Americans' net worth surged by a record 37% from 2019-2022 (www.cnn.com)
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....
Drugmakers agree to negotiate drug prices with government, White House says (www.nbcnews.com)
The manufacturers of 10 prescription drugs — including Eliquis, Xarelto and Januvia — will take part in the negotiations....
Netflix Just Sent Out Their Last DVD, And It's An Oscar-Nominated Remake (www.msn.com)
Joel and Ethan Coen’s 2010 remake of True Grit....
Bandcamp has been sold to SongTRDR (twitter.com)
…or whatever the hell its called. If you’ve bought music on the site, I’d say download a copy now before you get cut off.
Passengers left upside down as ride malfunctions in Canada (www.bbc.com)
The park's maintenance team brought the passengers safely to the ground after 30 minutes.
Wall Street Bet Big on Used-Car Loans for Years. Now a Crisis May Be Looming. (www.propublica.org)
The used-car market’s hot streak may be ending as borrowers struggle to make payments and regulators say some auto lenders are “setting up consumers to fail.”
Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose (www.nytimes.com)
Google's dominance of internet search faces major challenge in legal showdown with U.S. regulators (apnews.com)
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway....
Vietnam Air, Boeing near $10 billion deal for 50 737 Max planes, Bloomberg reports (www.cnbc.com)
Vietnam Airlines will sign an initial agreement to buy about 50 Boeing 737 Max jets in a deal valued at $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter....
NSA Orders Employees to Spy on the World “With Dignity and Respect” (theintercept.com)
Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes set to enter a plea to charges (apnews.com)
A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison is set to enter a plea in court to a first-degree murder charge on Tuesday....
Body seen along floating barrier Texas installed in the Rio Grande, Mexico says (apnews.com)
Experts warn of record US deaths from extreme heat (www.theguardian.com)
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This land has been in her family since the Civil War. Now, she's fighting to keep it. (www.whatimreading.net)
“I wanted to leave a legacy for our family,” 93-year-old Josephine Wright said.
Singapore to execute first woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years (www.bbc.co.uk)
Pioneering NASA 'Hidden Figure' Evelyn Boyd Granville dies at age 99 (www.space.com)
Clashes over Israel-Hamas war shatter students' sense of safety on US college campuses (apnews.com)
As a Jewish student, Eden Roth always has felt safe and welcome at Tulane University, where more than 40% of the students are Jewish. That has been tested by the aftermath of last month’s Hamas incursion into Israel....
A $10 billion battle is brewing over ownership rights to a 300-year-old sunken warship believed to hold the biggest maritime treasure ever (www.businessinsider.com)
A US salvage company is suing Colombia for half of a shipwreck’s estimated $20 billion treasure....
Three charged with sending Russia electronics for Ukraine war (www.cnbc.com)
Former San Diego detective, 3 women sentenced to prison for operating sex parlors (www.cbsnews.com)
A $1.4 million speeding ticket surprised a Georgia man before officials clarified the situation (apnews.com)
N.J. corrections official at center of corruption probe demoted after DUI arrest (newjerseymonitor.com)
State corrections officials have demoted and stopped paying a top Department of Corrections official who got arrested last week after police accused her of causing an August drunken driving crash in Ocean County that seriously injured an elderly woman....
Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die (www.nytimes.com)
While a narrative emerged that the pandemic indiscriminately struck the young and healthy, new evidence suggests that frail young adults were most vulnerable.
