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Mar 06 2023
News
Gavin Newsom Says California Is “Done” With Walgreens After Abortion Pill Stance
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday that his state will no longer do business with Walgreens because the pharmacy chain decided not to dispense abortion pills.
Walgreens initially said in January that it would offer mifepristone, one of the medications used to induce an abortion. The Food and Drug Administration changed its rules to allow pharmacies in states that still
New Republic
Feb 27 2023
News
Apartment Rents Fall as Crush of New Supply Hits Market
Apartment rents fell in every major metropolitan area in the U.S. over the past six months through January, a trend that is poised to continue as the biggest delivery of new apartments in nearly four decades is slated for this year.
Renters with new leases in January paid a median rent that was 3.5% lower than they would have paid last August, according to estimates from listing
Wall Street Journal (News)
Mar 23 2023
News
Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says
Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday.
More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 and by far the most since the ALA began keeping data 20 years ago.
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Associated Press
Jan 13 2023
Analysis
Crypto crime hits record $20 bln in 2022, report says
Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record $20.1 billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by U.S. sanctions skyrocketed, data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis showed on Thursday.
The cryptocurrency market floundered in 2022, as risk appetite diminished and various crypto firms collapsed. Investors were left with large losses and regulators stepped up
Reuters
Sep 01 2022
News
Legality questioned of mass-surveillance tool that warrantlessly tracks US citizens and their 'patterns of life'
The cellphone tracking tool Fog Reveal has been utilized by law enforcement agencies across the U.S. to track American citizens and study their movement. The tool — to which access is secured by way of subscription — helps investigators and others bypass cellphone companies and internet service providers when seeking users' historical GPS data. Fog Reveal has also been used to track citizens
The Blaze
Feb 10 2023
News
Texas taxpayers face a $100 million bill to update voting machines with equipment that doesn’t exist yet
When state lawmakers passed a sweeping and controversial new election law in 2021, they quietly included a provision that drew little notice or debate.
But election administration experts say the measure is unprecedented, it mandates the purchase of voting technology that doesn’t currently exist — and it’s on the verge of costing taxpayers more than $100 million.
Sponsors of the
The Texas Tribune
Feb 10 2023
News
Canada smashes expectations with 150,000 jobs gain, jobless rate stays 5% in Jan
OTTAWA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian economy gained a net 150,000 jobs in January, smashing expectations, while the jobless rate held steady at 5.0%, Statistics Canada (Statscan) data showed on Friday. Analysts surveyed by Reuters had forecast a net gain of 15,000 jobs and for the unemployment rate to edge up to 5.1% in January from 5.0% in December. January's job additions, the fifth
Reuters
Mar 10 2023
News
US employers add 311,000 jobs in February, more than expected
The US economy added jobs at a solid clip in February, likely ensuring that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates for longer, though wage inflation showed signs of cooling.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 311,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department’s closely watched employment report showed on Friday. Data for January was revised lower to show 504,000 jobs added instead of the
New York Post (News)
Feb 15 2023
Opinion
Republicans and Democrats, Unite Against Big Tech Abuses
The American tech industry is the most innovative in the world. I’m proud of what it has accomplished, and of the many talented, committed people who work in this industry every day. But like many Americans, I’m concerned about how some in the industry collect, share and exploit our most personal data, deepen extremism and polarization in our country, tilt our economy’s playing field, violate
Joe Biden
Mar 24 2023
News
Transgender Texans and doctors say Republican lawmakers misconstrue what science says about puberty blockers and hormone therapy
Several Republican Texas lawmakers are clashing with medical groups over whether puberty blockers and hormone therapies help or hurt transgender kids. Those conflicting positions come as some legislators push bills that would limit — or completely block — queer youth from accessing transition-related treatments that many medical associations support.
Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels
The Texas Tribune