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Apple is reportedly studying how it can use AirPods to take users’ body temperature and improve their hearing, according to The Wall Street Journal. The tech giant is reportedly developing …

The Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% in September, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to 5.4%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday. The year-over-year 5.4% inflation figure …

Bryan Babb on October 12, 2021 A federal judge ruled Tuesday that New York state must recognize healthcare workers’ religious exemptions to the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to court …

The House on Tuesday voted to lift the debt ceiling by $480 billion, temporarily averting widespread economic calamity after weeks of partisan gridlock and sending the bill to President Joe …

A record 4.3 million Americans quit their job in August as retail and bar and restaurant industries saw the largest surge in employees who left their positions, according to the …

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin laid out a framework for conservatives seeking to escape alleged censorship by major tech companies on Tuesday, urging them to migrate to alternative social …

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that its Tuesday classes would be canceled in observance of a “Wellness Day” as a “step in addressing mental health” while …

Right-wing politicians in Spain criticized President Joe Biden’s proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday and refused to apologize for the atrocities committed when the country colonized the Americas, BBC …

The Department of Homeland Security issued a memorandum that will stop “mass” Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids of undocumented workers at job sites and instead target employers, the agency announced …

Florida has over 5,000 teacher vacancies and more than 4,000 openings for school staff positions, according to the Florida Education Association. Data released by the Florida Education Association (FEA) in …

The majority of oil and gas companies said that they don’t have plans to shift away from fossil fuels at any point in the future, according to an industry report …

Workers are returning to the office at the highest rate since the pandemic started as employers feel more comfortable amid falling COVID-19 cases, The Wall Street Journal reported. The number …

Police arrested a Detroit pastor on Wednesday, and the pastor was charged with attempted murder for allegedly crashing his car into the vehicle of two sheriff’s deputies, ABC 7 reported. …

A Wyoming high school student was arrested on Thursday as a result of her refusal to wear a mask, according to a video she recorded of the arrest. Grace Smith, …

The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast for 2021 on Tuesday, citing supply chain disruptions and pandemic-related health concerns. In the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook report, released …

Democratic congressional staffers are leaving their positions on Capitol Hill to work for major tech companies, according to a Politico report. April Jones, who worked as deputy legislative director and …

A Monroe County Sheriff’s officer found 32 migrants suspected of traveling to the U.S. from Cuba hiding in a boat after pulling a truck over for driving too slow in …

A government watchdog group demanded that the Department of the Interior Inspector General launch an investigation into whether President Joe Biden’s Senate-confirmed Bureau of Land Management director nominee violated the …

Another former Facebook employee says she is willing to testify before Congress on the tech giant’s business practices. Sophie Zhang is a former Facebook data scientist and whistleblower who, in …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday night that her caucus has “overwhelmingly” signaled that they would prefer to do “fewer things well” in their sweeping spending package instead of cutting …

A mother in Wisconsin is suing the Waukesha School District and Waukesha School Board over its removal of COVID-19 safety measures after her son contracted COVID-19 from exposure to another student …

About 25% of critical infrastructure in the U.S., or 36,000 facilities, is at serious risk of being rendered inoperable as a result of flooding over the next three decades, according …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order late Monday prohibiting all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state of Texas. “The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and our best defense …

The first short in Vice President Kamala Harris’ YouTube Originals space series featured child actors who auditioned to be flown out to Washington, D.C., and participate in the video. The …

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh told Axios he wasn’t sure why people aren’t rejoining the workforce despite a large number of job openings. “These questions are asked every month,” …