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After my recent flight from Maine to New York was canceled, I found myself with the bounty of six hours alone in a rental car. I considered the headway I…
Uncovering Dark Oxygen: Deep-Sea Discovery Challenges Scientific Assumptions | naked capitalism
Yves here. We linked to reports of the discovery of so-called dark oxygen, but we did not realize that this finding could argue for restricting deep sea mining. By Felicity…
Terrorist Attack on Crowded Beachfront in Somalia Kills at Least 32
A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a hotel in a popular beachfront area in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, before gunmen stormed the building, setting off a four-hour siege that left at…
The Shocking Truth Behind the End of Financial Colonialism | naked capitalism
Yves here. I hate to be a pedant, but I am bothered when experts making a generally valid point cite misleading information to do so. Below in this interview with…
‘I’m Definitely Re-engaged:’ Harris Fuels Energy Among Georgia’s South Asian Voters
Follow live updates on the 2024 election here. Kamala Harris is poised to become the first Democratic presidential nominee of South Asian heritage. Her candidacy has reignited debate and engagement…
Should Harris Talk Much About Her Racial Identity? Many Voters Say No.
“Obviously, we have eyes.” That was the somewhat jaded response by Larhonda Marshall, a 42-year-old health care worker from Chicago, about all the attention being paid to Vice President Kamala…
A Former Monk Who Won Powerball Is Giving Millions to Theaters
When Roy Cockrum, a one-time struggling actor and a former monk, won a $259 million Powerball jackpot in 2014, he decided to splurge on something a bit out of the…
In Gaza, Even Poetry and Toilets Aren’t Safe From Thieves
As he perused a market selling everything from stolen children’s shoes to battered plumbing pipes, Mahmoud al-Jabri was surprised to find something familiar: his own book collection. Among the collection…
Will A.I. Kill Meaningless Jobs?
When Brad Wang started his first job in the tech industry, right after college, he marveled at the way Silicon Valley had turned the drudgery of the workplace into a…
So, Human Resources Is Making You Miserable?
Show of hands: Who’s fed up with human resources? Maybe you’re irked by the endless flow of memos and forms, many of which need to be filled out, pronto. Maybe…