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Abortions Up 3 Years After Dobbs • Since the Supreme Court’s landmark Dobbs decision three years ago to give states the right to regulate abortion, there has been an overall increase in the number of terminated pregnancies, especially through the “abortion pill,” said Katie Brown Xavios, national director of American Life League. “It definitely is not the
win we had hoped it would be,” she told Newsmax. Currently, 12 states
enforce bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy with few restrictions, and six have bans that start at about six weeks into pregnancy. Yet abortions are still
on the rise. Planned Parenthood performed a record 402,230 abortions in 2023. Those numbers can’t include those from the abortion pill mifepristone.
Job Vacancies Jump • Job openings rose unexpectedly in May, a sign that the American labor market remains resilient in the face of high borrowing costs and uncertainty over U.S. economic policy. Employers posted
7.8 million vacancies in May, the Labor Department reported, up from 7.4 million in April. Economists had expected a slight decrease. Openings were reported
at hotels and restaurants and at finance companies. Vacancies at the federal government fell to the lowest level since
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May 2020, reflecting
President Donald Trump’s hiring freeze.
Drug Gang Tracked FBI Informants • The Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel hired a hacker to track and kill FBI informants, according to the Justice Department. An FBI report said the
hacker “observed people going in and out of the United States Embassy in Mexico City and identified ‘people of interest’ for the cartel, including an FBI assistant legal attache.” Using the attache’s
phone number, the hacker was able to trace incoming and outgoing calls and use Mexico City’s camera system to follow the informant throughout the city and identify people they met with.
Costco Sued by Lululemon • Lululemon sued Costco, accusing the wholesale club operator of selling lower- priced duplicates of its athleisure clothing. Lululemon Athletica
claims in its lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that Costco has “unlawfully traded” on its reputation, goodwill, and sweat equity by selling apparel that uses knockoffs, infringing versions of its patents. “As an innovation-led
company that invests significantly in the research, development, and design of our products, we take the responsibility of
Bondi Blasts Migrant App U
area, CNN reported. The app was launched in April by Aaron, a musician and developer, who told CNN that he wanted to do something “to fight back” against ICE raids. “You cannot dox,” Bondi said. “We’re finding you. People
don’t think that we can find you. We are finding you. We’ve made that abundantly evident by the cases that we’re making: No longer will crime be rampant in our country, and we will protect the great men and women in law enforcement.”
protecting and enforcing our intellectual property rights very seriously,” a Lululemon company spokesperson said.
Hershey Dumps Food Dyes • Hershey Co. will remove synthetic dyes from its snacks by the end of 2027. In April, Health
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary rolled out plans to remove synthetic food dyes from the food supply to address health conditions such as ADHD, obesity, and diabetes. “Removing these
colors is a natural next step in our program to ensure consumers have
options to fit their lifestyle while maintaining trust and confidence in our products,” Hershey’s spokesperson said.
Founder Buys 23andMe • Anne Wojcicki has repurchased 23andMe, the genetic testing company she cofounded nearly 20 years ago. Her nonprofit TTAM
Research Institute will acquire its assets for $305 million three months after 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The deal ended months
of uncertainty over the future of the company and privacy concerns related to the genetic information it had collected on its 13 million customers.
.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized a phone application that helps illegal immigrants avoid deportation.
She warned Joshua Aaron, the developer of the ICEBlock app, that the doxxing of Immigration and Customs Enforcement oficials — outing the location of federal oficials — is a serious offense. ICEBlock lets users post sightings of ICE oficers in their
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