Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing app Instagram, and “nudging” teens if they are repeatedly looking at the same content that’s not conducive to their well-being. The Menlo… Read More
Merck asks FDA to authorize promising COVID treatment pill
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world’s arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — a decision that could come in a matter of weeks — it… Read More
Toymakers race to get products on shelves amid supply failures
Running out of time to get its products on store shelves ahead of the holidays, the Basic Fun toy company made an unprecedented decision: It’s leaving one-third of its iconic Tonka Mighty Dump Trucks destined for the U.S. in China. Why? Given surging prices for shipping containers and clogs in… Read More
Biden rolls back Trump’s DOI policies for these sites
President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a long-running public lands dispute, and a separate marine conservation area in New England that recently has been used for commercial fishing. Environmental regulations at all three monuments had been curbed by… Read More
Update: Understaffed FDA may get new chief after long vacancy
Straining under a pandemic workload and battered by a string of public controversies, one of the leading agencies in the government’s fight against COVID-19 is finally on the verge of getting a new commissioner. After nearly nine months of searching, President Joe Biden says he’s close to naming his choice… Read More
“Baby Andrew” cold case murder solved after 40 years
A South Dakota woman was convicted of manslaughter Friday in the death of her newborn son whose body was discovered in a ditch 40 years ago. Theresa Bentaas, 60, of Sioux Falls, entered an Alford plea to first-degree manslaughter in an agreement with prosecutors in which they dropped two murder… Read More
Weird Chuck Schumer video goes viral
On Thursday night, the Senate voted to raise the debt ceiling — and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) took the opportunity to give a speech bashing Republicans. However, Schumer’s combative tone angered Sen. Joe Manchin (D–W.Va.), a critical swing voter. Revealed: The REAL source of age-related memory loss (not… Read More
Hot tub on wheels: Suit says party vehicle lacks pool permit
A Tennessee entrepreneur whose hot tub on wheels is one of downtown Nashville’s best-known party vehicles has been told to stop operating a public swimming pool without a permit, a lawsuit says. Nashville’s metropolitan government asked a judge to temporarily shut down the mobile tub in a lawsuit filed last… Read More
Police: Robber caught after trying to rob same bank again
A man suspected of robbing a Southern California bank was arrested when he returned to try and rob the same branch the following day, police said. The man entered a Chase bank in the city of Fountain Valley Monday afternoon and gave a teller a note demanding money, officials said…. Read More
Poll shocker leaves Dems panicked in this state
Virginia is preparing to elect a new governor, and the Democrats are panicking. The race has become a dead heat, according to a new poll from Emerson College/Nexstar Media. Democrat Terry McAuliffe is polling at 49 percent, and Republican Glenn Youngkin is polling at 48 percent. Eggs and senior brains:… Read More
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