Making Ends Meat
Since the start of the pandemic, over 10% of all U.S. restaurants have closed permanently – eliminating millions of jobs and amounting to more than $280 billion in losses, according to the National Restaurant Association. Despite nearly two years of limited in-person dining and food delivery apps that cut deep into already thin profit margins, …
Twitter Permanently Bans Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Personal Account
Twitter has permanently suspended the personal account of Georgia’s GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, according to CNN. The decision came on the heels of a New Year’s Day tweet in which Greene falsely stated that there were “extremely high amounts of Covid vaccine deaths.” “We permanently suspended the account… (@mtgreenee) for repeated violations of our COVID-19 …
New GI Bill Restoration Act Would Extend Benefits to Families of Black WWII Vets
Democratic legislators have proposed a new measure known as the GI Bill Restoration Act intended to address historical discrimination against Black veterans, according to NBC News. Commonly associated with postwar growth of the U.S. middle class, the original GI Bill – officially the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 – aimed to help World War II …
77 Species Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf
Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Germany have uncovered 77 seafloor-dwelling species beneath an Antarctica ice shelf, according to a British Antarctic Survey press release. The discovery was published earlier this month in an issue of Current Biology, and has led many scientists to believe that Antarctica’s …
Crypto’s Year in Review
The 2021 global cryptocurrency market was largely defined by hacking incidents and heists that only grew in scale over the course of the year, according to Gizmodo. Experts say that increased media attention and the rise of crypto prices are to blame for recent security breaches. “What’s clear from the majority of these attacks this …
Biden Extends Student Loan Relief to May 1 Amid Calls to Cancel Debt
President Joe Biden has announced a 90-day extension on student debt relief in light of the recent surge in omicron cases nationwide, according to CNN. Nearly 43 million federal student loan borrowers now have until May 1, 2022 to resume payments, which have been paused since the start of the pandemic. The moratorium was previously …
Tesla Investigated Over Video Game Feature Available to Drivers in Moving Cars
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is launching a formal investigation into whether Tesla’s “Passenger Play” capability allows drivers to play video games on the center touch screen while the car is in motion, according to the Associated Press. The agency received a complaint about the feature last August. “Why …
California Sues Walmart for Allegedly Dumping Hazardous Waste
California lawmakers have filed a lawsuit accusing Walmart of illegally dumping hazardous waste into landfills statewide, according to NPR. A 42-page document submitted Monday details that the company has disposed of 160,000 pounds of hazardous every year since 2015. “Walmart’s own audits found that the company is dumping hazardous waste at local landfills at a …
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Scores Second Highest Domestic Debut Ever
Sony’s latest Marvel movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home” raked in a whopping $260 million at the U.S. box office over the weekend, making history as the second highest domestic debut of all time, according to Deadline. It beat the previous record of $257.6 million set by “Avengers: Infinity War.” “This weekend’s historic ‘Spider-Man: No Way …
FDA to Permanently Allow Abortion Pill by Mail
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will permanently lift a mandate requiring abortion pills to be picked up in-person, allowing delivery by mail instead, according to CNN. The medication – a combination of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol – is used to terminate pregnancies up to 10 weeks. “The FDA’s decision …