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In a year of water quality reckoning, national imperative is impeded

Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter.

Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Rep. Tony<strong> </strong>Cárdenas, D-Calif., emerge victorious in the fourth Anheuser-Busch Brew Across America Congressional Brewing Competition in Washington, D.C.

There's bipartisan cooperation brewing on Capitol Hill ... over beer

Some lawmakers are raising the bar for bipartisan cooperation, in the most unexpected of places.

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testified before a Senate subcommittee after leaking internal research showing the company knew about Instagram's negative impact on some teens. She says that Facebook consistently chooses profit over safety.

Whistleblower tells Congress that Facebook products harm kids and democracy

A former Facebook employee compared the social network to Big Tobacco at a Senate hear17%ing on Tuesday, saying the company has hidden what it knows about the problems its products cause.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions a future where people work and play in virtual reality in an online space called the metaverse.

The metaverse is already here. The debate now is over who should own it

Metaverse users are wary of Meta's foray into the virtual world. The company, formerly known as Facebook, plans to spend at least $10 billion on its metaverse division this year.

At least 43 million Americans have overdue medical bills on their credit reports, according to a 2014 report on medical debt by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Mired In Medical Debt? Federal Rule Changes Proposed For Bill Collectors

More than half of Americans contacted about an overdue bill said it related to medical debt. Some consumer advocates say newly proposed limits on debt collectors don't do enough.

Michigan vows to seek Line 5 profits if Enbridge defies shutdown order

If Line 5 is still pumping petroleum through the Straits of Mackinac on Thursday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has notified Enbridge Energy, she…

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O'Day speaks at a meeting with President Trump and members of the White House coronavirus task force on March 2.

Gilead Lobbying Rose As Interest In COVID-19 Treatment Climbed

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of remdesivir for patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Drugmaker Gilead Sciences' lobbying hit a new high in the first quarter.

Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell play an unethical therapist and his conflict-averse client in <em>The Shrink Next Door.</em>

'The Shrink Next Door' amounts to less than the sum of its parts

The new Apple TV+ series feels far removed from the comedies Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd have become known for.

The leaders of a Senate panel have called executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat to face questions on what the companies are doing to ensure young users' safety.

Leaders from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube face lawmakers about child safety

Executives from the three social media giants testified before a Senate subcommittee Thursday about what they are doing to ensure the safety of their youngest users.

Dhaval Bhatt plays Monopoly with his children, Hridaya (left) and Martand, at their home in St. Peters, Missouri. Martand's mother took him to a children's hospital in April after he burned his hand, and the bill for the emergency room visit was more than $1,000 — even though the child was never seen by a doctor.

The doctor didn't show up, but the hospital ER still billed $1,012

A toddler burned his hand on the stove. The pediatrician told mom over the phone to take him to the emergency room. But after a long wait for a doctor who never showed, they left. Then the bill came.

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