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Pivotal bridge from Winnie the Pooh series to be auctioned

The adventures of the honey-loving bear “Winnie the Pooh” have captivated children — and their parents — for nigh-on 100 years. Fans now have a chance to own a central piece of Pooh’s history, when a countryside bridge from southern England goes up for auction next week. The author of… Read More

US consumer spending rebounded in August despite COVID

U.S. consumer spending accelerated in August amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, even as inflation stayed high due to snarled supply chains and a release of pent-up demand. Consumer spending rose 0.8% in August, up from a decline of 0.1% in July. Income rose by a smaller 0.2%, the Commerce… Read More

Biden’s spending plans on the brink

On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to CNN about the trillion-dollar, bipartisan plan for infrastructure, not to be confused with President Joe Biden’s massive $3.5 trillion spending proposal, the Build Back Better plan. On CNN, She promised, “I said we’ll have the vote tomorrow… I want it to pass.”… Read More

Western U.S. regulators warn of dry reservoirs, restrictions

California’s reservoirs are so dry from a historic drought that regulators warned Thursday it’s possible the state’s water agencies won’t get anything from them next year, a frightening possibility that could force mandatory restrictions for residents. California has a system of giant lakes called reservoirs that store water during the… Read More

Past scandals haven’t fazed Big Tech… but this one might

Wall Street Journal recently reported the deleterious effect of Instagram on teenage girls’ mental health. After that scandal, Facebook paused its plan for “Instagram Kids.” Nineteen-year-old Gigi Painter hopes Facebook’s planned Instagram Kids never becomes a reality. Growing up in a small Ohio town, Painter said she and most of… Read More

Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19

Merck & Co. said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use. If cleared, Merck’s drug would be the first… Read More

Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending bill sunk?

President Joe Biden’s massive government spending overhaul is in danger of being sunk by infighting within his party. The Democrats charged into high-stakes trouble Thursday as a promised vote on the first piece, a slimmer $1 trillion public works bill, faltered amid stalled talks on his more ambitious package. For… Read More

Takeaways from investigation of military gun tracking tech

A tracking tag that some units in the U.S. military are using to keep control of guns could let even low-tech enemies detect troops on the battlefield, an ongoing Associated Press investigation has found. Radio frequency identification technology — RFID, as it is known — is everywhere in daily civilian… Read More

Dems suffer another huge blow in the Senate

The Senate parliamentarian told Democrats on Wednesday that their newest proposal for helping millions of illegal immigrants stay in the U.S. permanently could not be included in their $3.5 trillion spending bill. It’s the Democratic Party’s latest setback in a string of losses in recent months. [STUDY] They lost 23… Read More

Skeptics united vs Big Tech over Instagram’s health effects

Political adversaries in Congress are united in outrage against Facebook for privately compiling information that its Instagram photo-sharing service appears to grievously harm some teens, especially girls, while publicly downplaying the popular platform’s negative impact. Mounting public pressure over the revelations have prompted Facebook to put on hold its work… Read More