Polly Mosendz
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New York, NY, United States
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Unlimited Sand and Money Still Won’t Save the Hamptons
How much sand can a half-billion dollars dredge up? Almost certainly not enough. → Read More
Flood insurance costs set to rise as FEMA’s new rates kick in
The Federal Emergency Management Agency in April announced the first significant update to the beleaguered National Flood Insurance Program, which covers about 5 million properties. Premiums have risen steadily, but the program is more than $20 billion in debt, thanks in part to rising seas and stronger storms. Now, a quarter of the participants will see lower costs, while the remainder will see… → Read More
New York City Restaurants Are Back on the Vaccine Culture War’s Front Lines
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new mandate means hostesses, waiters, and bartenders will need to play bouncer to the unvaccinated. → Read More
Rural U.S. States Get Larger Share of PPP Loans in Latest Round
Small businesses in Nebraska, Oklahoma and other rural states have been the most successful at getting federal pandemic relief in the $284 billion round of aid that opened this month, buoyed by a new rule that authorizes loans to many farms that didn’t qualify before. → Read More
Poultry Farms in Apartment 13D Show Scale of Pandemic-Aid Fraud
Newly released SBA data reveal thousands of $10,000 grants went to people who falsely claimed to have businesses they didn’t have. → Read More
An Avalanche of Fraud Buried a Small-Business Relief Program
Scams went viral as SBA gave out $10,000 grants to almost anyone who asked. → Read More
U.S. Meat Plants Are Deadly as Ever, With No Incentive to Change
The industry has long been functionally unregulated. With OSHA asleep on the job, the pandemic has put workers at even higher risk. → Read More
Scared and sick, U.S. meat workers crowd into reopened plants
It's been three weeks since President Donald Trump's executive order to keep meat plants running in the pandemic and the government began preparing fresh guidance on how to keep their employees safe. Infections are still on the rise as workers say they're being forced to put themselves in harm's way in the name of food security. Based on 13 interviews with employees, labor representatives and a… → Read More
Cold, Crowded, Deadly: How U.S. Meat Plants Became a Virus Breeding Ground
With thousands of workers sick, plants are closing and the food supply is faltering. → Read More
Bosses Panic-Buy Spy Software to Keep Tabs on Remote Workers
The email came from the boss. We’re watching you, it told Axos Financial Inc. employees working from home. We’re capturing your keystrokes. We’re logging the websites you visit. Every 10 minutes or so, we’re taking a screen shot. So get to work — or face the consequences. → Read More
Fleeing to Hamptons, buying beans: New York City coronavirus fears trace wealth gap
The Brooklyn neighborhood of Dumbo is one of the richest in New York. Rachel Preston ventured there over the weekend and found markets completely cleared out of basics like bread. When she returned home to Crown Heights, just a few miles away but with more modest incomes, there was no bread shortage. → Read More
Pseudoscience and Sobbing: The Goop Lab on Netflix, Reviewed
“The following series is designed to entertain and inform—not provide medical advice. You should always consult your doctor when it comes to your personal health, or before you start any treatment. → Read More
Health Insurance That Doesn’t Cover the Bills Has Flooded the Market Under Trump
The administration’s moves to weaken the Affordable Care Act have taken hold, and companies are cashing in. → Read More
NRA Suspends Chief Lobbyist Accused of Assisting Coup Attempt
(Bloomberg) -- Chris Cox, the National Rifle Association’s chief lobbyist who was viewed widely as a future leader of the gun-rights group, has been suspended from his job.The move came after Oliver North, the former NRA board president, was ousted from the organization in April for attempting to lead → Read More
Maria Butina Admits Conspiring as Kremlin Agent Targeting GOP, NRA
(Bloomberg) -- Maria Butina pleaded guilty to acting as an undeclared Russian agent in the U.S. and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, advancing an inquiry into Russia's efforts to build back-channels to influential U.S. conservatives. The 30-year-old gun enthusiast operated as a Kremlin agent as she befriended National Rifle Association leaders and influential conservatives, she admitted… → Read More
As Trump Cries ‘No Collusion,’ Other Campaign Inquiries Close In
The tawdry tale of a hush money payment to a porn actress has ballooned into an investigation of considerable peril to people around President Donald Trump’s campaign. → Read More
Washington Sets Sights on the Gun Industry Amid Tumble
Activist shareholders, weak sales and a potential ban on bump stocks loom over the industry. → Read More
NRA Says It'll Spend at Least $1 Million on Pro-Kavanaugh Ads
The National Rifle Association says it’ll spend at least $1 million on television ads urging the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in states represented by four vulnerable Democratic senators and a Republican considered a key vote on the nomination. → Read More
Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Booted From YouTube, Other Online Services
Jones is embroiled in several lawsuits with families of those killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting. → Read More
How Trump’s Tariffs Are Impacting American Gun Makers
Rising demand for American-made steel is raising material costs. → Read More