Pickleball Is America's Fastest-Growing Sport – But Is It Also The Most Dangerous? Report Shows It Could Cost US $500 Million In Medical Expenses (finance.yahoo.com)
Pickleball, a fusion of tennis, badminton and table tennis, has gained recognition as the fastest-growing recreational sport in the United States since 2019, and its popularity continues to soar on a global scale.
Never Mind the Delivery, More Online Consumers Are Turning to Store Pickup (www.wsj.com)
The hybrid fulfillment tactic known as buy online, pickup in store is proving resilient in postpandemic retail business
American abducted and held for 8 months in Mexico is released (www.nbcnews.com)
Minnesota and Wisconsin issue air quality alerts amid a new round of Canada smoke (www.npr.org)
Only a few weeks after Canada’s smoke covered the Midwest, a new outburst of plumes are traveling to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Insurance may not cover birth control drug Opill without prescription (www.cnbc.com)
An otter in California that keeps bullying people off of their surfboards has been too quick for wildlife officials to catch (www.insider.com)
Inmate with 'survivalist skills' who escaped Pennsylvania jail is in custody after manhunt (www.nbcnews.com)
Michael Charles Burham is accused of kidnapping a Warren County couple in May while on the run from authorities in New York, where he was a murder suspect.
Chinese Scientists Are Leaving the United States (foreignpolicy.com)
Facing an increasingly suspicious research climate, a growing number of Chinese scientists are leaving the United States for positions abroad, the latest indicator of how worsening U.S.-China relations are complicating academic collaboration and could hamstring Washington’s tech ambitions.
Hollywood Shuts Down After 160,000 Actors Walk Off the Set (youtu.be)
Americans haven't felt this good about the economy in almost two years (finance.yahoo.com)
A commonly followed measure of consumer confidence in the US economy just increased to the highest level since September 2021.
Florida rocked by home insurance crisis: ‘I may have to sell up and move’ (www.theguardian.com)
Soaring hurricane-cover premiums are bad news for the state’s homeowners – and Ron DeSantis is accused of dragging his feet
Elon Musk says Twitter cash flow is negative due to ad revenue declines, ‘heavy debt’ (www.cnbc.com)
United reaches preliminary, 4-year labor deal with pilots, with up to 40% raises (www.cnbc.com)
United Airlines and its pilots’ union have agreed to a preliminary labor deal that includes pay increases of as much as 40.2% over four years, ending months of tense negotiations and airport pickets. The deal makes United’s aviators the latest from a major airline to reach an agreement for higher wages amid the post-pandemic...
Tesla builds its first Cybertruck four years after unveiling prototype (www.cnn.com)
Tesla finally built its first Cybertruck, the company tweeted Saturday, two years behind schedule.
Sheriff says baby dies after teen mom put fentanyl in bottle (www.cnn.com)
With 735 million people hungry, UN says world is 'off track' to meet its 2030 goal (www.reuters.com)
Rehabilitated sea turtle released in Florida Keys to join Tour de Turtles (apnews.com)
Mexico surpasses China as top U.S. trade partner (www.cbsnews.com)
Cruise line apologizes after dozens of whales slaughtered in front of passengers (abcnews.go.com)
A cruise line has apologized to over 1,000 of its passengers after one of its ships arrived at port in the middle of a whale hunt where dozens of the marine mammals were being slaughtered.
Historically Low Faith in U.S. Institutions Continues (news.gallup.com)
Americans’ faith in major societal institutions hasn’t improved over the past year following a slump in public confidence in 2022....
Revealed: How major US banks are funding anti-LGBTIQ groups (www.opendemocracy.net)
Bank of America and Goldman Sachs have both been lauded for their LGBTIQ-friendly workplaces. But tax filings uncovered by openDemocracy show nonprofit foundations linked to the banks have also funded ultraconservative groups fighting to roll back civil rights for the queer community worldwide....
Tenants push Biden for rent control on all government-backed housing (wagingnonviolence.org)
… The Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, manages both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which play a big role in the multifamily housing market by buying the mortgages issued by banks to multifamily landlords, thus assuming the risk of nonpayment. The Newberry Parc arrangement is quite common. Last year, Fannie Mae and Freddie...
US military police find missing 14-year-old girl in barracks on California Marine Corps base (apnews.com)
Two weeks after a 14-year-old girl’s grandmother reported that she had run away in early June, the teenager was found in an unusual location: Inside the barracks at a California Marine Corps base north of San Diego....
United Auto Workers could strike next after Teamsters (therealnews.com)
United Auto Workers’ labor agreements at the Big 3 automakers – Ford, GM, and Stellantis – just began. Their current contracts expire in mid-September, and the new UAW leadership has been crystal clear: they’re not afraid to take 150,000 of its members out on strike if their demands aren’t met. This would be less than...