By Cara Michelle Miller A new study reveals an information gap in online grocery shopping: Crucial nutrition and allergen details—required on food packaging in stores—are often missing on grocery websites. Consumers have long relied on food packaging in brick-and-mortar stores for key nutrition labeling. However, research from Tufts University and New York University (NYU) reveals […]
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Warren Buffett Says He Doesn’t Endorse Candidates, Issues Warning on Impersonators
By Jack Phillips Multi-billionaire Warren Buffett and his company issued a rare public statement on Wednesday in declaring that he does not endorse political candidates, responding to “fraudulent claims” about who he is endorsing in the 2024 presidential race. “In light of the increased usage of social media, there have been numerous fraudulent claims regarding […]
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Stocks Close the Week Higher, Bonds Hold Steady on Mixed Earnings and Inflation Outlook
By Panos Mourdoukoutas U.S. stocks and bonds ended up for the week but mixed performance of earnings reports and robust U.S. economic data led traders and investors to be wary of the direction of corporate earnings for the rest of the reporting season and the Fed’s next interest rate move in December. The S&P 500 […]
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Elon Musk Offers $1 Million Every Day for Voters Who Sign Petition, Prompting Governor’s Warning
By Jack Phillips Tesla owner Elon Musk said he would offer $1 million per day to registered voters who sign a petition and delivered a check for the prize money on Saturday to a person who signed up in Pennsylvania. Musk gave an oversized $1 million check to an attendee of his America PAC event […]
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Majority of Americans Feel Worse Off Now Than 4 Years Ago: Gallup
By Tom Ozimek A new Gallup poll reveals that more than half of Americans feel worse off financially than they did four years ago. The survey, released on Oct. 18, found that 52 percent of U.S. adults believe their financial situation has deteriorated since 2020, while 39 percent feel they are better off. A similar […]
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200-Plus Schools Received Food Likely Contamination With Listeria Bacteria: FSIS
By Naveen Athrappully Hundreds of schools across the United States received food products that could potentially be contaminated by pathogens, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). On Oct. 9, Oklahoma-based BrucePac pulled out nearly 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat (RTE) and poultry citing contamination risk by the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The […]
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Unprecedented Surge in Chinese Illegal Immigration Raises Security Concerns
By Simon Hankinson This is a lightly edited excerpt from Simon Hankinson’s testimony before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability at a hearing on “Security Risk: The Unprecedented Surge in Chinese Illegal Immigration” on May 16. I served as a foreign service officer in seven countries. I have adjudicated thousands of visa […]
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US Fines Lufthansa $4 Million for Denying Boarding to Jewish Passengers
By Aldgra Fredly The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) ordered Lufthansa on Oct. 15 to pay a $4 million fine following a May 2022 incident, in which the German airline denied boarding to 128 Jewish passengers. This marks the largest fine the DOT has ever issued against an airline for civil rights violations. The department […]
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Zelenskyy Sets Out ‘Victory Plan’ in Ukrainian Parliament
By Chris Summers Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has unveiled part of his “victory plan” to his country’s parliament in Kyiv. Zelenskyy has discussed the strategy with U.S. President Joe Biden and several other Western leaders, none of whom have given it their public support. The plan includes formally applying to join NATO and Zelenskyy told […]
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Illinois, Florida, and Delaware Top List of States With Highest Foreclosure Rates in the US
By Naveen Athrappully U.S. foreclosure filings and starts declined last month on an annual basis, with Illinois and Florida registering the highest rates in the country, according to real estate analytics firm ATTOM. There were 29,668 properties with foreclosure filings in September 2024 across the country, according to an Oct. 10 report from the firm. […]
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Mask Mandates Set to Return in Several California Areas: What We Know
By Jack Phillips Mask mandates will be returning to several counties in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, starting next month. The orders, which were handed down by individual counties, apply mainly to health care workers, although at least two Bay Area counties have extended the requirement to visitors and patients. A similar mandate was handed […]
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Supreme Court Overturns Ruling on Pennsylvania Law Allowing People Between 18 and 21 to Carrying Guns
By Jack Phillips The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court’s ruling that had allowed residents in Pennsylvania between the ages of 18 and 21 to carry firearms in public during states of emergencies, telling a federal appeals court to reconsider the case. The Supreme Court did not explain its ruling, and there […]
