It All Started With an Unexpected Hug and a Selfie

Jeffrey Ballou and Rasheedah Thomas unintentionally memorialized what would become one of the most significant days of their lives.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 10 hours ago

Cavaliers' unexpected 17-1 start to season also produces unexpected star: reserve guard Ty Jerome

The M-V-P chants weren't only directed at Cleveland All-Star Donvan Mitchell on Sunday night

Sports - ABC News - 3 days ago

Barrett starts at 10 for All Blacks at Twickenham

Beauden Barrett has been picked ahead of Damian McKenzie at fly-half for New Zealand’s meeting with England on Saturday.

New Zealand Airport Puts Hugs on a Timer

The new rule at a New Zealand airport limits curbside embraces to three minutes, drawing worldwide commentary, from the indignant to the amused.

World - The New York Times - November 1

Light in the Shadow of a Diagnosis

We are lost without human connection.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 11

Chick-fil-A Just Made a Game-Changing Announcement. It All Starts Today

No, Jake Paul’s next fight was never going to be broadcast on the Chick-fil-A Play app.

Business - Inc. - November 18

Sailor Song: The unexpected success of Gigi Perez

One year after being dropped by her record label, Gigi Perez topped the UK charts. How did it happen?

Mexico appears to abandon 'hugs, not bullets' strategy as bloodshed plagues country

For the last six years, Mexico bragged about its oft-questioned policy of “hugs, not bullets,” in which the country’s leaders avoided confrontations with drug cartels that were gradually taking ...

World - ABC News - November 7

‘A therapist shouldn’t be giving you hugs’: readers share bad counselling experiences

From inappropriate behaviour to encouraging patients to stop medication, reckless therapists can cause real damage. Government urged to regulate psychotherapists and counsellors When Karin ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Hugging Face’s SmolVLM could cut AI costs for businesses by a huge margin

Hugging Face launches SmolVLM, a compact and efficient vision-language AI model, offering businesses a cost-effective solution for advanced AI implementation without sacrificing performance.

Tech - VentureBeat - Yesterday

‘We Live in Time’ Inspires a Thousand Crying Selfies

After seeing “We Live in Time,” social media users filmed themselves sobbing, creating a loop of people seeking an emotional release and then sharing it with the world.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 31

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