Guilty verdict for Ahmaud Arbery killing; Federal benefits running dry for 250 Afghan refugees resettling in the Bay Area; Bill to reform forced arbitration contracts for workplace sexual harassment advances

Published: Nov. 24, 2021, 6 p.m.

Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\nMissouri black man, James Strickland, freed after 42 years in prison for triple homicide he did not commit.\nThree white men found guilty of murdering black man, Ahmaud Arbery, while jogging through their neighborhood.\nCalifornia oil and gas fracking permits on downward trend, ahead of Governor\u2019s 2024 ban.\nBay Area Congress members detail anticipated funding from $1 trillion infrastructure law for local projects.\nFederal benefits running dry for 250 Afghan refugee\u2019s resettling in the Bay Area from Taliban rule in Afghanistan.\nWorld Health Organization says Europe epicenter of COVID-19 surge, warns 700,000 more deaths by spring.\nBill to reform forced arbitration contracts for workplace sexual harassment and assault survivors advances.\nBay Area prosecutors form task force to target \u201csmash and grab\u201d thefts ahead of holiday shopping season.\n\nPhotos of Ahmaud Arbery and murderers Gregory and Travis McMichael.\nThe post Guilty verdict for Ahmaud Arbery killing; Federal benefits running dry for 250 Afghan refugee\u2019s resettling in the Bay Area; Bill to reform forced arbitration contracts for workplace sexual harassment advances appeared first on KPFA.