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(Associated Press) In this high-profile election year, the U.S. economy boasts an unemployment rate that is near its lowest level in a half-century.
But economic growth has been slowing. And some economists say the expansion may be vulnerable to risks...
(AP) Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has put his plan to buy Twitter on temporary hold, raising fresh doubts about whether he'll proceed with the $44 billion acquisition.
Musk tweeted early Friday that he wanted to pinpoint the number of spam...
(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) A federal appeals court ruled today that the Trump administration can allocate Defense Department funds to the construction of a southern border wall, overruling a federal court that had tried to block the administration’s efforts last...
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Will Biden Listen to the Science – Or the Lockdowners?
(Ron Paul Institute) Former Vice President Joe Biden has not been officially declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, but that has not...
Monday Roundup: Markets Rise, Jobs Vanish — Flight Crews May Become Medical Staff
(Associated Press) The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Monday related...
Banks Pull Support of School Vouchers at Demand of LGBTQ Legislator
(Associated Press) Wells Fargo has pulled support and another bank says it will stop donating millions of dollars to Florida's private school voucher...
Tulsa Shooting Puts Focus on Waiting Periods for Gun Buyers
(AP) When he was sentenced for killing three teenagers and gravely wounding another at a house party north of Seattle, Allen Ivanov said he...
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South Carolina Gas Station Owner Charged with Murder in 14-Year-Old’s Shooting...
(AP) A South Carolina gas station owner was charged Monday with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy whom he allegedly chased from...
NIH Resumes Funding for Risky Coronavirus Research
(Adam Andrzejewski, RealClearWire) The National Institutes of Health has resumed funding for experiments on bat coronaviruses, after pausing similar grants immediately after Covid-19 broke...
Republicans Capitulate on the Debt Ceiling
(Whitson G. Waldo, III, Mises Institute) The United States House of Representatives’ passage of the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 is a big...
Artificial Intelligence Raises Risk of Extinction, Experts Say in New Warning
(AP) Scientists and tech industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning Tuesday about the perils that artificial intelligence...
The Future of Arlington National Cemetery Uncertain
(The Center Square) Virginia’s Arlington National Cemetery, one of America’s most notable symbolic memorials to freedom, will soon run out of room.
Despite two extensions...
Texas Passes Sexual Conduct Bill to Stop Drag Shows from Admiting...
(AP) Texas would expand what is considered an illegal public performance of sexual conduct, under a bill approved late Sunday by state lawmakers that...
Jury Awards Black Woman $11.25M for Being Late to Work
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A black woman who was fired for being late to work nearly 50 times has been awarded $11.25 million by a...
The Real Reason Beer Companies Are Going Woke
(Jon Miltimore, Foundation for Economic Education) The puns were flowing like wine, or rather, beer, on social media this week when Miller Lite went viral...
Lululemon Employees Fired after Chasing Robbers Out of Store
(Fox Business) Two Lululemon employees in Georgia are speaking out after they say they were fired for calling police on would-be robbers.
Jennifer Ferguson, a former assistant...
Several States Advance New Gun Restriction Laws
(The Center Square) Numerous states took action to implement gun control legislation this year, many involving firearms deemed "assault weapons." Lawsuits have already been...