The Race to Reinvent CPR
Greg Hayes, an emergency first responder in Chanhassen, Minn., was picking up takeout sushi when a 911 call came in: A 61-year-old had stopped breathing at home. Hayes and his…
Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza
Within minutes of walking through an Israeli military checkpoint along Gaza’s central highway on Nov. 19, the Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha was asked to step out of the crowd.…
How Stephen King Got Under Their Skin
Tom Hanks Actor, “The Green Mile” In the late ’70s the image of Carrie covered in blood at the high school dance was already part of the national narrative —…
In Senate Race Shake-Up, Frustration With Establishment Politics
The stage was set, as it often was in New Jersey politics. The Democratic machine that had kept Senator Robert Menendez in power had abandoned him, and into the spotlight…
How Elon Musk Became ‘Kind of Pro-China’
When Elon Musk first set up Tesla’s factory in China, he appeared to have the upper hand. He gained access to top leaders and secured policy changes that benefited Tesla.…
A Pivot to China Saved Elon Musk. It Also Binds Him to Beijing.
When Elon Musk unveiled the first Chinese-made Teslas in Shanghai in 2020, he went off script and started dancing. Peeling off his jacket, he flung it across the stage in…
Bridge Collapse Victims Were Workers Supporting Families, Co-Worker Says
A construction company employee who said he had labored alongside the six men missing after a Baltimore bridge collapse on Tuesday said that many of his co-workers were migrants working…
What We Know About the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore
A giant container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore at about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Most of the bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River. Gov. Wes Moore…
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/26/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged), Stauffer’s Marsh, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States. “Male Red-winged Blackbird calling and singing very close to recordist.…
A Baltimore Bridge Collapses, and Abortion Is Back in Front of the Supreme Court
Plus, a revolt at NBC.