Twitter users jump to Mastodon – but what is it?
The little-known social network’s user base has swelled after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.
Aaron Carter: Backstreet Boys star leads tributes to late brother
Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter blames “addiction and mental illness” for the death of his sibling.
Why slave descendants want the Benin Bronzes to stay in US
A group of African Americans wants to stop the return of some Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.
Astros beat Phillies to clinch World Series title
By Mark MitchenerBBC Sport Last updated on 6 November 20226 November 2022.From the section Baseball The Houston Astros won their second World Series title as a 4-1 victory over the…
Links 11/7/2022 | naked capitalism
What time is the Blood Moon total lunar eclipse on Nov. 8? Space. On election day…. Reasons Are Adding Up for Optimism on Inflation John Authers, Bloomberg Economists see recession…
Has this Contorted Labor Market Forced Companies to Change their Thinking about Layoffs? | naked capitalism
By Wolf Richter, editor of Wolf Street. Originally published at Wolf Street. We still have the most contorted labor market ever, but there are some big shifts, and those shifts…
The Public Shouldn’t Pay for Drugs Twice | naked capitalism
Yves here. Most US readers are generally familiar with the fact that the US pays for a ton of drug research….yet lets pharma companies license it on extremely favorable terms,…
Collateral Damage From Higher Interest Rates | naked capitalism
Yves here. Servaas Storm has produced yet another important paper, and relates post, on why the current conventional wisdom about how to deal with the current inflation, which is jack…
Loss and damage: Fight over huge climate costs
The issue of making polluters pay for big climate disasters will likely dominate difficult climate talks in Egypt this month. (Nov.7) (AP Video: Rick Gentilo. Production: Teresa de Miguel)
Small passenger plane crashes into lake in Tanzania
A small passenger plane crashed Sunday morning into Lake Victoria on approach to an airport in Tanzania. Local authorities said 26 of the 43 people on board the Precision Air…