Former Manchin Aide, Key in Biden’s Energy Law, Joins Top Firm

TL/DR - Peter Stahley, a former senior staffer for Senator Joe Manchin who helped craft energy provisions in President Biden's $1.2 trillion Inflation Reduction Act, has moved to a senior vice president role at lobbying firm Cassidy & Associates. This move is highlighted as an example of potentially problematic "revolving door" transitions,…

80-Year-Old Man Executes Family in Granada Hills Murder-Suicide

TL/DR - A man in his 80s murdered his wife and two adult children before killing himself in Granada Hills, Los Angeles. The incident was reported on a Saturday evening and a witness who had barricaded themselves in a room during the shooting called the police. The identities of the victims and the witness have not been released, and the area near…

Transformer Explosion Leads to Evacuation of Boston’s Lenox Hotel

TL/DR - The Lenox Hotel in Boston was evacuated after a transformer explosion at the back of the building caused a buildup of smoke inside. Although the explosion didn't cause an internal fire, firefighters detected high carbon monoxide levels, which have since dropped. No injuries were reported and the building will undergo inspections for any…

Pandemic Triggers Surge in Healthcare Staff Turnout

TL/DR - A study published in JAMA Health Forum by Karen Shen, Ph.D., and colleagues from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that the pandemic led to an increased turnover in the healthcare workforce. The exit rate for healthcare workers increased from a mean of 5.9 percentage points to 8.0 percentage points in the first quarter…