Doomsday Clock at Record 90 Seconds to Midnight Amid Ukraine Crisis
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Earth is spinning faster. Clocks may have to skip a second to keep up.
The planet is headed towards what one expert called a "negative leap second."CBS News - Top stories -
A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a tad fasterABC News - Tech -
Boeing CEO, other executives stepping down amid safety crisis
Three senior Boeing executives including its CEO are stepping down, the company said Monday, as the company continues to deal with an ongoing scandal and federal investigation into the safety of its passenger jets.NBC News - Top stories -
Amid Kate frenzy, hospital responds to Catherine's reported medical-records breach
As public interest into Kate Middleton's health intensifies, the London Clinic responds to a report that her medical records were illegally accessed.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
NTSB says police had 90 seconds to stop traffic, get people off Key Bridge
The National Transportation Safety Board also said the ship that hit the span, causing its collapse, had hazardous materials on board and some containers were breached.CBS News - Top stories -
Australian-born judge challenges deportation from Kiribati amid long-running judicial crisis
David Lambourne may be forced out of the Pacific nation if he loses challenge to president Taneti Maamau’s attempt to sack him. David Lambourne, an Australian-born high court judge whose attempted deportation two years ago from Kiribati sparked a ...The Guardian - World -
Boeing chief Dave Calhoun will step down at year-end amid the aircraft maker's crisis over product quality, and the company said its chairman won't stand for re-election.
Boeing chief Dave Calhoun will step down at year-end amid the aircraft maker’s crisis over product quality, and the company said its chairman won’t stand for re-election.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Kenya starts to hand over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult
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The Commerce Department continues step-up warnings about violating rules against the export of sensitive technologies to foreign adversaries amid findings that U.S. components have reached Russia's military and battlefields in Ukraine.
The Commerce Department continues step-up warnings about violating rules against the export of sensitive technologies to foreign adversaries amid findings that U.S. components have reached Russia’s military and battlefields in Ukraine.The Wall Street Journal - World -
How people with trouble sleeping can adjust to clocks going forward
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Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman Dies at 90
The economist argued that data--not intuition--is the key to better decision-makingInc. - Business -
Died: Daniel Kahneman, 90, pioneer in behavioral economics.
Died: Daniel Kahneman, 90, pioneer in behavioral economics.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Charge of £90 to clear problem debt axed for poorest
Charities had warned some people struggling with debt could not afford to apply to clear it.BBC News - Top stories -
Tired of AI doomsday tropes, Cohere CEO says his goal is technology that's 'additive to humanity'
Aidan Gomez can take some credit for the ‘T’ at the end of ChatGPTABC News - Tech -
America’s Affordable Housing Crisis
The housing crisis is likely to be solved in cities and states, not Washington.The New York Times - Top stories -
The Coming Electricity Crisis
Artificial-intelligence data centers and climate rules are pushing the power grid to what could become a breaking point.The Wall Street Journal - World -
MLB new rules 2024: Pitch clock change, tweak to basepaths, fewer mound visits in effect on Opening Day
Here's what to know about baseball's refined rulebook as the 2024 season beginsCBS Sports - Sports - MLB -
Death Toll in Attack at Russian Concert Hall Tops 130 as Suspects Detained
Russia’s largest terrorist attack in years adds to security challenges confronting Moscow and follows a U.S. warning that such an assault could be imminent.The Wall Street Journal - World - Russia -
'Gray divorce' has doubled since the '90s — and the financial risk is high for women
Americans age 50 and older are divorcing at much higher rates, and women are financially vulnerable.CNBC - Business -
Lisa Lane, Chess Champion Whose Reign Was Meteoric, Dies at 90
She was the first chess player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. But people focused more on her looks than on her ability.The New York Times - Top stories -
AI Will Take 10 Percent of Jobs. What About the Other 90 Percent?
Do the valuable jobs that AI chatbots do poorly.Inc. - Business -
Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman dies, aged 90
Renowned collaborative researcher debunked notion that people tend to make rational economic decisionsFinancial Times - Business -
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel-Winning Pioneer of Behavioral Economics, Dies at 90
Kahneman and his friend Amos Tversky, who died in 1996, upended traditional economic assumptions that people consistently act rationally and with their self-interest at heart.The Wall Street Journal - World -
90% of some of the world's wine regions could disappear, study finds
Climate change means wine could soon have a higher alcohol content — but spoil faster and smell worse.CBS News - World -
Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90
He helped pioneer a branch of the field that exposed hard-wired mental biases in people’s economic behavior. The work led to a Nobel.The New York Times - Business -
Daniel Kahneman, renowned psychologist and Nobel prize winner, dies at 90
The Israeli-American’s book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, was a worldwide bestseller with revolutionary ideas about human error and bias. Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who pioneered theories in behavioural economics that heavily influenced the ...The Guardian - World -
Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, is dead at 90
Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, has diedABC News - Top stories -
Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, dead at 90
SAN FRANCISCO — Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, died Wednesday at the age of 90.NBC News - Top stories -
Maryland senator: Federal government to cover 90 percent of bridge rebuild costs
Maryland lawmakers are expecting the federal government to cover the lion’s share of the cost of the collapse and subsequent rebuilding of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge — with Congress potentially on the hook for only a fraction of the ...The Hill - Politics -
Harvard library removes book bound with human skin after 90 years
Arsène Houssaye’s "Des destinées de l’âme" was published in 1879, however, the volume in question was bound in human skin by French physician Dr. Ludovic Bouland.ABC News - Top stories -
Abortion and America's Phony 'Pregnancy Crisis'
Contrary to the CDC’s claims, maternal mortality rates haven’t changed much since 1999.The Wall Street Journal - World - Abortion -
Iran’s currency hits a record low
Iran’s currency fell to 613,500 to the dollar as it celebrates Persian New Year.ABC News - World - Iran -
Activist Politan Plans Second Proxy Battle at Masimo
Politan Capital Management, founded by veteran activist Quentin Koffey, plans to nominate two director candidates to the company’s six-person board.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Activist Politan Plans Second Proxy Battle at Masimo
Politan Capital Management, founded by veteran activist Quentin Koffey, plans to nominate two director candidates to the company’s six-person board.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Activist investor Politan plans second fight at Masimo
Quentin Koffey's Politan Capital waged a successful proxy fight at Masimo last year, and it is now seeking two more board seats.CNBC - Business -
Nickelodeon and Disney Stars Find a Second Act on Podcasts
The cast of the Nickelodeon series “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” are among the stars of 2000s teen sitcoms who are using podcasts to connect with their Gen Z and millennial fan bases.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden welcome second child
Cameron Diaz, 51, and husband Benji Madden, 45, have welcomed their second child, a baby boy named Cardinal: "We are feeling so blessed and grateful."CBS News - Entertainment -
Oil Gains on Heightened Geopolitical Risks, Supply Concerns
Oil futures were higher in European trade, on signs of tightness in the market and growing geopolitical concerns and despite a stronger dollar.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Shohei Ohtani says he never gambled on sports
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani on Monday said he never bet on baseball or any other sport and said his interpreter Ippei Mizuhura had stolen money from his account.CNN - Top stories -
Shohei Ohtani addresses media amid gambling probe
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani spoke to the media for the first time since his interpreter was fired after his lawyers accused the interpreter of stealing millions from Ohtani to use for gambling purposes. Ohtani said Monday he did not bet ...CBS News - Top stories