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World Cup in Qatar Is “Deadliest Major Sporting Event” in History, Built on a Decade of Forced Labor

As the World Cup begins, we look at the host country of Qatar’s labor and human rights record. “This is the deadliest major sporting event, possibly ever, in history,” says Minky Worden of Human Rights Watch, who describes how millions of migrant workers from the world’s poorest countries have faced deadly and forced labor conditions working on the $2 billion infrastructure.

“An Act of Hate”: 5 Dead in Shooting at Colorado LGBTQ Club on Eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance

A gunman wearing body armor and armed with an AR-15-style rifle attacked an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs late Saturday night, killing five people and injuring at least 25. Two Club Q patrons managed to disarm the shooter, a 22-year-old suspect with ties to an extremist family, before he was taken into police custody. The attack came on the the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance, and police are investigating the attack as a potential hate crime.

U.N. Climate Summit Agrees to Historic Loss and Damage Fund But Rejects Calls to Phase Out Fossil Fuels

Rich countries agreed to establish a “loss and damage” fund at the close of the two-week-long U.N. climate summit in Egypt to help the Global South deal with the worst effects of the climate catastrophe. The fund is a major breakthrough for Global South countries, which have been demanding a similar mechanism for the past 30 years but faced opposition from the United States and other large polluting nations.

Omaha woman forced to move after months of harassment by cop who lives in her building

A woman in Omaha, Nebraska, recently discovered that the person who had been vandalizing her car was actually a police officer. The officer was allowed to resign rather than face all-but-certain termination. Even though he punctured one of her tires on one occasion, he only received a citation for criminal mischief.

This is an absolutely appalling situation that hasn’t gotten nearly enough attention.

New York police search for man who threw brick at local gay bar, attack marks fourth in weeks

New York police are on the lookout for a man associated with several attacks on a New York gay bar called VERS, with the latest incident occurring on Saturday. The unidentified man has been caught on surveillance footage throwing a brazen brick at the establishment’s front window.

According to NBC News4, the attacks, which have become a pattern, come at the same time as the news of a mass shooting at a gay club in Colorado.

Democratic strategists launch ‘war room’ project to investigate and unmask GOP House inquisitors

If Hunter Biden’s alleged substance abuse issues, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s COVID-19 strategy and alleged relationship to China, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ immigration policies are fair game for exploration in House Republicans’ planned, upcoming Benghazi-style show trials, then it only seems fair that Rep. Jim Jordan’s alleged enabling of sexual predators, the ties of Rep.

Giving Thanks for What We’ve Averted

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.It’s time for us to look around and realize, with gratitude, not only what we have, but how many terrible outcomes we’ve escaped.But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.

The Madness of Twitter

We are living through the most Twittery moment of all time. Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, whose users sometimes call it a “hellsite,” tweeters have been tweeting in panic mode, as if from an aircraft about to careen into a mountainside.

What Has Technology Done to Soccer?

Well, that didn’t take long.Less than two minutes into Sunday’s World Cup opening match, between Ecuador and the host country, Qatar, the Ecuadorians won a free kick just beyond half field. Their left back lofted a dangerous ball toward goal, Qatar’s keeper came sprinting off his line to punch the ball away, and one of Ecuador’s center backs leaped to challenge for it with his head. From there, pandemonium: Several players collided; the ball shot straight up in the air.

Ron DeSantis’s Speech Policing Could Hurt the Right Too

If free speech and fighting racism come into conflict, which is more important? If you think you know how American conservatives and progressives would answer that question, I’ve got a story to confound you.It starts with a win for the free-speech rights of professors at public universities.

A Kid’s-Eye View of the U.S. vs. ‘Whales’

This is an edition of The Great Game, a newsletter about the 2022 World Cup—and how soccer explains the world. Sign up here.Typically, when the opening games of the World Cup commence, it is the beginning of summer—a time when I find myself relishing the long hours of sunlight, enjoying enormous platters of barbecue, and wondering how many Popsicles is too many Popsicles for a grown man to eat in a single day. This World Cup, as we know, is different.