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Nearly 40% of renters worry they’ll never be able to buy home: Survey (thehill.com)

The rise of the scammy car loan (www.vox.com)

Traffic Blockade Protests Were a Nuisance. Lawmakers Want to Make Them a Felony. (www.motherjones.com)

Did grocery chains take advantage of COVID shortages to raise prices? FTC says yes in new report (www.usatoday.com)

Airport executive shot in firefight with federal agents at his home in Arkansas (www.yahoo.com)

Conservative Christian women in red states are rising up to defend IVF (www.washingtonpost.com)

“They were attacking my faith. It bothered me to the core,” said Sara, a Southern Baptist who identifies as pro-life. “Because I had never viewed [IVF] as wrong, as anything other than beautiful and bringing another life into the world. … I’ve actually had a lot of friends pray for me and encourage me and help me along...

A record number of Americans can't afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help (apnews.com)

Single mom Caitlyn Colbert watched as rent for her two-bedroom apartment doubled, then tripled and then quadrupled over a decade in Denver — from $750 to $3,374 last year....

No Fap (Masturbation abstinence) is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried - NPR (www.npr.org)

This is an article about the online communities of people who abstain from masturbation. It discusses the reasons people join these communities and the potential harms and benefits. Some people find these communities helpful in overcoming pornography addiction. However, there is concern that these communities spread inaccurate...

Pro-Palestine Marchers at Sundance Call Out ‘Genocide Joe’ Biden; Jewish Leaders Outraged for Hostage Families at Festival (variety.com)

Buying Home and Auto Insurance Is Becoming Impossible (www.wsj.com)

Huge losses from national disasters prompt industry to jack up prices and pull back from some markets; ‘worst possible scenario’ for consumers...

World’s five richest men double their money as poorest get poorer (www.theguardian.com)

Putin could be open to a pause in fighting amid Russia-Ukraine war: Report (thehill.com)

Russian President Vladimir Putin may be open to a cease-fire in his war with Ukraine, so long as the country could still declare victory, a new report by the New York Times found....

A Demographic Time Bomb Is About to Hit the Beef Industry (www.wired.com)

Disney is about to own all of Hulu (www.theverge.com)

Disney’s paying more than $8 billion for Comcast’s stake in Hulu.

School board member blames "Holy Spirit" for making her share a Nazi meme (boingboing.net)

White House walks back Biden comments that he had seen pictures of beheaded Israeli children (news.yahoo.com)

The White House was forced to walk back on president Joe Biden’s claim to have seen “confirmed pictures” of “terrorists beheading children” in Israel....

Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks (www.wsj.com)

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut...

Grizzly bear kills couple and their dog at Banff National Park in Canada (www.cbsnews.com)

Woman propped up to look alive for family after already being declared dead at Adena Hospital, records show (sciotovalleyguardian.com)

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A recent incident at Adena Health System has intensified scrutiny of its cardiology department. A 65-year-old woman died during what should have been a routine heart catheterization, leading to pressing questions about the practices and credentials of the physicians involved. What happened after her time of...

Disney tickets, PS5s, and big-screen TVs: Florida parents exploit DeSantis' school vouchers (popular.info)

Florida parents are taking advantage of an expanded school voucher program championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R), according to messages from private Facebook groups obtained by Popular Information. The private Facebook messages reveal how parents are using the new

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