Mass graves at two hospitals are the latest horrors from Gaza

vox.com Gazan teams, civil defense, crime scene investigation, and forensics continue to carry out investigation at the scene after Israeli siege and attacks that destroyed Gaza’s…

podcasts tackle the Israel-Hamas war

vox.com Israeli forces’ flares light up the night sky in Gaza City on November 6, 2023. | Abed Khaled/AP Looking to understand the Israel-Hamas war? Start with these Vox podcast…

Why Is A Sensible Immigration Policy Discussion So Hard

zerohedge.com Why Is A Sensible Immigration Policy Discussion So Hard By Mish Shedlock of MishTalk Why is the choice between shutting down the border and no controls at all? And what…

Could a major lawsuit against realtors mean lower home prices?

vox.com A realtors’ trade group has agreed to a major settlement that could mean lower fees for home sellers. | Getty Images What the National Association of Realtors settlement…

TMB Appoints Top Media Executive, Marty Moe, President

benzinga.com Moe, previously president at Vox Media, will join Trusted Media Brands effective May 6. NEW YORK, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TMB, the community-driven entertainment…

How the Supreme Court weaponizes its own calendar

vox.com Former President Donald Trump greets his own appointee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on…

Andrew Tate's gay comments slammed: "Satire is dead"

newsweek.com A podcaster has poked fun at Andrew Tate for saying men are gay if they enjoy sex with women. "Satire is dead," declared Matt Bernstein in a post on Instagram after reading…

I got my dream job at Apple on my fourth attempt. Here's why I left the 6-figure job after only 2 years

businessinsider.com Corey Griffin's side hustle he started alongside his job became his full-time gig cienpies/Getty Images Corey Griffin landed a job as a software engineer at Apple after…

Grocery Store Consolidation: Manipulating Supply Chains and Manufacturing, for Corporate Influence and Profit . . . Redux

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. This post describes a development that does not seem to have gotten the attention it warrants, that of how the planned merger of Kroger and Albertsons will…

American Airlines pilots are warning of a 'significant spike' in safety issues

theweek.com A new report from a major aviation industry group is shedding light on just how many problems have been identified in the skies. The Allied Pilots Association (APA), the…

Kari Lake and the GOP's Clumsy Messaging About Abortion

vanityfair.com Earlier this month, Kari Lake—the right-wing candidate running for the United States Senate in Arizona—tried to distance herself from the Civil War-era abortion ban the…

What the backlash to student protests over Gaza is really about

vox.com Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images The Columbia protests and the debate over pro-Palestinian college students, explained. Protests over the war in Gaza erupted on Columbia…

Ukraine is finally getting more US aid. It won’t win the war

vox.com Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery near Siversk, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on April 1, 2024. | Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images New American weapons will buy Ukraine’s…

How the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across Europe

vox.com Finnish activist Aiski Ryökäs at a My Voice, My Choice press conference. | Varja Jovanovič A massive campaign to expand access throughout Europe launches today. An…

Can Justin Trudeau Stave Off Populism by Going After Rich?

vox.com Canada has a growing populism problem. Even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thinks so. Like many other countries — including the United States — Canadians have spent the last…

That’s a wrap (for now)

dcs.megaphone.fm Peter Kafka, soon to be formerly of Vox, reviews the year in media with Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw. What did we learn from the strikes? Is the bundle back? Are movies back?…

Pundits are mixed on the real possibility of Alex Garland's 'Civil War'

theweek.com Director Alex Garland is back in theaters with "Civil War," a film depicting a hypothetical second American Civil War. The film has already seen success at the box office,…

Ukraine aid and a potential TikTok ban: What’s in the House’s new $95 billion bill

vox.com House Speaker Mike Johnson talks with members of the media following passage of a series of foreign aid bills at the Capitol on April 20, in Washington, DC. | Nathan…

11 Must-Have Amps for Musicians, According to Professional Guitarists

billboard.com All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the…

Cinetic Media Signs ‘Songs From The Hole’ Filmmaker Contessa Gayles

deadline.com Cinetic Media has signed New York-based documentary filmmaker Contessa Gayles for management across all media. Most recently, Gayles took to SXSW with her film Songs from…

Here's who could buy TikTok if parent company ByteDance has to sell its stake

aol.com None The House has passed legislation that could ban TikTok in the US unless ByteDance sells it to a US-based entity. • None It now heads to the Senate for a vote. If it…

Is Caitlin Clark losing money by going to the WNBA? Here are both sides of the argument

thestreet.com Caitlin Clark is one of the biggest names in the world of sports today — but it's now become pretty common knowledge that her WNBA contract is chump change. The first…

On Earth Day, Vox Releases Home Planet, A Project Highlighting the Personal Dimensions of Climate Change in our Daily Lives

vox.com Rachel Hillis for Vox Highlighting the unexpected ways our lives are connected with the natural world and how humans can deepen that connection and preserve our shared…

I gave up meat and gained so much more

vox.com Christine Mi for Vox The delightful abundance of going vegan. Marina Bolotnikova is a deputy editor for Vox’s Future Perfect section. Before joining Vox, she reported on…

Is the Earth itself a giant living creature?

vox.com Rachel Victoria Hillis for Vox An old, much-ridiculed hypothesis said yes. It’s time to take it seriously. In the 1970s, chemist James Lovelock and microbiologist Lynn…

Everything's a cult now

dcs.megaphone.fm The internet has fractured our world into a million little subcultures catering to the specific identities and habits of everyone online. Writer Derek Thompson believes this…

Top 7 Best GameFi Presales

coingape.com Our list of the best GameFi presales starts with Pixelmon tokens. The MON digital assets of the game are available to players via several methods, such as trading on the…

What the Supreme Court case on tent encampments could mean for homeless people

vox.com A small tent encampment off of Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. | Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images This week, the…

There’s No Easy Answer to Chinese EVs

theatlantic.com Chinese electric vehicles—cheap, stylish, and high quality—should be a godsend to the Biden administration, whose two biggest priorities are reducing carbon emissions…

10 Weekend Reads

ritholtz.com The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • He Loves Speed, Hates Bureaucracy and Told…

Abortion: a troubling issue for Trump's Republicans

theweek.com "Donald Trump has an abortion problem," said Eric Levitz on Vox. He's ahead of Joe Biden on most election issues, but trailing badly on this one. It's an awkward subject for…

Israel and Iran’s conflict enters a new, dangerous phase

vox.com A crowd carrying a model of Iran’s first-ever hypersonic missile, Fattah, past a mosque during a gathering to celebrate the IRGC UAV and missile attack against Israel, in…

Climate Worries Are Non-Credible, Luxury Beliefs That Harm Civilization Itself

zerohedge.com Climate Worries Are Non-Credible, Luxury Beliefs That Harm Civilization Itself Authored by Joakim Book via The Mises Institute, I live in a small village at the edge of…

It Turns Out That Boeing's Problems Were As Bad As You Thought

vox.com Boeing went under the magnifying glass at not one, but two Senate hearings today examining allegations of deep-seated safety issues plaguing the once-revered plane…

Two Cheers for the Proposed End Kidney Deaths Act

reason.com At the Vox website, Dylan Matthews offers a compelling defense of the proposed End Kidney Deaths Act. He makes good points, and I agree the act would be a major improvement…

Jontay Porter’s lifetime NBA ban highlights the risks of sports gambling

vox.com Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors fights for a rebound during the game between the Raptors and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Toronto, Canada, March 22, 2024. | Zou…

Mega drive-thrus multiply, but some cities aren't lovin' it

marketplace.org Drive-thru lanes were one of the winners in the COVID-19 economy. In 2022, the firm Revenue Management Solutions found that approximately 75% of fast-food sales were made in…

New Study Calls Into Question Whether DEI Programs Really Boost Corporate Earnings

zerohedge.com New Study Calls Into Question Whether DEI Programs Really Boost Corporate Earnings Authored by Jonathan Miltmore via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It’s safe to say that…

Ben Shapiro launches scathing attack on 'con artist' Andrew Tate

newsweek.com Ben Shapiro and Andrew Tate have once again exchanged a war of words after the former accused the controversial influencer of being a "con-artist". The conservative…

Everything ends. Even Bluey

vox.com Ludo Studio Did you see a parent crying today? The brilliant kids’ TV show Bluey is why. If you happen not to have children or have been living under a rock, let me…

Amazon removed Just Walk Out from many of its own stores but wants to sell the system to others

apnews.com Amazon wants the public and - especially other businesses - to know it’s not giving up on its . Although the company is ditching the at its Amazon Fresh grocery stores, it…

Amazon is removing Just Walk Out at its grocery stores and plans to sell the tech to businesses

fastcompany.com Amazon wants the public and—especially other businesses—to know it’s not giving up on its Just Walk Out technology. Although the company is ditching the cashier-less…

One NBA benchwarmer will earn more than Caitlin Clark's entire team

axios.com Data: Spotrac; Note: Based on cap hit (average annual value of a player's contract) in 2023-24 season; Chart: Simran Parwani/Axios Caitlin Clark's legions of fans have been…

They said they didn't want war with Iran. Now they're cheering on war with Iran

reason.com Drop a frog into boiling water, and it jumps right out. But put the frog in lukewarm water that is being heated gradually, the legend goes, and you can boil the unsuspecting…

How did the cost of food delivery get so high?

vox.com Food delivery apps have recently added new fees in response to minimum pay rules in New York City and Seattle. | Getty Images/iStockphoto As delivery discourse rages, don’t…

What science is just starting to understand about periods

vox.com Menstruation has been understudied for decades. Scientists are trying to change that. | the_burtons via Getty Images Menstruation affects the body and mind in countless…

Lead poisoning remains a threat

theweek.com Lead exposure is more common than people may think. "In 2024, one of the most potent neurotoxins known to humanity persists all over the world as a public health threat,"…

What we often get wrong about teens and screen time

marketplace.org There’s been a lot of debate lately about the potential effects of smartphones and social media on young people’s mental health. Some states like states like Florida and…

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley Demand CFTC Chair Rostin Benham Explain Ties To Sam Bankman-Fried

cryptonews.com United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) have demanded that Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Benham disclose…

Welcome Nieman Lab’s new staff writers, Andrew Deck and Neel Dhanesha

niemanlab.org I’m so happy to announce that we’ve added two new full-time writers to the Nieman Lab team. Both of them are starting today. Andrew Deck is our new AI staff writer, focused…

The dairy industry really, really doesn’t want you to say “bird flu in cows”

vox.com James MacDonald/Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images How industrial meat and dairy trap us in an infectious disease cycle. H5N1, or bird flu, has hit dairy farms — but the…

Your last-minute guide to Tax Day

marketplace.org Unless you’re in Massachusetts or Maine, you have until midnight tonight to file your taxes. When you do, chances are you’ll get a higher refund than usual. So far this…

Many coral reefs are dying. This one is exploding with life

vox.com A brain coral off the coast of Cambodia releases bundles of sperm and eggs during a rare spawning event. | Matt Glue/Fauna & Flora Scientists have declared a mass global…