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Debt-Market Slowdown Troubles Investors (#GotBitcoin?)

Recent turbulence in the corporate-bond market is attributed to Fed’s tightening monetary policy and weaker appetite for debt. Signs of stress are mounting in the corporate-bond market, where rising interest rates and lackluster demand for new debt have investors questioning whether a long run of favorable borrowing conditions for U.S.…

Experimental Drug Shows Promise Protecting Against Peanut Allergies (#GotBitcoin?)

Study offers hope to parents trying to protect their children from accidental exposure. An experimental drug derived from peanuts protected some children and adolescents with life-threatening peanut allergies, according to a study, allowing the subjects to eat small amounts of peanuts without suffering a serious reaction. The drug, from a…

Fake Comments Are Plaguing Government Agency Websites And Nobody Much Seems To Care (#GotBitcoin)

You might recall that when the FCC repealed net neutrality, the agency's open comment period (the only opportunity the public had to voice their concerns) was plagued with all manner of bogus comments and identity fraud. Fake Comments Are Plaguing Government Agency Websites And Nobody Much Seems To Care (#GotBitcoin)…

Food Regulators To Share Oversight of Plant And Cell-Based Meats (#GotBitcoin)

Regulators’ decision raises prospects for cell meat coming to market. Food Regulators To Share Oversight of Plant And Cell-Based Meats (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tOa8q5oYPw&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaOIY8yR_uEnPU_8d1xqd2Ag[/embed] Two U.S. food regulators agreed to share oversight of meat grown from animal cells, moving the emerging technology closer to consumers’ dinner plates. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Trump, California Leaders Discussed Wildfire Prevention (#GotBitcoin)

President says forest management a top concern. President Trump arrived in California on Saturday to survey damage being caused by the deadliest and most destructive fires in the state’s history, with preventing future infernos set to be a focus of his meetings with state officials. “We talked about forest management,”…

Poll: Should Active Shooter Training Be Mandatory On or At:

Businesses, schools, synagogues, etc. are required to monitor social media to spot potential threats and must offer active-shooter awareness training to employees, management and staff in order to maintain active shooter insurance. Businesses and government depts. are buying coverage, also called “active-assailant” insurance, for legal costs and other expenses in…

Finra Arbitrators Let Thousands of Brokers Purge Infraction Records (#GotBitcoin?)

Brokers with scrubbed records are more likely to generate complaints, two academics found. Thousands of brokers have scrubbed their records clean of complaints by customers and employers, allowing them to hide information from potential investors, according to a new study. These brokers were more likely than other ones to receive…

Poll: The Cause of California’s Wildfires Is Mainly Due To:

A Californian start-up wants to save millions of acres of forest from fires by partnering with the US Forest Service and local businesses on an innovative social impact bond. Around 82 million acres of forest currently need restoration work, but the Forest Service only has enough funds to work on…

CIA Concludes Saudi Journalist Was Killed on Crown Prince’s Order (#GotBitcoin?)

U.S. assessment contradicts Saudi version of Khashoggi killing and may endanger President Trump’s efforts to protect ties with Prince Mohammed. The Central Intelligence Agency has concluded that the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was carried out under the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a close ally…

Facing Deadlier Fires, California Tries Something New: More Logging (#GotBitcoin?)

Environmentalists and the timber industry, after long butting heads, increasingly agree that cutting trees to thin forests is vital to reducing fire danger. Obscured amid the chaos of California’s latest wildfire outbreak is a striking sign of change that may help curtail future devastating infernos. After decades of butting heads,…

Fewer International Students Heading To The U.S. (#GotBitcoin?)

American colleges and universities face growing challenge amid rising competition from other countries, concerns about safety and immigration policies. Fewer International Students Heading To The U.S. (#GotBitcoin?) U.S. enrollment of international students declined for the second year in a row, sending waves of unease across American colleges and universities, which…

‘I Was Hoping to Be Retired’: The Cost of Supporting Parents and Adult Children (#GotBitcoin?)

More Americans are being squeezed by the burden of caring for two generations—just when they thought they could kick back. ‘I Was Hoping to Be Retired’: The Cost of Supporting Parents and Adult Children When Barb Strickert married, she and her husband wrote down a one-year plan for their lives together.…