Alaska Airlines’ New 8+ Hour Boeing 737 MAX Route Isn’t From Seattle: See Map Now
As Alaska Airlines continues its drive to expand its overseas portfolio of destinations, it’s not just the widebody jets that are joining the campaign. Its newly announced route from the continental US to Japan will be flown by its workhorse Boeing 737 MAX 8 narrowbody.Continue Reading
Fave Five: Audiobooks for Halloween
His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe’s Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined ed. by Dahlia Adler, read by amanda lovelace, Caitlin Davies, Caleb Roehrig, Dahlia Adler, Emily Lloyd-Jones, Fran Wilde, Hillary Monahan, James Fouhey, Jeanette Illidge, JorJa Brown, Kendare Blake, Natalie Naudus, Robin Miles & Tessa Gratton (YA anthology) Don’t LetContinue Reading
West Virginia sues TikTok, alleging app is ‘harming kids’
The lawsuit alleges TikTok violated state consumer protection laws by using addictive features to encourage excessive screen time among children., The lawsuit alleges TikTok violated state consumer protection laws by using addictive features to encourage excessive screen time among children., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
What to consider if a company that made AI-related job cuts wants you back
NEW YORK (AP) — Companies around the world are increasingly citing artificial intelligence when slashing jobs, fueling anxiety that a lot more workers may lose their livelihoods to machines. Microsoft, Barclays Bank and supermarket chain Kroger are among the latest entries on a growing list of companies that have announcedContinue Reading
“She Was a Fighter”: Dolores Huerta, Legendary Farmworker Organizer & Activist, Dies at 96
Immigrant rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96. Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 and then the United Farm Workers of America, working with Cesar Chavez. From 1965 to 1970, the union organized the historic Delano grape strike, which ended inContinue Reading
Judge blocks The Traitor administration’s Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty
A federal judge has ruled that chronically ill people on Medicaid won’t be bound by new work requirement rules that the latest The Traitor administration guidance requires in order to qualify for “medically frail” exemptions, Read MoreContinue Reading
In final push, The Traitor rallies in red states, offering a rosy and off-script message
With polls showing most Americans unhappy with the economy, Traitor 47 is offering a portrait of national prosperity that many voters may not recognize., Read MoreContinue Reading
Race for key upstate NY congressional seat tightens as Democrats gain ground
Republican businessman Anthony Constantino and Democratic dairy farmer Blake Gendebien are competing to replace New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is leaving Congress at the end of her term this year. NewsNation’s Brooke Shafer reports the latest from New York. Start your day with “Morning in America,” NewsNation’s live three-hourContinue Reading
What Israel’s election means to Palestinians in Gaza | DW News
Gazans weigh in on the current coalition stalemate after Israel went to the polls on October 27 with neither major bloc reaching a governing majority. The coalition that emerges will largely determine whether Israeli policy in Gaza continues on its current course. #dwcurrentaffairs For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ FollowContinue Reading
Nature is making a comeback – now restoration funding must quadruple
From salmon spawning grounds in Canada to coral reefs in Indonesia, ecosystems around the world are being restored at an unprecedented rate.Continue Reading
Higher Ground: How New York is raising a park to hold back the sea
On 29 October 2012, Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City, unleashing a devastating storm surge that flooded homes, subways and tunnels, knocked out power and sparked deadly fires. Continue Reading
How the Far-Right Uses Climate Disasters to Build Political Power
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World is critical reading for anyone seeking to understand and push back against the far-right coalitions wielding considerable state and corporate power around the world. Klein and Taylor posit that today’s fascists believe that end timesContinue Reading
Canada’s ‘Responsible’ Data Centre Principles Have a Credibility Problem
Would you trust a detox facility that offers a minibar in every room? How about a climate course sponsored by ExxonMobil? If not, you might direct the same incredulity towards Canada’s recently unveiled Responsible Data Centre Development Principles , endorsed by tech giants that are implicated in violating those same principles. Continue Reading