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Swift says music industry teaches girls they’re replacements

Taylor Swift explained that she feels the music industry disrespects women and teaches them that they are just replacements for other women who have accomplished great things before them. Swift’s album, The Tortured Poets Department, includes lengthy commentary on her songs, including many of her lyrics, which are generally thought to be about her ex-boyfriends. […]

Compensation payouts to UK rail passengers for delays hit £100m a year | Rail industry

Compensation paid to passengers for train delays in the UK has reached record levels, with annual payouts exceeding £100m and the number of insurance claims for train delays and cancellations continuing to rise. Payments to passengers for travel disruption reached £101.3m in the year to April 2023, an increase of 155% from £39m in 2021-22.. […]

Don’t flood market with legal pot shops, NY cannabis industry warns

Groups representing the legal cannabis industry have told Governor Hochul’s cannabis regulator that a dramatic increase in the number of cannabis dispensaries could have “dire consequences” for current licensed operators. He warns. Damian Cornwell, president of the New York Cannabis Association, noted that state regulators have not yet eliminated the swarm of illegal cannabis operators. […]

Biden admin facing legal challenges after declaring war on chemical industry

The Biden administration is already facing potential legal obstacles to a new package of regulations cracking down on the chemical industry, which critics say would have a devastating impact on the economy. Plastics maker Denka Performance Elastomers (DPE) on Tuesday threatened to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over regulations targeting emissions from hundreds of chemical […]