Americans under 40 saw a massive increase in wealth since 2019 (www.axios.com)
We did?! Where?
US Senate advances $95 bln Ukraine, Israel aid bill after failed border deal (www.reuters.com)
A $95.34 billion bill that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after Republicans blocked compromise legislation that included a long-sought overhaul of immigration policy....
New York City sees tightest rental market in more than five decades (www.politico.com)
The city’s rental vacancy rate fell to its lowest level since 1968....
Researchers unveil method to detect 'forever chemicals' in under 3 minutes (phys.org)
New Jersey Institute of Technology chemists have demonstrated a new lab-based method to detect traces of PFAS from food packaging material, water and soil samples in just three minutes or less.
“Logistics” Outpost in Jordan Where 3 U.S. Troops Died Is Secretly a Drone Base (theintercept.com)
The Pentagon is covering up the real purpose of Tower 22: targeting the very Iran-backed militant groups that attacked last month. Tower 22, the U.S. base in Jordan where three American service members were killed last month, is not simply a “logistics support base,” as the Pentagon has described it....
Florida could remove the majority of mentions of climate change from state law (www.tampabay.com)
A bill backed by the speaker of the Florida House would also make wide-ranging changes to state energy policies....
Pro Sports in Las Vegas Aren’t Cheered by Everyone: The Super Bowl will be played at Allegiant Stadium, which received $750 million in public subsidies (www.nytimes.com)
The Super Bowl will be played at Allegiant Stadium, which received $750 million in public subsidies even as the city’s schools and other services have gone wanting....
Proposed mine outside Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp nears approval despite environment damage concerns (apnews.com)
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division said it will take public comments on the draft permits for 30 days before working up final versions to send to the agency’s director for approval....
Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event? (www.newyorker.com)
A Mississippi poultry plant is being sued by a woman whose 16-year-old son died working there (apnews.com)
D.C. to Dangerous Drivers: We Will Slow You Down! (usa.streetsblog.org)
Hind Rajab, 6, found dead in Gaza days after phone calls for help (www.bbc.com)
Hind Rajab was fleeing the city with her aunt, uncle and three cousins when the car they were travelling in appears to have come face to face with Israeli tanks, and come under fire....
A record number of Americans can’t afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help (apnews.com)
One state has a shortage of marijuana and its neighbor had too much. Here’s why (apnews.com)
Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell....
That Electric Toothbrush Botnet Story Is Totally Fake (gizmodo.com)
Nearly 200 abused corpses were found at a funeral home. Why did it take authorities years to act? (apnews.com)
A county coroner reported suspicions about bodies being poorly treated by a Colorado funeral home more than three years before nearly 200 decomposing bodies were discovered inside a decrepit building in October, according to newly unsealed court documents that raise questions about how the mistreatment of corpses was able to...
Meta Considering Increased Censorship of the Word “Zionist” (theintercept.com)
For years, Meta has allowed its 3 billion users around the world to employ the term “Zionist,” which refers to supporters of the historical movement to create a Jewish state in the Middle East, as well as backers of modern-day nationalism in support of that state and its policies....
FDA repeatedly rejected safety claims made by Philips after the CPAP recall but waited to alert the public, emails show (www.propublica.org)
As Philips reassured patients that millions of recalled machines were safe, internal emails show federal regulators privately told the company its testing didn’t account for the impact of long-term harm from tainted devices....
Why the Cost of Biden’s Climate Law Keeps Going Up (www.nytimes.com)
Forecasters say the president’s clean-energy incentives will be more effective than they had originally expected, in part because of new federal regulations....
Wells Fargo District Manager arrested for Target shoplifting spree across at least three cities (alachuachronicle.com)
Chicago becomes latest US city to call for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)
Chicago is latest U.S. city to approve such a non-binding resolution, following Atlanta, Detroit and San Francisco in recent months.
Tucker Carlson Reportedly Spotted In Moscow As Fans Speculate Interview With Putin (www.mediaite.com)
Previously, Carlson said he had planned to sit-down with the Russia president while at Fox News but then called it off claiming the U.S. government was monitoring him....
In Private Remarks to Arab Americans, Biden Aide Expresses Regrets on Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
In a closed-door meeting with Arab American leaders in Michigan this week, one of President Biden’s top foreign policy aides acknowledged mistakes in the administration’s response to the war in Gaza, saying he did not have “any confidence” that Israel’s government was willing to take “meaningful steps” toward...