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Election workers feel threatened, scared, and ignored

Election workers feel threatened, scared, and ignored

FromApple News Today


Election workers feel threatened, scared, and ignored

FromApple News Today

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Nov 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A Reuters investigation into Trump supporters who threatened election workers finds that many of the harassers remain unrepentant, and that law enforcement often didn’t take this intimidation seriously.
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 Washington Post explains how it’ll work. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times reports that California officials are disappointed their state’s rail program will receive less. 
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. Bloomberg has the story.
Children who received their coronavirus vaccines describe the experience to the New Yorker.
Released:
Nov 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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