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Toronto's Pearson airport responding to emergency involving plane landing | CBC News

The airport didn't immediately provide further information on the nature of the emergency, but a photo submitted to CBC from a passenger shows a plane flipped on its back.

·cbc.ca·Feb 17, 2025

Toronto's Pearson airport responding to emergency involving plane landing | CBC News

I'm sorry to my Ukrainian friends fighting for their own freedom | U.S.-Russia meeting on Ukraine war expected on Tuesday, sources say

The talks are seen as a major step in improving U.S.-Russia relations, but they're creating anxiety in Ukraine.

·axios.com·Feb 17, 2025

I'm sorry to my Ukrainian friends fighting for their own freedom | U.S.-Russia meeting on Ukraine war expected on Tuesday, sources say

Because the AP style guide is too "liberal" in language usage | Scoop: Why Trump is targeting AP

Longstanding Republican grievances made AP a target even before the newswire's Gulf of America decision.

·axios.com·Feb 17, 2025

Because the AP style guide is too "liberal" in language usage | Scoop: Why Trump is targeting AP

RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants

The new HHS secretary has made baseless claims that the drugs are addictive and cause violent behavior.

·motherjones.com·Feb 15, 2025

RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants

But the emails | House Democrats demand answers over DOGE OPM server

Are you trying to make this easy for China and Russia?

·theregister.com·Feb 8, 2025

But the emails | House Democrats demand answers over DOGE OPM server

Musk's move fast mantra won't work in US government

248-year-old democracy is not a tech startup

·theregister.com·Feb 8, 2025

Musk's move fast mantra won't work in US government

Journavx: FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years | CNN

A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will be sold under the brand name Journavx.

·amp.cnn.com·Feb 3, 2025

Journavx: FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years | CNN

I have lived on hope for so long for something like this! | US drug agency approves potent painkiller — the first non-opioid in decades

The FDA’s nod for suzetrigine bolsters confidence in the pharmaceutical industry’s strategy to target sodium channels.

·nature.com·Feb 3, 2025

I have lived on hope for so long for something like this! | US drug agency approves potent painkiller — the first non-opioid in decades

Fed cuts were supposed to lower mortgage rates, but they're back above 7%. Here's why

It's the first time since May 2024 that 30-year mortgage rates have hit that mark. High rates are adding to the affordability challenges many Americans are facing.

·npr.org·Jan 16, 2025

Fed cuts were supposed to lower mortgage rates, but they're back above 7%. Here's why

Ukraine captures two North Korean troops, providing ‘indisputable evidence’ of Pyongyang’s involvement | Semafor

The two North Korean troops are reportedly being interrogated with the aid of South Korea.

·semafor.com·Jan 15, 2025

Ukraine captures two North Korean troops, providing ‘indisputable evidence’ of Pyongyang’s involvement | Semafor

The Washington Post’s traffic tanks | Semafor

Over the last four years, web traffic has cratered, according to internal data shared with Semafor in recent weeks.

·semafor.com·Jan 14, 2025

The Washington Post’s traffic tanks | Semafor

Norway on track to be first to go all-electric

Nine in 10 new cars in the country are now battery-powered, and it aims to hit 100% later this year.

·bbc.com·Jan 13, 2025

Norway on track to be first to go all-electric

Finland seizes suspected Russian spy ship and questions crew following cable breaks | The Record from Recorded Future News

The Eagle S, suspected of dragging its anchor to sever undersea cables, is now anchored east of Helsinki. The ship is also suspected of carrying Russian spy gear.

·therecord.media·Jan 5, 2025

Finland seizes suspected Russian spy ship and questions crew following cable breaks | The Record from Recorded Future News

Turo Car Rental App Was Quietly Growing Before New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks

Turo, which investigators say was used to acquire the vehicles involved in the attack in New Orleans and explosion in Las Vegas, was emerging as an alternative car-rental service.

·nytimes.com·Jan 5, 2025

Turo Car Rental App Was Quietly Growing Before New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks

Cybertruck driver had likely self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, sheriff says

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill says the driver, Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger, sustained the wound prior to the Cybertruck explosion in front of Trump's Las Vegas hotel.

·npr.org·Jan 3, 2025

Cybertruck driver had likely self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, sheriff says

Snow squalls to move across Michigan: Here are the worst times to be on the road

Road conditions are expected to deteriorate across parts of Michigan tonight and Thursday.

·mlive.com·Dec 11, 2024

Snow squalls to move across Michigan: Here are the worst times to be on the road

Lead in gasoline tied to over 150 million excess cases of mental health disorders, study suggests

Exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas, which was phased out in 1996, resulted in anxiety, depression and ADHD symptoms in generations of people, researchers found.

·nbcnews.com·Dec 11, 2024

Lead in gasoline tied to over 150 million excess cases of mental health disorders, study suggests

OpenAI has finally released Sora

OpenAI’s text-to-video tool is now widely available.

·theverge.com·Dec 10, 2024

OpenAI has finally released Sora

Foreign Affairs Best of Books 2024

This year’s top picks from Foreign Affairs’ editors and reviewers.

·foreignaffairs.com·Dec 10, 2024

Foreign Affairs Best of Books 2024

Gynaecology patients going private to escape NHS waiting lists

Women in agony are using their savings to pay for urgent treatment to avoid waits of up to two years.

·bbc.com·Dec 9, 2024

Gynaecology patients going private to escape NHS waiting lists

Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas

Yes, Peter Thiel was the senator’s benefactor. But they’re both inspired by an obscure software developer who has some truly frightening thoughts about reordering society.

·newrepublic.com·Dec 6, 2024

Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas

I've completely removed myself from CVS/Walgreens | Why CVS Sucks and is Getting Worse

29K likes, 869 comments - perfectunion on November 12, 2024: "There’s a crime wave at CVS, but you’re being lied to about who’s behind it. The company is under-staffing stores, underpaying workers, and forcing pharmacists to chase money at the expense of patient safety. “I’m afraid I’m going to kill someone,” said one pharmacist.".

·instagram.com·Dec 4, 2024

I've completely removed myself from CVS/Walgreens | Why CVS Sucks and is Getting Worse

Rudy Giuliani Loses His Lawyers, and His Cool, in Court

The subject of several cases, the former New York City mayor lashed out at a judge questioning why he had not forfeited personal assets as required.

·nytimes.com·Nov 27, 2024

Rudy Giuliani Loses His Lawyers, and His Cool, in Court

Tank explosion at GM Proving Ground in Milford damages nearby homes

A tank that stored oil and brine at GM Proving Grounds exploded early Tuesday. The blast was felt from up to 6 miles away.

·freep.com·Nov 26, 2024

Tank explosion at GM Proving Ground in Milford damages nearby homes

MLB Awards Week predictions, results, analysis: Sale wins NL Cy Young

Baseball's best players and managers of 2024 collect their hardware this week -- continuing with the top pitchers in the AL and NL.

·espn.com·Nov 20, 2024

MLB Awards Week predictions, results, analysis: Sale wins NL Cy Young

Breaking: Boil water notice has been lifted, Asheville Water Resources Department says

It was the news everyone has been waiting for... the boil water advisory, which has been in effect for weeks following Helene, has been lifted.

·wlos.com·Nov 19, 2024

Breaking: Boil water notice has been lifted, Asheville Water Resources Department says

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy

The low-cost airline filed for bankruptcy protection Monday. It will continue to operate as it seeks to restructure its debt.

·wapo.st·Nov 18, 2024

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy

RFK Jr. leading HHS will be a disaster with a measurable body count | Joshua Ginsberg, aka jag

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has been nominated to lead Health & Human Services. He is grossly ill-suited for the task.

·i-am-j.ag·Nov 18, 2024

RFK Jr. leading HHS will be a disaster with a measurable body count | Joshua Ginsberg, aka jag

The Onion Plans to Buy Infowars Alex Joness Site Out of Bankruptcy

The Onion Plans to Buy Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy

The Onion, a satirical publication that skewers newsmakers and current events, said on Thursday that it had won a bankruptcy auction to acquire Infowars, a website founded and operated by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

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·nytimes.com·Nov 14, 2024

The Onion Plans to Buy Infowars Alex Joness Site Out of Bankruptcy

Elon Musk Uses X to Promote Trump’s Incoming Administration

Since the election, Mr. Musk has used his social media company to talk up how bright the future will be under the president-elect.

·nytimes.com·Nov 10, 2024

Elon Musk Uses X to Promote Trump’s Incoming Administration