Feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff in your life? Understanding why we hold on to things is the first step in finding a healthy way to let go Most of us have a complicated relationship with our stuff. There’s the endless collection of chargers and wires, the overflowing “everything drawer” ...
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Hegseth says clock paused on deadline to seek approval for Iran warHegseth says clock paused on deadline to seek approval for Iran war
The US defence secretary says the timer for the president to report to Congress “pauses or stops” in a ceasefire. ...
Behind the Blog: Big Questions of ConsciousnessBehind the Blog: Big Questions of Consciousness
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss a wild message, big questions about consciousness, and a visit to a museum. JASON: I got an extremely funny Signal message yesterday ...
Conservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequalityConservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequality
In Louisiana v Callais, the supreme court has openly considered white Republicans in partisan redistricting In 1989, Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice of the supreme court of the United States, wrote a powerful dissent to a landmark ruling that called into question how the court would discern race-consciousness in ...
The world’s most expensive losers: the New York Mets are very rich … and very, very badThe world’s most expensive losers: the New York Mets are very rich … and very, very bad
The Mets have the second-highest payroll in baseball. They also own the worst record in the major leagues A franchise once known as baseball’s lovable losers are, for the moment, merely baseball’s most expensive losers. The New York Mets wrapped a shocking April by losing 5-4 to the Washington Nationals ...
Why red states are pushing back on Trump administration’s request for voter dataWhy red states are pushing back on Trump administration’s request for voter data
Republican-controlled states cite legal grounds of DoJ’s request, concerns over data security and privacy laws The Department of Justice’s quest to secure sensitive voter data is finding opposition in typically friendly territory – several staunchly conservative states. As of 1 April, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has sued 30 states ...
Polanski apologises for sharing post criticising officers who arrested Golders Green suspectPolanski apologises for sharing post criticising officers who arrested Golders Green suspect
Green Party leader sorry for sharing post condemning actions of police officers who arrested suspect in Golders Green attack. ...
New major global trade deals exclude USNew major global trade deals exclude US
Two new trade deals that come into effect today suggest a global rebalancing of commerce away from the US in response to President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies. A free trade deal between South America’s biggest trading bloc, Mercosur, and the EU came into force, and all but one African nation ...
Eli Lilly’s first-quarter profits double on GLP-1sEli Lilly’s first-quarter profits double on GLP-1s
Eli Lilly saw first-quarter profits double as sales of its weight-loss drug soared. GLP-1 drugs have changed not just the pharmaceutical industry — although they have, briefly making Novo Nordisk Europe’s biggest company by market capitalization — but also people’s health and habits. US obesity peaked in 2022 after decades ...
AI outperforms doctors in ER diagnosesAI outperforms doctors in ER diagnoses
An AI model outperformed physicians at diagnosing in emergency room conditions, a study showed. ER diagnoses are challenging, characterized by limited information and little time, but high-stakes outcomes: A fever could be a seasonal flu, or it could be life-threatening sepsis. The researchers tested an OpenAI model, giving it medical ...