How the number of abortions in each state has changed — in the places it was legal this year (www.nbcnews.com)
New research indicates that the number of abortions increased in the first half of 2023 in most states where they were legal this year....
The GDP gap between Europe and the United States is now 80% (www.lemonde.fr)
It was early this summer, before Americans started crossing the Atlantic to savor the sweetness of European life. Prices are very much affordable for them there, and the Wall Street Journal gave the reason as being Europe’s inexorable impoverishment: “Europeans are facing a new economic reality, one they haven’t...
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years for role in January 6 attack on US Capitol. (www.cbc.ca)
‘Complete’ models of human embryos created from stem cells in lab (www.theguardian.com)
Tiny structures are not identical to human embryos, but could have various uses in medical research...
Pencils with teeth: meet the tiny cookiecutter shark that attacked a catamaran off Cairns (www.theguardian.com)
The small sharks that damaged a catamaran off the coast of Cairns have been described as “pencils with teeth” and they have a history of trying to eat inanimate objects, including submarines....
Delta flight diverted after passenger reportedly has 'diarrhea all the way through the airplane' (www.foxbusiness.com)
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Florida Man Charged Over Failed Attempt to Cross Atlantic in Giant ‘Hamster Wheel’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum faces misinformation linked to COVID influencers (www.reuters.com)
At a beachfront park in Brisbane’s north, suspended Australian doctor William Bay told a gathering that an upcoming referendum to recognise the country’s first inhabitants and enshrine an Indigenous advisory body in the constitution would “open a gateway to unending tyranny and lawlessness”....
A Huge Threat to the U.S. Budget Has Receded. And No One Is Sure Why. (www.nytimes.com)
For decades, runaway Medicare spending was the story of the federal budget....
Russia covers nuclear bombers with tyres (www.telegraph.co.uk)
A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier used to deter migrants to the bank of the Rio Grande (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande after protests from the the U.S. and Mexican governments over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest tactic to stop migrants from crossing America’s southern border....
More wild Atlantic salmon found in U.S. rivers than any time in the past decade, officials say (apnews.com)
The last wild Atlantic salmon that return to U.S. rivers have had their most productive year in more than a decade, raising hopes they may be weathering myriad ecological threats....
Houston police leave felony standoff after crowd defending man becomes unruly (www.fox26houston.com)
A Florida Jewish Community Center canceled a Jewish author’s talk because her novel mentions slavery (forward.com)
Citing the "political climate," a Florida JCC canceled a Jewish author's talk about a book set in Virginia in 1811 that mentions slavery.
Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control over data collected (apnews.com)
Most major car manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information — though they are vague on the buyers, a new study finds, and half say they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order....
For 30 years, a memorial to Nazi collaborators sat largely unnoticed just outside Philadelphia. Now it’s drawing outrage. (www.inquirer.com)
Republican lawmakers launch an effort to block student-loan borrowers from enrolling in Biden's new plan intended to lower monthly payments (www.businessinsider.com)
GOP lawmakers have introduced bills to overturn Biden’s new SAVE income-driven repayment plan....
California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns (apnews.com)
A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school....
All signs point to a rise in Covid (www.nbcnews.com)
Signs in the U.S. continue to point to a rise in Covid activity as fall approaches....
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide (abcnews.go.com)
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state....
Tropical Depression 13 forms in Atlantic, could become "major hurricane" by end of week (www.cbsnews.com)
A new tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic and is forecast to become a powerful hurricane by the end of the week, according to the National Hurricane Center....
Carbon markets are 'bogus solutions' as rich world keeps polluting, African Climate Summit is told (apnews.com)
The summit has sought to reframe the African continent, which has enormous amounts of clean energy minerals and renewable energy sources, as less of a victim of climate change driven by the world’s biggest economies and more of the solution....
Canada advises LGBTQ2 travellers to be aware of U.S. state laws (globalnews.ca)
USA TODAY, Ipsos poll: 20% of Americans fear climate change could force them to move (www.usatoday.com)
Polling data shows an almost an equal number of people believe two completely different things: About 1 in 5 people surveyed were so concerned about global warming that they think it will make it more difficult to live in their area. About the same number said they either don't know if climate change is happening or don’t...
Weather Is Driving Up Your Food Bill. Winners and Losers. (www.barrons.com)
For food companies, it will be a balancing act between raising prices and losing customers. For the agriculture business, it may be a boon....
