Rising crime makes some residents want to secede from cities

Jun 2, 2021 9 min

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As violent crime rises in Atlanta, the <a href="https://apple.news/A56T55GZMRm6ODSUP_t7f2A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that some residents of a wealthy, mostly white neighborhood are considering forming their own city. Pandemic-triggered workplace measures such as flexible hours and hazard pay may be coming to an end for many people. <a href="https://apple.news/AjzH6hPPeQXGfgzcI5Sgwpg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> looks at why some employers are starting to roll back these changes. An experimental gene therapy has had some success in partially restoring lost vision. The <a href="https://apple.news/AsU3rQ6WJQbSY4Wbe5g7zeA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> sums up the findings. One of the largest fossil discoveries in California history happened thanks to a ranger on routine patrol. The <a href="https://apple.news/AbOJyK1a2Q12wPKSwuT6cmQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> shows what’s been found.

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