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Who qualified for the next GOP debate? These Republicans will face off in Alabama
Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis qualified for the fourth GOP debate on Wednesday in Alabama.
1 min read - PoliticsBusiness Insider
Speaker Mike Johnson frets that high schoolers increasingly identify as LGBTQ in fundraising email: 'We have much to repent for'
"I fear America may be beyond redemption," Johnson declared in an email sent by House Republicans' campaign arm. "We live in a depraved culture."
3 min read - OpinionMiami Herald
Florida has gone book-ban crazy. But in Miami, books can unite, not divide, us | Opinion
In Miami, programs celebrating a love of books are one way we can bridge the widening gaps in society. | Opinion
3 min read - PoliticsSalon
“Clueless”: Legal analyst says Trump lawyers screwed up request for expedited gag order appeal
Trump's team did not act quickly enough — and even then "did not get the procedure right," legal analyst says
3 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
The chances of getting bitten by a shark while you're swimming at the beach are surprisingly low
Despite the mass fear surrounding the deadly animals, the chances of being attacked and killed by a shark are one in 3.75 million.
4 min read - PoliticsSalon
"Chilling moment": Liz Cheney says she secretly listened to phone call revealing Trump's Jan. 6 plot
Trump's lawyers were unaware the Republican was on the call — and she immediately notified Senate official
1 min read - USSalon
John Fetterman pays George Santos to record Cameo video to troll "ethically challenged" colleague
"I approached a seasoned expert on the matter to give ‘Bobby from Jersey’ some advice," Fetterman said
2 min read - PoliticsMiami Herald
RFK Jr. blasts Biden over lack of Secret Service. But is his situation unprecedented?
Multiple candidates have hit the campaign trail without government protection in the past, a presidential historian said.
4 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
Watch out Hong Kong – India's $4 trillion stock market is fast catching up
The value of companies listed on India's stock exchanges hit $4 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.
1 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
Elon Musk hits out at viral videos of DINK couples, saying there's an 'awful morality' to those who choose not to have children
A video of a childless couple describing their carefree lifestyle went viral, but Elon Musk was one of many lamenting them for not reproducing.
4 min read - EntertainmentBusiness Insider
Robert Downey Jr. says the 'Oppenheimer' cast couldn't sit down on set
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" set lacked chairs, according to actor Robert Downey Jr. in conversation with Mark Ruffalo.
2 min read - CelebrityBusiness Insider
A boomer grandma felt obliged to babysit her grandkids. She wanted her life back and stopped doing it.
A Boomer grandma resented being a default free babysitter. She set boundaries with her Millennial kids, asked for minimum wage, and eventually quit.
6 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
Cruise has hit an 'all-time low' after recalling its entire fleet of driverless cars, new boss reportedly tells staff
In a company all-hands on Tuesday, new boss Mo Elshenawy said Cruise had taken the wrong approach to self-driving and needed to regain trust, Reuters reported.
2 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
ChatGPT was Wikipedia's most viewed page in 2023 — beating out Taylor Swift, 'Oppenheimer,' and Elon Musk
ChatGPT's Wikipedia page was visited between 100,000 and 400,000 times almost every day in the first half of the year, the Wikimedia Foundation said.
2 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
Gen Alpha gets a bad rap for being overstimulated 'iPad kids,' but one teacher says we've got it all wrong
One teacher said that some Gen Alpha kids are particularly emotionally intelligent, and it's clear their millennial parents have been putting in the work.
3 min read - ScienceSalon
Shrimp-like creatures are turned off sexually by plastic chemicals, study finds
The mating behaviors of Echinogammarus marinus are impacted by pollution, posing serious risks for food chains
1 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
An off-duty pilot took over a Canadian flight after the pilot got an 'uncontrollable nosebleed' in mid-air and couldn't fly the plane
An Air Transat pilot was "unable to continue his duties" due to a nosebleed, and replaced by a captain traveling with his family on vacation.
2 min read - PoliticsSalon
Trump is hiding his fascist plans in plain sight
Trump's nightmarish scheme was leaked to the New York Times — and yes, it was on purpose
10 min read - WorldThe New Republic
The COP28 Climate Talks: So Many Pledges, So Little Progress
Just a few days into COP28—the U.N. climate talks happening now in Dubai—world leaders have made a dizzying number of pledges. Some of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have pledged to curb methane emissions and eliminate emissions from their operations. Sixty-three countries have vowed to limit emissions from cooling systems, like refrigeration and air conditioning. Twenty-two countries have promised to triple nuclear energy capacity. The U.S. has said it will deliver $3 billion to the
6 min read - USThe New Republic
San Francisco’s Housing Crisis Is Breaking Public Education
The most childless city in the United States is only becoming more so. Less than 14 percent of the city’s population is under the age of 18, and that percentage has been steadily declining for years. Unsurprisingly, enrollment at San Francisco public schools has also fallen in recent years, exacerbating a perennial budget problem for the district and raising the likelihood it may be forced to close down some of its schools.And yet, private education in San Francisco seems to be doing better than
6 min read - EntertainmentThe New Republic
Chasing Jane Austen’s Bad Boys
My first literary crush, as a preadolescent, was on Edward Fairfax Rochester, the sarcastic, beetle-browed hero of Jane Eyre, who formed my early beau ideal of what a romantic partner would be. Decades later, rereading Charlotte Bronte’s novel, I was taken aback to rediscover the scene where Rochester dresses up as a palm-reading “old crone” in a bonnet and cape and creepily interrogates Jane on her love life. Strange dude!Romantic archetypes in literature, argues English professor Rachel Feder
8 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
I started conversations with 10 strangers over a month to gain confidence in my dating life. Here are my biggest takeaways.
I have a hard time flirting when I have a crush. To gain confidence, I challenged myself to talk to strangers and learned that everyone likes compliments.
5 min read - PoliticsSalon
Trump's "trickle-down racism": New research spotlights the old-fashioned hate propelling MAGA
The enduring power of biological racism in America is made even more terrifying now that Trump is channeling Hitler
7 min read - USSalon
No, Sandra Day O'Connor wasn't that great
The first woman on the Supreme Court gave the appearance of positive change — but she was a tool of the instutition
7 min read - HealthSalon
COVID is still killing 1,000 Americans per week while hospitalizations rise, CDC reports
The highly-mutated Pirola variant is now driving a significant number of infections, but vaccine uptake is lagging
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