Kids Deserve to Learn How Weird and Wonderful English Really Is
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The Guardian - World
It’s all doom, gloom and fiscal fixation. Is this really a Labour government? | William Keegan
The renewal Britain desperately needs requires borrowing and optimism. Isn’t that what we voted for?. John le Carré, who taught at Eton for a time, once said the trouble with that school was that ...3 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
‘Eating the Dawgs’: Trump hailed at Georgia-Alabama game alongside Kid Rock and John Daly
Ex-president attends hotly anticipated SEC contest Trump watches alongside conservative celebrities Tim Walz attends Minnesota-Michigan in daytime As Donald Trump railed against immigrants ...5 hours ago - Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
What’s the secret of the supercentenarians? They don’t really exist | Torsten Bell
Many people say they’re living to 100-plus years. But research lauded with an Ig Nobel prize shows some claims are spurious. Earlier this month, an unusual prize ceremony got under way. Five Nobel ...17 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
As Florida Storms Worsen, Some in Tampa Bay Wonder: Is Living There Worth It?
Residents of the booming region are confronting a new reality: Even when storms make landfall far away, their impact is being felt.18 hours ago - Florida -
The New York Times - Sports
At Duke, Cooper Flagg Is Learning to Deal With the Hype
Flagg is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 N.B.A. draft.19 hours ago -
CBS Sports - Sports
Self-learning AI gives NFL against the spread, over-under, money-line picks for every Week 4, 2024 game
SportsLine AI evaluated the Week 4 NFL odds and revealed its NFL predictions, NFL score predictions, and NFL betting picks for every game19 hours ago - NFL -
MarketWatch - Business
This family makes ‘really good money’ — and spends $70,000 of it on child care
Families who pay for child care now spend an average of 18.6% of their income on this service.20 hours ago -
Wired - Tech
An ‘iPhone of AI’ Makes No Sense. What Is Jony Ive Really Building?
LoveFrom is working with OpenAI to build AI devices that are less “socially disruptive” than the iPhone. Is Ive looking for absolution or a new computing soul?20 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Dame Maggie Smith was able to live normal life - until Downton Abbey
She was a multi award-winning actress - but Dame Maggie Smith never loved the limelight.22 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Jamal Musiala: ‘How English do I feel? How German? You could say 50-50’
Bayern Munich forward on his strange route into English football, declaring for Germany and facing Leverkusen. Don’t try this at home. It was October 2010 when a dad turned up at Southampton’s St ...Yesterday -
Financial Times - World
Designer Michael Marriott: ‘I don’t really like the word “designer”’
An inspirational maker and teacher in London for 30 years, his designs often employ found objects or adapt existing itemsYesterday -
The New York Times - Tech
Titan Sub Hearing: What We’ve Learned So Far
Contrary to public reports last year, the passengers probably had no idea that the vessel was about to implode.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Good Football Man Sean Dyche deserves to be thought of fondly at Everton | Barney Ronay
New owners likely to bring manager’s time at club to an end but he has played a huge part in keeping them afloat. “This is great news for our wider region, hopefully now it can turn the page and ...Yesterday -
The New York Times - Sports
Daniel Ricciardo Deserved Better Than This
This was never how the driver’s Formula 1 career was supposed to end, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Yesterday -
Inc. - Business
Goodbye, Maggie Smith: 5 Essential Leadership Lessons We Can All Learn From Professor McGonagall
Dame Maggie Smith played a lot of roles and won a lot of awards, but she'll always be Professor McGonagall to me.Yesterday -
The New York Times - Top stories
Big Business Backed Mayor Eric Adams. Now It Waits to Learn His Fate.
New York’s business sector is concerned that the possible removal of Mr. Adams from office would leave it without one of its biggest boosters.Yesterday -
CBS News - Top stories
How Hurricane Helene battered Florida
Hurricane Helene's force in Florida left behind major destruction in the Big Bend area before weakening into a tropical storm while it traveled through Georgia. CBS News' Dave Malkoff reports from ...Yesterday - Florida -
GameSpot - Tech
Pop Culture Crossovers Are Everywhere, But They're Costing Us The Weirder Games We Deserve
Jumping into a Fortnite match is always a surreal experience, because any round of the battle royale juggernaut might include Lando Calrissian, Spider-Man, Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock from the movie ...Yesterday -
CNBC - Business
36-year-old’s Etsy side hustle brings in $220,000 a year—and costs under $40 to start: ‘You really can make a very good living’
Etsy seller Emily Odio-Sutton shares how she started, and grew, her lucrative print-on-demand side hustle — and offers tips for how to replicate her success.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Chappell Roan cancels US festival appearance: ‘Things have gotten really overwhelming’
Rising star pulls out of All Things Go festival in DC and New York City this weekend citing need to prioritise her health. Singer Chappell Roan has pulled out of an appearance at this weekend’s All ...Yesterday -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
Review: It's 'Saturday Night,' not as edgy as it really was, celebrated in a nostalgic haze
Crammed with opening-night jitters, drug-fueled mania and a touch too much reverence, director Jason Reitman's salute to 'SNL' is vividly acted fan service.Yesterday -
Financial Times - Business
General Atlantic nears £800mn deal to buy UK’s Learning Technologies
London-based group is ‘minded to recommend’ the 100p per share offer from private equity groupYesterday -
BBC News - Top stories
Killed By Kids: The Machete Murder
When kids kill. The shocking story of two 12 year olds, a machete and a brutal murder.Yesterday -
Financial Times - World
Starmer’s ‘weird’ week: from Liverpool to New York
Plus, Labour plots how to grow an economy when the state coffers are emptyYesterday - New York -
Financial Times - World
What we should learn from Jimmy Carter
Lessons from the best ex-president as he approaches his centenaryYesterday -
ABC News - Top stories
WATCH: Father-in-law performs epic dance with bride who lost her dad as a kid
Sidnie Rollins and her father-in-law planned an epic dance routine with props and costume changes!Yesterday -
Wired - Tech
The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids
A placebo-controlled study aims to test if treating gut issues can help children struggling with persistent Covid symptoms.2 days ago - Covid -
BBC News - Top stories
Titan sub implosion: What have we learned?
The US Coast Guard has held two weeks of hearings2 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
What I learned while being bedbound
Claudia Donaldson assumed a months-long rest cure would bore her senseless. Instead, she found it transformational2 days ago -
Financial Times - World
How bad are term-time holidays really?
Parents are increasingly relaxed about them, despite research suggesting that every absence does count2 days ago -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
The real wonder of Derrick Rose's confusing career is how long it lasted
Rose's NBA journey was so winding, so spellbinding and, at times, so damned confusing.2 days ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
The Greatest City in the World, Some Really Lousy Mayors
You have to go way back to the days of the secular saint Fiorello La Guardia to come up with a New York mayor unencumbered by significant baggage.2 days ago -
Inc. - Business
New California Law to Require Influencer Parents to Set Aside Money for Their Kids
Influencers in California who include their children in posts will now have to put money away for them.2 days ago - California -
NBC News - Top stories
How to clean pet stains
Whether it’s a fresh pet stain or one that has set in, clean experts share how to remove cat or dog urine or poop from your carpet.2 days ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Kids Deserve to Learn How Weird and Wonderful English Really Is
A modest plea for the return of language arts.2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
NOAA administrator on Hurricane Helene's size, how U.S. can prepare for extreme weather
Hurricane Helene is "large, wet and powerful," NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad said on CBS News Thursday. He discussed the threats the storm is bringing as well as initiatives to address climate ...2 days ago