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State Dept: We’re “rigorously monitoring” who is stealing our money in Ukraine
Yesterday, we discussed the reports of multiple high-ranking officials in the Ukrainian government resigning or being dismissed over claims of widespread corruption and fraud. As I noted at the time, anyone who has taken the…
Pope Francis: It’s no crime to be gay — but …
Alternate headline: Pope Francis says absolutely nothing new. Technically, Francis may have taken a slightly more harsh line on homosexuality than church teachings suggest in his interview with the Associated Press. His…
Twenty states sue Biden administration over migrant parole program
Twenty Republican-led states sued the Biden administration over its expanded humanitarian parole program for migrants coming from four specific countries. A top conservative legal group joined with the states in the…
Breaking ground on a Jewish School in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is rapidly becoming a friend of Israel and to Jews, thanks to the Abraham Accords.Read More
So we’re doing Social Security reform again?
As part of the ongoing negotiations over the debt limit, some Republicans in both the Senate and the House are floating the idea of Social Security reform as a way to trim some costs from the budget. The program is currently…
Top Senate Democrats refuse to declare support for Sinema’s re-election
The long knives are out for Senator Kyrsten Sinema, as could be predicted. She has not yet formally declared her intention to run for re-election in 2024, yet the press is already hounding top Democrats about whether or not…
Harvard: study climate change to get M.D.
Harvard Medical School is including climate change in its medical school curriculum. And not just some minor nod to the issue; rather it is woven into the curriculum all 4 years.Read More
Half Moon Bay shooter had a history of violence and threats against co-workers
The mass shooting that happened in Half Moon Bay, CA yesterday has been classified as "workplace violence" by authorities. The 66-year-old shooter, Chunli Zhao, killed people at a business where he worked and at a…
ChatGPT just passed a Wharton MBA exam. Now what?
All of the ongoing buzz around OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot continues to increase in volume as people discover new and more inventive ways to use it. But some of it is taking on an increasingly darker tone. As the bot…
Seattle small business owners ask ‘What happened to Seattle?”
As Jazz pointed out yesterday, the situation in Seattle is difficult enough that even Nike can't withstand it. The company just announced that its flagship store downtown will be closing this Friday for good. But if the…