A 13-year-old child in Connecticut collapsed during gym class and was rushed to the hospital; he died two days later of what doctors concluded was a fentanyl overdose. Two other students at the school were also rushed to the hospital over similar concerns. When school officials investigated, they found 40 bags of powdered fentanyl hidden throughout the middle school. In the …
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Watching the screen on a gas pump while filling your vehicle’s tank is liable to induce a panic attack. Paying for a used car almost requires taking out a second mortgage. Speaking of mortgages, members of the middle class are being priced out of the housing market as home prices march relentlessly upward. Many price increases are out of control. How did …
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The media is quick to explain away the runaway inflation that is squeezing American families and darkening the prospects of Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. “The U.S. economy has been hit with increased gas prices, inflation, and supply-chain issues due to the Ukraine crisis,” CBS News tweeted on Tuesday. Its article went on to claim, “Although many Americans may prefer that the …
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Yunis is an 8-year-old girl much like any other. She loves playing outside with her friends, the satisfaction of solving a new math problem, and her best turquoise satin dress with bows along the neck. Of course, being an 8-year-old isn’t all fun and games, especially when her sister and brothers sometimes get on her nerves. I have never met …
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Want to feel better? You’ll need to get permission first. It’s called prior authorization, and it adds another layer of bureaucracy for patients and health care providers to surmount. Prior authorization was designed as an administrative tool to “limit the prescribing of non-preferred, usually more expensive, drugs by required providers to obtain pre-approval” from insurance companies in order to receive reimbursement. Though …
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) seems intent on harming its patient, the U.S. economy. On the heels of the highest consumer inflation in four decades, the U.S. Department of Labor’s producer-price index (PPI) shows that inflation is accelerating and the Fed has been downright negligent. The PPI had its second highest increase in the history of the index, both in terms of month-over-month and …
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Abridged Summary February’s jobs report showed widespread strong jobs growth but lower real wages. Although the number of jobs in the nation is at 99% of its February 2020 level, inflation has risen much faster than wages, making people demonstrably worse off. Headline Numbers February’s jobs report showed better-than-expected jobs growth, with 678,000 nonfarm jobs added last month—well above Wall Street’s consensus …
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Two women, friends and colleagues for many years, have joined together to fight the offshore wind farms that threaten Atlantic Ocean fisheries—and our nation’s food supplies. TPPF represents them in a lawsuit against the federal government. Bonnie Brady tells her story. What they have promised does not—and cannot—exist The first time offshore wind turbines appeared on our radar, the promise …
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Two women, friends and colleagues for many years, have joined together to fight the offshore wind farms that threatened Atlantic fisheries—and our nation’s food supplies. TPPF represents them in a lawsuit against the federal government. Meghan Lapp tells her story. I first became involved with offshore wind even before working at Seafreeze. Prior to my current job I worked in …
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She tried her best — both to comply with the sharp demands from the flight attendant that she mask her 2-year-old daughter and to console the upset toddler. Another passenger recorded the harsh words of the flight attendant to the young single mother: “If (the toddler) can’t wear a mask, then she shouldn’t travel with you.” She tried a bottle. The flight …
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