How Drinking Alcohol Affects You in Older Age
Alcohol can present health problems for even light or occasional drinkers. Source link
RFK Jr.’s Battle Against Food Dyes Hits a Roadblock: M&M’s
The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, arguing American consumers like bright sweets. Source link
Lawrence Summers: This Law Made Me Ashamed of My Country
A focus on economics misses the human brutality that is the most problematic aspect of this legislation. Source link
One Rescuer’s Account of Saving 165 People at Camp Mystic During Texas Floods
Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard swimmer, is credited with saving 165 people at the all-girls’ camp from deadly floods in Central Texas. Source link
Camp Mystic Parents Endure Agonizing Wait for Their Missing Children
Stories of rescues have begun trickling out, but some children from a storied summer camp on the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country remain unaccounted for. Source link
Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many rural Texas counties, cost was an issue. Source link
The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller
The most powerful man in the West Wing is getting what he wants. Is Trump? Source link
One of the Worst Industries in the World Gets Its Comeuppance
Porn platforms just got what they deserved at the Supreme Court. Source link
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers
The justices announced they were not ruling on the legality of the specific downsizing plans but they allowed the Trump administration to proceed for now with its restructuring efforts. Source…
Texas Flood Victims: What We Know
A beloved teacher, child and adult campers, camp directors and a counselor are among at least 81 people who have died in the flooding in Central Texas. Source link