Policing Autism | Why Climate Matters to Landlocked Iowa

www.ozy.com [OZY.COM]( [VIEW ONLINE]( 10 MUST READS TODAY [Daily Dose]( Tuesday Nov 12, 2019 1 [Fast Forward]( [Fast Forward]( [Are Police Finally Learning to Deal With Autism?]( From car license plate tags to specialist training, tools are in place to curb police excesses. On a morning in 2018, a then 18-year-old Reginald “Neli” Latson sat outside a Stafford County, Virginia, school library waiting for it to open when a police officer approached him. Latson, who is African American and autistic, did not give his name to officers when he was asked and attempted to walk away, which led to an altercation. Latson was charged with assaulting a police officer. He was sentenced to two years behind bars and eight years of probation. Latson’s situation is all too common for the autistic community. According to a 2017 study from Drexel University in Philadelphia, by age 21, 1 in every 5 youths with autism is stopped and questioned by police, and 1 in 20 is arrested. Now, police departments, state governments, universities, hospitals and researchers are beginning to come together to break that cycle and improve relations between the autistic community and police. [READ MORE]( 2 [The Huddle]( [The Huddle]( [A Swaggering Scorer Revives Hoop Dreams at Arkansas]( After a childhood of adversity, Chelsea Dungee is a breakout star on the court. Every basketball player wants to cook up a coach like this, one with green lights, not stop signs. At Arkansas, women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors’ only diktat is that his players have to practice a Cirque du Soleil move before they can use it in the game. Practice it once, of course. That’s enough. Go play. The dynamic, impetuous, rambunctious Chelsea Dungee takes gleeful advantage of the freedom. [READ MORE]( 3 [Acumen]( [Acumen]( [Why Climate Change Is a Winning Issue in Landlocked Iowa]( The heartland's fears of climate change could affect who becomes president. It was the night of the Liberty and Justice Celebration in Des Moines, the biggest campaign event of the Democratic presidential race so far. And when Tom Perez was asked what he would like to hear more about from the candidates in Iowa, the Democratic National Committee chair didn’t reach for bromides about issues like rural health care or ethanol subsidies. No, it was climate change that caught his attention. “You talk to folks in Iowa, Nebraska, elsewhere, climate change isn’t simply the West Coast and East Coast — you know it here,” he said. Indeed. Landlocked Iowa, the heartland of the country, is being crippled by climate change, as seemingly biblical floods ruin crops and retirement plans. In fact, historic rainfalls battered both eastern and western parts of the state this year. This led to a surprising finding from a report by the Iowa Policy Project and the University of Wisconsin: The impacts of climate change on increased rainfall are much clearer in Iowa and the Upper Midwest than anywhere else in the country. [READ MORE]( [Sponsored by: Revtown]( [Can Blue Jeans Change Your Life? Duh.]( Grabbing your favorite pair of jeans is simple — but the work that goes into making them is not. That’s why these former Under Amour execs spent decades in the apparel industry to bring that know-how to what they know best: the GOAT of blue jeans. Using a proprietary Italian fabric that combines denim, stretch and durability — the stuff of football jerseys and yoga pants — these jeans will go everywhere you need them to, whether that’s racing to the office or hiking the Appalachian Trail. And? Delivered straight to your doorstep means you get killer jeans at a [killer price.]( 4 [News + Politics]( [Santiago Abascal and Spain’s Electric Electoral Slide to the Right]( Spain's far-right Vox Party saw its support more than double in Sunday's election, behind its charismatic leader. 5 [Immodest proposal]( [Sex Cam Sites Should Dole Out Mental Health Advice]( It may not be sexy, but it's a way for anxious sex cam users to gain access to therapy. 6 [Acumen]( [Latin America’s One Big Bright Spot]( Colombia is bucking the region's downward economic trend. 7 [True Stories]( [That Time I Was Roofied in Hong Kong]( Going wild in Wan Chai was going to be dicey enough without your road dog having a death wish and you getting drugged. But welcome to Hong Kong! 8 [Acumen]( [Why You Should Hire Someone Who Went to Prison]( Once a surefire way to tank a job application, a criminal record may no longer be a barrier to employment. In fact, just the opposite. 9 [The New + the Next]( [Looking for Love? Blockchain to the Rescue]( A wave of blockchain-based dating apps is promising to make finding love safer and more transparent. 10 [Flashback]( [The Morphine Queen Who Defied the Nazis]( This Prussian baroness wrote erotic poetry and mainlined morphine — until Nazis took exception to her decadence. You Should Know This [When Food Gets Political: Delicious Stories of Theft, War, Scandal and Protest]( OZY Media Mountain View, California 94040 This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Read Online](