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[ad_1] Story at-a-glance Switching from butter, lard, and tallow to seed oils (like soybean, corn, and canola) drastically increased omega-6 consumption, fueling inflammation and metabolic dysfunction Sugar intake in the U.S. jumped from minimal levels in the 1800s to an average of 34 teaspoons per day, with ultraprocessed items now making up 60% of daily calories Modern industrial life introduced 85,000-plus synthetic chemicals into our environment — pesticides, plastics, and more — that contaminate our food, water, and even human tissue Only about 24.2% of U.S. adults meet federal exercise guidelines, while sedentary work, screen time and convenience technology have…

[ad_1] From Cash v. Cash, decided Thursday by the Texas Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Justice Tonya McLaughlin, joined by Justices Kevin Jewell and Maritza Antú: After their divorce, Kimberly [Cash] asserts that Sammica [Cash] began posting personal, confidential, or humiliating information about Kimberly on her social media platforms to intimidate and harass Kimberly. Kimberly also alleges that Sammica revealed personal photos, sensitive personal information, and Kimberly’s location information on social media…. [T]he trial court issued a protective order restricting Sammica from contact with Kimberly for five years and prohibiting Sammica from engaging in harassing or threatening conduct…

[ad_1] PEN America, once a fearless advocate on behalf of persecuted writers around the globe, has become a shill for Zionism and U.S. empire. Poison Pen – by Mr. Fish. By Chris HedgesScheerPost PEN America, an organization founded to defend persecuted and censored writers, has once again made a mockery of itself with its call to protect Israeli writers from discrimination. Yes. Israeli writers. Its most recent screed, “A Silent Moratorium,” is so tone deaf and embarrassing that it triggered a widespread backlash. PEN America’s president, Dinaw Mengestu, resigned in protest. Mengestu told The New York Times the post is the most recent in…

[ad_1] The Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed to 3.5 percent year-over-year in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report Tuesday morning, down from 4.2 percent in May.The bureau’s energy index declined 5.7 percent in June, offsetting increases in other indexes including housing and food. Core CPI, which removes volatile items like food and energy, declined by 0.3 percent to 2.6 percent year-over-year.  Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Energy prices declined following the June 17 memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran that allowed the Strait of Hormuz to reopen following Iran’s closure…

[ad_1] I write this from the ancient land of Homeric heroes, Hellas, better known to the rest of you as Greece. Hellas has given us democracy, philosophy, tragedy, comedy, oligarchy, oratory, and ostracism. We also invented the Olympic Games, in which amateur athletes competed for a laurel wreath, and some died for it during the pankration competition. (It was like MMA but much rougher, and many expired rather than surrender.) Half of Greek males today are called Alexander—after the great king—and many others are named Achilles, in honor of the Homeric warrior who was a figment of the poet’s imagination. …

[ad_1] Words from Illinois Appellate Court Justice Anderson, in yesterday’s Grasso v. Mottl, excerpted below. The post Libel Defendant Can't "Stroll into a Deposition, Pull a Jon Lovitz and Announce," … appeared first on Reason.com. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] According to an analysis by K. Connors in the book “AI: Unlocking the Future of Technology, Innovation, and Human Potential,” mitigating the negative impact of AI on employment requires investment in education and retraining programs that equip workers with skills for the AI-driven economy. [1] The International Monetary Fund warned in a June report that the spread of AI is likely to abolish a range of jobs and “raise profound concerns about massive labor disruptions and rising inequality,” urging governments to expand unemployment insurance and training programs. [2] Multiple initiatives are underway, officials said. The programs target millions of…

[ad_1] Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Take a stand for historical accuracy this week. Let’s talk about soccer this week and how a few subtle rule changes made Americans fall in love with the game and obsess over the World Cup. We’ll close with some thoughts on the Home Run Derby and how MLB is missing out on its full potential. But first, we’re going to do another one of our “Let’s fix [insert sport here]” surveys, this time focusing on soccer. Feel free to weigh in with any ideas you have for fixing the sport,…

[ad_1] U.S. home prices surged to an all-time high in June according to a National Association of Realtors (NAR) report released last Thursday.  The report found that the median existing home price in June reached $440,660, an increase of 1.8 percent year-over-year and a new high according to the NAR’s chief economist Lawrence Yun.  Housing sales declined to 2.4 percent month-over-month in June and 2.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, since June 2025. The NAR’s Housing Affordability Index is up 6.8 points since June 2025 at 102.3, signaling that home prices are more affordable relative to the median family income. Yet the…

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