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The True Story Behind the Iraq War Reconciliation Drama 'Atonement'
Timeby Barry Levitt·14d ago
In April 2003, a family in Baghdad was driving home as U.S. Marines engaged in a firefight with Iraqi forces. The family was caught in the crossfire, and three men were killed.
Chemists find a cheap way to recycle mountains of industrial ice cream waste
Anthropocene Magazineby Douglas Fox·14d ago
It’s unnatural to toss a fully loaded ice cream cone in the trash, but every year more than 500,000 tons of ice cream waste are thrown away by factories around the world.
What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now - Longreads
Longreadsby Carolyn Wells·14d ago
Kate Manne, a philosophy professor at Cornell University, situates the lawsuit from a former student alleging she was gang-raped at the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024 within a broader, deeply troubling...
This Is the Most Expensive G-Shock Ever Made
GQby Josiah Gogarty·14d ago
Kikuo Ibe had a dream. The inventor of Casio’s G-Shock watches had already become a horological legend many times over, thanks to his near-indestructible, accessible designs.
Two progressives, one congressional seat: San Francisco candidates clash over AI, housing and labor
CalMattersby Maya C. Miller·14d ago
In summary Regulating artificial intelligence emerged as a central issue in the first of two pre-election debates between the two Democrats vying to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
California colleges don't have enough housing for students. Will these 4 new laws help?
CalMattersby Aaron Friesen and Anahid Valencia·14d ago
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills to reduce barriers and incentivize building affordable student housing in California.
Could California lawmakers expand the billionaire tax to everyone?
CalMattersby Kristen Hwang·14d ago
IN SUMMARY - Prop. 40 opponents say the billionaire tax allows lawmakers to change the measure with a two-thirds vote./li> - They warn it opens the door to future wealth taxes on everyday...
Opinion | Californians are in a sour mood but don't want to change the political status quo
CalMattersby Dan Walters·14d ago
Californians are in a sour mood these days, and for good reason. The state’s economy is stuck in neutral with scant job creation since the end of the COVID pandemic.
Opinion | California will need more than a ‘kill switch’ to keep AI under control
CalMattersby Gleb Tsipursky·14d ago
California just moved from talking about AI safety to building concrete oversight. Last month, Gov.
Early October Prime Day deals are live 4 days before the sale officially starts — these 53+ are actually worth it
NBC Newsby Zoe Malin·14d ago
October Prime Day (a.k.a. Prime Big Deal Days) is less than a week away: The Prime member-exclusive sale runs from October 6 to 7, but you don’t need to wait until then to shop.
New California reparations law requires companies to disclose past profits from slavery
CalMattersby Wendy Fry·14d ago
In summary Companies with more than $100 million in annual worldwide gross receipts will be required to search their records and submit sworn disclosures about slavery-related transactions. Gov.
97-million-year-old fossils reveal the earliest known animal “GPS”
ScienceDaily·14d ago
97-million-year-old fossils reveal the earliest known animal “GPS” - Date: - October 2, 2026 - Source: - University of Cambridge - Summary: - Mysterious 97-million-year-old magnetic fossils may be...
Al Michaels glosses over Deshaun Watson's two dozen sexual misconduct lawsuits, calls them a 'thing'
FOX Newsby Armando Salguero·14d ago
The Deshaun Watson story isn't fully written because this Cleveland Browns season isn't over and neither is his career.
Amazon Says It's No Longer Using NDAs for Data Centers
Wiredby Molly Taft·14d ago
Amazon has made a series of new public commitments to communities where it’s building data centers, including making an official announcement that it no longer uses nondisclosure agreements in its...
How to find compromised passwords on iPhone and Android
FOX Newsby Kurt Knutsson; CyberGuy Report·14d ago
You probably have more passwords than you realize. Banking, email, shopping accounts and streaming services can add up quickly.
Wildlife traffickers are now targeting Indonesia’s critically endangered maleo birds
Mongabay Globalby Sharon Guynup·14d ago
- Sulawesi’s critically endangered maleo birds are increasingly targeted by wildlife traffickers, according to a new study that documented seizures of smuggled birds Some were carried by families...
Paramount CEO asks Mark Thompson to stay on at CNN after the merger. Will he? - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones·14d ago
The big mega media deal of Paramount acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to be finalized next week. Paramount owns CBS News and Warner Bros. Discovery owns CNN.
Trump wants South Korea in on Alaska LNG. Here’s why Seoul is cautious
US Top News and Analysisby Jenny Lee·14d ago
South Korea is taking a cautious approach to the long-planned Alaska liquefied natural gas project, despite U.S.
Ebola death toll in Congo tops 4,000 in fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record
CBS News·14d ago
Bunia, Congo — Congo's Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus.
The early universe wasn’t nearly as pristine as scientists thought
ScienceDaily·14d ago
The early universe wasn’t nearly as pristine as scientists thought JWST reveals that some of the universe’s first galaxies were already spreading the ingredients for planets and life across the...
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