Will gasoline prices continue to increase in 2024? (dinosaurgames.io)
Gasoline prices in recent years have had many large fluctuations. So I wonder in what direction it will change in 2024 and the coming years?
Amid Florida’s Measles Outbreak, Surgeon General Goes Against Medical Guidance - The New York Times (Free article) (www.nytimes.com)
An uptick in state personhood bills fuels growing fears over IVF restrictions (www.nbcnews.com)
In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling, reproductive rights groups are sounding the alarm over personhood legislation in 14 states....
Utah House committee approves Ten Commandments bill despite constitutional concerns (www.ksl.com)
A Utah lawmaker is no longer pushing for public schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments but wants to add other biblical precepts and the Magna Carta to the curriculum.
Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million (www.theguardian.com)
Results confirm how uncommon known complications are as researchers confirm benefits from vaccines still ‘vastly outweigh the risks’...
FTC sues to block Kroger-Albertsons merger, saying it could push grocery prices higher (www.cbsnews.com)
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal could result in higher prices for millions of American consumers....
Wendy's Is Introducing Uber-Style 'Surge Pricing' (www.foodandwine.com)
United Airlines raises checked bag fee $5, following American (www.cnbc.com)
American, JetBlue and Alaska have all raised baggage fees this year....
Lebanon delays response to western-drafted ‘de-escalation’ proposal (thecradle.co)
The proposal demands no concessions from Israel, which has illegally occupied Lebanese land for decades
What You Need to Know About the Legal Quest to Destroy America's Labor Protections (www.hamiltonnolan.com)
Highly contagious Norwalk gastrointestinal virus on the rise in the US. (www.sacbee.com)
Wash your hands! This is an awful thing to contract.
US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher (apnews.com)
Trump appeals New York civil fraud verdict (www.cnbc.com)
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Alabama IVF ruling divides devout Christians: 'Fewer children will be born' (www.bbc.com)
When Alabama’s Supreme Court defined frozen embryos as children, the shock and confusion was immediate. Major hospitals pulled fertility services and would-be parents scrambled for clarity on what would happen next....
Bronx medical school students receive free tuition after $1 billion donation (abcnews.go.com)
Jam Master Jay: Two Men Found Guilty in Murder of Run-D.M.C. DJ (www.rollingstone.com)
Trump's request to suspend E. Jean Carroll's $83M verdict swiftly denied by judge (www.rawstory.com)
U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan declined a request to grant a stay after a jury ordered Donald Trump to pay writer E. Jean Carroll over $83 million for defamation....
Russian businessman Antipov questioned in fraud case - agencies (www.reuters.com)
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Florida scrambles to get retired teachers to return to combat shortage (www.newsweek.com)
Legislators in Florida are considering a bill that would help retired teachers return to the workforce....
Tuition will be free at a New York City medical school thanks to a $1 billion gift (www.npr.org)
Students in their fourth year at Einstein, located in the Bronx in New York City, will be reimbursed for the spring 2024 semester, and beginning in August, tuition will be free “in perpetuity,” the school said Monday.
BP exec's husband guilty of insider trading $1.8 million, snooped on her calls (www.cnbc.com)
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40 migrants found sleeping in Queens basement after e-bike battery tip (www.nbcnewyork.com)
Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions (apnews.com)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year’s campaign for governor....
United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off (apnews.com)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy — the Richmond-based women’s group that helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments — is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it....
Boeing's safety culture falls short despite the company's efforts to fix it, according to experts (apnews.com)
When it comes to safety culture at Boeing, there is a “disconnect” between senior management and workers, and employees responsible for checking the company’s planes question whether they can raise issues without fear of retaliation, according to a panel of outside experts....
