The U.S. federal deficit surged 156 percent in the year through June as expenditures jumped while revenues continued to weaken, according to the Department of the Treasury. The latest monthly Treasury statement (pdf), released on July 13, shows that the government posted a $228 billion budget deficit in June, up sharply compared to a budget…
Budget Deficit Increases 156 Percent as Expenditures Soar, Revenues Shrink
‘Not Normal’ Disney World Crowd Size Draws Response From CEO
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…
LIVE NOW: House Immigration Subcommittee’ Hearing to ‘Examine Sanctuary Cities That Shield Illegal Aliens’
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement holds a hearing on “The Consequences of Criminal Aliens on U.S. Communities” at 3:00 p.m. ET on July 13 “to examine sanctuary cities that shield illegal aliens at the expense of American taxpayers and the Biden Administration’s lax policies that allow criminal aliens to remain in the United States…
House Immigration Subcommittee’ Hearing to ‘Examine Sanctuary Cities That Shield Illegal Aliens’
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement holds a hearing on “The Consequences of Criminal Aliens on U.S. Communities” at 3:00 p.m. ET on July 13 “to examine sanctuary cities that shield illegal aliens at the expense of American taxpayers and the Biden Administration’s lax policies that allow criminal aliens to remain in the United States…
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…
LIVE NOW: Actors Union Holds Press Conference in Los Angeles After Contract Expires
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), a union representing film and television actors, journalists, and radio personalities, holds a media conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on July 13 after negotiations with major studios and streamers collapsed and their contract expired. …
Actors Union Holds Press Conference in Los Angeles After Contract Expires
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), a union representing film and television actors, journalists, and radio personalities, holds a media conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on July 13 after negotiations with major studios and streamers collapsed and their contract expired. …
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…
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