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👋Good morning! Welcome to The Short List weekend edition✨, where we look back at some of USA TODAY's best stories from the past week. I'm John Riley, and I hope that whatever you're doing, you stay out of the swamp (unlike this unlucky golfer at the PGA Championship).👏 |
Now, here are your must-read stories. |
School avoidance soars in COVID's wake |
🏫Since the pandemic, more students are refusing to attend school or are having difficulty being in school for the entire day. Mental health experts told USA TODAY that school-avoidant behavior has soared, with parents feeling hopeless and schools unequipped to find a solution. "Our waiting list is like 180 families right now," said Jonathan Dalton, a licensed psychologist who offers treatment to those affected in Maryland and Virginia. Read more |
Bank fraud prevention: Whose job should it be? |
💵When Janine Satterfield's uncle passed away, she asked a neighbor to go into his home for his documents. The neighbor instead sent photos of international wire transfers Larry Cook made in amounts as large as $49,500, most of them to Thailand. Satterfield discovered Cook had become a victim of a scam that led him to transfer over $3.6 million out of the country. After his death, his niece couldn't stop wondering: Why did the banks allow all of these large transfers to go through? Read more |
When words hurt: A senator's 'vulgar and racist' comments |
🟣GOP Sen. John Kennedy sparked a backlash this week with his comments at a recent hearing on drug trafficking . "Without the people of America, Mexico, figuratively speaking, would be eating cat food out of a can and living in a tent behind an Outback," the Louisiana lawmaker said. USA TODAY's David Oliver followed up with a smart story on the effects of hateful rhetoric in politics. "By making attention-grabbing statements, politicians can increase their visibility, shape the narrative surrounding an issue, appeal to their base of supporters, or even provoke a reaction from opponents," said Brad Fulton, an associate professor at Indiana University-Bloomington. Read more |
Mysterious disappearances in Florida: 'The Last Ride' podcast |
🎙️The Last Ride is a true crime podcast about two young men of color who went missing in Naples, Florida, nearly two decades ago after they were last seen with the same white sheriff's deputy. The eight-episode podcast reveals painful truths about police accountability and media coverage of missing people. The final episode in the series dropped this week. Binge all the episodes now |
There are more great reads below. 👇 I hope you have a great weekend. See you next Saturday! | | | | Deep red Florida looks like a lock for the Republican presidential nominee next year, but could it help re-elect President Joe Biden just the same? | | | | A last-minute deal that raises debt ceiling could roil markets and cause a recession even if default is averted if borrowing costs rise, stocks tank | | | | You cannot discuss the life of Jim Brown without talking about all of him. He was a great player and Hollywood legend. He was also highly flawed. | | | | Cybercriminals hijacked hundreds of paychecks of U.S. Postal Service workers with a complex fake human resources website scheme. | | | | Florida Republican leaders said regulating transgender health care was about kids. But a new bill signed by DeSantis also restricts care for adults. | | | | Experts explain how patients can better advocate for themselves and avoid medical gaslighting. | | | | Tiger Woods' former girlfriend, Erica Herman, had made references to sexual harassment. So why didn't the judge buy it? | | | | The tiki bar has been around for almost a century, but the 'exotic' decor is considered offensive to many. Here's what some Hawaiians think. | | | | Medical marijuana pioneer James Burton says he grew pot to help his glaucoma. In Kentucky, he was charged with possession and sent to prison. | | | | Service charges are causing tipping fatigue as consumers encounter requests everywhere, from the coffee shop to the airport. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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