It’s an election year in America, and the issue of gun control, which has been a hot-button topic in the states for many years, is still a hot-button topic. That’s mainly because mass shootings and school shootings haven’t stopped: Between 1997 to 2022, there were 1,453 school shootings. In 2023 alone, there were 655 mass […]
Parents of toddlers, rejoice! We’ve all been living in a dearth of new Bluey episodes. But did you know there’s a controversial “banned” episode that Disney+ refuses to stream, that Americans can now watch? That’s right—the episode “Dad Baby” is now available on the official Bluey YouTube channel, so you and your kids can watch
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LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Three anti-wind power groups are suing New Jersey to overturn a key environmental approval for a wind energy farm planned off the coast of Long Beach Island. Save Long Beach Island, Defend Brigantine Beach and Protect Our Coast NJ filed suit in appellate court on April 26 challenging a determination
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As weighted sleep products—including blankets, pillows, and even eye masks—have grown in popularity to help combat anxiety and insomnia among kids and adults, pediatric health experts and lawmakers alike have expressed concern over the safety of weighted infant sleepwear, including sleep sacks, blankets, and swaddles. Now, mass retailers are pulling the products from shelves, citing
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Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of discriminating against LGBTQ+ customers in need of fertility treatment. Under the deal announced Friday, the insurer will make coverage of artificial insemination standard for all customers nationally and work to ensure that patients have equal access to more expensive in-vitro fertilization procedures,
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Talk to any average American family—as in Middle America and the working class—and you’ll often hear a version of the same stressed-out sentiment over and over: “We’re making the most money we’ve ever made, yet we’re the poorest we’ve ever been.” Why are so many families struggling to make ends meet in 2024? When will
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NEW YORK — The chief of staff of a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges on Friday, weeks before her boss goes to trial in New York in a $1 billion fraud case. Yvette Wang entered the plea in Manhattan federal court three weeks before she was to
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Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes Friday: Apple, Amgen rise; Expedia, Fortinet fall NEW YORK — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Friday: Apple Inc. (AAPL), up $11.70 to $184.73. The iPhone maker increased its dividend and boosted its stock buyback program by $110 billion. Amgen
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With Mother’s Day fast approaching, there’s a good chance that it’s you as a mom feeling obligated to make plans to celebrate your own mom and your mother-in-law, even if what you really want is to be left totally alone for a few hours. Over on TikTok, plenty of young and/or new moms are frustrated
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NORWALK, Conn. — Workers on Friday began removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck — a project expected to keep both sides of Interstate 95 closed through the weekend and extend a traffic nightmare on the major artery linking New England and New
