By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Furious about surging prices at the gas station and the supermarket, many consumers feel they know just where to cast blame: On greedy companies that relentlessly jack up prices and pocket the profits. Responding to that… Read More »Did Corporate Greed Fuel Inflation? It’s Not Biggest Culprit | businessnews
More than half of teens in America are not receiving enough exercise every day, contributing to the nation’s budding obesity crisis, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of Georgia, in Athens, found that around 75 percent of Americans aged 14 to 18 are… Read More »Three in four US teens are not getting enough exercise daily
By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the US market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. The action is… Read More »FDA Bans Juul E-Cigarettes Tied to Teen Vaping Surge | businessnews
By KELVIN CHAN and MIKE CORDER, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Got European travel plans this summer? Don’t forget to pack your passport, sunscreen and plenty of patience. Liz Morgan arrived at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport 4 1/2 hours before her flight to Athens, finding the… Read More »Airport Chaos: European Travel Runs Into Pandemic Cutbacks | businessnews
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA, Associated Press Charitable giving in the United States reached a record $485 billion in 2021, although the increase did not keep pace with inflation, according to a report Tuesday offering a comprehensive look at American philanthropy. The Giving USA… Read More »US Charitable Giving Hit Record in 2021 but Inflation Looms | businessnews
A new machine learning powered brain scan can detect when a person has early stage Alzheimer’s with near perfect accuracy, and researchers are hopeful it will become available for use in the coming years. Researchers at the Imperial College London, in the UK, used an… Read More »New brain scan technology can detect early-stage Alzheimer’s with near 100% accuracy
Cueball (L) talks about his dog Lindsay with neighbor Terry Reed at their tents in Phoenix on May 20. AP Hundreds of blue, green and gray tents are pitched under the sun’s searing rays in downtown Phoenix, a jumble of flimsy canvas and plastic along… Read More »Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat in US
By MIKE STOBBE – AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The US on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available this week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 6 months. Advisers to the… Read More »US opens COVID vaccine to little kids; shots begin this week | Health, Med. & Fitness
Traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been the easiest of experiences for many Canadians. With border restrictions constantly changing, it has been challenging at times to keep up. However, with summer around the corner, many travel restrictions have dropped with declining COVID-19 activity, potentially making… Read More »Canada’s COVID-19 travel rules: What’s changing this summer? -National
HORSHAM, PA. — Under a supplier diversity program launched by Bimbo Bakeries USA, the company will partner with “vendors with diverse experience, viewpoints and backgrounds.” Elements of the supplier program were described in “Our Foundation of Belonging,” BBU’s 2021 Diversity, Equity and Belonging report published… Read More »Bimbo update focuses on DEI progress, goals