Texas’s San Antonio airport will get a 420lb autonomous security robot (www.theguardian.com)
Explore the advantages of online IQ testing and unlock your true potential (lemmy.ca)
Online IQ testing has become a pivotal aspect of evaluating cognitive abilities. As traditional methods evolve, the digital landscape provides a platform for accessibility and convenience. This article explores the myriad advantages that online IQ testing offers. I. Accessibility and Convenience In a world driven by digital...
The latest billionaire trend? Doomsday bunkers with a flammable moat (www.theguardian.com)
Florida scrambles to get retired teachers to return to combat shortage (www.newsweek.com)
Legislators in Florida are considering a bill that would help retired teachers return to the workforce....
Consumers are tired of inflation. But some retailers fear falling prices (www.cnbc.com)
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White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest (apnews.com)
The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest....
Trump’s sale of D.C. hotel proved prescient as new owner defaults on loan (www.wsj.com)
Miami-based CGI purchased the lease rights from the Trumps for $375 million...
The Spy War: How the CIA Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin (news.yahoo.com)
Mexico City may be just months away from running of out water | CNN (www.cnn.com)
House China committee demands Elon Musk open SpaceX Starshield internet to U.S. troops in Taiwan (www.cnbc.com)
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter on Saturday to SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk demanding that U.S. troops stationed in Taiwan get access to SpaceX's Starshield, a satellite communication network designed specifically for the military....
Man in Air Force uniform set himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy (taskandpurpose.com)
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No, electric vehicle sales aren’t dropping. Here’s what’s really going on (www.cnn.com)
You’d be forgiven for thinking the American market for EVs is collapsing. But in the last quarter of 2023, EV sales were up 40% from the same quarter a year before, according to Cox Automotive. In fact, EV sales in the United States hit a record last year, topping 1 million for the first time....
The billionaire bully who wants to turn Texas into a Christian theocracy (www.texasmonthly.com)
The state’s most powerful figure, Tim Dunn, isn’t an elected official. But behind the scenes, the West Texas oilman is lavishly financing what he regards as a holy war against public education, renewable energy, and non-Christians....
Trump clemency recipient Philip Esformes pleads guilty in Medicare fraud case (www.cnbc.com)
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First responders in a Texas town are struggling to cope with the trauma of recovering bodies from the Rio Grande (www.nbcnews.com)
After a record-breaking year of migrant crossings, Eagle Pass is applying for a grant to help pay for therapy and other mental health services....
A housing shortage is testing Oregon's pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it (apnews.com)
A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture....
Mexico City may be just months away from running of out water (www.cnn.com)
Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million (www.theguardian.com)
Results confirm how uncommon known complications are as researchers confirm benefits from vaccines still ‘vastly outweigh the risks’...
The killing of a nursing student out for a run highlights the fears of solo female athletes (apnews.com)
The killing of a 22-year-old nursing student has once again put the spotlight on dangers faced by female athletes who practice sports alone.
After Nex Benedict’s death, LGBTQ+ Oklahomans vow to ‘not let the hate take over’ (www.pbs.org)
The recent death of nonbinary student Nex Benedict, who died one day after a physical altercation inside a school bathroom, has sent shockwaves throughout the LGBTQ+ community in Oklahoma....
Former funeral home owner arrested after a corpse lay in a hearse for 2 years (abcnews.go.com)
A former funeral home owner accused of keeping a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for two years and hoarding the cremated remains of 35 people has been arrested, authorities said....
‘Highway to horror’: 14 wrecked slavers’ ships are identified in Bahamas (www.theguardian.com)
Largest cluster of sunken vessels from the 18th and 19th centuries have been identified, bearing ‘silent witness’ to the colonial past...
Lawsuits claim South Carolina kids underwent unnecessary genital exams during abuse investigations (kffhealthnews.org)
Three ongoing federal lawsuits filed in South Carolina accuse the state of forcing boys and girls to undergo traumatic genital exams during child abuse investigations, even when no allegations of sexual abuse have been raised....
Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows (www.nbcnews.com)
A seventh case, the first in a child under age 5, follows the state’s controversial surgeon general’s decision to let parents decide whether to quarantine children or keep them in school....
Some Arizona customers to see monthly fees increase for rooftop solar, advocates criticize rate hike (apnews.com)
