Apr 30 Lawmakers and advocates scramble to extend affordable internet subsidy By Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America, Pablo Monsivais, Associated Press The Affordable Connectivity Program provided families $30 a month toward their internet bills. The White House has pushed for an extension but it has not happened so far. Continue reading
Apr 30 Supreme Court refuses to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users’ ages By Associated Press The provision of House Bill 1181, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, remains in effect even as the association's full appeal is weighed by the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Apr 30 U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, AP says By Zeke Miller, Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. Continue reading
Apr 29 California is joining with a New Jersey company to buy a generic opioid overdose reversal drug By Adam Beam, Associated Press California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose. Continue reading
Apr 29 Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk appeal over tweets that must be approved by Tesla By Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some tweets that relate to Tesla, the electric vehicle company he leads. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 6:45 Hard-hit cocoa harvests in West Africa cause chocolate prices to soar worldwide By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara If you’ve shopped for chocolate recently, you may have noticed your favorite items are either smaller or more expensive, or sometimes both. The price of cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — is the highest it’s ever been after… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 6:48 What to know about the FTC’s crackdown on noncompete agreements by employers By John Yang, Andrew Corkery The Federal Trade Commission estimates that about 1 in 5 American workers are restricted by so-called noncompete agreements with their employers. The agency voted this week to bar companies from using such clauses to keep employees from taking a new… Continue watching
Apr 26 Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions By Bernard Condon, Associated Press There have been plenty of scary moments, including last week when DJT, the ex-president’s initials and stock ticker, jumped nearly 40% in two days. Continue reading
Apr 26 One measure of inflation reinforces Federal Reserve’s reluctance to cut interest rates By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Friday's report from the government showed that prices rose 0.3 percent from February to March, the same as in the previous month. Continue reading
Apr 25 Blinken raises concerns about Chinese trade policies with local officials in Shanghai By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday with local government officials in the financial hub of Shanghai. Continue reading