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Merrick Garland rapidly erasing Trump effect at Justice Department

Attorney General Merrick Garland is quickly negating the Trump administration’s law enforcement legacy, dismaying conservatives with a burst of aggressive reversals and new policies.

Why it matters: As a former prosecutor and respected federal judge, Garland's devotion to the rule of law has always been core to his identity.

Attorney General Bill Barr played a central role in the Trump administration's most high-profile controversies, from undermining the Russia investigation to intervening in the cases of indicted Trump associates to ordering the forcible clearing of protesters in Lafayette Square Park.

played a central role in the Trump administration's most high-profile controversies, from undermining the Russia investigation to intervening in the cases of indicted Trump associates to ordering the forcible clearing of protesters in Lafayette Square Park.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which Giuliani once led, is known to be highly independent.

The Justice Department also announced on Wednesday that three Georgia men were charged with federal hate crimes in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, whose death was a rallying cry during last year's racial-justice protests.

Garland, who played a leading role in the prosecution of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, has vowed to make prosecuting the Capitol rioters his "first priority.". »

Google's push to bring employees back to offices in September is frustrating some employees who say they'll quit if they can't be remote forever

Authored by businessinsider.com

A half-dozen Google employees who spoke with Insider shared a similar sentiment or said they knew colleagues who had made permanent moves during the pandemic.

"A lot of my colleagues have moved away with no real intention of coming back," one of those employees said.

Three Google employees said they noticed an increase in messages from recruiters at other companies emphasizing their remote work policies. »

Fish have been swallowing microplastics since the 1950s

Authored by eurekalert.org

To learn how these microplastics have built up over the past century, researchers examined the guts of freshwater fish preserved in museum collections; they found that fish have been swallowing microplastics since the 1950s and that the concentration of microplastics in their guts has increased over time.

These specimens are more than just dead fish, though--they're a snapshot of life on Earth.

Hoellein and his graduate student Loren Hou were interested in examining the buildup of microplastics in freshwater fish from the Chicagoland region. »

Enderle says he vandalized Moorhead mosque ‘as a joke’

Authored by kvrr.com

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Charges have been filed against a Moorhead man in connection to recent vandalism at a Moorhead mosque.

Enderle also told police that he “doesn’t hate them” and said he vandalized the mosque “to get a reaction from the community and the media.”. »

Japanese Firms Plan to Boycott Chinese Partners Forcing Uyghurs to Work

Authored by japan-forward.com

Japanese companies say they will take a firm stance in suspending business relations with business partners that are found to be forcing Uyghurs to work.

Japanese companies are subject to criticism if their Chinese partners use the forced labor of Uyghurs at any stage in the supply chain.

The problem is that the threat of a Chinese boycott of Japanese companies looms in cases where business relationships are terminated because of human rights violations found in the Chinese supply chain. »