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Hundreds ‘Walk to Defeat ALS’ at UNF to raise money for research, help find a cure
6Apr By adminNo Comments
Money

Hundreds ‘Walk to Defeat ALS’ at UNF to raise money for research, help find a cure

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hundreds of people took part in the annual “Walk to Defeat ALS” on the campus of the University of North Florida.It was an effort to raise money for research and to help find a cure for the disorder that affects how the nerves and muscles work.“This disease is an ugly disease. But I am not going to let it define me,” said Max Snyder, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2022.One of our colleagues had that disease. Beloved executive producer, Sharon Sigel-Cohen, battled it and died in 2020. Several of our News4JAX co-workers walk in this event in Sharon’s honor.RELATED | ‘Sharon’s Songbirds’ will ‘Walk to Defeat ALS’ and you can help us!Snyder and Bob Cooney said they are brothers for life, even though they just met Saturday morning. Both men battle ALS.“I lost feeling in my ...
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Xenophobia Drives Foes of Nippon Steel’s Deal
1Jan By adminNo Comments
Health

Xenophobia Drives Foes of Nippon Steel’s Deal

Election-year jitters have the Biden administration and a few swing-state members of Congress from both parties parroting union concerns about Nippon Steel’s takeover of U.S. Steel. The United Steelworkers union favored Cleveland-Cliffs’s offer, which was almost 50% lower than Nippon’s $14.1 billion bid. There is no real cause for concern other than xenophobia and the damage it could do to Cleveland-Cliffs’s position as the sole U.S. producer of electrical steel for transformers and electric vehicles. The rest is imported.Nippon’s steelmaking is at least as advanced as U.S. Steel’s, so technology export control isn’t an issue. National security could be a concern if American mills were shutting down due to unfairly subsidized Japanese exports to the U.S. But Nippon never used gimmicks to ...
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Trying to Eat Healthier This Year? Eat Less Sugar With These Tips
1Jan By adminNo Comments
World

Trying to Eat Healthier This Year? Eat Less Sugar With These Tips

Listen to article(2 minutes)One of the best strategies for good health in the new year: Reduce the amount of sugar you eat.Sugar sneaks into our diet in surprising ways, from coffee drinks you don’t realize are sugar bombs to small amounts that add up in bread or sauces. Looking more closely at nutrition labels and little tricks like putting a few cookies onto a plate rather than eating them straight from the bag can help.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Welfare-Industrial Complex Is Booming
31Dec By adminNo Comments
Business

The Welfare-Industrial Complex Is Booming

Dec. 31, 2023 11:23 am ETDrill into the nation’s 3.7% unemployment rate, and you’ll find a growing welfare-industrial complex beneath the seemingly strong labor market. Government, social assistance and healthcare account for 56% of the 2.8 million net new jobs over the past year, and for nearly all gains in blue states such as New York and Illinois.The tens of thousands of migrants pouring into big cities need to be tended to. So do the hundreds of thousands of drug-addled and mentally ill homeless living on the streets. Progressive government doesn’t do anything on the cheap. America’s welfare state has thus become a proverbial Big Dig, and it keeps getting bigger.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Congo’s President Has Been Re-Elected. His Climate Policy Will Have Global Significance.
31Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Congo’s President Has Been Re-Elected. His Climate Policy Will Have Global Significance.

Dec. 31, 2023 11:51 am ETCongolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Sunday was declared the winner of this month’s national election, handing him a pivotal role in global efforts to combat climate change thanks to his country’s vast forests and rich mineral reserves. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission said the 60-year-old Tshisekedi won a second five-year term with 73% of the vote in the Dec. 20 presidential election, well outpacing his challengers. But the election was fraught with delays: Many polling stations didn’t get voting materials on time, which led the commission to extend the vote by an extra day. The vote also came amid a hunger crisis and the worst fighting in years in Congo’s war-torn east.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8...
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Las Vegas Bets 12/31/23 Will Be Wedding Jackpot 
30Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Las Vegas Bets 12/31/23 Will Be Wedding Jackpot 

Dec. 30, 2023 10:00 am ETGet off the plane, head to baggage claim and sign up to get hitched. It’s happening. In Las Vegas, of course. A temporary marriage license office opened this week in Harry Reid International Airport, right by luggage carousel five, where bags are spit out and spun on a conveyor belt. The pop-up is meant to help allay the expected rush of couples looking to say “I do” on New Year’s Eve, which is extra special this year because the date—12/31/23—reads 1-2-3-1-2-3.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Surge of Migrants Heading North Has Chicago, New York at a ‘Breaking Point’
30Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Surge of Migrants Heading North Has Chicago, New York at a ‘Breaking Point’

The mayors of New York, Chicago and Denver said a nonending flow of migrants arriving from the southern border has pushed their cities to the breaking point heading into the New Year, as border crossings swell and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott keeps finding new ways to torment his Democratic rivals.Abbott, a Republican who began sending migrants on buses to other states in spring 2022, doubled down on the strategy in recent weeks. He sent his first planeloads of migrants to Chicago and New York in part to flout regulations on where and when bus operators can drop off the migrants.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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