Biden cuts some mortgage fees amid housing affordability crisis
Washington, DC (CNN)The Biden administration announced a change that will save an estimated 850,000 home buyers — primarily low- and middle-income and first-time buyers — an average of $800 on home financing costs this year.
kinda 
HEADLINES today . . .
Labor force participation climbs;
unemployment down to 3.5%
The Fed wants to see more slack in the labor market:
As the economy recovers from the pandemic, the demand
for workers has far exceeded the supply, contributing to
higher wages and thus inflationary pressures.
Contributing to the tightness has been a smaller-than-expected
labor force and participation rates that were slow to match
projections or meet pre-pandemic levels.
During the past two and half years,
a lot of ink has been spilled on the question of why
workers were “missing,” with recent research zeroing in on
Covid-19 deaths, reduced immigration, aging population
and long Covid as the primary culprits.
3 of those 4 reasons the research showed can are either partly related to trump or mostly related to trump
i say mostly
An FDA spokesperson told The Hill in a statement that
the abortion pill was approved “based on a comprehensive
review of the scientific evidence available.” They said the
agency stands behind its determination that the pill is safe
and effective under the approved conditions for use.
Attorney General Merrick Garland denounced the Texas
decision in a statement, saying the Justice Department
(DOJ) strongly disagrees and plans to appeal.
“Today’s decision overturns the FDA’s expert judgment,
rendered over two decades ago. The Department will
continue to defend the FDA’s decision,” Garland said.
‘Beginning of the end’ for fossil fuels:
Global wind and solar reached record levels in 2022, study finds
The use of coal, oil and gas to produce electricity
is expected to fall in 2023, according to the report,
published Wednesday by energy think tank Ember.
This would mark the first year to see a decline in the
use of fossil fuels to generate electricity, outside of a
global recession or pandemic.
Levels of planet-heating pollution from fossil fuel
electricity generation may have already peaked,
the report found.
The findings show the world has reached the
“beginning of the end of the fossil age,” the
lead author of the research, Malgorzata
Wiatros-Motyka, said in a statement.
“We are entering the clean power era,” she added.
Ember analyzed data from 78 countries representing
93% of global demand for electricity, for the 4th edition
of its annual Global Electricity Review.
Nearly 40% of global electricity is now powered by
renewables and nuclear energy, marking a new record high,
according to the report.
in the proper direction !
The use of coal, oil and gas to produce electricity is expected to fall in 2023, according to the report,
Wind and solar made up 12% of global energy generation in 2022, up from 10% the previous year.
Solar energy was the fastest-growing source of electricity in 2022 for the 18th year in a row, rising by 24% compared to the previous year. Wind generation increased by 17%.
even more welcome ! the costs r still dropping 
even more welcome ! the costs r still dropping
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said,
“Today’s decision undermines our nation’s
entire system of drug approval. It opens the
door for courts to overturn FDA’s evidence-based
decisions for purely political or ideological reasons.”
President Biden said in a statement that his administration
will fight the Texas' republican ruling. He said he and
Vice President Harris will “continue to lead the fight”
to protect abortion rights and allow women to make
their own medical decisions.
Temporary stay.
We will see what comes of this soon enough
Always interesting to see what China thinks and say;
Dong Dengxin, director of the Finance and Securities Institute at the Wuhan University of Science and Technology,
"If the US continues its financial policy, it may not only cause a depression in the US economy, but also may trigger a global financial crisis and a debt crisis in developing countries," Dong warned.
That's a no brainer!
The use of coal globaly has increased 70% since 1998 and continues to climb.
China has seen a 300% increase in coal use since 1998 and is currently building two coal fired plants per week. China has it's own coal reserves and 90% of all coal used by China is mined in China. China said coal use rose 4.3% in 2022 compared with the previous year—a higher-than-expected increase.
China is currently burning coal per year at 2.9 times the highest rate the United States ever used in one year. And it's still growing.
i bet they come up with a way to defer
Possibly.
Possibly.
Established in 1995,
There's still some hope our great grandkids will have a breathable planet
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