Nobel Economics Prize Goes to Claudia Goldin (time.com)
A Texas Community Attracts Migrant Homebuyers and Republican Ire (news.yahoo.com)
In the dense, damp forests northeast of Houston, a pair of brothers hit on a viable real estate business model: Offer plots of cheap land and unconventional loans for people who wanted to build their own houses, with few restrictions....
Verified accounts spread fake news release about a Biden $8 billion aid package to Israel (www.nbcnews.com)
The edited White House news release has sparked false headlines that rose to the top of Google search results.
McDonald’s and Wendy’s win false advertising lawsuit (www.cnn.com)
Wendy’s and McDonald’s have emerged victorious from a lawsuit that accused the fast food chains of false advertising....
Nobel economics prize goes to professor for advancing the understanding of the workplace gender gap (apnews.com)
The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for research that has advanced the understanding of the gender gap in the labor market....
Amid Strikes, One Question: Are Employers Miscalculating? (www.nytimes.com)
NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected (apnews.com)
A New York judge sentenced a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that had been previously reached in a plea deal.
Powerball jackpot increases to $1.55 billion after no one wins (www.nbcnews.com)
Powerball’s massive jackpot will rollover and increase after Saturday’s drawing produced no winning tickets, according to the game’s website....
Historic change for tipped workers: Subminimum wage to end in Chicago restaurants, bars [USA] (www.usatoday.com)
Man accidentally shot child while officiating wedding near Lincoln, deputy says (www.klkntv.com)
A Texas man accidentally shot a child while officiating a wedding in Lancaster County on Saturday, the sheriff’s office says....
Cheong Hong Yuan on the Buying Wave of Short-Term Government Bonds: A Rational Choice or Short-sighted Move?
Short-term government bonds have recently been the darling of many investors. Behind every wave of investment in the stock market lies an anticipation of the future and a reaction to the present market conditions. This time, as global capital markets experience turbulence and the surge in long-term bond yields causes notable...
Get ready for water cut in Klang Valley tomorrow (www.thestar.com.my)
$6B in frozen Iranian funds remain unspent in wake of Hamas attack, Blinken says (thehill.com)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the $6 billion in Iranian funds expected to be unfrozen in the U.S. prisoner swap with Iran have remained unspent, pushing back against suggestions that the Biden administration’s deal may have contributed to Hamas’s recent attacks on Israel....
California governor vetoes bill that would have banned caste discrimination (apnews.com)
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have made California the first U.S. state to outlaw caste-based discrimination....
Giant asteroid the size of 1,000 capybaras to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA (www.jpost.com)
While the asteroid is traveling too far to pose any risk to the Earth, a possible impact event with it could become a worldwide catastrophe.
Delta is fourth major U.S. airline to find fake jet aircraft engine parts with forged airworthiness documents from U.K. company (fortune.com)
Over 60 percent of Gen Z have an anxiety disorder (thehill.com)
115 bodies found improperly stored at Colorado funeral home offering environmentally friendly burials (abcnews.go.com)
Police did not disclose what the funeral home was doing with the human remains....
Hawaii's 'overtourism' becomes growing debate as West Maui reopens for visitors (abcnews.go.com)
West Maui began reopening Sunday to visitors just two months after a wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina....
Blinken says US working to verify reports of several Americans dead in Israel (www.cnn.com)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the US is “working overtime” to verify reports of missing and dead Americans overseas after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against Israel....
The Marines are moving gradually and sometimes reluctantly to integrate women and men in boot camp (apnews.com)
Under a scorching sky at Marine Base Parris Island, two young recruits grapple awkwardly in hand-to-hand combat inside an Octagon training structure. Circling them, the drill instructor barks orders, “Hit her! Punch her! DO something!”...
Latino, Black enrollment in advanced math shot up after this simple change. (www.nbcnews.com)
Latino and Black students in advanced math courses grew when Texas districts stopped relying on recommendations and automatically enrolled qualifying students....
'The only option': Migrants say NYC remains best choice amid Adams' discouragement (www.politico.com)
The New York City mayor is in Latin America to dissuade migrants from coming to New York. Migrants say he’s disconnected from reality....
Jewish diaspora mourns attack on Israel, but carries on by celebrating holidays (apnews.com)
The Jewish diaspora awoke to horror Saturday in what was supposed to be among the most festive times on the Jewish holiday calendar....
Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation (apnews.com)
Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday, killing dozens and stunning the country. Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to...
