Deaths linked to excessive drinking surged during COVID-19 pandemic: CDC
The number of deaths related to binge drinking has skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic. according to In a new study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). A study published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found that the average annual number of deaths from “excessive alcohol consumption” increased by about 30 percent […]
Lawyers who had Elon Musk’s pay dismissed as excessive seek $6bn in Tesla shares | Elon Musk
Lawyers who successfully argued that Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation was excessive have set a record $6 billion worth of legal fees to be paid in electric car maker stock, according to court filings. I’m looking for. “We recognize that the requested fees are unprecedented in absolute magnitude,” the three law firms said in a […]
Baltimore police officer indicted on excessive force, reckless endangerment
A Baltimore County police officer sprayed a handcuffed man with pepper spray in the face, locked him in a hot squad car, and used excessive force even as the man repeatedly said, “I can’t breathe.” He has been accused of doing so. In addition to excessive force, Cpl. Zachary Small is charged with reckless endangerment, […]
MD officer accused of excessive force after pepper-spraying cuffed suspect
Baltimore County Police Corporal Zachary Small was charged with excessive force after pepper spraying a handcuffed man and locking him inside a police car in the hot sun. Small, a 19-year veteran of the department, appears to have been denied the suspect’s plea that he couldn’t breathe. “Officer Small, like all citizens, is entitled to […]
‘We Didn’t Really Deter Iran’ with Strikes, We Telegraphed to ‘Avoid Excessive Casualties’ Among Targets
In CNN’s coverage of US military attacks in the Middle East on Friday, CNN military analyst and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark (retired) said the Biden administration’s telegraphing of the attacks was “an important way for these groups to “It’s to avoid excessive casualties and let them know we’re coming.” And, “We haven’t […]
Johnson criticizes ‘excessive signaling’ as US begins strikes in Iraq, Syria
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on Friday night accused Biden of slow response to the attack on a US base in Jordan that killed three US service members, as the Capitol reacted to the first retaliatory attack by the US. criticized the government. Regarding Iranian-related militias in the Middle East. “The tragic deaths of three U.S. […]
A Black man in Louisville sues police for wrongful arrest and excessive force
A 21-year-old black man has filed a lawsuit accusing police officers of a chaotic police department in Kentucky's largest city of false arrest and excessive force. Lawyers said in a lawsuit filed this month in Jefferson Circuit Court that Louisville Metro Police Department officers arrested Jamael Benedict last year as he walked on the sidewalk […]
Excessive Government Spending Is Fueling Inflation
The pandemic stimulus never went away The Fed's rate cut plans this year face strong headwinds. excessive government spending. Even though the public stimulus measures adopted during and after the pandemic have largely been phased out, federal spending remains very high compared to historical trends. If spending had returned to pre-pandemic trends, the federal government […]
Bernie Sanders, Democrats unveil tax bill targeting excessive CEO pay
Sen. Bernie Sanders and the Democratic caucus are pushing for higher taxes on companies that pay their chief executives at least 50 times their typical employee salary, saying the bill is necessary to limit corporate greed. ing. The union-backed proposal could affect some of the nation's biggest companies and largest employers and would prevent companies […]