Inflation was 3.5% in the past year --> highest since September.
Here are key items really driving inflation now
Car insurance +22% in past year
Car repair +12%
Baby formula +10%
Veterinarian +10%
Rent +5.9%
Electricity +5%
Restaurants +4.2%
(Gas up 1.3% in past year)
At 3:45, as the transplant team was prepping the OR, a doctor came to Carole's room. She had terrible news. @Cigna, Carole's insurance company, had just denied her claim. They'd made a mistake, they said, in initially approving the procedure. They were now refusing to pay for it.
New Pew/CDC data: Gun deaths among U.S. children and teens rose 50% in two years—up 100% in 10 years
This is the highest level of gun violence against children recorded this century, and more than 2X higher than the 2012 low.
“When babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers,” Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black says.
“Lord, deliver our senators from the paralysis of analysis that waits for the miraculous.”
Active shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale drove to Covenant Church/School in her Honda Fit this morning, parked, and shot her way into the building. She was armed with 2 assault-type guns and a 9 millimeter pistol.