Michigan Supreme Court rules out refunds for college students impacted by COVID-19 rules

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-supreme-court-refunds-college-students-covid-19-rules/

US gears up for all-out space war with China and Russia as west issued warning

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/usa-space-war-russia-china-33573671

Why the U.S. isn't ready for wars of the future, according to experts

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/31/g-s1-20106/us-war-warfare-drones-ai-pentagon-ukraine-gaza

RTO Mandates Can Only Ever Be Unfair, HR Expert Says

https://www.businessinsider.com/rto-mandates-are-always-unfair-expert-analysis-2024-8

Chinese Navy survey ship entered Japanese waters, Japan's defence ministry says

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-navy-survey-ship-entered-japanese-waters-japans-defence-ministry-says-2024-08-31/

COVID-19 surge causes closure of two schools, more might follow suit

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/health/covid-19-surge-results-closure-two-schools-more-might-follow-suit

Kroger exec makes pricing confession after leaked email to staff revealed shoppers were hurt by Kroger by more than just inflation

https://www.the-sun.com/money/12328192/kroger-exec-pricing-confession-leaked-email-inflation/

Fed's preferred inflation gauge rises 2.6% Y/Y in July, slightly less than expected

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4145469-feds-preferred-inflation-gauge-rises-26-yy-in-july-slightly-less-than-expected

European Union announces it will not recognize ‘legitimacy’ of Venezuela’s president

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3138860/european-union-announces-it-will-not-recognize-legitimacy-of-venezuela-president/

'Explosive path': Penn Wharton Model Experts say 'expensive' Trump tax plan will add $5.8 trillion to deficit

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-kamala-harris-tax-plans-deficit/

Allstate approved for 34% increase in California homeowners insurance rates

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-29/allstate-34-1-percent-rate-increase-homeowners-insurance

Labor Day gas prices are headed for three-year lows

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/30/business/gas-prices-labor-day-inflation/index.html

China, India agree to turn the page on border conflict ‘at early date’

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3276629/china-india-agree-turn-page-border-conflict-early-date

What to Know about Summer COVID surge: New variants, vaccine updates, symptoms

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4854972-covid-surge-summer-2024-variants-vaccine/

Russia Economy: China Banks Return Payments for Some Shipped Goods, Report Says

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-china-banks-return-payments-shipped-goods-exports-sanctions-2024-8

US economy in 'good shape' as it grows 3% fuelled by strong consumer spending

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/economy-good-shape-grows-3-33562880

Donald Trump's policies would make inflation surge, Nobel Prize-winning economist says

https://qz.com/donald-trump-kamala-harris-economy-inflation-tax-tariff-1851634578

Best Buy reports another drop in quarterly sales as shoppers remain cautious about gadget spending

https://apnews.com/article/best-buy-secondquarter-earnings-7e7cad21fc7b9f8e40f3d6cedf0b0b24

'Rats jumping off a sinking ship': Insiders dumping Truth Social stock as price tanks

https://www.rawstory.com/truth-social-sell-off-rats/

Temu accused of sending unsolicited marketing texts in class action lawsuit

https://www.fashiondive.com/news/temu-class-action-lawsuit-marketing-texts/725497/

FAA grounds SpaceX after Falcon 9 booster topples on landing : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/28/g-s1-19934/faa-spacex-falcon9-grounded-polaris-dawn

A popular website that connects caregivers with people in need deceived its users of millions of dollars, the FTC says

https://www.businessinsider.com/care-com-refund-misleading-earnings-ftc-settlement-2024-8

Indonesia and Australia sign defense agreement

https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-australia-defense-treaty-prabowo-subianto-marles-46e83f2b54a79d4b978dfe40b33ba50f

The Fed Is 'Shaken' by Labor Market Data, Will Deliver Steeper Rate Cuts - JP Morgan

https://www.businessinsider.com/fed-rate-cuts-labor-market-federal-reserve-jerome-powell-unemployment-2024-8

The hidden danger behind the Fed rate cuts

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/yen-carry-trade-unwind-tied-to-the-federal-reserve-rate-cuts/

Germany and the UK seek a new bilateral treaty as Starmer pursues a 'reset' with the European Union

https://apnews.com/article/germany-britain-scholz-starmer-european-union-relations-318c08c2b6e466b80156a6621cf91add

Most food waste happens at home – new research reveals the best ways to reduce it

https://theconversation.com/most-food-waste-happens-at-home-new-research-reveals-the-best-ways-to-reduce-it-236169

Companies are leveraging new Supreme Court rulings to weaken government's power

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/companies-are-leveraging-new-supreme-court-rulings-to-weaken-dcs-power-110520736.html

Cursor is ChatGPT for coding — now anyone can make an app in minutes

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/cursor-is-chatgpt-for-coding-now-anyone-can-make-an-app-in-minutes

One in eight people diagnosed with dementia 'may have liver disease instead'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/26/one-in-eight-diagnosed-dementia-may-have-liver-disease/

Bus driver shortage plagues schools as districts plead for more support

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/bus-driver-shortage-plagues-schools-districts-plead-more-support

China accuses Canada of protectionism over 100% tariffs on electric vehicles

https://apnews.com/article/china-canada-electric-vehicles-tariffs-evs-8bae4d11ef59de9ea4fad7349a074b24

Jake Sullivan lands in China, first US national security adviser to visit in 8 years

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3276072/jake-sullivan-lands-china-first-us-national-security-adviser-visit-8-years

Albertsons may have to sell itself, close stores, cut jobs if it can't merge with Kroger

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4143948-albertsons-may-have-to-sell-itself-close-stores-cut-jobs-if-it-cant-sell-to-kroger

US government approves new nuclear reactor for first time in 50 years: 'Excellent chemical stability'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/hermes-reactor-nuclear-generation-plant/

Now helium leak hits SpaceX, first commercial spacewalk mission, Polaris Dawn, postponed by one day

https://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/now-helium-leak-hits-spacex-first-commercial-spacewalk-mission-polaris-dawn-postponed-640650.html

Temu Parent Plunged After the Chinese Giant Signaled a Bleak Outlook

https://www.businessinsider.com/temu-parent-pdd-stock-down-declining-profitability-merchant-protests-returns-2024-8

People die waiting for a kidney transplant. Should donors be compensated?

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/08/26/nx-s1-5086459/theres-a-severe-kidney-shortage-should-donors-be-compensated

Feds take grocery merger to court amid 2024 fight over high food prices

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/feds-grocery-merger-fight-00176231

Scientists genetically engineer unusual new solution to humanity's pollution crisis: 'We are heading towards a climate disaster'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/genetically-modified-black-soldier-fly-larvae-australia/

NLRB says Amazon is a joint employer of some 3rd-party delivery drivers in California

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/24/nx-s1-5088580/amazon-delivery-drivers-nlrb-employees-teamsters

Boeing Starliner’s astronauts will now be in space until 2025. Here’s what they’ll do

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/science/boeing-starliner-nasa-astronauts-spacex/index.html

NASA's long-awaited decision on Starliner astronauts' return is imminent: Press conference today

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/24/nx-s1-5087892/nasa-starliner-astronaut-return-iss-decision-spacex-imminent

US Navy Supercarrier Gets Drone Command Center for $136M MQ-25s

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-supercarrier-drone-control-center-uav-mq-25-2024-8

Free at-home COVID-19 test program restarts

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4844637-free-covid-tests-mail-relaunch/

Real estate company helped to artificially inflate rents across America, Justice Department alleges

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/23/business/realpage-doj-antitrust/index.html

The Minimum Savings You Need To Be Able To Retire in All 50 States

https://www.gobankingrates.com/retirement/planning/minimum-savings-you-need-to-be-able-to-retire-in-all-50-states/

Halliburton confirms a cyberattack forced it to take its systems offline

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/23/tech/halliburton-cyberattack/index.html

AP Source: Biden to dispatch adviser to China as he looks to sharpen policy focus in final months

https://apnews.com/article/biden-sullivan-china-foreign-policy-0e38b17ca8b955081d35e604996cf298

Tech Companies Furious at New Law That Would Hold Them Accountable When Their AI Does Bad Stuff

https://futurism.com/the-byte/tech-companies-accountable-ai-bill

Tech giant announces world's first deployment of revolutionary grid-scale energy device: 'This ... project couldn't come online at a more critical time'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/ocean-energy-project-hawaii-ege-ob-35/

US Army Unit Adapting Ukraine Drone Innovations for US

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-army-unit-adapting-ukraine-drone-innovations-for-us-report-2024-8

China, Russia plot course for Arctic cooperation, shipping routes to counter West

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3275490/china-russia-plot-course-arctic-cooperation-shipping-routes-counter-west

Canadian freight railroads shut down, dealing a potential blow to North America’s economy

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/22/business/canadian-railroad-shut-down-hnk-intl/index.html

U.S. economy could be hit hard by lockouts at Canada's 2 major freight railroads

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-economy-canada-freight-railroads-lockouts/

Updated COVID vaccines are coming soon

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/08/22/nx-s1-5082372/updated-covid-vaccines-fda-approved

'People need to go to jail': Video allegedly shows meat industry colluding to price gouge

https://www.rawstory.com/people-need-to-go-to-jail-for-this-sh-t-video-shows-how-us-meat-industry-colludes-to-bo/

Federal judge tosses U.S. ban on noncompetes : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/21/g-s1-18376/federal-judge-tosses-ftc-noncompetes-ban

How Kamala Harris is winning over Wall Street

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/21/investing/kamala-harris-wall-street-relationship/index.html

Target's focus on lower prices in the grocery aisle start to pay off as comparable store sales rise

https://apnews.com/article/target-second-quarter-earnings-inflation-b44ec2c18919e0ba560fc019a77f6599

COVID is spreading more now than in any previous back-to-school season. 3 things parents can do

https://www.aol.com/news/covid-spreading-more-now-previous-225657057.html

State is overrun with bizarre floating log cabins that clog up waterways and infuriate millionaires by blocking views (as officials reveal they're legal)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13761367/maine-overrun-floating-camp-log-cabins-resident-backlash.html

A new COVID-19 vaccine offers long-lasting protection

https://knowridge.com/2024/08/a-new-covid-19-vaccine-offers-long-lasting-protection/

Alzheimer's may be an autoimmune disorder and may not be a brain disorder

https://www.earth.com/news/alzheimers-may-not-be-brain-disorder-important-data-was-fabricated/

Elon Musk's Twitter Buy the Worst Financing Deal for Banks Since 2008: WSJ

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-debt-financing-banks-2008-financial-crisis-2024-8

U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Continue to Fall, No Longer Signal Recession

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/20/us-leading-economic-indicators-continue-to-fall-no-longer-signal-recession/

Project 2025's Plan to Kill Medicare Via Default Enrollments in For-Profit Alternative

https://www.commondreams.org/news/project-2025-medicare

US Army's Hypersonic Dark Eagle Missile Recently Passed Critical Test

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-army-hypersonic-dark-eagle-missile-passed-critical-test-2024-8

Tirzepatide cuts risk of diabetes by 94% in adults with prediabetes and obesity or overweight, drugmaker says

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/20/health/tirzepatide-diabetes-lilly-trial/index.html

“Unconstitutional”: Kroger sues Federal Trade Commission ahead of merger court hearing

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/19/unconstitutional-kroger-sues-trade-commission-ahead-of-merger-hearing/

A much more infectious’ COVID variant fueling California’s relentless surge

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-19/californias-relentless-covid-surge-worsens-fueled-by-a-much-more-infectious-variant

9 Places You're Most Likely to Catch COVID as Summer Wave Surges

https://bestlifeonline.com/covid-hotspots-summer-2024-surge/

NASA discovered asteroid worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 that could make everyone on earth a billionaire

https://www.ladbible.com/news/science/nasa-16-psyche-astroid-true-worth-233972-20240816

Real estate commissions: Here's how to take advantage of court-ordered lower rates

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/real-estate-commissions/

Fast-Food Price Hikes Hit 'Tipping Point;' Sparks Combos, Value Deals

https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-food-price-rises-tipping-point-value-deals-combos-mcdonalds-2024-8

US Dollar Drops Amid Expectations Of Dovish Fed Release

https://www.latintimes.com/us-dollar-drops-amid-expectations-dovish-fed-release-557935

UAW members kick off Cornell University strike: "We're done playing around"

https://www.tag24.com/topic/labor-union/uaw-members-kick-off-cornell-university-strike-were-done-playing-around-3309880

Groundbreaking study concludes consuming more olive oil lowers your risk of dying from dementia

https://theheartysoul.com/dementia-mortality-oive-oil/

Why I Use LibreOffice Instead of Microsoft 365

https://www.makeuseof.com/libreoffice-why-instead-microsoft-365/

Disney Just Made an 'Absurd' Legal Argument, and 150 Million Disney+ Customers Could Be Affected

https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/disney-just-made-an-absurd-legal-argument-150-million-disney-customers-could-be-affected.html

Sitting Like This Can Bring Major Health Benefits As You Age

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/benefits-of-sitting-on-ground-ano_l_66c118f6e4b044939c2c9b61

Lebanon Plunges into Complete Darkness as Gas Oil Runs out to Fuel Power Plants

https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5051732-lebanon-plunges-complete-darkness-gas-oil-runs-out-fuel-power-plants

FTC finally makes a sneaky online shopping tactic illegal

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/ftc-online-shopping-tactic

Germany freezes Ukraine military aid as budget crisis hits at home

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/17/germany-freezes-ukraine-military-aid-as-budget-crisis-hits/

Why Americans Aren't Buying Electric Vehicles

https://www.driversdaily.com/guides/americans-arent-buying-evs

Cannabis users need over 200% higher dosage of sedation in surgeries

https://knowridge.com/2024/08/cannabis-users-need-over-200-higher-dosage-of-sedation-in-surgeries/

Are Annuities FDIC Insured?

https://www.gobankingrates.com/investing/annuities/are-annuities-fdic-insured/

Make American Great Again? Data show U.S. economy is doing great so let's keep it that way

https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2024/08/17/maga-american-economy-thriving-fearmongering/74725201007/

The US is experiencing its largest summer Covid wave in at least two years

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/health/covid-largest-summer-wave/index.html

Go to dinner with strangers in Indy with Timeleft

https://indytoday.6amcity.com/food/go-to-dinner-with-strangers-in-indy-with-timeleft

The FTC is banning fake reviews, false testimonials and all sorts of shady consumer deception with an ominous sounding 'final rule'

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the-ftc-is-banning-fake-reviews-and-testimonials-with-an-ominous-sounding-final-rule/

Tech war poll shows ‘China against the world’ while US in ‘commanding position’

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3274798/tech-war-poll-shows-china-against-world-while-us-commanding-position

Disney response to wrongful death lawsuit over allergy highlights danger of fine print

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/08/15/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit-arbitration/74805949007/

Senate votes nearly unanimously to pass revolutionary piece of nuclear energy legislation — here's what it would do

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/advance-act-nuclear-energy-bill-us-senate/

US shoppers sharply boosted spending at retailers in July despite higher prices

https://apnews.com/article/retailers-spending-consumers-inflation-stores-shoppers-economy-7032cf170e9fe2400715097dbffb74ab

US unemployment claims fall 7,000 to 227,000 in sign of resiliency in job market

https://apnews.com/article/jobs-economy-unemployment-federal-reserve-inflation-2d0e921036547cf6ae10c39c8edbc865

WHO declares mpox a public health emergency as newer strain spreads in Africa

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/declares-mpox-public-health-emergency-new-strain-spreads/story?id=112827103

Investors Are Whispering About a 'Crazy' Fix for Google's Search Monopoly

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-search-index-monopoly-remedy-doj-antitrust-2024-8

‘I’m down to eating ramen’: Social Security benefits aren’t keeping up with inflation

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/business/social-security-buying-power-inflation/index.html

Mars, maker of M&M's and Snickers, to buy Cheez-It owner Kellanova for nearly $30 billion

https://apnews.com/article/mars-kellanova-eggo-skittles-pringles-b47c6906bea9c285c2a94711a543f6c7

'Sloth Fever' Has Been Detected In Three Countries In Europe — Here's Everything We Know So Far

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/sloth-fever-symptoms-uk-risk-cases-europe_uk_66bc7d44e4b0b1dc53037104

Inflation continues to cool ahead of the Federal Reserve's next rate decision

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inflation-report-cpi-july-2024-federal-reserve/

Drought Continues to Cripple Panama Canal

https://climatecrisis247.com/news/drought-continues-to-cripple-panama-canal/

Scientists sound alarm over major issue plaguing older US cities: 'Making ... a difficult problem even more challenging'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/sewage-flooding-risk-coastal-cities/

US Senator Tells Retired F-16 Pilots to 'Fight for Freedom' in Ukraine

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-senator-urges-retired-f-16-pilots-to-join-ukraine-2024-8

This Biden Administration Proposal Just Might Salvage Your Credit Report

https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/personal-finance/articles/this-biden-administration-proposal-just-might-salvage-your-credit-report/

Bank branches are disappearing. Here's a ranking of banks with the most IRL spots

https://qz.com/bank-branches-ranking-wells-chase-citi-bofa-1851613477

New report reveals unbelievable progress of China's recent construction projects: 'How come the rest of the world is so slow?'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/china-renewable-energy-industry-leading/

Home Depot issues a warning about the economy

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/investing/home-depot-earnings-housing/index.html

AI-generated woman realism sends social media users on X/Twitter into meltdown

https://www.indy100.com/viral/ai-generated-realistic-woman-social-media

Hundreds of Legal Experts Push Biden to Drop 'Punitive and Deadly' Economic Sanctions That Harm Civilians

https://www.commondreams.org/news/u-s-sanctions

Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-consumers-economy-spending-federal-reserve-c69408f05baeffac0023ceb76b747999

Proteus becomes the world's first manufactured non-cuttable material

https://thepremierdaily.com/proteus-becomes-the-worlds-first-manufactured-non-cuttable-material/?utm_source=smartnews

The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button

https://apnews.com/article/consumer-protection-ftc-fcc-biden-250f6eece6e2665535019128e8fa38da

Chinese automaker unveils low-priced EV, posing threat to US auto industry: 'They will … demolish most other car companies'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/chinese-electric-car-byd-seagull-us/

New Biomaterial Could Finally Repair Damaged Cartilage in Injured Joints

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-biomaterial-could-finally-repair-damaged-cartilage-in-injured-joints

US to counter China's quantum threat with new post-quantum cryptography standards

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-quantum-security-cryptography-standards

Musk Says X Advertiser 'Boycott' Violated RICO. RICO Lawyer Disagrees.

https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-advertiser-boycott-rico-antitrust-suit-2024-8

US credit cardholders in 'crisis' as they face an 'addiction' to spending, financial expert warns

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/us-credit-cardholders-crisis-face-addiction-spending-financial-expert-warns

America’s Credit Card Crisis: Here’s How High the Average Balance Is Now

https://money.com/average-credit-card-balance-increase-transunion/

MIT Economist Blasts AI Hype, Says It's Too Dumb to Really Impact Jobs

https://futurism.com/the-byte/mit-economist-blasts-ai-hype-too-dumb-jobs

Kroger's new dynamic AI pricing scheme is 'corporate greed is out of control': critics

https://www.rawstory.com/kroger-pricing-strategy/

New compound flips memory back on in Alzheimer's cases

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/memory-molecule-alzheimers/

Tech News The internet relies on vulnerable undersea cables — but the biggest risks aren't the ones you think

https://www.businessinsider.com/undersea-internet-cables-more-at-risk-from-accidents-than-sabotage-2024-8

Estate 'There's a reckoning happening': An underrated risk will crater property values in high-risk markets by up to 60%

https://www.businessinsider.com/real-estate-housing-market-climate-change-outlook-prediction-floods-burt-2024-8

Despite making up 13% of the U.S. population, only 6% of physicians are Black. Bloomberg hopes to fix that with his $600m gift to HBCUs.

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/bloomberg-donates-600m-to-hbcus

Coffee-Dementia Link Continues to Unfurl

https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aaic/111365

Classic word processor WordStar gets a new "plug-and-play" release by one of its most loyal users

https://www.techspot.com/news/104165-classic-word-processor-wordstar-gets-new-plug-play.html

Unemployment claims fall: A welcome sign for America’s slumping job market

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/economy/initial-jobless-claims-august-3/index.html

Those Samsung smartphones given to Olympic athletes? They may violate sanctions on North Korea

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-north-korea-samsung-smartphones-sanctions-02fec24674d7043105e13a592247a757

'Lord of the Rings' made almost $3 billion, but Cate Blanchett said the actors got paid hardly anything: 'I basically got free sandwiches.'

https://www.businessinsider.com/cate-blanchett-lord-of-the-rings-paid-film-free-sandwiches-2024-8

Elon Musk is being ridiculous. Companies are free to choose where to advertise

https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/article/2024/aug/07/elon-musk-is-being-ridiculous-companies-are-free-to-choose-where-to-advertise

Taco Bell Is Giving Customers Exactly What They Want: Cheap Fast-Food

https://www.businessinsider.com/taco-bell-cheap-fast-food-gives-diners-what-they-want-2024-8

Turkey to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-request-israel-genocide-international-court-b108804917281ea3576d8c2516282a2d

Trump Meme Coin DJT Falls to Nearly Zero as Dev-Linked Wallet 'Rugs'

https://decrypt.co/243414/trump-meme-coin-djt-falls-nearly-zero-rugs

Here’s who to blame — and who not to blame — for the slumping US economy

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/economy/blame-slumping-us-economy/index.html

Twitter Sues Advertisers over Advertiser Boycott

https://knowtechie.com/x-corp-sues-advertisers/

EPA in emergency action bans Dacthal, a pesticide and herbicide harmful to fetuses

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/08/06/epa-bans-dacthal-herbicide/74688204007/

Grim new trend spotted in viral image of human 'AdWalkers': 'This is embarrassing for everyone'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/wales-human-billboards-advertising-trend/

What are carry trades and how did they contribute to this week's global market mayhem?

https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-carry-japan-currency-9611229d14e547e11f7e0299f2a6d00a

Protesters who toppled Hasina want a Nobel laureate to lead Bangladesh. Who is Muhammad Yunus?

https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-protests-interim-government-mohammad-yunus-160a493f4fdc9c0505d6a10325bd5383

China to beef up regulations on fentanyl chemicals, White House says

https://www.reuters.com/world/china-beef-up-regulations-fentanyl-chemicals-white-house-says-2024-08-06/

A huge FTC fine exposed CarShield's 'worry-free' car repair scheme

https://www.thestreet.com/automotive/a-huge-ftc-fine-exposed-carshields-worry-free-car-repair-scheme

U.S. doesn't look like it's in recession, Fed's Goolsbee tells CNBC

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-doesnt-look-like-its-recession-feds-goolsbee-tells-cnbc-2024-08-05/

Elon Musk Is Suing OpenAI and Sam Altman Again — Here's Why

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-sues-openai-sam-altman-again-why-2024-8

What's About to Change For People Buying and Selling Homes

https://time.com/7006951/nar-settlement-whats-changing/

Bitcoin price in free fall as crypto market crashes

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bitcoin-price-crash-crypto-market-b2591235.html

Punching In: Fifth Circuit Takes Up Trump Overtime Rule Lawsuit

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/punching-in-fifth-circuit-takes-up-trump-overtime-rule-lawsuit-28

FTSE plunges with billions wiped off stocks as global markets go into meltdown

https://www.gbnews.com/money/ftse-global-markets-crash-us-europe-stocks

Stocks routed in Asia, tumble in Europe as markets fear U.S. recession in wake of weaker than expected jobs report

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stocks-routed-markets-fret-us-economy-jobs-report/

EcoFlow’s Power Hat is a floppy, phone-charging solar lid for your noggin

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/3/24212686/ecoflow-power-hat-solar-powered-hat-usb-c-charger-smartphone

Berkshire Hathaway Sits on $280 Billion After Slashing Apple Stake

https://www.businessinsider.com/berkshire-hathaway-apple-stake-second-quarter-earnings-report-2024-8

Is China’s Monkey King set for global game glory, despite cultural differences?

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3272954/chinas-monkey-king-set-global-game-glory-despite-cultural-differences

Wave of popular beaches across East Coast state are abruptly shut down after grim discovery

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13705519/East-Coast-state-beaches-shut-bacteria.html

Real Estate Deals in America Are Getting Canceled at the Last Minute — for the Most Insignificant Reasons

https://moneywise.com/a/ch-oath/real-estate-deals-in-america-are-getting-canceled-at-the-last-minute-for-insignificant-reasons

Video game performers are on strike — and it keeps coming back to AI : Consider This from NPR

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/1198912993/video-games-ai-artificial-intelligence-warner-bros-strike

JPMorgan considers suing consumer watchdog over Zelle

https://www.reuters.com/legal/jpmorgan-considers-suing-consumer-watchdog-over-zelle-2024-08-02/

Fed's Barkin tells PBS program he won't prejudge what to do at next meeting

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/feds-barkin-tells-pbs-program-he-wont-prejudge-what-do-next-meeting-2024-08-03/

As Trump Stumps Against CBDC, Fed Chair Says 'Nothing New' With Digital Dollar

https://decrypt.co/242980/trump-stumps-against-cbdc-fed-chair-says-nothing-new-digital-dollar

Buffalo AKG Art Museum named on TIME World's Greatest Places 2024 list

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2024/08/01/buffalo-akg-art-museum-named-on-time-worlds-greatest-places-2024-list/74559022007/

Digital replicas to be banned under proposed AI law

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-law-digital-replica-deepfake-b2590110.html

Google to release clever new Maps upgrade that solves stressful parking issue for drivers - and it’s completely free

https://www.the-sun.com/motors/12089119/google-maps-upgrade-solves-parking-issue-free/

Nvidia faces US probe over rival complaints related to sales practices

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4133149-nvidia-faces-us-probe-over-rival-complaints-related-to-sales-practices

Inflation math is changing America's dinner plans

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5057854/inflation-prices-restaurants-groceries-dinner

Children of freed sleeper agents only learned they were Russians on the flight, Kremlin says

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-an-fsb-agent-deep-cover-russian-sleeper-agents-among-those-returned-2024-08-02/

US judge throws out $4.7 billion verdict against NFL in 'Sunday Ticket' lawsuit

https://www.reuters.com/sports/nfl/us-judge-throws-out-47-bln-verdict-against-nfl-sunday-ticket-lawsuit-2024-08-02/

COVID-19 rises in Indianapolis and cross U.S. Here's what to know.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2024/08/01/covid-19-cases-in-indiana-in-2024/74607435007/

Employers added 114,000 jobs in July, far fewer than expected, while unemployment jumps

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jobs-report-july-2024-unemployment/

COVID-19 Vaccine Nasal Drops Could Stop Viral Transmission

https://www.iflscience.com/covid-19-vaccine-nasal-drops-could-stop-viral-transmission-75386

Global stocks PLUNGE over fears of 'US economic collapse' as fund managers admit: 'We didn't expect it to get this bad'

https://www.gbnews.com/money/recession-warning-interest-rate-us

Blowflies found to carry bird flu virus

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-blowflies-bird-flu-virus.html#!

Illinois bans companies from forcing workers to listen to their anti-union talk

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/30/nx-s1-5040451/captive-audience-anti-union-religious-meetings-afl-cio

Record Payouts on Biggest US Grid Signal Costs of Reliable Power

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-30/power-plant-payouts-on-biggest-us-grid-to-rise-to-record-in-june

Michigan Supreme Court ruling on minimum wage called a disaster for tipped workers: 'They did not ask for this plan'

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/mi-minimum-wage-ruling-called-a-disaster-for-tipped-workers

The Federal Reserve is getting closer to cutting interest rates

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/31/nx-s1-5057593/federal-reserve-inflation-interest-rates-economy

Mark Cuban: Cost Plus Is Disrupting US Drug Pricing, Big Pharma

https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-cost-plus-strategy-disrupt-drug-pricing-big-pharma-2024-7

US proposes barring airlines from charging family seating fees

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-proposes-barring-airlines-charging-family-seating-fees-2024-08-01/

Indiana’s new high school diplomas may be accepted at IU, but not Purdue, letters say

https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2024/07/31/iu-purdue-offer-feedback-on-high-school-diplomas/