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(CNN) Misinformation about how families can get through the infant formula shortage is fueling concern among pediatricians like Dr. Tanya Altmann. The California doctor has been getting phone calls, emails and social media messages -- not just from her patients but from families all over the United States -- along with photos of empty store shelves that once held infant formula. Parents say they've been to a dozen stores and looked on a hundred websites and can't find their baby's infant formula, and they want to know what to do and whether some of the so-called alternatives they're hearing about are legit. "It's scary for these moms and their babies, and it's becoming a real issue," Altmann said. Formula maker: 'This is a crisis. We can't flip a switch and make a lot more formula' Supply chain issues and product recalls have sparked the nationwide shortage of infant formulas. As of early April, seven states reported … [Read more...] about Homemade infant formula can be dangerous. Experts share how to feed your baby through the shortage

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Frustration among shoppers is prompting retailers to test a new type of locked case that can be opened with your smartphone. W hen 29-year-old Jonnai Jones ran out of Aveeno face wash, she headed to the nearby Walgreens in Irvington, New Jersey, to pick some up. The bottle, like many other products, was locked up, forcing her to wait in line and ask an employee at the register to go unlock it and let her buy it. “The waiting was an inconvenience,” said Jones, who usually tries to remember to reorder products on Amazon before she runs out. “When I do pop in the store in person it’s because I need the item right away.” Retailers have rushed to lock things up—from razors and soap to socks and pistachios—as theft has soared during the pandemic, prompting frustration among shoppers encountering an increasingly long list of everyday items that suddenly require flagging down an employee. They are looking to reduce … [Read more...] about You’re Not Imagining It—Stores Are Locking Everything Up

Google has announced a range of new features and improvements across its suite of products, including Google Search, Maps, and Assistant at its annual developer conference Google I/O 2022 on May 11. The internet giant is adding the ability to find local information with the recently launched multi-search feature that allows users to search the Web using text and images at the same time through Google Lens, its image recognition technology. The feature will enable users to take a picture or a screenshot of products in categories such as food, apparel and home goods and add a 'near me' text query to browse through nearby local retailers or restaurants that may offer them. For instance, one can take a picture of a food dish that she may want to try, following which the company will scan through "millions of images and reviews" posted on Web pages, and from its community of Maps contributors, to surface results about nearby spots that offer the dish. Google said the feature … [Read more...] about Google I/O 2022 | Google adds immersive map view, improved multi-search feature to product suite

Businesses large and small need to make wise hiring decisions. Whether you're looking to employ an administrative assistant, hire a nanny, or vet a potential tenant, running a background check can give you some added peace of mind and potentially help protect you legally. While there are many options to choose from, the services offered, and terms used for their services, vary greatly. This can feel overwhelming. When do you run background checks? Can you just run your own search? Which reports do you need? How do you comply with regulations? We've researched several full-service background screening companies and have become familiar with the do-it-yourself (DIY) approach to help you decide what might work best for your business or household. Running a background check on a potential hire or renter can help you protect your business, other employees, and your clients. When you conduct a background screening you improve your chances of finding falsified or missing information. … [Read more...] about Best Background Check Service for Small Business – 2022

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Woman looking into the mirror. Getty Images Caught your attention, didn’t I? Would you like to know who I’m going to introduce to you? Just have a look in the mirror. Turning on the front camera of your phone will work, too. In a world where the next distraction is only a screen away, it’s often already challenging enough to focus on one task for a certain amount of time. Therefore, between work, friends, family and all the side hustles, you get distracted from the person with whom you’ll spend the rest of your life with – yourself! To get in touch with yourself again, I highly recommend taking yourself on a date. This could happen in your home, in a cozy bar or café, or maybe even at a park. Whatever the setting, light your favorite candle, order your favorite drink, open those fancy Belgian truffles and off you go. First dates can be stressful, and sometimes you don’t know what to talk … [Read more...] about Let Me Introduce You To A Remarkable Person

After decades of decline in overtime pay, the Biden administration is considering action to sharply expand access in a time of high inflation. This is the second article of a four-part series examining the 40-year effort by big business and elected officials to deny Americans extra pay for extra work. advertisement advertisement An impeached Republican president gives way to a labor-friendly Democrat with an ambitious agenda to expand workers’ rights from the White House. The Democrat wants to extend overtime wages to additional workers, but beset by rising gas prices and high inflation, the Oval Office comes under intense pressure from corporate lobbyists and fiscal conservatives in his own party. Fearful of the cost to companies and the risk of harming the economy, they want the president to slow down and shrink his vision of expanding overtime. President Jimmy Carter’s efforts to expand overtime eligibility in the 1970s are notable today, as Joe … [Read more...] about Other presidents have tried and failed to expand overtime pay. Can Biden succeed?

By CAROLYN THOMPSON, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket wrote as far back as November about staging a livestreamed attack on African Americans, practiced shooting from his car and traveled hours from his home in March to scout out the store, according to detailed diary entries he appears to have posted online. The keeper of the diary posted hand-drawn maps of the grocery store along with tallies of the number of Black people he counted there, and recounted how a Black security guard at the supermarket confronted him that day to ask what he was up to. A Black security guard was among the dead in Saturday’s shooting rampage. The diary taken from the chat platform Discord came to light two days after 18-year-old Payton Gendron allegedly opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle at the Tops Friendly Market. He was wearing body armor and used a helmet camera to livestream the bloodbath on … [Read more...] about Online diary: Buffalo gunman plotted attack for months

Salih Hudayar, the prime minister of the East Turkistan Government in Exile, told The Daily Caller News Foundation that he was framed by a Chinese spy. After being arrested for “terrorism” and interrogated by the FBI in September 2018, Hudayar’s case was suddenly dropped by the state in January 2022 before a Chinese espionage expert could testify that his accuser’s profile was consistent with a Chinese agent. Authorities denied TheDCNF’s Freedom of Information Act request for body worn camera footage showing officers responding to the complainant, but delivered footage showing Hudayar’s interview by the FBI. A prominent Uyghur human rights activist is asking the U.S. Senate to investigate his claim of an ongoing Chinese intelligence operation against him, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. Salih Hudayar, the prime minister of the East Turkistan Government in Exile, was arrested for “terrorism” in 2018, according to court filings made by his defense; … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: US-Based Activist Claims A Chinese Agent ‘Weaponized’ The Justice System To Get Him Arrested On Terrorism Charges

Ravi Venkatesh is a successful business leader having led diverse companies like Cummins India to Microsoft India and Bank of Baroda is admired for his leadership skills and flexibility to lead sunrise industries over his career. He is currently is social entrepreneur with Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) and is UNICEF’s Special representative for Young People and Innovation. He is author of business books but this is the first time that he is looking into the future and giving advice on how should individuals prepare for an highly uncertain world with careers no long following a linear line of growth. He spoke to K Yatish Rajawat, CEO of the think tank Center for Innovation in Public Policy on how aspirations and expectations are changing in both the corporate and policy world. Yatish Rajawat: Ravi, tell us about your book ‘What the Heck Do I Do with My Life’ and what are the primary messages you wanted to convey through it? Ravi Venkatesan: The subtitle … [Read more...] about Policy Talks : Meta Skills will get you the next job, not your college degree

U.S. equity markets are dropping to begin the new week, led lower by shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. ( FB ) and other tech stocks. Key Takeaways Tech stocks, led by Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Google parent Alphabet, and Apple, declined, pushing markets lower. Spirit Airlines rose after it agreed to be bought for $6.6 billion by Frontier, creating the fifth largest U.S. carrier. Bond yields advanced past 1.9% and crude oil slipped after last week's gains. Meta shares are 5% lower, adding to steep losses that erased more than a quarter of the company's market value after the company last week said that it had lost daily active users for the first time. Apple Inc. ( AAPL ), Microsoft Corp. ( MSFT ) and Google parent Alphabet Inc. ( GOOG ) all fell. Hasbro ( HAS ) shares are falling on its earnings report. Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. ( VZ ) are down as the company announced it would now only offer three-year phone contracts. … [Read more...] about Tech Stocks Drop, Sending Markets Lower, as Meta Shares Fall Further