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DETROIT (AP) — Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it finalized the rule, which also requires enhanced warnings when front seat belts aren’t fastened. The agency estimates that the new rule will save 50 lives per year and prevent 500 injuries when fully in effect, according to a statement. The new rule will apply to passenger cars, trucks, buses except for school buses, and multipurpose vehicles weighing up to 10,000 pounds. Before the rule, seat belt warnings were required only for the driver’s seat. Under the new rule, outboard front-seat passengers also must get a warning if they don’t fasten their belts. Front-center seats will not get a warning because NHTSA found that it wouldn’t be cost effective. The agency said most vehicles already have warnings for the outboard passenger seats. The rule also lengthens the duration of audio and visual warnings for the driver’s seat. The front-seat rules are effective starting Sept. 1 of 2026. Rear passengers consistently use seat belts at a lower rate than front passengers, the agency says. In 2022, front belt use was just under 92%, while rear use dropped to about 82%. About half of automobile passengers who died in crashes two years ago weren’t wearing belts, according to NHTSA data. The seat belt rule is the second significant regulation to come from NHTSA in the past two months. In November the agency bolstered its five-star auto safety ratings to include driver assistance technologies and pedestrian protection. Safety advocates want the Department of Transportation, which includes NHTSA, to finish several more rules before the end of the Biden administration, because President-elect Donald Trump has said he’s against new government regulations. Cathy Chase, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, urged the department to approve automatic emergency braking for heavy trucks and technology to prevent impaired driving.Insider Q&A: High Hopes for Australia Social Media Ban and Channeling Parental 'Fury' Over Tech
The national government has summoned Congress for extraordinary sessions between December 5 and 27 to debate six bills including the elimination of the PASO primaries via electoral reform, Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni said Thursday. The other bills cover political reform, trials in absentia, the anti-mafia law, presidential travel and the reform of political immunity – but not the 2025 Budget presented with such fanfare by President Javier Milei last September 15, due to a lack of consensus in Congress committees. Other absentees in Adorni’s list were the privatisation of Aerolíneas Argentinas, the ‘ ’ bill to bar those with confirmed corruption convictions from electoral candidacy and the Supreme Court nominations of Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla with the votes reportedly lacking. The government aim for the extraordinary sessions is to advance with its electoral reform package, including the elimination of the PASO primaries and changes in party financing. Libertarian deputy Martín Menem was re-elected as Congress Speaker on Wednesday with the support of most parliamentary caucuses, except Unión por la Patria, which decided to abstain. His vice-presidents will be Cecilia Moreau (Unión por la Patria), Silvia Lospennato (PRO) and Julio Cobos (UCR). Presidential chief-of-staff Karina Milei and Adorni were among those present at the speaker's re-election. – TIMES/NA Ads Space Ads Space
If you’ve ever wondered why U.S. presidential elections are held in November, it’s because that was the most convenient time for farmers. Spring, summer and fall were busy seasons for Americans who farmed for a living, so November was the best time to travel to the polls before harsh winter weather disenfranchised people who got around with horses and wagons. This Thanksgiving, we can all be grateful to our nation’s farming Framers for their foresight and vision. Somehow they knew that one day, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., would be appointed by a U.S. president to reform America’s eating habits and everyone would be grateful if he didn’t take office until after the holidays. Kennedy is on a mission to Make America Healthy Again, and of course that’s a great idea, just not right now, when the nation’s grocery stores are halfway between displays of discounted Halloween candy and parking-lot sales of sugar-frosted sugar cookies, with sprinkles. Don’t mess with the holidays. Family memories are often wrapped in the tastes, textures and aromas that emerge from the kitchen. Or the restaurant. Or the take-out counter at the grocery store. Even the White House has its holiday traditions. Recipes from our presidents have occasionally been printed in newspapers. In 1992, the L.A. Times published the recipe for President Reagan’s Favorite White House Eggnog, which calls for 1-1/2 cups of sugar, 1 tablespoon of vanilla, 6 eggs, 3 cups of half-and-half and a cup each of bourbon, brandy and rum. Peace through strength. Here are the directions if you’re planning to try that recipe: blend the sugar, eggs and vanilla, add the half-and-half and blend again, pour the mixture into a serving bowl, stir in the bourbon, brandy and rum, dust with freshly grated nutmeg, post the standard warning about consuming raw eggs and lock up everybody’s car keys until morning. But really, it’s important to Make America Healthy Again. If Americans are suffering from chronic disease as a result of ultraprocessed foods, synthetic food dyes, cheap seed oils and high fructose corn syrup, by all means, let’s do as much as possible to improve the quality of the foods we eat. Just not in the middle of cupcake season. If you’re wondering which foods are considered “ultraprocessed,” this was explained in an April 2023 article in the journal Nature titled, “Machine learning prediction of the degree of food processing.” Citing the NOVA classification system used in epidemiological studies, the authors said “ultra-processed products” are categorized as NOVA 4: “industrial formulations typically of five or more ingredients including substances not commonly used in culinary preparations, such as additives whose purpose is to imitate sensory qualities of fresh food.” Ewwww. I’m sorry to have to tell you that the NOVA 4 category includes hot dogs, hamburgers and carbonated drinks. Also cookies, pizzas and packaged bread. And most of the good breakfast cereals. “Epidemiological studies have documented significant associations between greater consumption of NOVA 4 and disease onset,” the Nature article reports, specifically mentioning obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and depression. Make America Healthy Again could mean eating home-cooked meals made from natural foods that don’t have an ingredient list. For example, the ingredients of apples are apples. That’s a perfect food to eat. In January. Related Articles Opinion Columnists | Tom Campbell: Ramaswamy and Musk have commenced a long-overdue course correction Opinion Columnists | Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Gavin’s political career Opinion Columnists | Will Trump turn his ‘fix it’ gaze toward FTC, DOJ abuses? Opinion Columnists | Where do Democrats go from here? Opinion Columnists | California’s political clout will fade as long as population growth remains slow This time of year, it can be hard to find apples in the grocery store. Sweet potatoes have taken over all the good locations in the produce department, along with giant displays of brown sugar and marshmallows. Sweet potatoes never bake alone. The pharmaceutical industry is standing by with an array of prescription weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, which could be a pot of gold for them if Medicare agrees to cover these drugs for weight management alone. Private insurance companies would likely follow. But Kennedy has raised questions about the relationships between Big Food, Big Pharma and the U.S. government regulatory agencies. He says the agencies are “captured” by the industries they regulate, leading to a terrible cycle of selling Americans health-destroying foods and then approving costly prescription drugs to deal with the increase in chronic disease. He’s probably right. We’re all-in to Make America Healthy Again. Let’s start right after the Super Bowl. Write Susan@SusanShelley.com and follow her on X @Susan_Shelley
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fightingPetco Health and Wellness WOOF announced its Q3 earnings on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 04:02 PM. Here's a breakdown of the earnings report. Earnings Petco Health and Wellness beat estimated earnings by 50.0%, reporting an EPS of $-0.02 versus an estimate of $-0.04. Revenue was up $17.00 million from the same period last year. Analysis of Past Earnings Last quarter the company missed on EPS by $0.0 which was followed by a 33.0% increase in the share price the next day. Here's a look at Petco Health and Wellness's past performance: Quarter Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 EPS Estimate -0.02 -0.07 0.02 0.02 EPS Actual -0.02 -0.04 0.02 -0.05 Revenue Estimate 1.52B 1.51B 1.62B 1.51B Revenue Actual 1.52B 1.53B 1.67B 1.49B New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast). Guidance Petco Health and Wellness management provided guidance for Q4 2024, expecting earnings between $0.0 and $0.02 per share. To track all earnings releases for Petco Health and Wellness visit their earnings calendar here. This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank is preparing for a future that looks more uncertain and more prone to shocks. In a speech to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, he said Monday structural changes are underway in the world including demographic shifts, technological changes, decarbonization and a move away from globalization. “We need to use the pandemic experience to prepare for future crises,” Macklem said in a prepared text of his speech. To that end, Macklem says the Bank of Canada is working to learn what it can from how the economy reacted to the pandemic and in its aftermath. The Bank of Canada is conducting a review of the policy actions it took to restore financial stability and support the economy during the pandemic that it plans to publish along with an assessment of an independent panel of experts. Macklem said the spike in inflation in 2022 was a reminder that even though inflation was relatively low and stable for 30 years leading up to the pandemic, central banks cannot take public trust for granted. “All of a sudden, people couldn’t afford the things they need. And while inflation is low once again, many prices are still a lot higher than they were before the pandemic. So people feel ripped off. And that erodes public trust in our economic system,” he said in his speech. The Bank of Canada has cut its key policy interest rate five times this year including last week when it reduced the benchmark by a half a percentage point to 3.25 per cent. Macklem says the bank will be evaluating the need for further reductions in the policy rate one decision at a time and anticipates a more gradual approach to monetary policy if the economy evolves as expected. Statistics Canada reported last month that the annual inflation rate was two per cent in Ontario, hitting the Bank of Canada’s target. The speech by Macklem came ahead of the release of the November inflation report on Tuesday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 16, 2024.