One key step toward solving the nation’s deadly nursing shortage
This past weekend, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital was on diversion for 61 percent, 87 percent and 76 percent of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Diversion is when hospitals do not accept ambulance traffic because there is insufficient capacity to see new patients. That means last Saturday, the emergency department doors were closed to ambulances trying to find a place to deliver their patients for more than 20 hours of the 24-hour period. This delays treatment not only for the patient in the ambulance but all patients who call 911 and need an ambulance s
Read MoreBiden is losing the plot on Russia sanctions
As the war in Ukraine grinds on with no breakthroughs in sight, so do Western sanctions on Russia’s economy. These states of limbo are connected: after responding to Moscow’s invasion in February by imposing restrictions on major Russian financial institutions, the U.S. and its allies have become complacent, allowing a weakened Vladimir Putin to amass enough hard currency to keep on fighting. A game-changer in the war requires the U.S. to cut off Russia from its oil and gas earnings, which brought in
Read MoreInstagram rolls back TikTok-like changes after criticism
Instagram will roll back some of the recent changes to its platform after critics complained it was only trying to be more like TikTok and that they preferred it before. Adam Mosseri, who serves as the head of Instagram, told Platformer, a publication focused on covering Big Tech and democracy, in an interview on Thursday that a test version of the platform that displayed full-screen photos and videos will be phased out in the next one to two weeks.
Read MoreAir Force grounds F-35 fleet over faulty component
The Air Force said Friday that it is grounding its fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets over a faulty component. The stand-down, which was first reported by Breaking Defense, was due to an issue with the cartridge actuated device (CAD) — a component inside ejection seats used to help propel the seats out of an aircraft. Capt. Jonathan Carkhuff, a spokesperson for Air Force Combatant Command, told The Hill in a statement that the command began a “Time Compliance T
Read MoreThe answer to high energy prices isn’t new taxes, but new supplies
A comparison to Jimmy Carter as a person may be a wonderful compliment. But as president of the United States? Not so much. Unfortunately for President Biden, a souring economy, Russian aggression and high gasoline prices are combining to make the parallels glaringly obvious. The good news for Biden is that while Carter’s place in presidential history has largely been written, Biden still has an opportunity to shape his story. That’s why the current president would do well to avoid following Carter’s approach of levying punitive taxes on the energy industry. Lookin
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