Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal Was Working. Trump Tore It Up.
In announcing attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, President Trump declared that Tehran had “rejected every opportunity to renounce their...
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American TikTok Users Are Fantasizing About ‘Being Chinese’
If you’re reading this, you’re Chinese. Or so says a genre of online content, which delivers instructions to the newly...
Sean Penn awarded ‘Oscar’ forged from war-damaged train in Ukraine— after skipping ceremony
Sean Penn skipped Hollywood’s biggest night and still walked away with a trophy … just not the one you’d expect....
Americans Are Stuck in Dead-End, Exploitative Part-Time Jobs
What comes to mind when you think about working part time? For Americans who work salaried jobs, part-time work tends...
AI could shrink paychecks but stretch them further, a Yale economics professor says
AI could lower wages but also reduce the cost of goods, boosting purchasing power, Yale economist Pascual Restrepo says EschCollection/Getty...
As Iran War Drags On, Europe Wants to Avoid a New Migration Crisis
The longer the war in Iran continues, the more European officials worry it will spur a new refugee crisis. That...
Boroux Versus Rorra Countertop Water Filters, Tested Head to Head
I will admit that the popularity of those giant, stainless steel, gravity-fed water filters remained a mystery to me for...
Do You Spend Too Much Time Wearing Headphones?
Do you ever wear headphones when you’re around other people? For example, while riding in the back seat of the...
People Are Making Money Betting on Pretaped ‘Survivor’ Episodes
On prediction markets, you can win money by forecasting the future: Who will be elected president in 2028? Which team...
“Yeaaaaaah!” A child’s cheer inspires surging Lakers
Out of the mouths of babes … When measuring the furiously growing buzz around the Lakers, one need only heed...
Betting on Ayatollah’s Ouster Ignites Ire Over Prediction Markets
People worldwide were betting on the fall of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on prediction markets long before...
Why Is ‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo Dolls Still Everywhere?
As Ebuka Okorie of Stanford University prepared to shoot a free throw at a recent postseason college basketball game, a...
What Jeff Tweedy doesn’t see in the mirror
Not that long ago, Jeff Tweedy made a startling discovery: “There’s more time between now and the beginning of my...
Israel Intensifies Strikes on Beirut, Targeting Areas Once Considered Safe
The Israeli military expanded its airstrikes on central Beirut on Wednesday, destroying buildings and sending residents fleeing from neighborhoods that...
Citizens’ Vision Inspired a New Park Under the Brooklyn Bridge
Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at a park that is blooming under the Brooklyn Bridge. We’ll also find...
