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View Online  The cashless future is here. So is Big Brother. © Madeline Monroe/iStock By Daniel de Visé  Paper currency and coins have downsides: they are unsanitary, inconvenient, costly to handle and easy to steal. Credit and debit cards leave a valuable digital trace but that also means they are easy to track. Read the full story here Satellite images show 'bomb cyclone' churning off California coast © Image courtesy NWS Bay Area By Amy Larson and Nexstar Media Wire Satellite imagery shows the beginnings of a "bomb cyclone" formation over the Pacific Ocean and an atmospheric river swirling toward the San Francisco Bay Area. Read the full story here Good hydration linked with lower risk of chronic disease, increased longevity: study © iStock By Gianna Melillo Data from more than 11,000 adults show good hydration is associated with a decreased risk of developing chronic diseases and improved longevity. Global surveys indicate around half of the world's population does not meet recommended daily fluid intake levels.   Read the full story here Incoming Congress doesn't reflect religious makeup of constituents: report © iStock By Gianna Melillo  Around 88 percent of the 118th Congress identifies as Christian compared with 63 percent of Americans as a whole. Only one member of Congress, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), identifies as religiously unaffiliated.  Read the full story here Feature of the Week: States planning to restrict gender-affirming care next year © Casey Smith/Report for America via AP By Brooke Migdon In the leadup to next year's legislative session, no fewer than 20 bills targeting transgender medical care have been pre-filed in at least nine states. States with prefiled measures for 2023 include Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Read the full story here Sign up for Changing America email Manage Subscriptions | Sign Up for Other Newsletters | Unsubscribe    Copyright © 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use   To ensure you receive these emails in the future, please add thehill@email.thehill.com to your address book, contacts or safe senders list.

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