Referendum 88 on affirmative action still trailing Thursday, but margin narrows as King County voters say yes
Referendum 88 continued to trail in Thursday’s vote count, but the margin narrowed as a bundle of King County votes came in favoring the affirmative-action measure. As counties posted more votes to their websites Thursday afternoon, Referendum 88 was behind statewide, 48.8% to 51.2%. Continue reading in The Seattle Times. (Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press)
The Government Protects Our Food and Cars. Why Not Our Data?
After Apple discovered in June that certain MacBook laptops could overheat, posing a fire hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission quickly issued a warning, along with information about consumer burns and smoke inhalation. But after Apple learned that its FaceTime video chat app was enabling consumers to listen in on the conversations of people they called — even when the recipients did not answer their phones — there was no designated federal protection agency to warn Americans or collect reports of privacy invasions. Continue reading in The New York Times. (Photo illustrations by Doug Chayka)
Nicotine vaping age to go up as CDC calls finding THC additive in lungs a “breakthrough”
Federal officials announced Friday they discovered an oily derivative of vitamin E in the lungs of patients hospitalized with vaping-related illnesses, a finding the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called a “breakthrough.” The additive, vitamin E acetate, is sometimes used as a diluent of THC oil, particularly by street dealers. Continue reading in USA Today. (AP)
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