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Thinking of switching banks? Here’s what you need to know.

Thinking of switching banks? Here’s what you need to know.Fake banks? Sadly, they do exist so be careful. By Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairs March 28, 2024 Think your bank is jerking you around with fees and less than good customer service? You wouldnt be alone. The U.S. banks have certainly given consumers enough reason, with things like federal agencies having to rescue customersfrom outlandish fees and banks throwing in the towel and closing for good without as much as a peep to their customers. Things are so bad that a new Motley Fool survey shows that 76% of respondents said they are likely to switch banks if they find one that better meets their priorities, up from 52% in 2020. Especially the younger generations. The researchers found that more millennials already have one foot out the door, ready to switch banks, as opposed to baby boomers, although 67% say they…


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It’s Time to Give Up on Ending Social Media’s Misinformation Problem

It’s Time to Give Up on Ending Social Media’s Misinformation ProblemIf you don’t trust social media, you should know you’re not alone. Most people surveyed around the world feel the same—in fact, they’ve been saying so for a decade. There is clearly a problem with misinformation and hazardous speech on platforms such as Facebook and X. And before the end of its term this year, the Supreme Court may redefine how that problem is treated.Over the past few weeks, the Court has heard arguments in three cases that deal with controlling political speech and misinformation online. In the first two, heard last month, lawmakers in Texas and Florida claim that platforms such as Facebook are selectively removing political content that its moderators deem harmful or otherwise against their terms of service; tech companies have argued that they have the right to curate what their users see. Meanwhile, some policy makers…


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The Obscure Protectionist Law That Will Slow Clean-up of the Baltimore Bridge Disaster

The Obscure Protectionist Law That Will Slow Clean-up of the Baltimore Bridge DisasterThe collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge figures to snarl traffic around Baltimore, but the bigger problem might be the downed bridge’s effect on maritime activity. Until the bridge’s wreckage can be cleared away, the Port of Baltimore is cut off from the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the global supply chains beyond. It remains unclear how long the port will be closed, but federal Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that there could be a “long and difficult path” ahead. In the meantime, trade flowing through the port will have to be redirected to other ports along the East Coast. That’s a disruption that could mean higher costs and other complications—and it is a particularly acute issue for the roughly 15,000 workers who earn a living off the commerce that passes through Baltimore’s port. Clearly, there’s…


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‘All We Must Do Is Survive Four Years’

‘All We Must Do Is Survive Four Years’For the venerable American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Trump’s four years in the White House had the intensity of life during wartime.The group filed its first lawsuit against the Trump administration on January 28, 2017, just eight days after Trump took office and one day after he promulgated his first attempt at banning the entry into the U.S. of travelers from several Muslim-majority nations.The pace of the organization’s legal combat against Trump never let up. Ultimately the ACLU filed more than 250 lawsuits against Trump’s administration on issues as varied as immigration, abortion, contraception, fair housing, and the rights of racial-justice protesters forcibly dispersed by federal troops around the White House.Like environmental groups, media outlets, and other institutions to the left of center in American politics, the ACLU experienced a renewed burst of relevance and visibility during the Trump years. Fueled by the…


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Trump Repeats Obama’s Mistake

Trump Repeats Obama’s MistakeDonald Trump has long detested Barack Obama and sought to present himself as the opposite of his presidential predecessor in every way. But in his takeover of the Republican National Committee, he risks echoing one of Obama’s biggest political mistakes.Last night, Trump’s handpicked leadership of the RNC took charge and conducted a purge. The new regime, led by the new chair, Michael Whatley; the vice chair, Lara Trump; and the chief of staff, Chris LaCivita, fired about 60 employees—about a quarter of the staff—as part of “streamlining.” The “bloodbath” includes members of the communications, data, and political departments. Insiders told Politico they anticipate that existing contracts with vendors will be voided.When the new leaders were announced last month, I suggested that the GOP was ceasing to function as a political party, and becoming another subsidiary of Trump Inc. But there is another way to view it. For…


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Asthma drug Singulair linked to severe mental health risks

Asthma drug Singulair linked to severe mental health risksThere are alternatives that you should talk to your doctor about By Gary Guthrie of ConsumerAffairs March 26, 2024 A black box warning connectinga popular asthma medication and psychological episodes as extreme as suicidal thoughts is starting to come back out of the shadows. Questions about the medication Montelukast (aka Singulair) first arose four years agp during the COVID-19pandemic but didnt make much of a dent in the news cycle. Because of that limited coverage, it left many healthcare professionals and patients completely unaware of the risks. Originally, the FDA issued the warning after reviewing evidence of mental health side effects of the drug. In addition to suicidal thoughts, those side effects included behavior changes, agitation/aggressionand depression, not to mention sleeping disorders, particularly in seniors. A key element in the FDAs warning was that while these issues may go away once someone…


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