The rate of expansion in the U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, hit a record high in October as demand remained strong even as supply chain problems persisted. The Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday that its monthly survey of service industries — which includes restaurants and bars, trucking… Read More
Ohio governor cancels events after exposure to COVID
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and his wife, Fran DeWine, are cancelling in-person events after the couple were exposed to two staff members who recently tested positive for COVID-19, the governor’s office said Wednesday. Both the governor and his wife are vaccinated and received their booster shots, have tested negative for… Read More
Kids aged 5-12 now eligible for vaccination
Vaccinations finally are available to U.S. children as young as 5, to the relief of some parents even as others have questions or fears. Late Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the final OK for youngsters age 5 to 11 to get kid-size doses of the vaccine… Read More
Supreme Court takes on gun rights
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a gun rights case that could lead to more gun rights for places like New York and Los Angeles and threaten restrictions on guns in subways, airports, bars, churches, schools, and other places where people gather. The case before the court… Read More
Florida beaches see record year for sea turtle nests
Biologists were taken by surprise by a record number of leatherback turtle nests found along some South Florida beaches this year. The 79 nests laid by endangered turtles along beaches in Broward County this year is nearly double the previous record, the South Florida SunSentinel reported. The previous record was… Read More
Giant ‘rotting corpse plant’ draws crowds in California
The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed the “corpse plant” because it smells like a dead body is drawing huge crowds to a Southern California botanical garden. The bloom of the Amorphophallus titanum plant began Sunday afternoon at the San Diego Botanic Gardens in Encinitas. By Monday… Read More
Talk radio host gets life in prison for bilking listeners
A Texas radio host was sentenced to three life prison sentences Monday for a Ponzi scheme in which he bilked elderly listeners out of their retirement savings… which amounted to millions of dollars. William Neil “Doc” Gallagher also got a 30-year prison sentence from state District Judge Elizabeth Beach for… Read More
Judge Judy makes a big career change
During its 25 years on the air, Judith “Judge Judy” Sheindlin attracted higher Nielsen ratings than any TV judge. Her longtime program Judge Judy ended in July. Now Sheindlin is back, and she’s adapting to the streaming era. Sponsored: CBD Announcement (must-read) Her new show Judy Justice debuted Monday on IMDb… Read More
Facebook deletes data of 1B people amid privacy concerns
Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” said a blog post Tuesday from Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence for… Read More
Tesla recall may start fight between safety regulators and tech industry
Tesla has issued a recall that automatically sent a software update fixing a safety problem in its electric vehicles, apparently heading off a looming confrontation with U.S. safety regulators. But recall documents posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website Tuesday don’t address another safety issue specified by the… Read More
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