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Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers to not restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation has found. nyti.ms/3ZCBEQR
December 17, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers to not restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation has found. nyti.ms/3ZCBEQR
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BREAKING: President Biden scores a huge win for the American people as his FTC bans surprise junk fees from ticketing platforms, vacation rental websites, and hotels.
They labeled them as “unfair” and “deceptive."
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They labeled them as “unfair” and “deceptive."
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December 17, 2024 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: President Biden scores a huge win for the American people as his FTC bans surprise junk fees from ticketing platforms, vacation rental websites, and hotels.
They labeled them as “unfair” and “deceptive."
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They labeled them as “unfair” and “deceptive."
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Many friends, Eliot A. Cohen has found, are despondent over Trump's victory. "I respect their points of view but have decided to look elsewhere for advice, and so have turned to a different set of friends—those sitting on my bookshelves."
How to Navigate the Era of Trump
Advice from the friends who sit on my bookshelves.
www.theatlantic.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Many friends, Eliot A. Cohen has found, are despondent over Trump's victory. "I respect their points of view but have decided to look elsewhere for advice, and so have turned to a different set of friends—those sitting on my bookshelves."
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He never has, and he never will.
December 9, 2024 at 9:02 PM
He never has, and he never will.
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This is Sligo. I caught him in one tiny moment of stillness before he returned to the process of annihilating my photo set at the humane society today. He is available for adoption in Burlington, VT! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
December 9, 2024 at 11:55 PM
This is Sligo. I caught him in one tiny moment of stillness before he returned to the process of annihilating my photo set at the humane society today. He is available for adoption in Burlington, VT! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
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For more than six years, Alice Loksha Ngaddah bided her time, waiting for an opportunity to escape her abductors. She had been kidnapped in Nigeria by a splinter group of Boko Haram, one of the world’s deadliest terrorist groups. She described her daring escape and how faith kept her alive.
How a Nigerian Nurse Abducted by Boko Haram Planned Her Escaped
After being abducted by an offshoot of Boko Haram in Nigeria six years ago, a Christian nurse describes her daring escape and how faith kept her alive.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:03 PM
For more than six years, Alice Loksha Ngaddah bided her time, waiting for an opportunity to escape her abductors. She had been kidnapped in Nigeria by a splinter group of Boko Haram, one of the world’s deadliest terrorist groups. She described her daring escape and how faith kept her alive.
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For three decades, BRCA mutations have been inextricably linked with breast cancer. But branding BRCA as “the breast-cancer gene” has meant that some people—especially men—don’t realize that they, too, should get screened, @kristenvbrown.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/lw70dIRK
November 24, 2024 at 10:23 PM
For three decades, BRCA mutations have been inextricably linked with breast cancer. But branding BRCA as “the breast-cancer gene” has meant that some people—especially men—don’t realize that they, too, should get screened, @kristenvbrown.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/lw70dIRK
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“Taiwan Travelogue,” which won the National Book Award for translated literature this week, explores how centuries of colonization have obscured the island country’s true soul, writes Talya Zax:
The Sense That Most Defines a Culture
Yáng Shuāng-zǐ’s "Taiwan Travelogue" shows how colonization shapes the culinary landscape of a place.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:36 PM
“Taiwan Travelogue,” which won the National Book Award for translated literature this week, explores how centuries of colonization have obscured the island country’s true soul, writes Talya Zax:
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An infant has died after being infected with listeria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, with 10 other people also being infected in the outbreak, which has been linked to recalled meat and poultry products from the Yu Shang Food brand.
Child dead, 11 people infected by listeria linked to ready-to-eat meat brand
Yu Shang Food items including beef shank and chicken feet have been recalled amid a listeria outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
wapo.st
November 23, 2024 at 3:42 PM
An infant has died after being infected with listeria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, with 10 other people also being infected in the outbreak, which has been linked to recalled meat and poultry products from the Yu Shang Food brand.
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Biden’s gambit will fail for the same reason his broader Ukraine policy has: It ignores the conflict’s basic math, Jennifer Kavanagh argues.
New Missiles Won’t Change Ukraine’s Broken War Math
The incoming Trump administration needs to learn from Biden’s mistakes.
foreignpolicy.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Biden’s gambit will fail for the same reason his broader Ukraine policy has: It ignores the conflict’s basic math, Jennifer Kavanagh argues.
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As the left flees and X loses broader relevance, it becomes a more overtly right-wing site, @alibreland.bsky.social writes. But the right needs liberals on X in order to push conservative perspectives into the mainstream.
The Right Has a Bluesky Problem
The X exodus is weakening a way for conservatives to speak to the masses.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
As the left flees and X loses broader relevance, it becomes a more overtly right-wing site, @alibreland.bsky.social writes. But the right needs liberals on X in order to push conservative perspectives into the mainstream.
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Florida surgeon general Joseph A. Ladapo called for a halt to adding fluoride to Florida’s water, citing controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.
Florida surgeon general calls for halting fluoride in water, echoing RFK Jr
The state’s top health official cited controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Florida surgeon general Joseph A. Ladapo called for a halt to adding fluoride to Florida’s water, citing controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.
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🚨 The House just passed HR 9495, a bill that poses a chilling threat to civil society and dissent.
📢 Read the ACLU's statement & contact your senators today to urge them not to take up this dangerous legislation before they adjourn. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
#DefendDemocracy #FreeSpeech
📢 Read the ACLU's statement & contact your senators today to urge them not to take up this dangerous legislation before they adjourn. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
#DefendDemocracy #FreeSpeech
ACLU Statement on House Passage of Dangerous Civil Society Attack Bill | American Civil Liberties Union
H.R. 9495 was narrowly blocked last week after Congress received more than 100,000 messages urging them to oppose
www.aclu.org
November 22, 2024 at 2:16 PM
🚨 The House just passed HR 9495, a bill that poses a chilling threat to civil society and dissent.
📢 Read the ACLU's statement & contact your senators today to urge them not to take up this dangerous legislation before they adjourn. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
#DefendDemocracy #FreeSpeech
📢 Read the ACLU's statement & contact your senators today to urge them not to take up this dangerous legislation before they adjourn. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
#DefendDemocracy #FreeSpeech
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Traditional powers are worried about Trump 2.0, but much of the world has had the opposite reaction, Christopher S. Chivvis and Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner write.
Why Emerging Powers Are Welcoming Trump’s Victory
Traditional powers are worried about Trump 2.0, but much of the world has had the opposite reaction.
foreignpolicy.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Traditional powers are worried about Trump 2.0, but much of the world has had the opposite reaction, Christopher S. Chivvis and Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner write.
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I'm totally OK with being called woke. It just means that I'm showing off my green flags. Happy to follow others with green flags.
#woke
#woke
November 21, 2024 at 1:23 PM
I'm totally OK with being called woke. It just means that I'm showing off my green flags. Happy to follow others with green flags.
#woke
#woke
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President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to nominate former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi to become the next U.S. attorney general, hours after former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) withdrew.
Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general, is a longtime loyalist
The president-elect announced his plans to nominate the former Florida attorney general, who served on his impeachment defense team, to the Cabinet role hours after embattled former congressman Matt G...
wapo.st
November 22, 2024 at 12:25 PM
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to nominate former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi to become the next U.S. attorney general, hours after former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) withdrew.
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The MAGA lightning rod faced an increasingly narrow path to confirmation, even in a GOP-led Senate next year, given the number of Republican enemies he made orchestrating the ouster of Kevin McCarthy as House speaker last year, as well as allegations that he paid for sex with a minor.
Matt Gaetz attorney general confirmation was in doubt ahead of withdrawal
Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department faced an all-but-impossible path to confirmation, even in a GOP-led Senate next year
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:51 PM
The MAGA lightning rod faced an increasingly narrow path to confirmation, even in a GOP-led Senate next year, given the number of Republican enemies he made orchestrating the ouster of Kevin McCarthy as House speaker last year, as well as allegations that he paid for sex with a minor.
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Here are some things to know about the incoming Republican-controlled Senate, which starts work on Jan. 3.
Meet the Republican and Democratic senators of the 119th Congress
The 119th Congress sees Republicans regaining control of the Senate with a 53-47 majority.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Here are some things to know about the incoming Republican-controlled Senate, which starts work on Jan. 3.
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Analysis by Aaron Blake: Former congressman Matt Gaetz’s (R-Florida) time as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general has come to an end.
Here are some key takeaways from Matt Gaetz’s exit.
Here are some key takeaways from Matt Gaetz’s exit.
Analysis | 4 takeaways from Matt Gaetz’s exit
It was an early setback for Trump, and it shows that the system can still stand up to him — at least when it’s relatively easy to do so.
wapo.st
November 21, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Analysis by Aaron Blake: Former congressman Matt Gaetz’s (R-Florida) time as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general has come to an end.
Here are some key takeaways from Matt Gaetz’s exit.
Here are some key takeaways from Matt Gaetz’s exit.
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BREAKING: Matt Gaetz withdrew as Attorney
General just 45 minutes after CNN called to ask him about a SECOND sexual encounter with his alleged victim.
The woman who claims she had sex with him when she was a minor told the Ethics Committee that she actually had two sexual encounters with him.
General just 45 minutes after CNN called to ask him about a SECOND sexual encounter with his alleged victim.
The woman who claims she had sex with him when she was a minor told the Ethics Committee that she actually had two sexual encounters with him.
November 21, 2024 at 6:58 PM
BREAKING: Matt Gaetz withdrew as Attorney
General just 45 minutes after CNN called to ask him about a SECOND sexual encounter with his alleged victim.
The woman who claims she had sex with him when she was a minor told the Ethics Committee that she actually had two sexual encounters with him.
General just 45 minutes after CNN called to ask him about a SECOND sexual encounter with his alleged victim.
The woman who claims she had sex with him when she was a minor told the Ethics Committee that she actually had two sexual encounters with him.
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We are LOVING Bluesky so far. The user base seems so much saner and the fascists are few and far between. What a refreshing change from Twitter/X.
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November 14, 2024 at 11:47 PM
We are LOVING Bluesky so far. The user base seems so much saner and the fascists are few and far between. What a refreshing change from Twitter/X.
Please share to help us find our followers. And tag any accounts you think we should follow!
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