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Group Wants to Unstiffen Laws That Define Who Is Considered Legally Dead

Three major Catholic organizations and one of the largest physician organizations in the United States are warning the American public about a national proposal to redefine what constitutes being legally dead and its implications for card-carrying organ donors and the transplant industry. The Uniform Law Commission (ULC), an influential national organization that recommends legislation to…


Stock Market Today: Wall Street Closes Another Winning Week by Barely Moving

NEW YORK—Wall Street closed out another winning week with a quiet Friday, as stocks found some stability after sliding the day before. The S&P 500 edged up by 1.47, or less than 0.1 percent, to 4,536.34 to cap its eighth winning week in the last 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 2.51 points, or…


Aussies Live Longer and Prosper but Face Money Worries

Australians live longer, are happier in their jobs and trust each other more than they did two decades ago. But more people are battling chronic disease, struggling to make ends meet and having bad experiences online. There’s also less trust in government and more concern for the nation’s safety than there was 20 years ago….


Infrastructure Tops List of Mayoral Concerns, Report Says

The top concern of American mayors is infrastructure, according to a recent report. This indicates that local officials realize that neglecting infrastructure to address other needs will end up hurting everything, says one of the report’s authors. “Infrastructure has always been the sacrificial lamb,” said Farhad Omeyr of the National League of Cities (NLC) Center…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 21

Wall Street drifted to a mixed closed but still marked another weekly gain. The S&P 500 eked out a gain of less than 0.1 percent Friday. The index had its eighth winning week in the last 10. The Dow edged up just 2 points and the Nasdaq fell 0.2 percent a day after tumbling to…


Biden, Sen. Manchin, GOP Lawmakers Defend Gas Pipeline Chellenged by Environmental Group

A legal battle over the construction of a new natural gas pipeline in West Virginia has raised common ground between President Joe Biden’s administration, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and a group of Republican lawmakers. The deal to increase the U.S. debt limit last month included a provision to approve the construction of the Mountain Valley…


Biden, Sen. Manchin, GOP Lawmakers Defend Gas Pipeline Challenged by Environmental Group

A legal battle over the construction of a new natural gas pipeline in West Virginia has raised common ground between President Joe Biden’s administration, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and a group of Republican lawmakers. The deal to increase the U.S. debt limit last month included a provision to approve the construction of the Mountain Valley…


Jason Aldean’s New Song Exposes How Labels of ‘Controversy’ Get Manufactured

While companies like Disney have been struggling as they reel from public ridicule, country music star Jason Aldean has gone the other way. Country Music Television has canceled him; the media establishment has painted him with controversy; and it looks like all the powers that be oppose him. But despite all this, his new song…


Former Principal Commits Suicide Amid Lawsuit Alleging Bullying at TDSB Diversity Training

A former principal of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has committed suicide following diversity training sessions back in 2021 that led to him being accused of white supremacy and bullied at his workplace. “With sorrow, it is announced that Richard Bilkszto passed away suddenly last Thursday, July 13, 2023, at his home in Toronto….


Former Principal Takes Own Life Amid Lawsuit Alleging Bullying at TDSB Diversity Training

A former principal of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has committed suicide following diversity training sessions back in 2021 that led to him being accused of white supremacy and bullied at his workplace. “With sorrow, it is announced that Richard Bilkszto passed away suddenly last Thursday, July 13, 2023, at his home in Toronto….