The head of one of the most politically powerful unions in the country blasted GOP efforts to dismantle public education amid mounting Republican-backed legislative attempts to expand private school vouchers, ban books and discussions about race, sex, gender and LGBTQ issues that she says are driving teachers away from an […]
An aimless scroll through a maternity clothing catalog; a Facebook post of an ultrasound; an Amazon order for a breastfeeding pump. These cookies leave crumbs, and this Internet user has now been deemed an “expectant parent” by a third-party data broker like LexisNexis. Next, it’ll sell her data profile to […]
Former president Jair Bolsonaro returned to Brazil on Thursday after three months of self-exile, to be welcomed by rapturous supporters and a police summons over $3mn of jewels said to have been gifts from the Saudi government. The rightwing populist landed early in Brasília on a flight from Orlando, Florida, […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy maintained its resilience from October through December despite rising interest rates, growing at a 2.6{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f} annual pace, the government said Thursday in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate. But consumer spending, which drives most of the economy’s growth, was revised sharply down. The government […]
U.S. shares turned bitter on Tuesday, when bond yields continued to lengthen gains as buyers monitored the latest developments in the banking sector after the sale of Silicon Valley Lender. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Ordinary (^DJI) declined .1{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f}. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) […]
Comment on this story Remark Probiotic supplements have developed into a multibillion-dollar industry, spurred by claims that the products and solutions will populate your intestine with microorganisms that can strengthen your well being in numerous strategies. But beware of the hype: In nutritious people, probiotic supplements provide minor benefit, and […]