Technology turning farming into more attractive career for young people
“Like Star Wars”: Farm work is evolving from “labor-intensive, backbreaking manual labor” to “managing a swarm of robots.”
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Are millennials frozen out of housing market? Reality may be more interesting.
A recent survey showing that the average first-time home buyer is now 40 years old isn’t standing up to scrutiny.
Roblox bid for ad riches collides with wary sponsors, developers
Multiple obstacles stand in the way of Roblox becoming the internet’s next ad juggernaut.
DraftKings, FanDuel split with gambling lobby, embrace prediction markets
This week’s split underscores a widening rift over the fast-growing world of prediction markets, a form of real-money trading that blurs the line between gambling and financial speculation.
The surprising new use for GLP-1s: Alcohol and drug addiction
As GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes drugs such as Zepbound and Mounjaro generate billions in sales, researchers at Eli Lilly and Co. and other pharma companies are exploring their potential for other purposes.
These college students didn’t seek a football school, but they ended up at IU
To their surprise, they reside both in the pretty college town they craved and amid the kind of buzzy air available only from a stark-raving football powerhouse.
Supreme Court extends pause on order requiring full SNAP payments
The legal issue over the funding could be rendered moot soon if a deal advancing on Capitol Hill to end the shutdown is adopted. That measure—which has passed the Senate, with the House expected to vote as soon as Wednesday—would fund SNAP through September.
Visa, Mastercard reach settlement in 20-year merchant legal feud
Total credit and debit card swipe fees hit a record $187.2 billion last year, according to the trade group the Merchant Payments Coalition.
Flight cancellations hit airports on first day of FAA reductions
Airlines canceled hundreds of U.S. flights Friday—the highest number since the government shutdown began, but relatively few cancellations involved Indianapolis. Meanwhile, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said U.S. flight cuts could eventually climb beyond 10% if the shutdown continues.
Supreme Court appears skeptical of legality of most of Trump’s tariffs
The ruling could be a make-or-break political moment for Trump’s presidency. He has made tariffs central to his tenure, wielding them as leverage not only in trade negotiations but in a wide range of disputes both large and small.
UPDATE: White House nears deal with Lilly, Novo to slash obesity drug prices for Medicare
The deal is seen as one of the most significant in the administration’s current drug-pricing push, given the potential effect on public health and spending on health care.
AI has the nation’s largest employers putting their workers on notice
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon warned at a company event in September that AI is set “to change literally every job” and that his workers would have to adapt.
Judge says she’ll likely order Trump administration to send SNAP funds to states
The judge made it clear she wants USDA to get the emergency money out the door, not come up with excuses for why it believes it can’t.
Federal Reserve cuts key rate, yet Powell says future reductions are not locked in
Chair Jerome Powell said in a news conference that another rate cut in December was “not a foregone conclusion.”
Largest federal workers union calls for end to government shutdown
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents more than 800,000 federal and D.C. government workers, said in a statement Monday that the shutdown is punishing the very people who keep the country running.
MAGA lobbying firms booming, facilitating access to Trump and his lieutenants
A firm that once employed President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Attorney General Pam Bondi has become the highest-paid lobbying shop in Washington.
Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% over Reagan ad
The pledge to slap additional fees on imports from Canada marks the latest escalation in trade tensions between the two countries.
NBA’s gambling scandal renews congressional calls to regulate sports betting
The arrests of current and former high-profile NBA figures on Thursday for illegal sports betting and rigged poker games spurred fresh calls from lawmakers for federal regulation.
Social Security increase in line with inflation but trails key expenses
While the cost-of-living increase is in line with overall inflation for the year, it trails categories that are particularly relevant to older adults.
Food banks are popping up at airports in Indy, Detroit and beyond to feed unpaid workers
In Week 4 of the government shutdown, when many federal workers are furloughed or working unpaid hours, Gleaners Food Bank is helping TSA and FAA employees at Indianapolis International Airport fill the gap.