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Ohio lawmakers have sent a bill changing marijuana policy to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk, creating a slew of new criminal offenses, from buying weed in Michigan and bringing it back, to smoking in a public area ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/d...
Did Ohio GOP lawmakers' marijuana reform just create a bunch of new crimes? • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio lawmakers have sent a bill changing marijuana policy to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk, creating a slew of new criminal offenses, from buying weed in Michigan and bringing it back, to smoking in a…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Ohio lawmakers have sent a bill changing marijuana policy to Gov. Mike DeWine's desk, creating a slew of new criminal offenses, from buying weed in Michigan and bringing it back, to smoking in a public area ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/d...
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Ed Bambas is 88 and still working. A viral TikTok is helping him retire.
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He's 88, working full-time and struggling to retire. A viral video changed everything.
Ed Bambas, 88, works 40-hour weeks at his local Meijer in Detroit. After a video about him went viral, generous strangers stepped in to help.
www.usatoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Ed Bambas is 88 and still working. A viral TikTok is helping him retire.
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She cared for her dad while going through her own chemo.
He's 34, afraid no employers will want him once he's done caring for his mom.
She's a sandwich generation mom, and the weight of care sent her to the hospital.
This is caregiving in America: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h... @usatoday.com
He's 34, afraid no employers will want him once he's done caring for his mom.
She's a sandwich generation mom, and the weight of care sent her to the hospital.
This is caregiving in America: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h... @usatoday.com
Her baby was born at 26 weeks. She was expected to work from the hospital.
Nearly 450 readers responded to a USA TODAY survey about caregiving. Here's what they said about The Cost of Care.
www.usatoday.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
She cared for her dad while going through her own chemo.
He's 34, afraid no employers will want him once he's done caring for his mom.
She's a sandwich generation mom, and the weight of care sent her to the hospital.
This is caregiving in America: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h... @usatoday.com
He's 34, afraid no employers will want him once he's done caring for his mom.
She's a sandwich generation mom, and the weight of care sent her to the hospital.
This is caregiving in America: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h... @usatoday.com
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the playbook used to be that the billionaire tech elite quietly hired law firms to send letters & make legal threats to prying reporters. now they boast about it publicly. they know exactly what they’re doing: trying to chill future scrutiny & intimidate journalists from digging into their dealings
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
the playbook used to be that the billionaire tech elite quietly hired law firms to send letters & make legal threats to prying reporters. now they boast about it publicly. they know exactly what they’re doing: trying to chill future scrutiny & intimidate journalists from digging into their dealings
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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Musk effectively copied over all of Wikipedia and had Grok go over it to give it a far right bias in its framing in articles to turn it into a propaganda tool. It's conservapedia 2.0 backed by the world's richest man.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points
The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Musk effectively copied over all of Wikipedia and had Grok go over it to give it a far right bias in its framing in articles to turn it into a propaganda tool. It's conservapedia 2.0 backed by the world's richest man.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Note of caution: If a major part of a Substacker's brand is delivering "the story legacy media refuses to give you," chances are they are probably repurposing a scoop legacy media has already given you.
September 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Note of caution: If a major part of a Substacker's brand is delivering "the story legacy media refuses to give you," chances are they are probably repurposing a scoop legacy media has already given you.
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Booster Shots Help Prevent Severe COVID-19 in People With Cancer jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Booster Shots Help Prevent Severe COVID-19 in People With Cancer
COVID-19 booster shots effectively prevented hospitalizations among people with cancer, according to a retrospective study published in JAMA Oncology.
jamanetwork.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Booster Shots Help Prevent Severe COVID-19 in People With Cancer jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Some #breaking #genderwagegap news: It's getting wider.
New Census data shows the gender wage gap widened for the second year in a row. For every dollar a man makes in America, a woman made 84 cents in 2022, 83 cents in 2023 and 81 cents in 2024.
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New Census data shows the gender wage gap widened for the second year in a row. For every dollar a man makes in America, a woman made 84 cents in 2022, 83 cents in 2023 and 81 cents in 2024.
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How big is the gender wage gap now? What new Census data shows.
The female-to-male earnings ratio fell in 2024 to 80.9% from 82.7% in 2023. In 2022, the ratio was 84%.
www.usatoday.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Some #breaking #genderwagegap news: It's getting wider.
New Census data shows the gender wage gap widened for the second year in a row. For every dollar a man makes in America, a woman made 84 cents in 2022, 83 cents in 2023 and 81 cents in 2024.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... via @usatoday.com
New Census data shows the gender wage gap widened for the second year in a row. For every dollar a man makes in America, a woman made 84 cents in 2022, 83 cents in 2023 and 81 cents in 2024.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... via @usatoday.com
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America's moms love their jobs. Why are so many leaving them?
I teamed up with @baileyschulz.bsky.social & @jguynn.bsky.social on this story about mothers with young children leaving the workforce. Here's why it's happening and why it matters:
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I teamed up with @baileyschulz.bsky.social & @jguynn.bsky.social on this story about mothers with young children leaving the workforce. Here's why it's happening and why it matters:
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They were told they could have it all. So why are so many moms leaving their jobs?
The penalty for motherhood? More women are leaving their jobs, undermining their careers and earning potential and spelling trouble for the economy.
www.usatoday.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
America's moms love their jobs. Why are so many leaving them?
I teamed up with @baileyschulz.bsky.social & @jguynn.bsky.social on this story about mothers with young children leaving the workforce. Here's why it's happening and why it matters:
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... via @usatoday.com
I teamed up with @baileyschulz.bsky.social & @jguynn.bsky.social on this story about mothers with young children leaving the workforce. Here's why it's happening and why it matters:
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... via @usatoday.com
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RFK Jr. is to us what an asteroid was to the dinosaurs.
September 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
RFK Jr. is to us what an asteroid was to the dinosaurs.
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Those who had mild COVID-19 had a 3-point IQ decline. Those with unresolved persistent symptoms, had a 6-point loss in IQ. Those who had been admitted to the ICU for COVID-19 had a 9-point loss in IQ. Reinfection resulted in another 2-point loss in IQ.
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Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including significant drops in IQ scores
Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.
theconversation.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Those who had mild COVID-19 had a 3-point IQ decline. Those with unresolved persistent symptoms, had a 6-point loss in IQ. Those who had been admitted to the ICU for COVID-19 had a 9-point loss in IQ. Reinfection resulted in another 2-point loss in IQ.
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
August 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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National Guardner?
National Park Service workers laid off, and now the National Guard is doing landscaping in DC. Felon Trump really turned soldiers into gardeners.
National Park Service workers laid off, and now the National Guard is doing landscaping in DC. Felon Trump really turned soldiers into gardeners.
August 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
National Guardner?
National Park Service workers laid off, and now the National Guard is doing landscaping in DC. Felon Trump really turned soldiers into gardeners.
National Park Service workers laid off, and now the National Guard is doing landscaping in DC. Felon Trump really turned soldiers into gardeners.
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1 in 10 Americans have a rare disease, and half of those patients are children. For parents of children with rare diseases, advocacy can be a full-time job, and the results are life or death.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
1 in 10 Americans have a rare disease, and half of those patients are children. For parents of children with rare diseases, advocacy can be a full-time job, and the results are life or death.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... via @usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... via @usatoday.com