Disney CEO Bob Iger responded to reports showing that Disney World’s wait times for rides and attractions have dropped this summer, suggesting that fewer people are going to the theme park. In a comment to CNBC this week, Mr. Iger was asked about the trend, and he attributed it to an overall slump in tourism…
Google Being Sued Over New AI Data-Scraping Privacy Policy
July 13, 2023
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One week after Google updated its user privacy policy to allow data scraping from millions of users for artificial intelligence (AI) training purposes, the tech giant is now facing a class-action lawsuit. Google, its parent company Alphabet, and Google’s AI subsidiary DeepMind, were accused in a July 11 filing in a federal court in San…
83-Year-Old History Buff Takes on Professors Over How History Will Be Taught to Students
July 13, 2023
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Just like the struggle occurring over American history, a similar battle is brewing over how Texas history will be taught, pitting politically aligned history professors against an 83-year-old history buff. The professors have indicated students of Texas history should understand that Texas has a white supremacist past and has all but ignored racism and slavery, according to…
Mississippi Removes Thousands of People From Medicaid as It Examines Post-Pandemic Eligibility
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid removed more than 29,000 Mississippians from Medicaid at the end of June after the federal government ended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. This marks the first wave of disenrollments as the agency reviews the eligibility of its beneficiaries following the end of pandemic-era protections. Mississippi examined records for 67,695 Medicaid…
California Cannabis Conundrum Continues, Major Distributor Collapses
July 13, 2023
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California’s legal cannabis market has suffered a series of setbacks since June that have many questioning its future, with the largest distributor in the state forced to close and a global industry leader liquidating local facilities to free up much-needed cash reserves. The closure of Herbl’s California operations—a distributor that served approximately 98 percent of…
Messi Mania Engulfs Miami Over the Arrival of the Argentine Soccer Superstar
MIAMI—A hamburger and drink combination called the Lionel Messi. A huge sketch of the soccer star’s smiling face on a restaurant wall beside a viral meme from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. A beer with a pink label matching the color of the Inter Miami jersey he will wear. Wherever you turn in Miami…
Formerly Conjoined Twins Welcomed Home 4 Weeks After Surgery
Four weeks after a team of doctors separated Ella Grace and Eliza Faith Fuller, well-wishers gathered in the town square in Center, Texas, to welcome home the formerly conjoined twins and their parents. “It’s hard to express [in] words just how excited we are,” Jesse Fuller, the girls’ dad, told KHOU-TV before the family left the…
Disney World Summer Numbers Dropping as Families Skip School and Take Kids Somewhere Cheaper
July 13, 2023
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The Walt Disney World Resort is playing host to much smaller crowds this summer than in previous years. Theme park experts say families are staying away due to record heat, rising costs, and their decision to visit at other times of the year. After two years of strong post-pandemic numbers, Disney’s summer numbers are dropping,…
Annual ‘Report Card’ Ranks California Beaches
Heal the Bay’s annual “Beach Report Card,” released a couple of weeks ago, assigned letter grades to hundreds of beaches across the West Coast. The report card has been an annual release for the past 33 years and advises tourists and residents on which beaches to visit and which ones to avoid. According to the…
Maine Becomes Latest US State to End COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Health Care Workers
July 13, 2023
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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has filed a proposal with the secretary of state to remove the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. In a July 11 press release, the department said the proposal was based on evolving scientific evidence and trends including available clinical and epidemiological data about COVID-19, increased…
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