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Roy L. Prosterman, 89, Dies; Worked to Secure Land for the Rural Poor
Seeing land rights as the key to lifting up the impoverished, he pushed authoritarian governments as well as emerging democratic ones to distribute farmland.The New York Times - 5d -
Feeling like an impostor is holding me back at work | Ask Philippa
That voice in your head telling you that you’re saying the wrong things, or not saying enough, is not telling the truth. The dilemma How can I feel less intimidated when talking to senior or ...The Guardian - 5d -
Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton have work to do – these radio messages prove it
Lewis Hamilton said he was “lacking information” from the Ferrari pitwall when he made the decision to stay out on slick tyres as the rain began to fall more heavily towards the end of Sunday’s ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Hard work pays dividends for Magic wing Caleb Houstan
MINNEAPOLIS — The lone member of the Magic who is neither on Instagram nor X, Caleb Houstan isn’t exactly the loudest player in the locker room. But Friday night at Minnesota, Houstan let his ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
More Americans with college degrees are working multiple jobs, Fed report finds
In 2024, roughly half of Americans holding multiple jobs have a college degree, according to a report.CNBC - 4d -
God Of War TV Show Already Has Two Seasons In The Works, Apparently
Amazon is producing a new God of War TV show for Prime Video, and the company is apparently pretty confident in it. According to writer Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, For All Mankind), ...GameSpot - 3d -
Thomas Moser, Woodworker Whose Chairs Were Works of Art, Dies at 90
Self-taught, he practiced “the lost art of making furniture well,” producing pieces for collectors, presidents and even the pope.The New York Times - 3d -
Record number of Americans working more than one job
(NewsNation) — At least 5 percent of the American workforce has a second job, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In a release earlier this month, the BLS reported that a record high ...The Hill - 3d -
Most Treatments for Lower Back Pain Don’t Really Work, Study Finds
Researchers looked at 56 treatments for acute and chronic pain. Few of them were effective.The New York Times - 2d -
Having autism has worked to my advantage in football, says Lucy Bronze
The Chelsea and England defender opens up for the first time about her autism and ADHD diagnoses to raise awareness and help others.BBC News - 2d -
‘I have a baby’: how women in baseball are redefining work and motherhood
Often women who trailblazers in men’s sports are lauded for their impact on the next generation. Within the Guardians’ front office, that’s a reality playing out right now. Wendy Hoppel, the ...The Guardian - 2d -
OpenAI’s Deep Research Agent Is Coming for White-Collar Work
The research-focused agent shows how a new generation of more capable AI models could automate some office tasks.Wired - 2d -
Best-guessing at the Yankees' possible Opening Day lineup, and why it might work
After the Yankees sported one of MLB's best lineups in 2024 with Juan Soto, here's what the new-look lineup could be for Opening Day 2025.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
More than a fifth of UK adults still not looking for work
Official figures come after controversial plans to cut sickness and disability benefits were announced this week.BBC News - 1d -
World Sevens Football: who will be taking part and how will it work?
Organisers of the new $100m seven-a-side series say new format will have ‘lots of freedom of expression’. Following the announcement of a new lucrative women’s seven-a-side series – called World ...The Guardian - 1d -
Tesla’s staff at German plant demand better working conditions
More than a quarter of factory’s workforce call for more breaks and staffing and an end to management harassmentFinancial Times - 23h -
Success Doesn’t Care About Your Balance—Work Comes First
If you want to win, you have to sacrifice, and everyone sacrifices a different way.Inc. - 20h -
Concrete talks: Arsenal working to beat Man United to “very clinical” forward
Arsenal are reportedly among the clubs in concrete talks to sign Lille striker Jonathan David on a free transfer this summer.The Canada international has shone during his time in Ligue 1 and looks ...Yahoo Sports - 6h -
Sanders and AOC tell packed arena Trump is ‘screwing over’ working class
Progressive political stars say president and billionaire Elon Musk are turning US into oligarchy at rally in Arizona. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a scathing rebuke ...The Guardian - 5h -
Are You Willing To Sacrifice All Your Privacy For AI?
It’s a question few people are asking—and a tradeoff few people will be willing to accept.Inc. - Mar. 7 -
The clock is ticking on the TikTok ban — will the US champion freedom or protectionism?
Lucrative as it is for Big Tech, the U.S. must fight the urge of using its enemies’ tactics: Defending democracy is the one thing that banning TikTok will not do.The Hill - Mar. 11 -
How consumers can protect their finances as federal safeguards crumble
As the Trump administration looks to neuter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, advocates urge borrowers to step up their own defenses around their money.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Can we please have some 3pm kick-offs?
With another long trip to QPR for a lunchtime kick-off, Leeds fan writer Lewis Deighton urges TV schedulers to think more about fans.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
7 Former EEOC Officials Condemn the Agency’s Anti-DEI Probe of 20 Major Law Firms
In a letter addressed to acting chair Andrea Lucas, the former staffers urge the EEOC to withdraw its demands for specific demographic information related to diversity programs.Inc. - 1d -
Rangers tell fans: Join 'progressive' club or leave
Rangers have urged fans to help the club remain a "modern, progessive" and inclusive, adding that any supporter who doesn't want that should "disassociate" themselves immediately.ESPN - 1d -
Warren warns of 'dire consequences' of Education Department firings for student loans
Sen. Warren urges Education Secretary Linda McMahon to reinstate Department of Education employees who were critical to the nation’s federal student aid process.ABC News - 1d -
Happily Unmarried — Until Her Daughters Staged an Intervention
After almost 17 years together, Leron Rogers and Chinyere Gonzalez exchanged vows in Jamaica after her children urged them to make it official.The New York Times - 14h -
Bears again dominating the offseason, get plenty of help on offensive and defensive lines
The Bears worked hard to fix both lines.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
Should Democrats run their own ‘un-politician’ in 2028?
Could such a formula work? Trump proved it could — twice.The Hill - 6d -
Warren Buffett Is Trying Really Hard to Give Away $1 Million, and the Whole Thing Starts Today
Odds are good that this could work for for your business, too.Inc. - 1d -
Saudi Arabia lifted a ban on cinemas. Now it just needs people to turn up
Local box office has struggled since movie ban was lifted in 2018Financial Times - Mar. 9 -
‘We are one people’: Soca stars including Machel Montano highlight Caribbean’s connection to Africa
Trinidad and Tobago and its neighbors mix music genres in a fast-growing transatlantic artistic exchange. It was the wee hours of carnival on Saturday when the soca legend Machel Montano and ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Takeaways from the AP's reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor
Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and, some, their eyesABC News - Mar. 9 -
‘It’s not because I want people to think I’m great’: Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts
The actor grew up poor, got rich, then lost everything backing the 2019 Homeless World Cup. Now he’s giving away more of his money to help 900 total strangers. Doesn’t he think he’s done enough?. ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
A New Study Says People Who Make Decisions Like This Wind Up Happier in the End
You probably make a lot of decisions in your business. Here’s how not to regret the bad ones.Inc. - Mar. 10 -
Changing US law keeps victims’ families – and people on death row – waiting decades for closure
Marcia Fulton has waited 37 years for David Wood to be executed for her daughter’s murder, but lawyers who believe he’s innocent keep filing appeals. Two months ago, Marcia Fulton received a knock ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Meet the federal worker who went rogue: ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’
To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucratsABC News - Mar. 10 -
My petty gripe: people keep throwing food away without asking me if I want it. Of course I do!
What does it cost you to let others finish your bowl of chips at the pub? What do you gain by binning the soggy fruit salad?. Last week’s chicken too dry to finish off. A carrot so old it flops ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Trump deported fewer people last month than Biden a year ago, but border crossings have plummeted
NBC News obtained data that provides early indications on how the Trump administration is delivering on promises it made about the immigration crackdown.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Man assaults 2 people on American Airlines flight, says he was 'mad' at Trump: FBI
A Texas man was arrested for violently assaulting a flight attendant and a passenger while on board an American Airlines flight earlier this month, according to the FBI.ABC News - Mar. 11
