#Duke Energy’s botched war of words

#Duke Energy’s botched war of words

“#Duke Energy’s botched war of words” Efforts to defend Duke Energy from a proxy campaign led by billionaire Paul Singer have recently taken two quiet steps backwards. Last month, Singer’s hedge fund Elliott Management urged the utility to split its $78 billion electric-and-gas empire into three companies — an unusual proposal in an era of…

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#Politicized pharmaceuticals and other commentary

#Politicized pharmaceuticals and other commentary

“#Politicized pharmaceuticals and other commentary” Iconoclast: Politicized Pharmaceuticals “Can a drug be ‘right-wing’? ” asks Matt Taibbi at his TK News. Ivermectin, which has shown promise treating severe COVID cases, “has suffered the same fate as” many “topics since Donald Trump” announced his presidential run, inhabiting “separate factual universes for left and right audiences,” with…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 29, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 29, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 29, 2021” The Issue: Olympic athlete Gwen Berry turning her back on the US flag while receiving a medal. If hammer-thrower Gwen Berry hates the United States so much, and she has a right to, she should not be taking advantage of all that her despised homeland has to…

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#The left’s stupid, politicized war against meat

#The left’s stupid, politicized war against meat

“#The left’s stupid, politicized war against meat” There are three reasons why limiting your consumption of red meat is a good thing: It’s better for you, it’s better for animals, and it’s better for the environment. Those are all incontrovertible facts. Red meat is also delicious. It’s a part of our heritage, a staple of our holiday meals and a…

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#Scientists create wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in body

#Scientists create wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in body

“#Scientists create wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in body” Doctors and patients alike can heart-ly believe that researchers developed a wireless pacemaker that can dissolve in the body. The pacemaker is for patients who need temporary assistance to regulate their heartbeat, according to the Guardian. The battery-free “transient pacemaker” can be implanted directly onto the…

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#Device that locks jaw shut to tackle obesity sparks outrage

#Device that locks jaw shut to tackle obesity sparks outrage

“#Device that locks jaw shut to tackle obesity sparks outrage” Call it the shut your “trap.” International researchers have come under fire over a controversial new dental device that purports to muzzle obesity by literally sealing people’s mouths shut. The inflammatory fat-fighting contraption, dubbed the DentalSlim Diet Control, was detailed in a Friday study in…

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