(Mary Villareal) Maryland and Georgia have halted their collection of gas taxes in an effort to hide the effects of Biden’s inflation from the American people.
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Trucking Industry Is Short 80,000 Truck Drivers Amid Supply Chain Crisis
(Divina Ramirez) The American Trucking Associations (ATA) claimed that the trucking industry is short by a record high 80,000 drivers, which is 30 percent more than before the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic when the industry faced a shortage of 61,500 drivers.
Food Inflation in the US about to Reach a Tipping Point
(Arsenio Toledo) Food inflation in the United States is reaching a tipping point. If the prices of food in groceries go up any further, industry executives warn that consumer spending habits may change.
Walmart, UPS and FedEx Commit to Working More Shifts To Deal With Global Supply Disruptions… but Will It Matter?
(Mary Villareal) The White House announced Wednesday, Oct. 13, that Walmart, UPS and FedEx are moving to work more shifts to deal with global supply disruptions that have contributed to a surge in inflation. The announcement was made ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with the heads of those companies to address the supply chain bottlenecks before the Christmas season.
Lawsuit: Apple, Google Recording Users Without Their Knowledge
(Ralph Flores) BigTech has long insisted that voice assistance is the next step when it comes to convenience, saying the technology can help people with every little need that pops up. But a new lawsuit challenges that narrative, alleging that voice assistants from Google and Apple listen in on, and even record, conversations — even if they’re not supposed to.
Popular Sunscreens Recalled over Cancer-Causing Ingredient; FDA Investigating
(Cassie B.) Many people wouldn’t dream of spending long days outside enjoying the summer sun without generous amounts of sunscreen, but those who are using one of five popular formulas could end up developing the very disease they are hoping to avoid: cancer.
Maine Becomes First State to Enact Broad Ban of Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals”
(Cassie B.) Maine has become the first state in the nation to institute a broad ban of toxic compounds found in a wide variety of consumer goods.
Cancer-causing Chemical Detected in 78 Sunscreens, FDA Petitioned to Recall Contaminated Products
(Evangelyn Rodriguez) An independent lab that tests the quality of medications and health products recently found that many sunscreens sold on the market are contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical called benzene. After testing almost 300 unique batches of commercial sunscreens, Valisure discovered that 27 percent contained detectable levels of the toxic chemical while five percent contained levels that exceeded the limit recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This has led the online pharmacy to file a petition for these products to be removed from market shelves.
Common Plastic Additive Linked to Fertility Problems
(Virgilio Marin) A study published in the journal PLOS Genetics found that exposure to the plastic additive diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) could cause fertility problems. Led by Harvard Medical School researchers, the study showed that DEHP increases breaks in the DNA during egg production and impairs cells’ ability to repair these breaks.
Amazon Has Pizza Hail Satan Baby Clothes For Sale, Satan Stuffers Think Children Killing is Funny and Toys that Celebrate Pedophilia are on the Rise
(Times Square Chronicles) What is our world coming to? On Amazon and other platforms to buy are a series of onesie that says “eat pizza” above the star and “hail satan” below with the points fo the star being pizza slices.