Tentative railway deal averts strike, Biden says.
LINDSEY GRAHAM'S ABORTION BILL SHOULD GET EVERYONE'S ATTENTION Republicans in the Senate want to distract voters from a new bill introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would establish a nationwide abortion ban at 15 weeks. The ban would supersede existing state laws that allow more access to abortion, but ― critically ― not those that allow less. HuffPost's Jonathan Cohn lays out the reasons why the proposed legislation is a sign of what the GOP intends to do if they get enough political power. [HuffPost] BIDEN SAYS TENTATIVE RAILWAY LABOR AGREEMENT REACHED President Joe Biden said early today that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections. He said the deal "will keep our critical rail system working and avoid disruption of our economy." Biden has been urging the carriers and the unions to reach a compromise, and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh held meetings with both sides. [AP] VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY INVOLVED IN CAR CRASH IN KYIV Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was involved in a car crash Thursday morning, but suffered no serious injuries, according to his press secretary. Authorities are investigating. [HuffPost] PAKISTAN'S DEVASTATING FLOODWATERS COULD TAKE 6 MONTHS TO RECEDE Catastrophic floods in Pakistan have submerged large swaths of farmland, swallowed whole villages and turned some communities into islands ― and the water likely will take approximately three to six months to fully recede. Authorities said the floods have killed at least 1,314 people, including 458 children. [HuffPost] |
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ANDREW CUOMO'S FORMER ASSISTANT SUES HIM FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT Charlotte Bennett, who served as an executive assistant to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, sued him for sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation. Bennett is one of the dozen-plus women who came forward to accuse Cuomo of unwanted sexual advances or contact, saying he asked her intrusive questions about her sex life and implied he wanted a sexual relationship. [HuffPost] R. KELLY CONVICTED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY TRIAL A federal jury convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography and sex abuse charges in Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who once was one of the biggest R&B stars in the world. [AP] LIGHTS TO GO OFF EARLIER AT THE EIFFEL TOWER TO SAVE ENERGY The mayor of Paris announced lights on the Eiffel Tower will soon get turned off more than an hour earlier each day, as Europe scrambles to prepare for an anticipated energy crisis amid a showdown with Russia. Anne Hidalgo said that the Parisian monument, which typically lights up after sunset and then goes dark after 1 a.m., will have its lights turned off at 11:45 p.m. daily. [HuffPost] SEN. TED CRUZ WON'T CHANGE GUN CONTROL STANCE AFTER SEEING PIC OF DEAD UVALDE VICTIM The sight of a 10-year-old Uvalde school shooting victim won't change Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) opposition to an assault weapons ban. Kimberly Mata-Rubio said she shared the last photo of her daughter, Lexi, in a child-sized casket to encourage him to support the ban, but "he declined," adding that he is in favor of an increased law enforcement presence on school campuses. [HuffPost] ALABAMA INMATE CALLED CORRECTIONS OFFICER OVER POSSIBLE ESCAPE PLAN: SHERIFF An Alabama inmate who authorities say escaped with the help of a jail supervisor who later killed herself reportedly shared nearly 1,000 phone calls with the woman before the breakout. Authorities have said the two were in a romantic relationship and at least some of the calls were sexual in nature. [AP] |
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