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Senate to hold hearing on crisis-plagued federal prisons

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he plans to hold an oversight hearing on the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after The Associated Press reported that the agency is keeping its embattled ex-director on the payroll as an adviser to his successor

The Independent UK

Federal Government Under Fire Over Conditions at Atlanta Federal Prison

Senators allege Bureau of Prisons officials turned a blind eye to rapidly deteriorating conditions at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta.

Reason

Biden's New Bureau of Prisons Director Won't be Able To Run Away From the Agency's Corruption

The federal prison system is plagued by corruption and civil rights abuses.

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Spa 24 Hours: Lamborghini loses pole for engine infringement

Lamborghini has lost pole position for this weekend’s Spa 24 Hours for an engine infringement.

Autosport

Muller questions need for BoP in WTCR

Yvan Muller has questioned the continued use of Balance of Performance by WTCR, saying he finds it “more and more” of a struggle to enjoy the series.

Autosport

Porsche "barely had a chance" against Corvette, Ferrari in Monza WEC

Porsche feels it “barely had a chance” against its GTE Pro rivals Corvette and Ferrari in Sunday’s World Endurance Championship race at Monza due to Balance of Performance changes.

Autosport

How Glickenhaus implosion helped Alpine to Monza WEC glory

Peugeot stole the headlines ahead of its FIA World Endurance Championship bow at Monza with the futuristic 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, but it was Glickenhaus that stole the show in Italy - at least, until an engine failure set up a Toyota versus Alpine showdown. The Signatech-run machine emerged victorious,…

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How Glickenhaus implosion helped Alpine to Monza glory on Peugeot's debut

Peugeot stole the headlines ahead of its World Endurance Championship bow at Monza with the futuristic 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, but it was Glickenhaus that stole the show in Italy - at least, until an engine failure set up a Toyota versus Alpine showdown. The Signatech-run machine emerged victorious, after…

Autosport

Glickenhaus convinced Monza win was still on despite penalty

Glickenhaus believes it would have been able to come back from a penalty in Sunday’s Monza FIA World Endurance Championship round to challenge for victory but for its dramatic turbo failure.

Motorsport

Glickenhaus convinced Monza WEC win was still on despite penalty

Glickenhaus believes it would have been able to come back from a penalty in Sunday’s MonzaWorld Endurance Championship round to challenge for victory but for its dramatic turbo failure.

Autosport

‘They might have to give birth in chains’: Abortion access behind bars after the end of Roe v Wade

Abortion access in prisons was already ‘abysmal.’ The end of Roe v Wade made things even worse, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

WEC sets first Peugeot BoP for Monza debut

Peugeot’s new Le Mans Hypercar will be able to deploy hybrid power at a speed 40km/h lower than Toyota on its FIA World Endurance Championship debut at Monza this weekend.

Motorsport

Auer: Restart, not BoP tweak, key in Mercedes' Imola DTM turnaround

Lucas Auer says his restart in the DTM’s second Imola race was more responsible for earning Mercedes’ best result of the weekend in fourth than its improved Balance of Performance.

Autosport

Kobayashi: Le Mans organisers didn’t want Alpine LMP1 to win

Toyota’s Kamui Kobayashi believes Le Mans 24 Hours organisers gave Alpine a last-minute Balance of Performance change because it did not want a grandfathered LMP1 car winning the race.

Motorsport

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How dominant Toyotas put on a show to win Le Mans 2022

Toyota scored its fifth win on the trot at the Le Mans 24 Hours, but once again let its two cars battle it out. The #7 entry of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa eventually defeated the rival #8 crew after an intense battle that was only decided by…

Autosport

How dominant Toyotas put on a show to win Le Mans 2022

Autosport

Ferrari hit by power reduction in latest Le Mans BoP tweak

Ferrari has suffered a power reduction in a revised GTE Pro Balance of Performance for the Le Mans 24 Hours, issued by event organiser Automobile Club de l'Ouest on Wednesday.

Motorsport

Porsche braced for "hard" Le Mans due to lack of BoP changes

Porsche drivers Gianmaria Bruni and Frederic Makowiecki fear that the German marque could be on for another tough Le Mans 24 Hours based on the Balance of Performance in the GTE Pro class.

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Alpine working to address Le Mans straightline speed deficit

Alpine is working to resolve a lack of straightline speed ahead of practice and qualifying for this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours FIA World Endurance Championship round.

Motorsport

Alpine's Lapierre hopeful of closer Le Mans battle with Toyota

Alpine driver Nicolas Lapierre is hopeful that the French marque can provide a sterner challenge for Toyota in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours than it was able to offer in 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Federal prison inmate to get gender-affirming surgery: ACLU

Cristina Nichole Iglesias has been fighting for years to have the procedure. She is serving a 28-year prison sentence for threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction.

Motorsport

Van der Zande says IMSA has BoP wrong in Prototype class

Renger van der Zande says the Cadillacs are being too heavily penalized by the Balance of Performance in place at the moment in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

WEKU

How the newest federal prison became one of the deadliest

Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there.

Motorsport

Porsche team unhappy with BoP in Portimao DTM opener

SSR Performance team owner Stefan Schlund feels Porsche wasn’t balanced correctly against its rivals in the opening round of the 2022 DTM season at Portimao.

Tribune News Service

Woman formerly held at Fort Worth prison could be 1st to receive gender-affirming surgery

FORT WORTH, Texas — A judge has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to schedule gender-affirmation surgery for a transgender woman who has experienced repeated delays in receiving treatment, including when she was housed at a Fort Worth women's prison.

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