. <a href="https://apple.news/AC0lV-RZ3SPKKuWBwqzbloA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> reveals where these places are, in a first-of-its-kind data analysis.</p> <p>The trial of three white men accused of killing Black Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery will have a nearly all-white jury. The <a href="https://apple.news/AsQAXLiTyQ3KU_ZnNOxpTmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down how that happened. <a href="https://apple.news/A9JhuK3RUQDyVkL-EayJr9A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> looks at the citizen&rsquo;s arrest law at the heart of the case.</p> <p>Snowbirds are getting younger during the pandemic, as <a href="https://apple.news/AdnCjrsseTJC2I7fNXbuHyA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Money Magazine</a> explains. Now that many people are more able to work from home, a much younger demographic is buying second homes in more moderate climates.</p> <p>Turning back your clocks shouldn&rsquo;t be too hard this weekend. But that&rsquo;s not the case for the British royal family's staff. <a href="https://apple.news/Ad1VdDNc0QNSMYSr2G-J6Pw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Travel + Leisure</a> looks at the special challenge of setting hundreds of clocks manually.</p>

Island nations, at risk of disappearing, urge climate action

<p>Rising sea levels are an existential threat to island nations. <a href="https://apple.news/AYE0RHLDzTyK-qSZTGzWTpA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNBC</a> looks at how their leaders are stepping up the fight to get big countries to do more about climate change.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Abq2KMLl_TbCtWPoTVb45Dg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Axios</a> reports on how New York taxi drivers scored a victory after a two-week hunger strike, earning relief from debt that has brought many of them close to financial ruin.</p> <p>An investigation from the <a href="https://apple.news/AGwDidnLSSmOUfGQ1CMrqPQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Marshall Project</a> found that police hurt thousands of teenagers every year, including a striking number of Black girls.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ArDY1R2j4QzqdJ2i2ru-Yrg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story of a marathoner aiming to finish her sixth marathon in six weeks. She&rsquo;s running on two rebuilt knees.</p>

Here’s what the GOP’s Virginia win could mean nationally

<p>Politicians across America are studying Tuesday&rsquo;s races for clues on how to win in next year&rsquo;s midterms. <a href="https://apple.news/A4SzdLVOHTmWRoijPaEwGHg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> has key takeaways. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AtHEJm927T8GrnuAW7TJsnw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at how Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor&rsquo;s race in part by apparently pulling off a balancing act with Donald Trump that turned out both Trump supporters and moderate voters.</p> <p>Today the Supreme Court reviews a major Second Amendment case. <a href="https://apple.news/A5WvwiNvWRkShzG98Uxq0WA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">SCOTUSblog</a> previews what could be the biggest gun ruling in years.</p> <p>World leaders are announcing &ldquo;net-zero&rdquo; climate targets. <a href="https://apple.news/Ajl25BnKQSqytAhZplMo-ww?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains how that might be misleading when it comes to understanding progress on reducing carbon emissions.</p> <p>The Atlanta Braves crushed the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the World Series, taking home the title for the first time since 1995. <a href="https://apple.news/AgMoHNyU4QP2vYWZ1rLfL9Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> has a recap.</p>

The people who clean up after climate disasters

<p>Police reform is on the ballot today in Minneapolis, where George Floyd&rsquo;s murder ignited a new debate over the role of law enforcement.<a href="https://apple.news/A-P4kdsQ8T0K-mHJgAG86dA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> FiveThirtyEight</a> breaks down what voters are deciding. And the<a href="https://apple.news/ADhIUOGj_TQGrBqliVEr_CQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> Washington Post</a> looks at how many Democratic mayoral candidates have moved from talking about reducing or reallocating police budgets to focusing on &ldquo;law and order.&rdquo;</p> <p>With natural disasters becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change, cleaning up after floods, wildfires, and hurricanes is a multibillion-dollar business. The<a href="https://apple.news/AYgmixPrMRXC1SrHycxmL5Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> New Yorker</a> tells the stories of some of the often-exploited workers who do that dirty work.</p> <p>Heterosexual married couples in the U.S. still almost always give their kids the father&rsquo;s surname. The<a href="https://apple.news/Ab1TSwbO7QAi1fBW28KdTPw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> Atlantic</a> examines why.</p> <p>London cab drivers are famed for memorizing the city&rsquo;s complicated streets. The<a href="https://apple.news/Ak54e648NQX2ABb8WXSla3w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> Washington Post</a> reports on new research that is scanning their brains for clues that may lead to better understanding of Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease.</p>

What to know as Supreme Court considers Texas abortion ban

<p>Today the Supreme Court hears cases challenging the new Texas law that prohibits almost all abortions. <a href="https://apple.news/AT3rqktQzSqGdlPz6MBGoVQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">SCOTUSblog</a> explains what to watch.</p> <p>The CDC is expected to recommend Pfizer&rsquo;s COVID vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. But it&rsquo;s a different dose than adults get, so rolling it out will require new steps. <a href="https://apple.news/ASiTBbnMARRGt_BUzjWs9Xw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has details.</p> <p>Concierge medicine promises better access to doctors for patients who pay a fee. Critics say it makes primary care harder to get for those who can&rsquo;t pay. <a href="https://apple.news/AwWrfy41NTyGRzAlywEco1A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Scientific American</a> takes a look.</p> <p>Like to sneak in a quick snooze during your commute to work? The <a href="https://apple.news/AfEBZBeP2RqmvkMdOMo7JZA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at a new bus service that takes it to the next level: a five-hour route to nowhere, expressly designed for napping.</p>

In Conversation: Kids were jailed for a crime that doesn’t exist. How could that happen?

<p>Nashville Public Radio&rsquo;s Meribah Knight speaks with Shumita Basu about her reporting for <a href="https://apple.news/ASGVG-243QVuJK_lQ6YaGZA"><em>ProPublica</em></a> on the juvenile-justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Knight reveals a disturbing pattern in which hundreds of kids &mdash; some as young as 7 years old &mdash; were being locked up every year. In many of these cases, the adults responsible acted illegally and faced no consequences.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>

How China and the U.S. are falling short on climate action

<p>Ahead of the global environmental summit in Scotland, <a href="https://apple.news/AtLeyHmzsRgaoeHoXg47Uog?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> looks at numbers showing that many of the world&rsquo;s largest polluters aren&rsquo;t on track to meet existing targets on cutting carbon emissions. <a href="https://apple.news/Aj-I_6F-zQqC7cU8LuJKrUw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> reports on the impact of China, the largest source of greenhouse gases.</p> <p>A <a href="https://apple.news/ASGVG-243QVuJK_lQ6YaGZA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigation reveals how, in one Tennessee county, young Black children were jailed for a crime that doesn&rsquo;t exist. The adults in charge faced few consequences.</p> <p>The trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is around its halfway point. The <a href="https://apple.news/AaiwRbdyiRt-6hr5DzDcRkQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on where things stand.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AKBqZZC8gShi0gFoVMEqQqQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explores how the popularity of a 12-foot-tall skeleton that retails for $300 has triggered something of a Halloween arms race among lovers of the bony lawn decorations.</p>

Paid leave appears dead in Congress. Here’s what that means.

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AV8foUZeLRoalmADdUUHwRA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports on President Biden&rsquo;s outreach to Democrats on Capitol Hill, as he works to push his economic and climate agenda forward.</p> <p>In the <a href="https://apple.news/AMjImHnn6T0ixz7cxcUU3gg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>, three professors argue that a lot of people got things wrong about what census data says about the white population of America.</p> <p>After striking it rich through vaccination lotteries, some lucky winners tell <a href="https://apple.news/AN_42aHvzTYeBX70Rt5qhDA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> they have mixed feelings about cashing in. Several say they&rsquo;re donating money to charity.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AycyZhqt_SgiR7drYefKXUw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Mel Magazine</a> introduces us to a California man who found an unusual path to financial security: seven years of meals at Six Flags Magic Mountain, scored with an annual pass to the park.</p>