Faced with the roar of protesting farmers, the European Parliament has stripped down agricultural rules in record time – but some worry MEPs have been too hasty. ADVERTISEMENTIt took only 40 days for the European Parliament to give its final nod to a legal package simplifying farm subsidies – a…

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 7, 2023.Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines is weighing changes to its cabin that could involve abandoning its single-class, open-seating system to drive up revenue, CEO Bob Jordan told CNBC…

Since January, Dr. Stacy Seyb, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Boise, Idaho, has had at least four of his patients wheeled onto emergency flights and airlifted out of the state while experiencing severe pregnancy complications.One of them was a woman whose water broke around 20 weeks into her pregnancy, putting…

Stock investors kicked into selling mode after the U.S. economy posted subpar growth in the first quarter.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by triple digits, with the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also seeing sharp pullbacks in early trading. IBM, Caterpillar and Microsoft – which reports earnings after the…

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Researchers are reporting that taking acid-reducing drugs could increase the chance of severe headaches. They note that acid-reducing drugs are often considered to be overprescribed.They acknowledge that the study doesn’t prove acid-reducers cause migraine, only that there could be an association.People who take acid-reducing drugs to help their stomach might…

U.S. economic growth was much weaker than expected to start the year and prices rose at a faster pace, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.Gross domestic product, a broad measure of goods and services produced in the January-through-March period, increased at a 1.6% annualized pace when adjusted for seasonality and inflation,…

Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced across the economy, grew by 1.6% on an annualized basis in the three-month period from January through March, the Commerce Department said in its first reading of the data on Thursday.  That is lower than the 2.4% increase forecast…

Venice has initiated a pilot program to charge day-trippers an entry fee, aiming to reduce tourist influx on peak days.City officials have voiced the need to strike a balance between tourism and resident needs, aiming to safeguard spaces for locals.The pilot project aims to provide accurate data on tourist numbers…

Prasinezumab, a monoclonal antibody designed to target protein clumps in the brains of people with rapidly progressing Parkinson’s disease, showed promise in reducing motor symptoms.It’s the first experimental monoclonal antibody with such targeting, and a trial of 316 people suggests that it could be a path forward in fighting the…

The ongoing antisemitic protests at elite colleges and universities around the country amid the war between Israel and the terror group Hamas has roiled campuses as spring terms continue and graduation season nears. Unauthorized encampments and other demonstrations have sprung up at many campuses around the country, with Fox News…

Let the unofficially official passing of the golf torch begin.Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son, Charlie, will be teeing off in a U.S. Open qualifier on Thursday.The younger Woods is one of 84 players that will play 18 holes at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, teeing…

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