The Daily Populous

Saturday August 17th, 2024 day edition

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Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled plans to tackle the rise in Wall Street homeownership as part of a slate of economic proposals announced Friday.

“And it can make it impossible then for regular people to be able to buy or even rent a home.”.

While high interest rates and low supply have helped to slow some of this activity, Wall Street has remained in the space.

A group of congressional lawmakers, led by California Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna, co-authored Stop Wall Street Landlords Act of 2022 to deter institutional investment in real estate.

“While there have been brief periods where Wall Street investors acquired a significant percentage of homes, these were primarily short-term trends,” Carlton said.

Kamala Harris’ plan to lower grocery bills includes a ban on corporate ‘price gouging’.

Kamala Harris’ plan to keep prescription drug prices down includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs. »

Florida doc not wearing hearing aid couldn't hear colonoscopy patient screaming: complaint

Authored by tennessean.com
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A Florida doctor is facing disciplinary action after state officials say his failure to wear hearing aids during a colonoscopy left a patient screaming in pain.

Prasad is hearing-impaired and uses hearing aids in compliance with what the complaint calls the "minimum prevailing professionals standard of care" to allow him to hear and communicate during procedures.

The second colonoscopy performed under Prasad that day was on a patient who was not yet fully sedated, the complaint says. »

Ukraine can fire our weapons during attack inside Russia, says Canada

Authored by politico.eu

According to Poulin, Canada will continue to work with the Ukrainian armed forces to provide the equipment they need.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion Canada has committed $4.5 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, pledging to keep aid coming through to 2029.

Canada also contributed $53 million to Czechia’s initiative to purchase several thousand rounds of artillery ammunition for Ukraine. »

Western Sahara’s conflict is over. Negotiating the terms comes next.

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In 2020, President Trump proclaimed U.S. recognition of “Moroccan sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara” as Morocco recognized Israel under the Abraham Accords.

That U.S. shift supported a 2007 Moroccan proposal for Western Saharan autonomy as “the only basis for a just and lasting solution” to the Western Sahara dispute.

At the time, many supporters of Sahrawi independence, including Algeria, saw Trump’s proclamation as a damaging but inconclusive turn. »