1. ‘Stealthing’ Protections: A new law establishes a legal framework for civil action against individuals who remove or tamper with sexually protective devices (such as condoms) without consent during sexual activity. Courts may award compensatory damages, punitive damages, and other appropriate relief¹².
2. Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls: Vehicle inspection facilities and the Department of Licensing in Washington State are now required to notify vehicle owners of any open safety recalls during inspections or registration/renewal¹.
3. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Exemptions: Families facing hardships (such as homelessness, high unemployment rates, domestic violence, or having a child under two years old) can now receive TANF benefits beyond the previous 60-month limit¹.
4. Hospital Staffing Standards: The bill expands staffing committees in hospitals to include additional nursing staff, modifies staffing committee requirements, and clarifies standards for mandatory overtime and uninterrupted meal and rest breaks¹.
5. Warehouse Worker Safety: Regulations have been established for warehouse distribution center employers in Washington state to protect warehouse employees. These rules cover work quotas, monitoring work speed data, and rest and meal periods¹.
6. LGBTQ+ Education in Schools (SB 5462): Public schools in Washington now teach students about the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community and their perspectives¹.
7. Increased Funding for Special Education (HB 2180): Funding for special education has been raised based on student enrollment in school districts¹.
8. Liability Coverage for Gun Stores (HB 2118): Gun stores are now required to carry $1 million in liability coverage and implement extensive security measures¹.
9. Religious and Political Views in the Workplace (SB 5778): Employers can no longer force employees to attend meetings discussing their religious or political views¹.
10. Professional Licenses Regardless of Immigration Status (HB 1889): The state can no longer deny professional licenses based on immigration status¹.
11. Increased Funding for Paraeducators (SB 5882): Approximately $700 million will be allocated to hire more paraeducators in public schools, aiming to lower student-teacher ratios¹.
12. Hate Crime Hotline (SB 5427): The Attorney General’s Office will create a hate crime hotline for reporting and advice¹.
13. Washington Carbon Linked to Canada and California (SB 6058): This measure aims to streamline carbon reduction efforts and lower costs¹.
14. Washington Saves (SB 6069): Automatically creates individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for workers without access to employer 401K plans¹.
15. Penalties for Failing to Report Lost or Stolen Guns (HB 1903): Gun owners must report lost or stolen firearms within 24 hours¹.

In Germany, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler orders a bloody purge of his own political party, assassinating hundreds of Nazis whom he believed had the potential to become political enemies in the future. The event became known as the Night of the Long Knives.

The leadership of the Nazi Storm Troopers (SA), whose four million members had helped bring Hitler to power in the early 1930s, was especially targeted. Hitler feared that some of his followers had taken his early “National Socialism” propaganda too seriously and thus might compromise his plan to suppress workers’ rights in exchange for German industry making the country war-ready.

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The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival featured some of the most popular acts in the United States. Sly and the Family Stone’s set included “Everyday People,” a number-one hit at the time, and Gladys Knight and the Pips performed “Heard it Through the Grapevine” which had recently reached No. 2 on the charts. The acts were eclectic, showcasing talented Black artists from across a spectrum of genres. Jazz icon B.B. King, a young Stevie Wonder, Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji, psychedelic-influenced acts like the 5^th Dimension, and legendary comedienne Moms Mabley were just a few of the acts that took the stage throughout six Sundays. Critics have long pointed to the festival as a crucial point in American musical history, a coming-together of the sounds that were defining Black music at the time and would set the tone for American popular music for the next decade.

Why the Watershed 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival Was Overshadowed for 50 Years

BY: KAREN JUANITA CARRILLO

PUBLISHED: AUGUST 13, 2021

During the same summer as the legendary Woodstock music festival, the Harlem concert series featured major African American artists against a backdrop of massive s