Deirdre Walsh
Deirdre Walsh is the congress editor for NPR's Washington Desk. Based in Washington, DC, Walsh manages a team of reporters covering Capitol Hill and political campaigns. Before joining NPR in 2018, Walsh worked as a senior congressional producer at CNN. Prior to covering Capitol Hill, Walsh served as a producer for Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics. Walsh was also awarded the Joan Barone Award for excellence in Washington-based Congressional or Political Reporting in June 2013.
Source:CNN
August 17, 2022 04:32 UTC
New home construction cools as more people get priced out of the housing market
Home builders pressed on the brakes once again last month as the cost of building supplies remained high and more prospective buyers were priced out of the market. July housing starts, a measure of new home construction, plunged 9.6% month-over-month and 8.1% from a year ago, according to the US Census Bureau. After a big drop earlier this spring, housing starts had been holding relatively steady up until last month. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index is meant to gauge market conditions and looks at current sales, buyer traffic and the outlook for sales over the next six months. "Ongoing growth in construction costs and high mortgage rates continue to weaken market sentiment for single-family home builders," said Jerry Konter, a NAHB chairman and a home builder and developer from Savannah, Georgia.
Source:CNN
August 17, 2022 04:05 UTC
Hearing aids to soon be available over the counter
U.S. health regulators on Tuesday took the final step to make hearing aids available directly to consumers in stores or online, without a consultation or prescription, a move that Biden administration officials say will lower the cost of hearing aids and make them more accessible to Americans with some hearing loss. The rule is a culmination of years of bipartisan work in Washington to make hearing aids cheaper, safe to use without an exam and to increase competition in the industry. National Economic Council Director Brian Deese on Tuesday said making hearing aids broadly accessible would boost competition to drive down costs across the industry. A HISTORIC day for Americans:@US_FDA announced that it will allow people with mild to moderate hearing loss to buy safe and affordable hearing aids right off the shelf! The FDA had issued its proposed rule on OTC hearing aids in Oct. 2021, predicting the first would come online this summer.
Source:New York Times
August 17, 2022 03:48 UTC
Fact check: Fabricated CNN report of Brittney Griner DNA test
Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksHowever, the purported CNN report is fabricated, according to a CNN spokesperson. CNN report fabricated, template used for other false claimsThe report shown in the social media image is not authentic, according to CNN spokesperson Sydney Baldwin. "This is a fabricated image and did not ever air on CNN," she told USA TODAY in an email. Fact check:Altered image falsely attributes erroneous monkeypox claims to BBC, WHO and CDCThe fabricated report about Griner was debunked by other independent fact-checking organizations. The supposed CNN report is fabricated, according to a CNN spokesperson.
Source:CNN
August 17, 2022 03:46 UTC
See Obama's clever callback to Biden after he signs inflation bill into law
President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House -- marking a major victory for his administration and the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections. CNN's Erin Burnett reports on former President Barack Obama's clever response.
Source:CNN
August 17, 2022 03:30 UTC
Doctor on back-to-school safety as coronavirus variants, monkeypox spread
ABC News medical contributor and Stanford Children’s Health physician Dr. Alok Patel discusses COVID-19 and monkeypox safety as schools and universities reopen. SUBSCRIBE to ABC News on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Latest updates: http://abcnews.go.com/ Watch FULL EPISODES on Hulu: http://abcn.ws/3bzvQQn #abcnews #abcnews #covid19 #monkeypoxcases
Source:ABC News
August 17, 2022 03:08 UTC
Emmanuel Forbes and Colin Duncan sound off on fall camp
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Source:Forbes
August 17, 2022 03:04 UTC
Trump Is Already Making Promises for a Second Term
“For the first time since leaving office, former president Donald Trump has started getting specific about what he would do if he wins a second term in the White House,” the Washington Post reports. “The pitches he’s made onstage over the past month in speeches from D.C. to Dallas to Las Vegas are a stark contrast from ordinary stump speeches. He promises a break from American history if elected, with a federal government stacked with loyalists and unleashed to harm his perceived enemies.”“There has never been a potential candidate like Trump: a defeated former president whose followers attacked the Capitol, who still insists he never lost, and who openly pledges revenge on those he views as having wronged him.”
Source:Huffington Post
August 17, 2022 03:03 UTC
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott surprises Junior Achievement North with $1.9M gift
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has surprised another Minnesota nonprofit with an unexpected large donation, giving $1.9 million to Junior Achievement North. The Minnesota nonprofit is one of 26 Junior Achievement operations that received a donation from Scott out of 102 across the country. Scott is giving a total of $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and its local operations — the largest gift from a single donor in the organization's 103-year history. One of the Junior Achievement North programs includes teaching students personal money management skills. At Junior Achievement North, one of the largest Junior Achievement local operations in the country, the donation is almost 40% of its total annual budget of $5 million.
Source:Forbes
August 17, 2022 02:52 UTC
Why cleaner air is contributing to global warming
Does clean air cause global warming? It’s natural to think that removing all synthetic compounds from the air is the solution to global warming. Air pollution does increase the global temperature and climate change rates. Overall, it will take more research to determine what adding more natural aerosols to the environment would do. While natural aerosols can be beneficial, the ones occurring with pollution may be less necessary if people focus on increasing their sustainability.
Source:CNN
August 17, 2022 02:49 UTC
Our Three Branches of Government Are Out of Whack We Must Watch All and Vote.
The Civil Rights Movement in 1963 led to necessary legal changes and the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. All these decisions have sided so far with republicans against VRA and voters rights, to be represented and vote at all. If the State Constitution protects voting rights, then invalidate that at the federal level. If the federal law protects voting rights, then invalidate at the State level. www.vox.com/…H.R.1www.vox.com/…Protect our voting rights.
Source:Washington Post
August 17, 2022 02:48 UTC
Chang Upsets Abduraimova in Bronx Open Qualifying Action
Chang, a 25-year old from Maryland, eked out a break in the first set and held serve to secure it. In the second set, she was able to overpower Abduraimova, working the points to get in position to finish with her booming forehand. Chang is one match away from getting to the main draw in the Bronx. She is hoping to get a wild card into the US Open singles qualifying later this month. In the second round of qualifying, Chang will face the 7th seed Anna Blinkova of Russia.
Source:New York Times
August 17, 2022 02:46 UTC
Lake Charles woman arrested 6-month old hot car death
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman accused in the hot car death of a 6-month-old baby. According to the sheriff, Monday, around 3:45 p.m., an off-duty Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy was flagged down by Ivy L. Lee, 22, Lake Charles, in the area of Enterprise Boulevard and Broad Street in Lake Charles. Lee told deputies she drove to work on Gerstner Memorial Drive in Lake Charles, where deputies say she left the child in her SUV for five hours. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman accused in the hot car death of a 6-month-old baby. Lee told deputies she drove to work on Gerstner Memorial Drive in Lake Charles, where deputies say she left the child in her SUV for five hours.
Source:CNN
August 17, 2022 02:35 UTC
Eric Trump Reveals His Family Has Footage of What Really Happened During Mar-a-Lago Raid
The former president has said the FBI raid was a form of persecution that invaded the privacy of his family members. At the right time,” Eric Trump said. And that’s not what happened here.”Do you think this raid will help elect Donald Trump president in 2024? “They’re targeting Donald Trump. Eric Trump called the raid a “fishing expedition.”On Monday, the former president noted the anger sweeping America over the raid, according to Fox News.
Source:Fox News
August 17, 2022 02:30 UTC
2021 Mid-Market Technology Trends Companies Survey Report
A shifting technology landscapeIn light of the shifting technology landscape magnified by the global pandemic, supply chain disruption, and increasing competition for talent, we chose a new focus area for this year’s survey: We examined how companies are establishing smart manufacturing capabilities, leveraging the Internet of Things, augmented human behavior, the power of predictive analytics, and integrated cloud applications to create more agile production systems. A majority of executives surveyed say their organizations intend to continue to expand their smart factory efforts over the next two years.
Source:Forbes
August 17, 2022 02:11 UTC