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Opinion: America is a gerontocracy
America is a country primarily governed by old people. With “the graying of America,” leadership in public office seems to be getting even older. At the beginning of the 117th Congress, the average age for Representatives was 58 years. For Senators, it was 64 years. By age, this is the oldest Senate we’ve had in U.S. history. […]
The “Forever Chemical” and Why We Should Never Use It
January of 2022 brought new regulations on toxic poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAs). Here are the key takeaways you should know. The Environmental Protection Agency decided in early 2022 to cut down and restrict the use of PFAs in all products. The list is lengthy, and you can expect to see these micro-toxins in everything from your […]
Texas Governor sends bus of migrants to Washington D.C.
A bus carrying migrants arrived in the nation’s capital Wednesday morning. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) sent the bus in what many people are referring to as a publicity stunt in opposition to the recension of Title 42. Title 42 is an immigration policy enacted by the Trump Administration that prevented asylum to immigrants migrating […]
Most mobile health apps are still excluded from HIPAA privacy compliance regulations
The developers of Flo, the fertility- and period-tracking app, settled allegations in January from the Federal Trade Commission about misleading its users about their data privacy policies by sharing their health information with tech giants Facebook and Google. According to the complaint filed, federal regulators stated that the app promised it would keep their users’ […]
Opinion: America is a gerontocracy
America is a country primarily governed by old people. With “the graying of America,” leadership in public office seems to be getting even older. At the beginning of the 117th Congress, the average age for Representatives was 58 years. For Senators, it was 64 years. By age, this is the oldest Senate we’ve had in U.S. history. […]
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