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DeSantis bans Florida state-run fund managers from weighing ESG considerations

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has prohibited state-run fund managers in Florida from considering environmental, social, and governance factors when making investments, a significant advance in the GOP opposition to investment approaches that conservatives have said penalize fossil fuels and contribute to culture wars.

Biden administration targets overuse of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes

The Biden administration is planning to investigate the inappropriate use of certain antipsychotic drugs and wrongful diagnoses of schizophrenia in nursing homes as part of an initiative to crack down on the misuse of medications that may cause dangerous side effects.

Social Security update: Second round of January’s payments worth up to $4,194 arriving Wednesday

Recipients of Social Security retirement payments worth up to $4,194 will receive the second round of payments on Wednesday.

Florida county rife with insecure, unsupervised ballots, whistleblower alleges

A whistleblower from the Orange County Supervisor of Elections (SOE) in Orlando, Florida, is alleging the elections office lacks sufficient supervision of its ballots.

Microsoft to lay off 10,000 employees amid tech sector retrenchment

Microsoft is eliminating thousands of jobs to cut the excess created by previous hiring, a downsizing that comes as it also pursues the development of artificial intelligence.

Iraq repatriates more than 500 people from Syrian al-Hol refugee camp

The Iraqi government repatriated more than 500 people who had been living in the al-Hol camp in northeast Syria this week, though it amounts to a small percentage of the Iraqis in the camp.

Social Security update: Direct SSI payment worth $914 to arrive in 13 days

In less than two weeks, Supplemental Security Income recipients will receive their next monthly payment of $914.

University of Alabama basketball player allegedly provided weapon in murder case

A new court filing shows that the former University of Alabama basketball player charged with murder after the shooting near the campus on Sunday allegedly provided the gun to the other suspect.

‘Prescribe freedom’: Ron DeSantis proposes permanent end to COVID mandates in Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is seeking to protect Florida from the “biomedical security state” with legislation to permanently ban COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates.

DC Police Union criticizes criminal code overhaul and warns of ‘exploding’ crime rates

The D.C. Police Union criticized the City Council for overriding Mayor Muriel Bowser’s veto of a massive overhaul to the district’s criminal code, arguing the bill’s implementation would lead to “exploding” crime rates.
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