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Los Angeles fires: the damage in maps, video and images
“There are huge amounts of fine art value under threat at the current moment. Many, many billions of fine art.” Insurers Start to Assess LA Wildfire Damage
This virus has been decimating bird populations for years, and now a variant is rapidly spreading among dairy cattle in the US. We know it can cause severe disease in animals, and we know it can pass from animals to people who are in close contact with them. As of this Monday this week, we also know that it can cause severe disease in people—a 65-year-old man in Louisiana became the first person in the US to die from an H5N1 infection. How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
It’s not just the disasters, though. It’s the erosion of the future we thought we’d have. […] I ache for the version of myself who believed in that future, who had the audacity to imagine a world that was bright and brimming with promise.
13.5 percent of US adults said they felt “very tired” or “exhausted” most days or every day over a three-month period. Women ages 18 to 44 had the highest rate of fatigue – just over 20 percent. […] not getting enough of three essential nutrients – vitamin D, vitamin B12 and omega-3 fatty acids – is linked to low energy level […]Although alcohol may provide a sense of relaxation in the moment, it actually contributes to fatigue after the buzz wears off.
Foxconn is halting new work rotations for its Chinese employees at its Apple iPhone factories in India, and sending Taiwanese workers instead. Shipments of specialized manufacturing equipment meant for India have also been held up in China. […] Apple moved production of some of its most advanced iPhone models to India after some factory operations were disrupted by China’s zero-Covid policies. […] production in India still relies on Chinese workers and a smaller number of Taiwanese expatriate employees, as well as specialized machinery from China. Foxconn and its equipment suppliers have deployed hundreds of managers, engineers, and technicians to oversee production and tool maintenance in India. In recent weeks, however, Foxconn’s Chinese employees who were set to travel to India were told to cancel their trips […] Partly due to rising trade tensions between China and the West, many global corporations that have long relied on China for high-quality but low-cost manufacturing began moving their production to nations in South Asia or Southeast Asia. Disruptions caused by Beijing’s exceptionally stringent and long-running pandemic controls only accelerated the trend.
Deutsche Bank thinks that Tesla won’t meet its sales targets, but that the stock will go up anyway
Following his arrest on December 9, 2024, Luigi Mangione was transformed into a romantic symbol of anti-establishment resistance. Across platforms like Twitter/X, TikTok, Reddit, and Telegram, narratives glorify Mangione, framing his actions as justified retaliation against corporate greed and healthcare injustice. Much of the narrative praising Mangione paints him as an attractive, intelligent, and moral actor. […] Killing with Applause: Emergent Permission Structures for Murder in the Digital Age
“Pizzagate” gunman killed by Kannapolis police after he pulls gun on officer […] In 2016, Welch fired an AR-15 rifle inside a pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C., saying he was there to save children he believed were being held as part of a child abuse sex ring.
In this paper, we bring attention to the important role that children play in cultural adaptation by highlighting the structure, function, and ubiquity of the large body of knowledge produced and transmitted by children, known as peer culture.
Flashback: Ex-boyfriend posts woman’s number as Chewbacca roaring competition
