New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill that would protect doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients living in states where the procedure is illegal. The bill would allow New York abortion providers to serve more out-of-state patients without fear of litigation, which could help expand medication abortion access nationwide. Medication
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The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of previously owned homes remained essentially flat in May compared to April, rising only 0.2% to a seasonally adjusted, annualized pace of 4.30 million units. However, compared with the same period last year, sales dropped by 20.4%. The slow sales pace in spring 2022 is a result
As the Chinese economy slows down, top US corporate executives are making it a priority to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to the White House. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam will be among the US CEOs attending
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is leading a congressional probe into Amazon’s warehouse working conditions. In a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Sanders accused the e-retailer of prioritizing profits over the safety of its employees. Sanders, who chairs the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, called out Amazon’s “dangerous conditions” and called
The House Appropriations Committee is considering a bill that would prohibit the Pentagon from releasing personal information about current and former members of the U.S. military to the public. Currently, news organizations and some employers use this information to verify an individual’s military service. However, House lawmakers want to make it illegal for the military
Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State, has stated that his recent trip to Beijing was an important start in stabilizing U.S. ties with China. He urged the two countries to move on from the spy balloon incident that postponed his previous visit. Blinken spent two days meeting with senior Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping,
158 years ago, Black people in America won their personal freedom, but economic freedom remains elusive for them and the Indigenous population. Jim Casselberry, a veteran portfolio manager, is attempting to bridge the gap using his four decades of investing experience. He aims to get capital in the right people’s hands and help them use
Amazon has confirmed that it will not be hosting its re:MARS conference on robotics and space this year. The company decided to incorporate the subjects into its existing lineup of Amazon Web Services events instead. The tech giant launched re:MARS in 2019, which stands for “Machine learning, Automation, Robotics, and Space,” as a way for
René Muñoz, the chief of staff of California Democrat Lou Correa, has recently been found to have lobbied on behalf of Amazon and Apple. This has come to light at a time when Muñoz is serving as the chief of staff to the new top Democrat on the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust. He had
Microsoft shares have reached a record high, rising by 3.2% to close at $348.10, following JPMorgan Chase’s report on the software company’s growth potential in artificial intelligence (AI). This record high exceeded the previous all-time high the company reached in November 2021, the same month that Nasdaq peaked. U.S. indexes experienced a broad rally following