The Wall Street Journal, by Andrea Petersen: Prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications and sleep aids have risen during the pandemic, prompting doctors to warn about the possibility of long-term addiction and abuse of the drugs. “Many physicians have a low threshold…

The Guardian, by Jared Goyette: Police and protesters clashed in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening, following a demonstration at the intersection where George Floyd was killed in an altercation with several police officers the day before. Hundreds of protesters gathered in…

ABC News, by Tim Sullivan and Amy Forliti: Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station Thursday [May 28th] that the department was forced to abandon as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul, and angry demonstrations flared…

Boston Herald, by Froma Harrop: Last year seems a lifetime ago, but even then, cash was no longer king. The greenback had already lost its premier role as Americans’ medium of exchange in dollar terms. Plastic card and digital transactions…

The Christian Post, by Anugrah Kumar: While Samaritan’s Purse has treated hundreds of COVID-19 patients at its field hospital in Central Park, New York City; Council Speaker Corey Johnson demanded that the Christian charity leave the city over its biblical…

NutritionFacts.org, by Michael Greger: As I’ve explored before, whether young or old, male or female, smoker or non-smoker, with high blood pressure or low blood pressure, high cholesterol or low, having high levels of a toxic compound called TMAO—trimethylamine oxide—in…

CNet, by Amanda Kooser: Barry. Dorian. Humberto. Lorenzo. Last year’s Atlantic hurricane season was devastating. The bad news is stronger hurricanes are part of an ongoing trend. Hurricanes are getting windier. That’s the sobering conclusion of a study led by…