Major grocery retailers took advantage of supply chain disruptions to outdo smaller rivals and protect profits during the pandemic, according to a report released Thursday by the Federal Trade Commission. The report concluded that some large companies have “accelerated and distorted” the impact of supply chain problems, including by pressuring suppliers to favor them over…
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that a six-week audit of Boeing and one of its major suppliers, Spirit AeroSystems, found “multiple instances” in which the companies failed to meet quality control requirements. As part of the audit, which looked at production of the Boeing 737 Max, the FAA said it “identified issues with non-compliance…
A month after the Supreme Court struck down abortion rights, Democrats, who then controlled the House of Representatives, pushed through a bill that would ensure access to contraceptives nationwide. All but eight Republicans opposed it. The vote two years ago to reject a law that would protect the right to buy and use contraceptives without…
Research The study, led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, examined the experiences of more than 6,000 patients in the months after the federal government allowed abortion pills to be mailed, from April 2021 to January 2022. Patients used one of three telemedicine abortion organizations—Hey Jane, Abortion on Demand, or Choix—that served…
Supporters of the climate protection movement Fridays for Future, including one holding a sign with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images China and Russia are seen as less of a threat to Western populations today than they were a year ago, as…
