Day: January 25, 2024

There’s a simple way to keep America’s manufacturing boom going

1:00 pm January 25, 2024

America’s manufacturing boom is running on borrowed time (and borrowed dollars). Over the past few years, we’ve experienced a surge of investment in domestic manufacturing. This is due to a variety of factors, including the de-globalization trend that began when the pandemic exposed the dangers and weaknesses of fragile and overly complex supply chains. Just as important, however, is an obscure provision of the tax code that is already […]

Hearing loss more likely to affect rural Americans and men, new study shows

12:19 pm January 25, 2024

A new estimate shows hearing loss affects approximately 37.9 million Americans and is more common in rural areas than urban ones and in men than women. The study, published Wednesday in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas Journal, is the first to estimate hearing loss rates at the state and county level, and was led by NORC […]

Jersey Shore town’s beaches threatened as winter storm devastates sand dunes

12:14 pm January 25, 2024

A New Jersey shore town locked in a legal battle with the state over tens of millions of dollars it has spent trying — mostly in vain — to hold back the ocean now is more vulnerable than ever. A recent winter storm destroyed part of the sand dunes in North Wildwood, leaving tiny piles […]

Eagles’ Nick Sirianni admits he has to ‘re-prove’ himself to team brass after disappointing end to season

12:11 pm January 25, 2024

The Philadelphia Eagles are revamping much of their coaching staff again – yet the main man remains in charge. Despite losing six of their final seven games and, from the outside looking in, drama in the locker room, Nick Sirianni will remain the head coach. Last season, Sirianni was a hero in Philly, as the […]

Elon Musk vows to fund legal challenges to Irish hate speech legislation, Conor McGregor voices his support

12:04 pm January 25, 2024

X owner Elon Musk has vowed to fund legal challenges to Ireland’s proposed hate speech legislation calling the controversial bill “a massive attack on freedom of expression.” The bill aims to tackle both incitement to hatred and hate speech and is being touted by the Irish government as a way to update existing laws in […]