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Last fall, a reader asked me what they could really do, as one person, to aid people living on the streets. “I often feel helpless to enact change,” they wrote. I’d been covering homelessness in America and knew that even the sprawling support organizations that have been working on outreach for decades had failed to […]

Rawdogging is a search for purity that cannot be achieved.

I was strapped in a dentist’s chair last Friday for three torturous hours, and there wasn’t much time for chit-chat with numerous sticky fixtures inside my mouth as a new molar crown was affixed. The doctor, a no-nonsense lady in her late-30s, did make a few comments during two breaks, and though she missed most of the Democrats’ Awards Show in Chicago, she made one surprising remark. She was disgusted that Kamala bypassed Gov. Josh Shapiro in favor of “Snitch When You Can” Tim Walz because he’s Jewish (no one admits that outright... Читать дальше...

Physicist J. Doyne Farmer wants a new kind of economics that takes account of what we’ve learned from chaos theory and that builds more accurate models of how humans actually behave. Listen as he makes the case for complexity economics with EconTalk’s Russ Roberts. Farmer argues that complexity economics makes better predictions than standard economic theory and does a better job dealing with the biggest problems in today’s society.

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With almost every iPhone launch, Apple states how its latest flagship is the best it has ever created. While the company undoubtedly enhances its smartphone line with every annual upgrade, not all of its releases have been equally impactful. With the iPhone 16 debut right around the corner, it’s time to walk down memory lane and highlight the seven best iPhone models yet.

7. iPhone 5s (2013)

The iPhone 5s will always have a special place in my heart. For starters... Читать дальше...

The Magpies have revived a deal that looked to be dead in the water with only four days left of the transfer window.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Drugstore chain Rite Aid is closing all Ohio locations but four by the end of September as the company recovers from filing for bankruptcy. The chain announced earlier this month the closures are impacting 117 of the company's 121 remaining stores across Ohio, along with more than 200 in Michigan that [...]

According to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter (23/8/24), there is still a chance that rumoured Tottenham target Eberechi Eze could leave Crystal Palace before... The post Report: Liverpool and Man City both expected to submit late bids for Spurs target appeared first on The Spurs Web - Tottenham Hotspur Football News.

Drop in lease maturities helps spark prices.

Most Toledo-area youngsters already have headed back to school, trying to adapt to earlier bedtimes and structured mornings. Although many are excited to begin a fresh school year, memories of sun and carefree fun are still fresh in their minds. Judging from the expression on Zachary Warnke’s face 20 years ago, not much has changed. In this 2004 Blade archive photo, Warnke, 11, peered apprehensively from the window of his school bus on his first day of sixth grade at Harvard Elementary School. That... Читать дальше...

College can be extremely expensive — not just with tuition and dorm costs, but with materials, books, software, and more. You might think you have to spend lots of cash on apps to get you through your degree.

Most PC gamers know that a laptop with a discrete GPU from AMD or (most likely) Nvidia is a must-have for playing modern PC games on a portable machine. Yet, despite that, many people find themselves forced to accept an integrated graphics processor (IGP) bundled as part of an Intel, AMD, or Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. GPUs are expensive, tend to run hot, and require a lot of juice, and these problems can make a laptop with a GPU undesirable or unaffordable.

It has been ten years since a Jimmy John’s employee leaked a copy of a noncompete agreement that the company required employees (including store-level employees such as sandwich makers and delivery drivers) to sign. The noncompete restricted employees from performing any services for a business which derived more than 10% of its revenue from selling […]

How do I maintain a relationship with my extended family without feeling so unheard?

There is no such thing as “rawdogging.”

Movies are supposed to be the great escape, the pathway to the fantastical where the mundane and boring are left behind. We love movies for the lies they tell us and treasure the memories they help us create. Sometimes though, reality steps in and breaks the spell. A real-life event comes out that makes the […]

Chicago Public Schools kicks off the new school year Monday with leaders hoping academic achievement will continue to improve as the district works to serve students with increasing needs amid budget cuts.

Taiwan has cancelled a planned Taipei concert by a Chinese rapper over his use of the insulting term “Taipei, China” in promotional materials

YOU must have amazing eyesight and an incredible IQ if you can spot the hidden glass bowl in a matter of seconds.

The fuselage of the plane is still missing.

Germany's IFO Business Climate Index edged lower in August, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline, as sentiment in the manufacturing and ...

Smoke is rising from all the drilling platforms.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority announced on Monday that it has fined the ride-hailing app, Uber, 290 million euros, approximately $324 million for transferring the personal data of European drivers to U.S. servers. The regulator said the transfers were a “serious violation” of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation as they failed to appropriately