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These 20 US airports had the worst delays last summer

businessinsider.com Delays and cancellations peaked during the summer of 2022, with the Friday of Memorial Day weekend recording a particularly high number of canceled flights. RJ Sangosti/The…

Oppression in the South was not an expression of freedom

reason.com Freedom's Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power, by Jefferson Cowie, Basic Books, 512 pages, $35 Jefferson Cowie is a prodigious researcher who often shows…

Ukraine is building up its forces for an offensive

economist.com O 22 1941 Britain declared “tanks for Russia” week, with factories churning out armour to “repel the savage invaders”. The wife of the Soviet ambassador in London christened…

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

nbcnews.com COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge put South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold Friday until the state Supreme Court can review the…

The Housing Treadmill

city-journal.org Recent years have witnessed a transformation in California politics. Scrambling to be seen as leaders on housing policy, state lawmakers have taken big steps to wrest…

Ted Cruz sees a problem with Target boycott

newsweek.com Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, said during an episode of his podcast on Friday that he doesn't believe the boycott against Target will be as successful as the one…

Memorial Day Travel Surges: Here Are The States Where Gas Is Most Expensive And Cheapest Heading Into Weekend

forbes.com Gas prices are on the increase heading into Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA, with the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. at $3.57 on Friday,…

Target boycott over LGBTQ+ products is "literally terrorism": Economist

newsweek.com Backlash and calls from conservatives to boycott Target over Pride-themed products, including reported threats to store employees, is "literally terrorism," an economist…

‘Target doesn’t have a spine’: Workers slam retailer’s decision to pull LGBTQ Pride-themed products amid backlash

marketwatch.com Amid Target’s decision to pull Pride-themed products from some stores after intense anti-LGBTQ backlash, many of its employees believe the company has caved to a bad-faith…

South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law paused until state Supreme Court review

pbs.org A judge on Friday put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.…

States With the Most Snipers During the Civil War

247wallst.com In most key aspects of the American Civil War – from money and manpower to guns and supplies – the Confederacy was outmatched by federal forces. Sharpshooter units were one…

Did Governor Newsom Spark Target Boycott Among Liberals?

zerohedge.com Did Governor Newsom Spark Target Boycott Among Liberals? Target executives, embracing "woke" capitalism, were completely oblivious, or maybe just ignorant, to the "Bud Light…

South Carolina GOP helps complete a regional anti-abortion sweep

msnbc.com It wasn’t long ago when the very idea of six-week abortion bans was considered radical. After all, these are policies that prohibit abortions before many women even know…

Workers in the South Are Defying History with Union Wins

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. A success in union organizing in Georgia is a welcome contrast to the worker defeat of the hard-fought battle over the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. Note…

The Case for Ron DeSantis

newsweek.com Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' much-anticipated 2024 presidential campaign is finally here. DeSantis is, by any empirical metric or otherwise reasonable estimation, the only…

Leonardo DiCaprio Brings His Mom to Cannes Charity Auction Where His Portrait Sells for $1.3 Million

variety.com There was Gatsby. At 11:30 p.m. at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, the amfAR Cannes gala quietly welcomed one of the biggest movie stars in the world to a tent off the…

Memorial Day weekend gas prices bring good news for road trippers and travelers

aol.com As more Americans hit the road over this three-day Memorial Day weekend, they will be greeted with good news when it's time to fill up the gas tank: Much lower prices than…

Marjorie Taylor Greene issues warning to Target amid Pride backlash

newsweek.com Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said Target will "suffer the same fate" as Bud Light as the retail store becomes the latest company to face a conservative…

Brands Embracing Pride Month Confront a Volatile Political Climate

nytimes.com “We are making adjustments to our plans,” a spokeswoman for Target said after some customers reacted angrily to Pride Month displays in stores — including throwing…

People living alone rises as couples living together decrease: Census data

axios.com The number of people living alone in the U.S. is on the incline while couples living together are decreasing, per newly released 2020 U.S. Census Bureau data. Why it…

Tracing a rich history of Black American cuisine in Edna Lewis’ footsteps

pbs.org ORANGE, Va. – The first time Denise Thompson heard about Edna Lewis, the Black American chef who helped illuminate Southern cuisine, it was from a regular customer at her…

North Face faces boycott for 'summer of Pride' drag queen ad campaign

dailymail.co.uk After Bud Light and Target, The North Face has become the latest American brand to face a boycott for promoting Pride. The company's Summer of Pride ad was released…

Lowe's is trying to lure rural shoppers by copying Tractor Supply and selling livestock products, Carhartt, and Wrangler

businessinsider.com Lowe's is looking to compete with Tractor Supply. AP Photo/LM Otero Lowe's is expanding a "one-stop shop" concept that's aimed at attracting rural customers. Up to 300…

Jeff Bezos preps $175M, 28K-square-foot love nest for future wife Lauren Sánchez

pagesix.com Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Jeff Bezos has…

New federal report: Half of public school students are now performing below grade level

reason.com A new report from the National Center for Education Statistics provides yet more evidence that American schoolchildren suffered dramatic educational losses during the…

Whoever Wins Turkey’s Runoff, A Policy U-Turn Is Needed To Woo Back Investors

forbes.com Turkey’s economy is heading in the wrong direction. Several years of questionable policy decisions by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have financially battered the country,…

Debt default 'X-date' calculations aim to figure out when the US may run short of cash

apnews.com For all the concern over just when the government might run short of money to pay its bills, it turns out that no one, not even the U.S. treasury secretary, can be…

'Trust' May Become The Key Word For Search Marketers, Especially Financial Ones

mediapost.com Trust may become more than a buzzword for most paid-search ads and organic search campaigns -- especially when it comes to financial institutions. Gen Z is the least…

Lack of resale houses continues to frustrate homebuyers in April

yahoo.com Homebuyers again had a hard time snagging a house in April, with signed contracts not budging from the month before, during what is supposed to be the busiest season for…

US pending home sales held steady in April

cnn.com US pending home sales held steady in April, remaining unchanged after dropping in March, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. After…

Target in 'real, severe danger' after waving woke politics in customers' faces, critics warn

foxnews.com Clay Travis called out Target Wednesday for their "Pride" products and said the company faces a "real, severe danger" of suffering damage to their bottom line in the same…

Megyn Kelly slams Target for launching transgender bathing costumes

dailymail.co.uk Megyn Kelly slammed Target for launching 'tuck-friendly' bathing suits because women 'don't have penises,' after the chain pulled Pride displays after backlash. Kelly, 52,…

Here is a look at the laws Desantis has passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

pbs.org From the death penalty to gender identity to abortion, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024…

What would President Ron DeSantis do? His conservative policies in Florida on abortion, guns, and pronouns are a big hint

fortune.com From the death penalty to gender identity to abortion, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024…

Target’s walk-back on Pride merch upsets designers, LGBTQ supporters

nbcnews.com Target came under intense scrutiny this week after the retail giant announced that it was pulling some LGBTQ-themed merchandise following what a corporate spokesperson…

How Much Soldiers Were Paid During the Civil War

247wallst.com Almost 2.4 million soldiers fought in the Civil War – about 1.56 million for the North and probably 800,000 for the South (records for the Confederate are incomplete).…

Target removes LGBTQ merchandise from stores after backlash

aol.com Happy Hump Day! It’s Paul Davidson bringing you Wednesday’s headlines from The Daily Money. In the latest culture war skirmish, Target is removing some LGBTQ merchandise –…

Map: How did the pandemic exodus impact your hometown? Search this U.S. map to find out

bostonherald.com Much has been made about the Bay Area exodus, with thousands of residents — empowered by the option to work remotely and fed up with high housing costs — moving out of the…

South Korea Halts Space Rocket Take-Off Hours Before Launch

asiafinancial.com South Korea pulled the plug on its latest space rocket launch just hours before take-off after the discovery of technical issues. Seoul has ambitions to be a key player in…

Target to pull some LGBTQ items after 'threats' to employees

politico.com It’s unclear which items Target plans to pull. The move comes ahead of Pride Month, which is celebrated in June. Target has recently received attention for its “tuck…

Newsom knocks Target CEO for pulling LGBTQ merchandise from stores

thehill.com California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday slammed Target’s chief executive for pulling LGBTQ and Pride Month merchandise off of store shelves after facing backlash and…

The great housing inventory divide: New construction vs exis…

aol.com Sales of new single‐family homes in April in the U.S. jumped 4% month-over-month and 12% year-over-year, thanks to low inventory of existing-homes and robust sales in the…

Lowe’s, scrambling for growth, has found a hot market: rural America

cnn.com Lowe’s needs a new, more dependable engine for growth as sales slow in its vast fleet of urban and suburban retail stores. It appears to have found it: rural America. The…

"Terrified Of A Bud Light Situation": Target Pulls Pride Month Products In Certain Stores Amid Boycott Calls

zerohedge.com "Terrified Of A Bud Light Situation": Target Pulls Pride Month Products In Certain Stores Amid Boycott Calls One week after Target CEO Brian Cornell revealed that "woke"…

Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise ahead of June Pride month after backlash from some shoppers

siliconvalley.com By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO | Associated Press NEW YORK — Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of…

South Korea Asks US to Review China Curbs in Chips Act Funding

asiafinancial.com South Korea has asked Washington to review its criteria for new semiconductor subsidies, concerned over the impact of rules to limit chip investment in countries such as…

The Fastest Growing Cities in America

thestreet.com Why do Americans move? It’s probably no surprise that the most common motivators are housing, followed by family-related reasons and job-related reasons. In 2022, three…

US filing: South Korea, Samsung, and SK Hynix ask the US to review its chip subsidy criteria, concerned over the impact on limiting chip investment in China

reuters.com South Korea has asked Washington to review its criteria for new semiconductor subsidies, concerned over the impact of rules to limit chip investment in countries such as…