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The cost of a dozen eggs has now surpassed the price of a pound of beef, marking the first time that’s happened since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began keeping data in 1980. The average price of a dozen large Grade A eggs ran at $4.82 in January 2023, while a pound of ground beef was $4.64. In January 2022, eggs were $1.93, and beef was $4.77, but egg prices have soared by 70% in the last year alone. Farm Action, a farmer-led advocacy group, says the “real culprit” behind sky-high prices is a “collusive scheme” among top U.S....

Since there has yet to be a successful uterus transplant into an XY chromosome male body insurance won't cover the estimated $300,000 cost. According to "Patient-Centered Transgender Surgical Care," a recent article in the American Medical Association (AMA) Journal of Ethics, the cost should be borne by taxpayers. Authors Timothy Murphy and Kelsey Mumford argued that "Transwomen lack the inherent ability to bear children that XX females have. This may cause them to experience psychological dissonance in a way that undermines their health and well-being. Their lack of a uterus is an obstacle to full participation in the social goods...