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The number of pregnant women and new mothers dying from drug overdoses grew dramatically as the pandemic took hold, reaching a record high in 2020, a new study finds. "It goes to an ever higher level of stigma among pregnant women." She does not work with pregnant women or those with substance use disorder, but did crunch the numbers for the new research. "Overdose deaths in general have increased, and pregnant women aren't immune to the effects of addiction," Wright said. A Biden administration report, released in October, called for broader access to opioid treatment medication among pregnant women and de-stigmatize addiction treatment during pregnancy.

☆ Tulsi Gabbard's one-time Democratic colleagues are both perplexed and unsurprised by her far-right pivot: 'An Elise Stefanik kind of turn'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard left the Democratic Party before campaign with far-right Republicans. "Nope," Sanders said when Insider asked if he'd like to talk about former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an early supporter of his 2016 presidential campaign. "I'm not surprised," said Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia, another former Armed Services Committee colleague of Gabbard's. Hawaii's two Democratic senators — Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz — both declined to speculate about what may be driving Gabbard's political movement, despite serving with her in the Hawaii delegation. "I think she's home," Hirono said repeatedly when asked what she thought had happened, referring to Gabbard's political home.

☆ Crunch time: U.N. puts baguette on cultural heritage list
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

PARIS — The humble baguette — the crunchy ambassador for French baking around the world — is being added to the U.N.’s list of intangible cultural heritage as a cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity. With the bread’s new status, the French government said it planned to create an artisanal baguette day, called the “Open Bakehouse Day,” to connect the French better with their heritage. With the bread’s new status, the French government said it planned to create an artisanal baguette day. It’s the traditional baguette from the traditional bakery that’s in danger. The “artisanal know-how and culture of baguette bread” was inscribed at the Morocco meeting among other global cultural heritage items, including Japan’s Furyu-odori ritual dances, and Cuba’s light rum masters.

☆ George Conway says Trump is bound to lose in 2024 because 'too many Americans would crawl on broken glass to vote against him'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

George Conway says Trump is bound to lose in 2024. He said "too many Americans would crawl on broken glass to vote against" Trump in 2024. His narcissism, his megalomania, his delicate yet illimitable ego, would have it no other way," Conway wrote. Conway wrote that the former president is likely seeking "vengeance" amid a brimming docket of lawsuits and criminal investigations. In October, Conway told CNN he was sure Trump would run for president again in an attempt to fend off his legal troubles.

☆ U.S. FTC rejects Amazon bid to quash Bezos, Jassy testimony
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Billionaire American businessman Jeff Bezos arrives for his meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the UK diplomatic residence in New York City, New York, U.S., September 20, 2021. Michael M. Santiago/Pool via REUTERSWASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday rejected a bid by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) to quash demands that both Chief Executive Andy Jassy and Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos testify at investigative hearings. Last month, Amazon questioned what it called the agency's "burdensome" requests in its investigation of the sign-up and cancellation processes for its Prime program. The company said it was cooperating with the FTC and has produced at least 37,000 pages of documents. The FTC order noted Amazon is one of the world's foremost companies with net revenue of over $32 billion in 2021 and more than 1.6 million employees.

The Federal Trade Commission late Wednesday rejected Amazon's bid to exclude CEO Andy Jassy and founder Jeff Bezos from testifying in a probe into the retail giant's Prime program. Amazon even accused FTC staff of harassing Bezos and Jassy for their participation. Amazon said last month it has been complying with the FTC's requests so far, producing some 37,000 pages of documents. "Amazon has cooperated with the FTC throughout the investigation and already produced tens of thousands of pages of documents. WATCH: How Amazon Prime turned Amazon into a $1.6 trillion empire

☆ The FTC rejected Amazon's request to quash subpoenas ordering founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy to testify in a Prime investigation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The FTC declined Amazon's request to quash or limit subpoenas served to its executives over the agency's investigation into the Prime sign-up and cancellation process. The Federal Trade Commission has ruled against Amazon's request to quash or limit subpoenas served to top Amazon executives including founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy over the agency's investigation into the Prime sign-up process. In a previous filing, Amazon disclosed that some of its top executives, including founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy, were subpoenaed as part of the probe. Amazon has cooperated with the FTC throughout the investigation and already produced tens of thousands of pages of documents. The filing broadly cites Insider's story from March that first reported about Amazon's internal deliberations over the Prime sign-up and cancellation process.

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