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- In lawsuit, San Francisco says food companies created ‘healthcare crisis’
Many of the nation's best-known food brands make ultra-processed foods that are dangerous to eat and use deceptive marketing to sell them, San Francisco officials claim. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - San Francisco sues ultra-processed food makers
In San Francisco on Tuesday, city attorney David Chiu announced the first government lawsuit of its kind against 11 companies that manufacture ultra-processed foods. Elizabeth Cook reports. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - Subclade K flu gets an early start in Japan, could affect the U.S.
A new flu variant called Subclade K is spreading in Japan and poses a significant risk to the United States as the cold and flu season arrives. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - DHS’s $7,500 Self-Deportations
The Department of Homeland Security launched a $200 million advertising campaign this past spring that urged migrants to “self-deport,” dangling an offer that sounded like a darker version of a credit-card promotion. By formalizing their departure through a government app, CBP Home, participants could receive a free plane ticket and a $1,000 cash bonus.Nearly nine months later, about 35,000 people have used CBP Home to leave the country, according to figures I obtained from two DHS officials who track the program. Given the cost of the advertising blitz, as well as the airfare and cash payments, it works out to about $7,500 per self-deportation.The DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin wrote to me that the program, called Project Homecoming, has created “a smooth, efficient process for illegal aliens to return home” and that “tens of thousands” of participants have used CBP Home to depart. McLaughlin declined to say what DHS spends per… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Level Since April
U.S. unemployment claims dropped to their lowest level since mid-April, signaling that employers are still holding onto existing workers even as overall labor market conditions continue to soften. According to the latest report from the Labor Department, initial jobless claims fell by 6,000 to 216,000 for the week ending November 22 — well below economists’ expectations of 225,000. Despite the drop in new claims, continuing claims, which track the number of unemployed workers receiving ongoing benefits, rose to 1.96 million. This is the highest level seen in several months and suggests that once workers lose their jobs, finding a new one is becoming more difficult. Key Takeaways from the Report Initial claims: 216,000, the lowest since April Economist forecast: 225,000 Continuing claims: 1.96 million, reflecting rising long-term unemployment Labor market dynamics: Fewer layoffs but slower hiring Employers appear reluctant to cut staff… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - Elite Colleges Have an Extra-Time-on-Tests ProblemAdministering an exam used to be straightforward: All a college professor needed was an open room and a stack of blue books. At many American universities, this is no longer true. Professors now struggle to accommodate the many students with an official disability designation, which may entitle them to extra time, a distraction-free environment, or the use of otherwise-prohibited technology. The University of Michigan has two centers where students with disabilities can take exams, but they frequently fill to capacity, leaving professors scrambling to find more desks and proctors. Juan Collar, a physicist at the University of Chicago, told me that so many students now take their exams in the school’s low-distraction testing outposts that they have become more distracting than the main classrooms.Accommodations in higher education were supposed to help disabled Americans enjoy the same opportunities as everyone else. No one should be kept from taking a class, for… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago
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