World & Nation
Spain says it will grant residency to thousands of migrants in the country illegally in a move aimed at expanding the country’s aging workforce.
Music
Hugh Grant says he got ‘absolutely smashed’ doing tequila shots with Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, during a summer concert at Wembley Stadium.
Climate & Environment
The grant is part of a larger $3-billion initiative to deploy zero-emission equipment at the nation’s ports, which are significant sources of pollution.
The Biden administration has announced temporary legal status for Lebanese citizens already in the United States, likely pleasing some Arab voters.
Lee Hsien Yang, estranged brother of former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has accused Singapore’s government of persecuting him, his wife and his son.
California
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Officials announced an $893-million federal grant that will complete the funding needed to build a 6.7-mile light rail project in the San Fernando Valley.
Rules require that affordable housing built with federal grant money be accessible to people with disabilities. Los Angeles failed to do that, officials said.
Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky and Bob Blumenfield are withdrawing their proposal, now that the state has $76 million for security at mosques, synagogues and nonprofits.
Housing & Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded a $10-million grant this month to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to assist tenants in low-income developments with organizing. But foundation tenants say the nonprofit is stopping them from unionizing in its buildings.