The state of Vermont did not provide adequate oversight to prevent the massive fraud that occurred in ski area and other development projects funded by foreign investors’ money through a special visa program, a state audit has found. The financial scandal first revealed in 2016, which became the state’s largest fraud case, shook Vermont and […]
Automatic tip prompts of up to 25% for Chinese takeout. Self-swipe card readers adding an 18% gratuity to a Steak ’n Shake bill. A 15% tip for a $2.73 cruller at Dunkin’. Reports have emerged that tipping expectations for casual restaurants, meal delivery apps and grab-and-go food after the pandemic have irked Americans who no […]
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court rejected a bid Monday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that Donald Trump Jr. defamed him by calling him a “felon.” The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, left in place a lower court’s ruling in West Virginia against Blankenship, the former CEO […]
The number of abortion pills that pro-choice advocacy groups sent women by mail or outside formal medical settings surged during the six months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and two abortion pill advocacy groups — the National Women’s Health Network in Washington and Aid […]
“Is there a Liz Cheney in the house?” (Silence) “Is there a Liz Cheney in the house?” asked the voice a second time over the loudspeaker, obviously exasperated at the absence of a response, probably indicating that no such swamp creature was in the vicinity. It’s hard to believe, but it’s now reached the latter […]
Recommendations from government-sponsored authorizers can help predict whether charter schools flourish or flounder, a study has found. In the findings released Wednesday, the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute analyzed 179 charter school applications filed in North Carolina between 2013 and 2017. (In 2011, the state lifted a cap on the model of independently managed public […]
The mystery about what caused severe symptoms to appear in diplomats serving in several parts of the world has deepened. An extensive study by the National Institutes of Health has found no brain injuries in repeated scans of 80 people complaining of Havana Syndrome-related symptoms. The 80 diplomats were […]
A new study has found that maternal death rates in the United States have likely been strongly exaggerated due to misclassifications of maternal deaths. The study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that the United States’ maternal death rates have been inflated for the past two decades due to data-classification […]
A new study finds the perceived value of a college degree slipped last year among young people, who expressed more confidence in on-the-job training and certifications. In the findings released this week, Edge Research and HCM Strategists said they analyzed responses from 10 focus groups and two parallel surveys. Building on a 2022 study, they collected data last year from […]
Americans have long viewed a four-year college degree as essential to financial success, but a report finds most graduates can’t find a job requiring one within a year of commencement. The nonprofit Strada Institute for the Future of Work and the Burning Glass Institute reported Thursday that 52% of bachelor’s degree graduates had “underemployed” jobs in food […]
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