More US children becoming obese at younger ages
Story at a glance Compared with levels seen in the early 2000s, recent data show more American children are becoming obese and being diagnosed earlier. More children are also being diagnosed with severe obesity upon the start of kindergarten. Researchers called for increased public health interventions to meet the crisis.
Read MoreNo more declarations — we need real action on road safety
Last week the United Nations convened its High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Global Road Safety — which has been called the largest political gathering of its kind on road safety. And yet, road traffic injuries (RTIs) are now the eighth leading cause of death worldwide, amounting to 1.35 million deaths and 50 million injuries each year. While 90 percent&nbs
Read More‘Peekaboo prosecution' turns 20
Imagine a dystopian world where Congress empowers a private corporation to secretly investigate and punish members of a particular profession — say, auditors. Think of a private version of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but with evergreen funding that never requires an appropriation from Congress and with lavishly compensated personnel who are exempt from laws designed to keep governmental regulators in check. Imagine further that this private regulator’s investigative, prosecutorial an
Read MoreWhy Shinzo Abe was such a towering figure in Japan
Shinzo Abe was a towering figure in Japan who as the country’s longest-serving prime minister sought to reestablish this country’s power on the global economic and foreign policy stage. Abe, who was assassinated on Friday while speaking at a political campaign event for the Liberal Democratic Party in the city of Nara in western Japan, served as Japan’s prime minister from 2012 to 2020. Global leaders reacted to his killing in horror, with President Biden saying he was “stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened” by the news. “This is a tragedy for Japan and for al
Read MoreDoorDash expands political footprint with new PAC
San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash formed a political action committee on Thursday, allowing it to directly donate to political campaigns and parties. DoorDash’s new PAC, dubbed DashPAC, is the latest move by the company to grow its political footprint in Washington. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it began growing its team of lobbyists, according to Politic
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