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TL/DR - A 4-year-old girl was abducted from a restaurant in Santa Monica while her grandmother was paying for their meal. The suspect, a woman in her 30s, was caught within 30 minutes of the abduction, and the child was returned unharmed. The woman, later identified as 31-year-old Breanna Taylor Shields, was arrested and charged with kidnapping,…

TL/DR - President Biden gave a fervent speech at a Michigan rally where he criticized his opponent Donald Trump while also ignoring mounting pressure to quit his re-election campaign from Democratic congressional members and donors. Despite recent and significant political criticism and rapidly declining poll numbers, Biden remains insistent on…

TL/DR - A U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing was held in an active laboratory in Salt Lake City, featuring presentations by Utah companies showcasing scientific innovation. The hearing included discussion on whether the Inflation Reduction Act will improve affordability of health care and how treatment can be extended to reach rural…

TL/DR - The U.S. compulsory healthcare spending, which includes government and mandated private spending, accounts for a larger share of national income than any other country. Writer Michael Cannon argues that major health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare were primarily established to solve problems created by previous…