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It’s a polluter-pays model affecting companies engaged in the trade or business of extracting fossil fuel or refining crude oil attributable to more than one billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions during the time period. Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather.

A blog post debunking exaggerated price hikes likely won’t win over inflation-weary diners, but it definitely kept the cost of Big Macs in the news for a bit longer. Not long ago, a crisp $5 bill would get you an entire meal at McDonald’s, any day of the week.

The CEO of fitness and coaching firm Exos talks burnout and embracing failure on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast. As a slew of execs embrace the quest to stay as young and fit as possible, Equinox recently announced a $40k longevity training membership. The company’s former president, Sarah Robb O’Hagan, now CEO of fitness and coaching firm Exos, explains where this craze sparked, and where it’s likely headed.

Tech hubs and venture capital are bringing innovation and business to the middle of the country. A new technological revolution is upon us, and the heartland is leading the way. 

Lawmakers in seven states introduced legislation that would ban cultivated meat. Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U. S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never will be.

‘GET READY FOR THIS COUNTRY TO EXPLODE,’ one user posted. Posts in support of Donald Trump flooded Truth Social after the former President was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal, with some far-right activists posting veiled threats about retribution and continued calls to “take the country back.”