Hiltzik: Are women and babies the property of the state? Red states say ‘yes!’

Hiltzik: Are women and babies the property of the state? Red states say ‘yes!’

The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the acrid odor of cynicism and hypocrisy. You know what I mean: that their restrictions on reproductive medical care are all about protecting the health of women, preserving the lives of the unborn, fulfilling a moral imperative to honor the … Read more

Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3Q 2024 earnings

Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3Q 2024 earnings

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, July 12, 2024.  Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines third-quarter profit fell from a year ago but topped Wall Street estimates while the carrier workers to drum up revenue and fend off activist investor … Read more

The key issues for voters

The key issues for voters

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Squawk on the Street CNBC’s Brian Sullivan reports on the economic and monetary issues critical to 2024′s general election. 02:45 Wed, Oct 23 202411:37 AM EDT Brian Sullivan Source link

A wave of listeria recalls shows food safety will ‘never be perfect’

A wave of listeria recalls shows food safety will ‘never be perfect’

Deli meats, grab-and-go salads and frozen meals are staples of the modern American diet — convenient and inexpensive options that shoppers readily toss into their carts during grocery runs. But after hundreds of those products were flagged in major listeria-related recalls recently, nervous consumers have been left to scour their refrigerators for potentially tainted food … Read more

Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find

Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find

WASHINGTON — Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and the federal government’s response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate America’s political discourse before the presidential election, new research shows. The content, spread by Russian state media and networks of … Read more