Texas National Guard troops are now protecting federal property in the Chicago area, a military spokesperson says. President Donald Trump has been emphatic in sending the Guard to Democratic-run cities that he argues have a rampant crime crisis, though statistics don’t always back that up.
"In Food Label Fight, Europeans Debate How the Sausage Gets Made -
Lawmakers in the European Union voted to limit “burger,” “sausage” and other meat terms to animal products, rankling consumers and producers of veggie burgers and tofu sausages."
"These numbers don’t always match with government data, though the government numbers themselves have seen some steep revisions lately as the BLS struggles with falling response rates to its surveys."
"These and other alternative data sources have their drawbacks—they often only cover a small share of the labor force, and using them to estimate the state of the broader job market can be tricky."
Many also thought businesses would pass tariffs on to consumers — but manufacturers have largely hesitated to do so.
Economists should spend less time “perfecting equations for imaginary rational actors,” an analyst wrote, “and more time observing how real people behave"
"When SD Padres' new stadium was planned for the rundown warehouse district in early-2000s, the team faced an obstacle: a historic landmark, the 1909 Western Metal Supply Co Building.
But rather than bulldoze the structure, they built the stadium around it"
"Even as much of San Francisco is regaining its footing after the dark days of the pandemic, the shopping complex never pulled out of its death spiral.
Few analysts think it can remain a mall much longer."
"Industry groups say a rising number of abandoned orchards is fueling the pest problem, while new rodenticide restrictions have removed a traditional tool of mitigation."
"California Department of Food and Agriculture said rodents, which chew through irrigation lines and feast on fruit and nuts, caused more than $310 million in damage to the state’s almond orchards in the span of a year."
This is what every Democratic state needs to do, tell its state university leaders that they will lose all state appropriations if they sign the compact. Take the decision out of feckless college administrators’ hands.
Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.
The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.
"Caruso may delay his decision until Nov, to await the results of the Newsom-backed referendum over redrawing California’s congressional districts in favor of Democrats, a high-stakes bid by a governor with presidential ambitions.
He is expected to financially support Newsom’s ["Yes on 50"] plan.."
