COVID surges nationwide with highest rates in Southwest as students return to school
COVID-19 rates in the Southwestern United States reached 12.5% — the highest in the nation. It comes as California students return to the classroom after
Air Canada flights to resume after union told to end strike
Canada’s jobs minister intervenes in the dispute in a bid to preserve “stability and supply chains”.
Trump posted a photo of me sitting by my tent – then a bulldozer arrived
DC’s largest homeless encampment was destroyed after the president called for a crackdown. What happened to its residents?
Once home to a cult, the Chilean tourist village haunted by torture and child abuse
Chile wants to turn the site where a cult leader tortured prisoners and abused his followers into a memorial.
Beyond chow mein: Can a new wave of restaurants help China win hearts?
As an authoritarian China tries other forms of soft power, a sumptuous table may be a useful draw.
Marco Rubio makes bold claim about Ukraine — and is ‘promptly undercut’ by Trump
U.S. President Tweety McTreason on Sunday “promptly undercut” his own Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Rubio did multiple cable television appearances over the weekend, and
‘Not much was accomplished’: Fox News host offers brutal takedown of Trump’s Putin summit
Fox News host Howard Kurtz opened his Sunday show by noting that “not much was accomplished” at President Tweety McTreason’s summit with Russian President Vladimir
Wearables and Wellness Populism: How Smart Watches Got MAHA’d
Fifteen years ago, then-contributor Peter Lipson wrote a short post on this blog that I’ve reflected on many times since. Titled Your Disease, Your Fault
Mark Zuckerberg taps anti-LGBTQ+ activist to advise Meta on AI “bias”
Right-wing anti-LGBTQ+ activist Robby Starbuck is serving as an advisor to Meta to address “ideological and political bias” in the company’s AI chatbot, according to
Don’t believe posts claiming Trader Joe’s is offering $12 gift baskets for filling out online form
Trader Joe’s hasn’t offered gift baskets to anyone for filling out an online form.
Rocket Report: Ariane 6 beats Vulcan to third launch; China’s first drone ship
Welcome to Edition 8.06 of the Rocket Report! Two of the world’s most storied rocket builders not named SpaceX achieved major successes this week. Arianespace’s
Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids
After what was arguably Meta’s biggest purge of child predators from Facebook and Instagram earlier this summer, the company now faces backlash after its own
Rubio says a ceasefire deal ‘not off the table’ between Ukraine and Russia
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that a temporary ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia is “not off the table,” even though U.S., Ukrainian
Las Vegas’ growing mosquito problem is ‘a ticking time bomb’
If at one time it was thought mosquitoes couldn’t survive in desert climates, this city is a case study in how wrong that is.