Strikes

• Mamdani Names Nonprofit Leader and Ex-Rikers Inmate to Run N.Y.C. Jails - Stanley Richards is taking over as correction commissioner at an inflection point for the city’s jails. Mayor Zohran Mamdani also named Dr. Alister Martin to lead the health department.
• Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses on Strike in Protest Against ICE - After protesters called for a pause on economic activity and work to strike against the federal immigration crackdown, many business owners won’t open their doors on Friday.
• Nearly 15,000 Nurses Go on Strike at Major New York City Hospitals - Workers are demanding more robust staffing levels and higher pay. The strike comes three years after a smaller job action won significant gains.
• US military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people - The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny over the boat strikes is intensifying in Congress. The military said in a state