In Other News: U.S. economy grows at fastest pace in more than two years; Missouri allows physicians to practice without completing residency

Published 7:52 pm Tuesday, December 26, 2017

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U.S. economy grows at fastest pace in more than two years

The gross domestic product expanded at a 3.2 percent annualized rate in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported, the fastest rate since the first quarter of 2015 and an increase from the second quarter’s 3.1 percent growth rate. It also was the first time since 2014 the economy grew 3 percent or more for two straight quarters. Retail sales, labor market and housing data as well as other reports have suggested the economy maintained its solid momentum in the fourth quarter. — Reuters

British children to be taught transgender issues in sex education lessons

British children will be taught about transgender issues as part of compulsory sex and relationship education classes. The classes will be mandatory in all elementary and secondary schools. — The Telegraph 

Conservative website went all-in for Roy Moore, now says he was a weak candidate

Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow says he was not shocked Republican Roy Moore was not elected U.S. senator from Alabama. He describes Moore as a “weak candidate” who “ran a terrible campaign” — sentiments Breitbart didn’t clue its readers into as it was serving as a de facto mouthpiece for Moore. Marlow also says he was personally uncomfortable with behavior attributed to Moore and said he believed accusations from Leigh Corfman who said Moore assaulted her when she was 14. — CNN

Missouri allows physicians to practice without completing residency

A Missouri law allowing medical school graduates to treat patients without having completed a residency program — the first law of its kind in the U.S. — has gone into effect. The law created the role of “assistant physician.” To become an assistant physician, medical school graduates must speak English, have passed the first two steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, enter into the primary care field, practice in a medically underserved rural or urban area and work with a collaborating physician within 50 miles of the assistant’s practice. — Becker’s Hospital Review