U.S. chip fab construction is among the slowest in the world -- a complex web of regulations is to blame according to study ( www.tomshardware.com )
Amazon argues that national labor board is unconstitutional, joining SpaceX and Trader Joe's ( apnews.com )
Four of Nebraska’s largest school districts use debt collectors to go after unpaid lunch tabs ( nebraskapublicmedia.org )
Suicide rates in the US are on the rise: New study offers surprising reasons why ( www.colorado.edu )
US Services Growth Slows With Employment Shrinking Most Since 2020 ( www.bnnbloomberg.ca )
Biden's upcoming physical exam will not include a cognitive test, White House says ( ground.news )
America is now the most unequal society in the developed world. Our billionaires are the richest, and our poor people are the poorest of any functioning democracy on Earth ( hartmannreport.com )
U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes ( www.commonwealthfund.org )
Expenditure on US health system contributes about 18% to US GDP, almost double the average impact of the health sector across the world’s various countries. Yet, on all key health outcome measures, the US system is getting worse....
Rail safety legislation still stalled one year after East Palestine disaster ( www.wlbt.com )
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in critical care unit for monitoring, doctor says ( abcnews.go.com )
War with China would be an unmitigated strategic catastrophe ( thehill.com )
Panic, Fury and Blame: Inside the White House After Report Targets Biden’s Age ( www.wsj.com )
Nearly half of U.S. cities are seeing population decline, study shows ( www.youtube.com )
Five reasons American decline appears irreversible ( thehill.com )
ICE’s Use of Solitary Confinement “Only Increasing” Under Biden ( theintercept.com )
US did not properly track more than $1 billion worth of weapons sent to Ukraine, watchdog report finds ( www.cnn.com )
Mudslides, flash flooding threaten tens of millions in California ( www.usatoday.com )
The debt explosion: How neoliberalism fuels debt crises ( geopoliticaleconomy.com )
Institute for Supply Management releases January report for US showing that prices are up 7.3%, highest in 80 months and increasing faster. ( media.mas.to )
source https://www.ismworld.org/supply-management-news-and-reports/reports/ism-report-on-business/services/january/
New poll spells trouble for US military recruitment woes ( www.newsweek.com )
Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law ( apnews.com )
US officials: "We realize that efforts, implied or explicit, to shape or change the PRC over several decades did not succeed" ( www.whitehouse.gov )
Only 44% of Americans can afford a $1,000 emergency expense, says Bankrate. What this illustrates is that over half the working population in US is now living on subsistence wages. ( www.kiro7.com )
The number of homeless people in America grew in 2023 as high cost of living took a toll ( www.usatoday.com )
In the 2023, homelessness in US has reached new heights....
Biden campaign resorting to barring Muslims from attending his campaign events
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