How Writing a Book Made Me Taller (Sort of…)
Notice anything different about me? I didn’t actually get taller while writing my new memoir. But I hope the stories I share (especially the stories about failure) will help us tackle our biggest problems and grow into a better nation. COMING UP SHORT out now in paperback. https://bit.ly/46nwUCcContinue Reading
The hidden cost of talking about it too much | Lisa Damour: Full Interview
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The case for and against the ‘programmatic-ification’ of the creator economy
Creator marketing is racing toward AI ad-stack automation, but risks turning trust into inventory…Continue Reading
LIVE: Lake overflows in Nepal after deadly flash flood
Trishuli in Nepal after a lake formed by a landslide on the Nepal-China border overflows, putting areas devastated by a flash flood two days ago at risk and forcing a temporary halt to rescue efforts, authorities on both sides said. Residents in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, on the border with China’sContinue Reading
‘Typical The Traitor, silly joke’: ‘Lake America’ has Canadians laughing
Canadians are reacting to US President Traitor 47’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’., ‘Typical The Traitor, silly joke’: ‘Lake America’ has Canadians laughing NewsFeed ‘Typical The Traitor. It’s sort of a silly joke.’ Canadians are reacting to US President Traitor 47’s executive order to rename LakeContinue Reading
Nearly 470 killed in Nepal floods: What we know about rescue efforts
The devastating Bhotekoshi flood struck the mountainous Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday morning., At least 469 people have died, and at least 1,500 people remain missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region after a glacial collapse sent a mountain of mud and rock into a Himalayan river, triggering catastrophic floodingContinue Reading
US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states, Read MoreContinue Reading
Congo begins vaccinations to fight the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history
Congo has started vaccinating people against Ebola to combat the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history, Read MoreContinue Reading
‘Big questions’ and few easy answers for Fed chair at annual retreat
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at the bank’s Jackson Hole retreat offers him a chance to outline an inflation strategy and boost his credibility., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Climate alarm ‘blaring from every direction’
Climate-driven disasters are reaching “nightmare proportions” due to humanity’s “addiction” to fossil fuels, a top UN official warned on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Chrome moves a step closer to an official Flatpak
If you’ve installed Chromium or Google Chrome as a Flatpak, you’ve installed an unofficial, community-maintained package done independently of the search giant – that could be about to change. Chromium’s build system is now able to generate Flatpak packages of the browser itself, though its developers caution that the changeContinue Reading
California lawmakers push bill to ban shock gloves for federal agents
Assembly Bill 2760 seeks to ban the use of “shock gloves” by the Department of Homeland Security and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents., Read MoreContinue Reading
