The Biden administration sees hydrogen as a game-changing climate technology. The reality is far more complicated

cnn.com The Biden administration on Monday announced a goal to produce 50 million metric tons of clean hydrogen fuel by 2050 – a roadmap that, if successful, would cut around 10% of…

Air quality levels in parts of the U.S. plunge as Canada wildfires rage

nbcnews.com Millions of people across the Midwest are under dangerous air quality conditions Monday, as smoke from wildfires in eastern Canada wafts over the region. Hazy skies have…

Garth Brooks Reveals a ‘Cosmic’ Trick of Coral Reef While Narrating ‘America’s National Parks’ Season 2

billboard.com As the narrator and executive producer of America’s National Parks, Garth Brooks takes TV viewers on a road trip to some of the most cherished and preserved spaces our…

I Want to Gift Money. How Much Can I Give Without Owing Taxes?

finance.yahoo.com For 2023, the annual gift tax exemption is $17,000, up from $16,000 in 2022. This means you can give up to $17,000 to as many people as you want in 2023 without any of it…

Trans adults in Florida 'blindsided' that new law also limits their access to health care

nbcnews.com Debate surrounding Florida’s new restrictions on gender-affirming care focused largely on transgender children. But a new law that Republican presidential candidate and Gov.…

Connecticut May Cut Taxes, of All Unlikely Things

wsj.com States run entirely by Democrats these days follow a predictable tax-spend-tax model: Raise taxes, spend more, then raise taxes again. Think New York, California, New…

Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors also limits access for trans adults

pbs.org Debate surrounding Florida’s new restrictions on gender-affirming care focused largely on transgender children. But a new law that Republican presidential candidate and Gov.…

This Is America’s Oldest Beer

247wallst.com Beer is old. Beer-like beverages have probably been around for at least 9,000 years. There is evidence that the earliest beer was brewed in the Middle East around 7,000…

ATF: Pot Users Can't Legally Own Firearms Regardless Of State Laws

zerohedge.com ATF: Pot Users Can't Legally Own Firearms Regardless Of State Laws The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) warned in a Tuesday advisory that Minnesota…

The future of worker power can be found in Minnesota

fastcompany.com Nursing home workers in the Great North won the right to bargain with their employers and the state via a standards board, and it’s a major win for American workers. Nursing…

Apple Customers Say It's Hard To Get Money Out Of Goldman Sachs Savings Accounts

zerohedge.com Apple Customers Say It's Hard To Get Money Out Of Goldman Sachs Savings Accounts Authored by Bryan Jung via The Epoch Times, Some Apple customers have found it difficult to…

Iowa company bid $13M for Minnesota pork plant and will not retain 1,000 workers

apnews.com An Iowa pork producer says it it will not keep more than 1,000 employees at a bankrupt Minnesota plant if a judge approves its winning bid to purchase the business. Premium…

Spaniel treats favorite toy as one of her newborn puppies in adorable clip

newsweek.com This week we've heard how a litter of puppies were found dumped by a Texas roadside and laughed at a cat demanding his owner tumble-dry his bed. As well as viral animal…

Federal Reserve officials are growing skeptical about suspending rate hikes

edition.cnn.com It has been a busy week of public engagements for the Federal Reserve’s top officials. One thing has become clear: There is an intensifying debate about whether to hike…

California has the country’s strongest animal welfare law. Now it just needs to be enforced

vox.com Pigs en route to slaughter in California. | Bobby Sud/We Animals Media The Supreme Court sided with pigs. Will California? Last month, in a welcome surprise to animal…

A terrible time management idea

theweek.com Here are three of the week's top pieces of financial insight, gathered from around the web: Cutting taxes on home sales A new bipartisan bill would double the amount of…

Top US chemical firms to pay $1.2bn to settle water contamination lawsuits

theguardian.com DuPont and two related companies said they would pay close to $1.2bn to settle liability claims brought by public water systems serving the vast majority of the US…

Column: Trademarking 'Taco Tuesday' is downright Trumpian

latimes.com Ricardo Acosta prepares food at a Taco John’s restaurant in Denver on Tuesday. Taco Bell is asking U.S. regulators to force Wyoming-based Taco John’s to abandon its…

Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

economist.com A years ago Jake Morgan, a farmer who lives just outside Raleigh, in North Carolina, realised he needed a new vehicle to get around his property. At first he was looking at…

Abortions have become 6% rarer since the end of Roe v Wade

economist.com A Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organisation last June, which reversed its decision in Roe v Wade and let states ban abortion, the…

Homeowner Who Accused Government of Seizing Her Home And Stealing the Profit Wins Supreme Court Case

dailyhodl.com The Supreme Court has sided with a 94 year-old woman who accused the government of violating the constitution by forcibly selling her property and keeping the profit.…

Indie Rockers OK Go Settle Cereal Lawsuit With Post Foods

billboard.com The band OK Go has reached a confidential settlement to end a bizarre legal battle with Post Foods over a new line of on-the-go cereal packages called “OK Go!” Just months…

Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims

aol.com The company that makes the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone has agreed to pay $102.5 million to 41 states and the District of Columbia to settle claims that the…

Keith Ellison got justice for George Floyd. Here’s what he learned along the way

semafor.com The Subject “It’s hard to convict the police,” Minnesota Attorney Gen. Keith Ellison said in 2020. He’d just taken over the investigation into the killing of George Floyd by…

Scammers publish ads for hacking services on government websites

techcrunch.com Scammers have published various advertisements for hacking services on the official websites of multiple U.S. state, county, and local governments, a federal agency, as well…

The latest on markets, the jobs report and the debt ceiling

cnn.com Some employers say hiring is getting easier In Minnesota, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is having a more successful go so far this year of hiring workers for its…

States sue 3M, DuPont over toxic 'forever chemicals' found in drinking water

cnbc.com Just outside of Bangor, Maine — the hometown of renowned horror author Stephen King — more than 500 students, faculty and staff arrive at Hermon High School each day. But…

Over a Third of US SMB Owners Couldn’t Cover Rent Last Month

tech.co As rental prices rise alongside the broader cost of living, 37% of US small to medium-sized business (SMB) owners weren't able to pay rent in full and on time this May. Rent…

3M Heads to Trial in ‘Existential’ $143 Billion Forever-Chemicals Litigation

finance.yahoo.com 3M Co. faces an existential threat from lawsuits over allegedly cancer-linked “forever chemicals” that have leached into municipal water supplies, with the company’s…

3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water

finance.yahoo.com 3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve a Georgia city’s lawsuit…

‘It left me with nothing’: the debt trap of payday loans

theguardian.com Meka Armstrong of Detroit, Michigan, has struggled in a cycle of debt from payday loans for years. She first took out a payday loan in 2010 to cover the costs of medication…

Apple Savings Users Complain of Delays Withdrawing Money

macrumors.com Apple Card customers who have opted to create a high-yield Apple Savings account through Goldman Sachs have been experiencing issues attempting to withdraw their money,…

Minnesota governor signs $2.6B infrastructure plan, a bipartisan success from a partisan session

apnews.com Gov. Tim Walz signed a $2.6 billion public infrastructure package Thursday, the largest in state history and the biggest bipartisan success of an often partisan legislative…

Work stoppages, rallies support ‘A Day without Immigrants’ in protest of DeSantis law

nbcnews.com HOMESTEAD, Florida — Farmworkers didn't show up to work, plant nursery owners closed for the day and many businesses didn't open to the public in a show of solidarity. A…

Matt Onofrio made $35 million helping everyday people invest in real estate. Then he was indicted. Was it all a scam?

businessinsider.com Matt Onofrio had a remarkable story. Around 2020, fed up with his career as a nurse anesthetist, the now 32-year-old Wisconsin native quit his job to start investing full…

Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people flock to Florida for Gay Days festival

pbs.org Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people are flocking to central Florida this weekend to go on theme park rides, mingle with costumed performers, dance at all-night parties and…

Bipartisan bill to make Big Tech pay publishers for news advances despite Meta threat

siliconvalley.com A bipartisan California bill that would require big technology companies to pay publishers for news reports that help drive their profits passed the state Assembly despite a…

This Nonprofit Health System Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt

nytimes.com The exterior of Allina Health United Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.Credit...Tim Gruber for The New York Times Doctors at the Allina Health System, a wealthy nonprofit in the…

Minnesota plans rewrite of rules for copper-nickel mining near popular wilderness

seattletimes.com Minnesota regulators have concluded that state rules governing where copper-nickel mines can be built are insufficient to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness…

Crews clean up after two trains derail in Minnesota and North Dakota but no toxic chemicals spilled

apnews.com Crews are still cleaning up after two Canadian Pacific Kansas City trains derailed in Minnesota and North Dakota earlier this week. Several hazardous materials cars were…

Train carrying hazardous materials derails and closes highway in Minnesota

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article A train containing some hazardous materials derailed…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Net Worth Grew $8.4 Billion in a Week

observer.com California-based tech company Nvidia reached a market cap of $1 trillion today (May 30) after a week of stock growth. Since its earnings call on May 24, the company’s stock…

The Crypto-Mania in American Politics Reached a Peak. That's Not Enough

financemagnates.com The topic of regulating and overseeing cryptocurrency has gained momentum in American politics for multiple reasons. There is a rising apprehension about the use of…

Elizabeth Warren, J.D. Vance team up on bank CEO crackdown

politico.com Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s push to hit the executives of failed banks with sharper penalties is getting a big boost from an unexpected conservative partner — Sen. J.D. Vance.…

The 4-day workweek is gaining momentum. Could the US adopt it nationwide?

go.com When Michael Arney, the founder of an eight-person marketing design agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota, learned an employee was leaving for a 50% raise at a larger company, he…

$260 Minnesota Tax Rebate: All You Need to Know

247wallst.com About 2.5 million Minnesota taxpayers will soon get tax rebate checks now that state lawmakers have passed the massive $3 billion tax relief bill. Thus, Minnesota taxpayers…

The Source of Law in Tyler v. Hennepin County

reason.com Several provisions of the Bill of Rights seem to rely on common law concepts to define the rights they protect, such as the Fourth Amendment's protection of "persons,…

Aaron Judge’s Homer Binge Highlights A Strong Second Month For The New York Yankees

forbes.com The minute Aaron Judge finished last season at 62 homers to break the American League record held by Roger Maris for 61 years, among the immediate questions were would he…

DeSantis’ assault on ‘leftism’ is totalitarianism in disguise

msnbc.com "Everyone knows if I’m the nominee, I will beat Biden and I will serve two terms and I will be able to destroy leftism in this country and leave woke ideology on the dustbin…

Betting interest expected to be down with NBA, NHL finals lacking marquee matchups

apnews.com The NBA Finals could've featured glamour teams like the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and conventional thinking before the NHL playoffs stated the dominant Boston…

MSP introduces security checkpoint reservation program

kare11.com The new service, known as MSP RESERVE, is now in operation for passengers flying out of Terminal 2. Example video title will go here for this video MINNEAPOLIS — Editor's…

Nuclear reactor shuts down at Xcel Prairie Island plant after 'unusual event'

kare11.com Xcel says a malfunctioning transformer set off a fire alarm on May 27, triggering an automatic shutdown of its unit 2 reactor. RED WING, Minn. — Xcel Energy confirms that…

Danielle Hunter Must Reach New Heights For Vikings Defense To Soar In 2023

forbes.com The Minnesota Vikings have made moves on defense throughout the offseason in an effort to rid themselves of the defensive malaise that has impacted their fortunes for the…

Rahming joins Huston’s KHOU-TV

talkingbiznews.com The following excerpt was sent out from mikemcguff.blogspot.com: Deevon Rahming is joining KHOU 11 Houston exactly one month from today via TEGNA sister-station KARE 11…

Mood-Altering Mushroom Sales Bloom Despite Safety Concerns

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Psychedelics have a very long history in religious ceremonies and more recently in self-discovery. But these mushroom sales have many of the worst aspects of…