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FDA nears day of reckoning on e-cigarettes
The agency is reviewing millions of applications from e-cigarette makers, and must decide by Sept. 9 whether their products are “appropriate for the protection of public health.
Calls grow for FDA to speed authorization of kid Covid-19 vaccines
Politicians have joined anxious parents and some public health groups in calling on federal regulators to accelerate their process for authorizing shots for the youngest Americans.
Why the Left Is Trying to Take Down the Most Progressive Fed Chair in 40 Years
The lefty case against Jerome Powell almost makes sense. Almost.
The Joe Rogan COVID Experience Is Following Its Deranged, Destined Course
Just asking questions, never learning a single thing.
I Grew Up Dirt Poor. I Can’t Let My Son Ruin His Life by Going to a Fancy College.
I fear he doesn’t understand what debt really means.
No ‘clear’ messaging about pandemic from Biden and Trump administrations, Maryland’s gov says
Larry Hogan said that messaging from both administrations about the pandemic has been problematic.
Biden admin delays booster rollout for some Covid vaccines
The booster plan has caused turmoil within FDA and among public health experts.
Texas abortion ban spawns look-alike laws but could be short-lived
Top Republicans in other states say they are examining how the Texas law’s unique “private right of action” enforcement structure could be used for similar abortion bans.
Drug industry banks on its Covid clout to halt Dems’ push on prices
Major pharmaceutical companies are citing their role in fighting the pandemic as they lobby against Democrats’ bid to overhaul prescription drug policy.
Inside Louisiana’s battle to control the Delta variant
Eighteen months into the pandemic, Louisiana and more than 20 other states are still trying to fill key gaps in data while fighting the most aggressive version yet of the virus.
Not Even a Pandemic Could Settle One of Medicine’s Greatest Controversies
Doug Robertson is the kind of doctor who eats his own dog food. As a gastroenterologist in the Department of Veterans Affairs health-care system, he is overseeing a 50,000-person study comparing two different ways to screen for colon cancer: Patients aged 50 to 75 are randomly assigned to receive either a colonoscopy or a fecal immunochemical test, which can be conducted at home and detects tiny amounts of blood in a patient’s poop.
My Boyfriend’s Wildly Goofy Name Is a Sexy-Time Destroyer
He wants me to moan it for him, but I burst out laughing instead.
Help! I Caught My Sister’s Fiancé Cheating. I Might Not Tell Her.
It’s more complicated than it seems.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Wife Is Mad I Found Our Child’s Donor Siblings
Parenting advice on sperm donors, medical mysteries, and sexual assault.
Help! My Friend Made Me a Godparent, Then Reneged When I Refused to Be a Nanny for Free.
Should I warn my replacement of the job requirements?
Biden hails ‘strong’ economic recovery despite disappointing jobs numbers
Biden laid blame for the sluggish growth of U.S. jobs on the “impact of the Delta variant” of the coronavirus.
Powell walks high wire as Fed plans to ease support for Biden’s economy
Central bank chief seeks to avoid market turmoil as president weighs tapping him for a second term.
U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.
House Dem campaign chief warns the majority at risk without message reboot
“We’re not trying to hide this,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s executive director said.
Biden’s economic gains come with newer worries about the future
Some economists have already begun to ease back on forecasts for the rest of this year.
“On the Kill Floors”: Essential Workers in Meatpacking Plants Still Lack Safety & COVID Protections
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, we look at the experiences of meatpacking workers during the pandemic and beyond. Dulce Castañeda, a founding member of Children of Smithfield, a Nebraska-based grassroots advocacy group led by the children and family members of meatpacking workers, says conditions in the meatpacking plants during the pandemic remained as usual.
A CIA Drone Analyst Apologizes to the People of Afghanistan
As the United States ends a 20-year occupation of Afghanistan, a former intelligence analyst for the CIA’s drone program offers an apology to the people of Afghanistan “from not only myself, but from the rest of our society as Americans.
Human Rights Campaign Fires President Alphonso David Amid Links To Andrew Cuomo
A report on sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo found David advised the then-governor about his response to the claims.
On my way to being a first-time homebuyer in Georgia: Here’s how I won the contract in a wild market
I’m no real estate expert. I’ve never even owned property, but I am now effectively under contract for a property in metro Atlanta—no small feat if you’re familiar with this market, or really any market. The coronavirus pandemic has had a bewildering effect on real estate, which the White House confirmed in a report dated Sept. 1.
How old television reruns scarred a generation: Part 2
Welcome back to a not-at-all political look at some television shows that somebody thought was a good idea but would live on as low-key means to scar a generation staying home sick from school. It’s not at all political, because we’re all very sick of politics and don’t want to talk about it anymore.
One in five houses is bought by someone who never moves in, real estate firm says
I’ve never owned land. Homeownership wasn’t really something that was talked about beyond my immediate household, but it has always been a dream of mine and a dream of my mother’s. For years before my mom bought her first home, we were renters, staying in two- and three-bedroom apartments, sometimes just us and sometimes with my aunt and cousins. That said, after years of renting herself, my grandmother was able to buy a home.
Private colleges aren’t the only places leaving students with serious student loan debt—I would know
Talking about student debt and talking about the cost of college are topics that generally go hand-in-hand. While some progressives, like Sen. Bernie Sanders, argued on behalf of eliminating all student debt, period, others in the Democratic Party, like President Joe Biden, have taken up a much more conservative stance: forgiving up to $10,000 in federal student loans per borrower.
State colleges and universities play a funny role in this dialogue.