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Professional forecasters raise expectations for US economy in 2024
This year looks to be a much better one for the U.S. economy than business economists were forecasting just a few months ago, according to a survey released Monday.
The economy looks set to grow 2.2% this year after adjusting for inflation, according to the National Association for Business Economics. That’s up from the 1.3% that economists from universities, businesses and investment firms predicted in the association's prior survey, which was conducted in November.
It’s the latest signal of strength for an economy that’s blasted through predictions of a recession.
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Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix
Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services after multiple providers paused treatment in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under a state law.
Facing a wave of shock and anger from the decision, legislators prepared separate proposals in the House and Senate that would seek to prevent a fertilized egg from being recognized as a human life or an unborn child under state laws until it is implanted in a woman's uterus.
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Leaders are likely to seek quick dismissal as Mayorkas impeachment moves to the Senate
For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas than the ones brought against former President Donald Trump — or maybe no time at all.
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MORNING LISTEN
On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we discuss whether ideology is clouding the judgement of experts responsible for recommendations regarding gender affirming care for children.
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TODAY IN HISTORY
In 1998, a jury in Amarillo, Texas, rejected an $11 million lawsuit brought by Texas cattlemen who blamed Oprah Winfrey’s talk show for a pric…
In 1967, Mario Andretti, better known for his accomplishments in open-wheel and USAC competition, wins the Daytona 500 pulling away from 1965 …
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
Celebrity birthdays: Feb. 26
Bill Duke
Actor-director Bill Duke is 81.
Corinne Bailey Rae
R&B singer Corinne Bailey Rae is 45.
Erykah Badu
Singer Erykah Badu is 53.
Greg Germann
Actor Greg Germann is 66.
Greg Rikaart
Actor Greg Rikaart is 47.
Jonathan Cain
Rock musician Jonathan Cain (Journey) is 74.
Li Na
Former tennis player Li Na is 42.
Mark Dacascos
Actor-martial artist Mark Dacascos is 60.
Marta Kristen
Actor Marta Kristen (TV: “Lost in Space”) is 80.
Maz Jobrani
Actor Maz Jobrani (TV: “Superior Donuts”) is 52.
Michael Bolton
Singer Michael Bolton is 71.
Natalia Lafourcade
Latin singer Natalia Lafourcade is 40.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is 70.
Teresa Palmer
Actor Teresa Palmer is 38.
Tim Commerford
Rock musician Tim Commerford (Audioslave) is 56.
Tim Kaine
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is 66.
