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Bad Luck, Bad Choices
“I’m the first writer in the family,” the novelist Richard Russo once said, “but I’m not the first bullshitter in the family.” That honor belonged to his divorced father, Jim, a highway worker with no interest in books and an only intermittent interest in his son. Jim’s strongest connections were with his buddies at the…
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We should thank mythomaniac Dr. Arday for giving us a 101 on how our institutions destroyed themselves
Cambridge University is England’s second-best university, but it’s now bottom of the class. As the case of Jason Arday confirms, no one does dumb like the smart people. In 2023, Cambridge made Arday a professor. He became the professorial chair of sociology and education. These fields produce politicized gibberish and call it scientific research. Arday…
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What Happens When the World is on Fire
Water bombers, the air cavalry of wildfire fighting, buzz the treetops like air show stunt pilots as they save the day with surgical drops of water or orange retardant. But what happens when those drops have no effect? When, as a pilot working the massive Gironde Fire just west of Bordeaux, France, described it, “The…
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Here Are the First Images of the Crater Left on the Moon by SpaceX’s Rocket
The first images of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage impact on the moon’s surface have emerged. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared the first photographs captured by its lunar orbiter. South Korea is one of the few nations that currently has satellites traveling around the moon at an altitude of 62 miles (100 kilometers)…
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Why Aren’t Any AI Companies Watching Their Frontier Models to Make Sure They Don’t Go on Hacking Sprees?
Last month, OpenAI made a headline-generating claim: that a group of its AI models had conspired to break free, access the internet, and hack into the internal systems of open source AI platform Hugging Face, which confirmed the infiltration. The incident rattled the tech industry, seemingly illustrating how the threat of AI models turning into…
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The trailer full of camp supplies was stolen, but the mission remained for a California nonprofit
The 24-foot trailer was packed and ready: sleeping bags, towels, backpacks and other items needed for a free four-day summer camping trip for children of incarcerated parents. But late last month, the trailer was taken from the parking lot where a camp volunteer was storing it in Anaheim. Elizabeth Vallejo, who co-founded Camp Agape California…
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The strange reason flu shots have been so hard to improve
On August 5, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services canceled 22 mRNA vaccine projects worth roughly $500 million and told the country it would stop investing in the technology that had brought us life-saving Covid vaccines. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, claimed that the data showed these vaccines…
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‘I’m horrified’: Support crumbles for ‘powerhouse’ GOP Senator ahead of midterm
President Donald Trump’s headline-making assertion that voters are mad at Republicans — not him — has proven half true in a crucial swing state ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats and independents who say they’ve repeatedly voted for their state’s conservative senator told the Washington Post Saturday morning they refuse to do so again.…
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As Ariana Grande’s personal turmoil threatens her wellbeing and career, Ricky Alvarez is the one person she can rely on: sources
As Ariana Grande prepares to take a step back from performing and public life amidst concerns about her health, insiders say her rekindled romance with Ricky Alvarez is a bright spot during a challenging time. “He’s been super supportive of her. He’s been showing up on her tour,” said a source close to Grande, 33,…
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The Excellent HP OmniBook 5 Is $550 Off Its Retail Price Today
Laptops keep getting more expensive. Many of my favorite laptops to recommend for budget-conscious shoppers are hundreds more today than they were six months ago. Then there’s the HP OmniBook 5 to save the day. Don’t let the retail price of $1,300 throw you off, either. This configuration has a 14-inch OLED screen, 16 GB…