BusinessYahoo Finance7 ways men live without working in America
You've heard people bemoaning this "labor participation rate," which is simply the number of working-age men (usually counted as ages 16 to 64) not working or not looking for work, as a percentage of the overall labor force. It's true that the pandemic, which of course produced a number of factors that made working more difficult never mind dangerous, pushed the labor participation rate to a record low. In fact, the participation rate for men peaked at 87.4% in October 1949 and has been dropping steadily ever since.
U.S.INSIDERA mother and daughter in LA have been charged with murder after performing an illegal butt lift operation, police say
A woman died last year after receiving an illegal butt lift at a private residence, LAPD said. The mother and daughter who police say conducted the procedure have been charged with murder. A mother and daughter were charged with murder in connection to a woman who died after receiving an illegal butt lift operation in Los Angeles, California, police said.
U.S.E! NewsGabby Petito's Family Shares Heart-Wrenching Messages After Her Body Is Believed to Be Found
Gabby Petito's family offered heartbreaking tributes after police found a body they believed to be that of the 22-year-old influencer. On Sunday, Sept. 19, shortly after the announcement that humans remains had been discovered that were "consistent with the description of Gabrielle 'Gabby' Petito," Gabby's father, Joseph Petito, and younger brother, TJ Schmidt, took to Instagram to react to the devastating news. TJ shared a shot of Gabby standing similar angel mural, also with a big smile on her face.
PoliticsReutersNetanyahu suggests on Facebook that Biden fell asleep meeting new Israeli PM
Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested in a Facebook video posted on Sunday that U.S. President Joe Biden had fallen asleep when meeting the new Israeli leader Naftali Bennett last month. A Reuters fact check https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-biden-asleep-idUSL1N2Q00H8 previously debunked the idea that Biden dozed off, after social media users shared a video clip of the U.S. president that they said showed him looking down and nodding off as Bennett spoke in the Oval Office. The clip that was shared around was misleadingly cropped, according to the Reuters fact check.
U.S.HuffPostBody Found Matching Description Of Gabby Petito: Authorities
Law enforcement said that human remains discovered near Grand Teton National Park match the description of Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old lifestyle blogger who recently disappeared while on a road trip in a van with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. The FBI announced the tragic discovery at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, ending multi-agency search efforts that captured attention nationwide. “On behalf of the FBI personnel and our partners, I would like to extend sincere and heartfelt condolences to Gabby's family,” FBI agent Charles Jones said.
U.S.Rolling StoneRight-Wing Conspiracy Rally Collapses Under Weight of Right-Wing Conspiracies
A rally for supporters of the “Big Lie” is looking like a big flop. Reports from the start of the “Justice for J6” rally Saturday show an event much smaller than the January 6th Capitol insurrection. Although Capitol Police expected as many as 1,000 attendees, and organizers obtained permits for a group of 700, the final turnout looks like it will be much lower, according to reports on the ground.
WorldReutersTaiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization on Sunday after Beijing said it would suspend sugar apple and wax apple imports from the island on pest concerns, in the latest spat between the two over fruit. Relations between Taipei and Beijing, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, are at their lowest in decades, with China increasing political and military pressure to get the island to accept its sovereignty. China's customs administration said it had repeatedly detected pests called "Planococcus minor" in sugar apples, also known as sweetsops or custard apples, and wax apples from Taiwan.
U.S.INSIDERBrian Laundrie could hide out in the swamps of the 'vast' Florida reserve 'for months,' police involved in Gabby Petito case say
Police said Brian Laundrie could potentially hide out in a Florida Reserve "for months" if he wanted to. Police are searching for Laundrie, a person of interest in the Gabby Petito case, in the "vast" Carlton Reserve. The Carlton Reserve has about 80 miles of hiking trails, most of which are currently flooded.
HealthBloombergWhite Striping Disease Hits 99% of U.S. Supermarket Chicken, Study Finds
Now, the fat-boosting ailment shows up in 99% of U.S. store-brand chickens, according to a Humane League study to be released Monday. The illness is driven by the extreme conditions of factory farming, which turbocharges the raising process to a matter of weeks and puts undue physical stress on the animals, the Humane League said. The disease's name comes from its visible side effect: thin white stripes that appear on the meat's surface.
BusinessAutoblog2022 Toyota Tundra debuts with twin-turbo V6 and optional hybrid
In place of the old truck's V8 engine is a new twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6, optionally assisted by an electrified hybrid variant that's both more powerful and more efficient. In standard form, 389 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque are shuttled through a 10-speed automatic to either the rear wheels or all four. The real headline grabber, though, is the optional I-Force Max powertrain.
U.S.Charlotte ObserverFisherman’s sonar spots mysterious object in Carolinas lake. Here’s what divers found
A fisherman's sonar emitted a “strange signal” of a mysterious object in Lake Wylie, prompting a deep-water search by divers from the York County, S.C., Sheriff's Office. What turned up was neither the world's largest fish nor a creature from the murky depths that no one had seen before. The car was about 50 feet off shore and 20 feet deep, Sheriff's Office spokesman Trent Faris said.
U.S.INSIDERPolice say they're investigating an unconfirmed picture of a man who looks a 'heck' of a lot like Brian Laundrie
Police said they are investigating a cellphone image of a man who looks like missing Brian Laundrie. Laundrie, the boyfriend of the missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito, has not been seen since Tuesday. Police said they couldn't confirm whether the man is Laundrie but that he looks a "heck" of a lot like him.
BusinessReutersHonda targets annual sales of 70,000 Prologue electric vehicles in U.S. from 2024
Honda Motor Co's U.S. unit said on Monday it is targeting initial annual sales of 70,000 for its planned electric Prologue sport utility vehicle when it goes to market in 2024. Honda plans to add additional electric vehicle models as it aims to have sold a total of 500,000 electric vehicles in the United States by 2030, and to achieve 100% zero emission vehicles sales in North America by 2040. It comes as President Joe Biden signed an executive order last month setting a target to make half of all new passenger vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles.
BusinessBarrons.comThe Stock Market Dropped Because There’s Something Scarier Than Taxes, Tapers, and Contagion
Wall Street has found something scarier than tapering, taxes, and China Evergrande Group combined. The reasons for a pullback are many: The stock market has rallied for too long and has gone up too smoothly, the Federal Reserve is about to remove the bond buying that has helped prop markets up, taxes are ready to rise, economic data are slowing. For the S&P 500, it was the first close since June 18 below its 50-day moving average—a technical measure of the previous 50 days' closes that often ends up acting as support or resistance and that currently sits at 4436.35.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderKellyanne Conway told Trump that he didn't have 'swagger' in 2020 and said his campaign resembled Hillary Clinton's 2016 bid: book
Kellyanne Conway was brutally honest with Trump about his 2020 campaign missteps, per a new book. "What you didn't have this time was the hunger and the swagger," she said of Trump's 2020 run. During the summer phone call, Conway reportedly told Trump to stop focusing on election grievances.
PoliticsAssociated PressSenate parliamentarian deals blow to Dems' immigration push
In a three-page memo to senators obtained by The Associated Press, MacDonough noted that under Senate rules, provisions are not allowed in such bills if their budget effect is “merely incidental” to their overall policy impact. Citing sweeping changes that Democrats would make in immigrants' lives, MacDonough, a one-time immigration attorney, said the language “is by any standard a broad, new immigration policy. The rejected provisions would open multiyear doorways to legal permanent residence — and perhaps citizenship — for young immigrants brought illegally to the country as children, often called “Dreamers."
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Humpback Whale Calf Rescued From Gold Coast Shark Net
A humpback whale calf was freed from a shark net off the Gold Coast's Coolangatta Beach on September 18. Staff from Sea World joined forces with Queensland Boating and Fisheries to free the marine mammal, in what the sea park described as a “delicate rescue operation”. This video by Genevieve Faulkner shows the calf thrashing in the water as the rescue team works to release the net.
PoliticsThe WeekMcConaughey leads Abbott in Texas poll as O'Rourke inches closer
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) may be feeling the pressure, the latest poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler shows. Abbott's approval rating has dropped to 45 percent in the aftermath of controversial legislation such as a ban on mask mandates amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a ban on most abortions after six weeks. It's far too early to tell how things will play out in next year's election, but two well-known potential candidates look like they could give Abbott a serious run if they do wind up entering the race.
WorldReutersMali says it can seek military help from anyone, despite French concern
Mali has the right to seek military support from whoever it wants, the prime minister said, after France and other foreign powers expressed alarm at a report that Bamako was approaching Russian mercenaries for assistance. Prime Minister Choguel Maiga did not confirm whether the government was in talks with any other party in his comments that were released by a Malian news site, but diplomatic and security sources have told Reuters Mali's government was close to a deal with a private Russian military contractor. The sources said Russia's the Wagner Group would supply mercenaries to train Mali's military and protect senior officials, based on the deal being negotiated.
WorldINSIDERRescuers discovered 2 shipwrecked children clinging to their dead mother, who had saved their lives by drinking her urine to breastfeed them
A Venezuelan mother died while saving her children after a boat they were on capsized this month. While drifting on a lifeboat for days, Mariely Chacón drank her own urine to breastfeed her kids. Rescuers found the children, aged 2 and 6, clinging to their mother, who died of dehydration.
HealthBusiness InsiderA doctor from Oregon who said mask-wearing can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning got his medical license revoked
The Oregon Medical Board has revoked the license of a doctor who refused to wear a mask. Steven Arthur LaTulippe ran a family clinic and falsely told his patients mask-wearing could carbon monoxide poisoning. An Oregon doctor who falsely claimed that wearing masks can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning has had his license revoked.
BusinessTechCrunchThe GoPro-ification of the iPhone
This week, we're talking about Apple and the company 1,600 times smaller than it that's facing similar product problems. If you're reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can get this in your inbox from the newsletter page, and follow my tweets @lucasmtny the big thing When you get deep enough into the tech industry, it's harder to look at things with a consumer's set of eyes. I've felt that way more and more after six years watching Apple events as a TechCrunch reporter, but sometimes memes from random Twitter accounts help me find the consumer truth I'm looking for.
U.S.NBC NewsNew Jersey officer catches 1-month-old baby thrown from 2nd-floor balcony
A New Jersey police officer caught a 1-month-old baby whom a man threw from a building's second-floor balcony, authorities said Saturday. The newborn, who was not identified, wasn't physically harmed, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said. In an Instagram post, Fulop thanked the officer, Eduardo Matute, and published a photo of him holding the baby.
U.S.LA TimesFBI says fortune seized in Beverly Hills raid was criminals' loot. Owners say: Where's the proof?
Ruiz is one of roughly 800 people whose money and valuables the FBI seized from safe deposit boxes they rented at the U.S. Private Vaults store in a strip mall on Olympic Boulevard. Federal agents had suspected for years that criminals were stashing loot there, and they assert that's exactly what they found. The government is trying to confiscate $86 million in cash and a stockpile of jewelry, rare coins and precious metals taken from about half of the boxes.
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Australia defends handling of French submarine deal
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrision defended the scrapping of a deal for French submarines on Sunday (September 19), saying the government had raised concerns to Paris for months. "I don't regret the decision to put Australia's national interest first, never will." His response came as a new deal with the United States and Britain continued to fuel a multinational diplomatic crisis.
“It’s time for a late-stage empire to sober up a bit and refocus on building a functioning nation-state here on the home front.”
“The response to evil abroad cannot be to throw up our hands. Failure is not inevitable.”
“The United States keeps insisting that it must do that which it cannot do.”
“When the U.S. blames others, it doesn’t recognize its mistakes, so it repeats them.”
“Nothing has been resolved, no lessons have been learned, no meaningful assessment of the war on terror has been passed.”