Researchers have discovered that bans and fees on plastic carryout grocery bags (CGB) could have serious unintended consequences. The investigators found that both bag fees and outright prohibitions boosted the sale of 4-gallon and 8-gallon plastic bags—in line with the view that many consumers reuse their supposedly single-use bags as garbage bags around the house….
Plastic Grocery Bag Bans Actually Boost Sale of Small Plastic Garbage Bags: Study
China’s Persecution of Falun Gong Shows CCP Perceives Freedoms as Threat: Rep. Smith
April 25, 2022
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The Chinese regime’s expansive attack on the faith group Falun Gong shows that Beijing perceives freedom to be a threat to its totalitarian control, according to Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.). The lawmaker also called on Congress to punish the communist regime for its forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience, including Falun Gong practitioners, a…
Court to Block Biden Administration From Ending Title 42 Border Order
April 25, 2022
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A federal judge on April 25 is set to block President Joe Biden’s administration from ending an emergency order that has been helping officials control the U.S.–Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays, a Trump appointee, told parties during a closed status conference that he intends to grant a motion for a temporary restraining order,…
Is It Time to Remove the Cancer Label From Low-Risk Conditions?
Over the past few decades, our understanding of cancer has changed. We now know some cancers don’t grow or grow so slowly that they’ll never cause medical problems. But the way we label disease can harm. The use of more medicalised labels, including cancer, can increase levels of anxiety and the desire for more invasive…
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘Run Silent Run Deep’
Approved | 1h 33min | Action, Drama, War | 1958 Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster star in “Run Silent Run Deep.” (United Artists) Plenty of submarine movies involve the men onboard coming into conflict with one another. When you put a large crew into a cramped, congested space and away from home for months on…
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Director Heidi Marston Announces Resignation
April 25, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) executive director submitted her resignation letter on April 25, citing disagreements over compensation for staff. Heidi Marston noted that LAHSA previously paid employees as low as $33,119 a year, and as executive director she raised the 196 lowest compensated employees’ pay to $50,000 a year in March…
Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s Offer; FCC’s Carr Criticizes Apple Over Censorship | NTD Business
Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter is gaining steam. After all the drama, it looks like Musk will win. But how does he want to change Twitter? An FCC commissioner is raising concerns about Apple censoring content in China—including a U.S.-funded news app. Pictures of empty shelves in Beijing emerge as panic-buying breaks out. Residents there are worried…
How to Prepare Any Vegetable, South Indian Style
South Indian seasoning is a wonderful way to prepare any vegetable. The simple spice combination enhances vegetables’ natural sweet flavors, adds nutrition, and improves digestibility. This spice combination is the most commonly used grouping of spices in South Indian cooking. I learned it from my mother in law, and quickly fell in love with the…
Elon Musk Urges ‘Worst Critics’ to Stay on Twitter: ‘That Is What Free Speech Means’
As it was confirmed Monday that Elon Musk would purchase Twitter and take it private, the Tesla founder urged his “worst critics” to stay on Twitter. “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,” he wrote in a Twitter post. Musk has repeatedly called for the…
The Latest Moves to Disarm the United States
Commentary “Si vis pacem, para bellum” is a Latin adage that is at least 1,500 years old, which translates to, “If you want peace, prepare for war.” This truism has guided many political and military leaders for centuries and is the motto of numerous military units. Either by design or neglect, the Biden administration has forgotten…
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