HEADLINE HEALTH – For the luxury of flushing a toilet, Maryland residents pay a monthly tax. The state’s flush tax on sewer bills is $5 a month −− or $60 annually −−…
Chili’s trolls McDonald’s with its new quarter pounder burger
New York, CNN — Chili’s is ratcheting up its fight against fast food rivals with a new cheeseburger that might make McDonald’s call their lawyers. The chain is rolling out the Big…
Discarded: Why donated organs are left unused
CBS NEWS – In the U.S., thousands of donated organs never reach the patients who need them. CBS News found that last year, one in three kidneys recovered from deceased donors were…
What to know about Phoenix Ikner: Alleged FSU gunman and stepson of sheriff’s deputy
ABC News – In the wake of the deadly shooting at Florida State University on Thursday, a portrait of the alleged gunman — the stepson of a local sheriff’s deputy — has…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs loses bid to delay sex-trafficking trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bid to delay his upcoming sex-trafficking trial by two months. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said the hip-hop mogul made…
Is Fluoride in Our Drinking Water Safe?
HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. It makes no sense to have fluoride in our water. The evidence against fluoride is overwhelming. And I’m very, very proud of this state for being…
Warehouses are leaking a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them.
GRIST.ORG – Vanessa Dominguez barely noticed the warehouse just beyond the cobblestone wall at the back of her house in west El Paso. It really wasn’t until the COVID-19 stay-at-home mandate in…
Idaho Governor Signs Bill for Ivermectin to Be Sold Over the Counter
The Epoch Times – Idaho has become the latest of a handful of states to legalize over-the-counter sales of the anti-parasite drug ivermectin following the COVID-19 pandemic. Idaho Gov. Brad Little, a…
As Fentanyl Deaths Slow, Meth Comes for Maine
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Something worrisome was happening at Spurwink, a mental health clinic in Portland, Maine. Many patients being treated for opioid addiction had gone missing for days, even weeks,…
UK Supreme Court says legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans women, in landmark ruling
CNN – The United Kingdom’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of “woman” excludes [so-called] trans women, in a case with sweeping consequences for how equality laws are applied. Britain’s Supreme…