A large number of American men of prime working age — between 25 and 54 years old — are not working or even looking for work, resulting in a major hole in the American economy. In 1953, 98% of men in that age range had a job or were …
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23 January
Family settles lawsuit over Stone Foltz’s hazing death in “largest payout” by a public university in Ohio history
The family of Stone Foltz, a former student at Ohio’s Bowling Green State University who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity in 2021, will receive nearly $3 million from the school to settle their hazing-related lawsuit, according to an agreement announced Monday. The attorney for Foltz’s family called the …
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19 January
Amazon axes charity program as it moves to slash costs
Amazon is ending a charity donation program it ran for a decade in its latest cost-cutting move. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said the program, called AmazonSmile, will shut down by February 20 because it had “not grown to create the impact” the retailer had hoped. The …
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18 January
Police reveal what led to arrest of New Mexico man charged with orchestrating shootings at lawmakers’ homes
New Mexico officials are revealing the break in the case that led to the arrest of Solomon Pena, a failed Republican candidate for New Mexico state House who is accused of orchestrating shootings which targeted several local Democratic lawmakers. Albuquerque police believe that Pena, who faces 15 criminal charges, including …
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16 January
Alabama basketball coach says team “grieving” after player charged with murder
Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats said Monday the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide is going through “kind of a grieving process” after player Darius Miles and another man were charged with capital murder following a fatal shooting near campus. Speaking at a news conference, Oats said he couldn’t discuss any specifics …
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13 January
Lisa Marie Presley to be buried next to her son in Graceland, representative says
Lisa Marie Presley will be buried at Graceland, the famed home of Elvis Presley that on Friday became a gathering place for fans distraught over her death a day earlier. The singer-songwriter’s final resting place will be next to her son, Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020, said a representative …
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12 January
Prosecutors make opening statements in Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial
Five days before some of his lieutenants attacked the U.S. Capitol building in an alleged plot to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio posted an online message to his social media followers. “Let’s bring this new year in with one word in mind…Revolt,” Tarrio …
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10 January
Geico off the hook in $5 million payout to woman who got STD in car
Geico is off the hook, at least for now, from paying $5.2 million to a Missouri woman who alleged she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in a car insured by the company. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously to overturn a lower court’s ruling that favored paying the …
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6 January
Colorado rolled out one of the nation’s first alert systems for missing Indigenous people. The first person it was used for was found dead.
A 27-year-old man in Colorado went missing a day before the state’s new Missing Indigenous Person Alerts system went live on Dec. 30. One week later, he was found dead. A Missing Indigenous Person Alert for Wanbli Vigil was issued Jan. 3, four days after the system went live. The …
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2 January
Tesla posts record sales but falls short of goals
Tesla said Monday that it sold a record 1.3 million vehicles last year, but the number fell short of CEO Elon Musk’s pledge to grow the company’s sales by 50% nearly every year. The 2022 figure topped the prior record of 936,000 vehicles delivered in 2021, but it was shy …
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