The pandemic has been bad for the country’s local newspapers. But maybe not as bad as some people have feared. More than 360 newspapers in… Read More »More than 360 newspapers have been closed since just before the start of the pandemic.
Multiple dead in shooting in Copenhagen shopping center
Google let a few senior executives leave this week. The first was Bill Ready, Google’s “President of Commerce, Payments & Next Billion Users,” who left… Read More »Google loses two executives: one for Messaging and Workspace, another for Payments
YouTube/Akron PD Police in Akron, Ohio, have released heartbreaking body camera footage showing an unarmed 25-year-old black man being shot more than 60 times by… Read More »Sick footage shows Akron police officers killing unarmed black man in hail of bullets
A member of the Federal Communications Commission has asked Google and Apple to remove TikTok from their app stores, citing concerns that the popular Chinese-owned… Read More »FCC Commissioner Urges Apple and Google on TikTok . to delete
enlarge † A variety of pain-relieving medications are available both over the counter and by prescription. Without the ability to feel pain, life is more… Read More »How do painkillers kill pain? It’s about meeting the pain where it is
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif). delivered a week before the panel by Cassidy Hutchinson, who previously served as an aide to former White House Chief of… Read More »Jan 6 panelist ‘surprised’ by prosecutors’ response to Hutchinson testimony
Substack, the newsletter startup that has attracted prominent writers including George Saunders and Salman Rushdie, laid off 13 of its 90 employees on Wednesday, as… Read More »Substack lays off 14% of its staff
Two people were killed and four others injured — including three police officers — when a man wearing an assault rifle and “battle belt” opened… Read More »2 killed, 3 officers injured in Texas by suspect with assault rifle and ‘Battle Belt’
enlarge † Belgian rider Wout Van Aert of the Jumbo-Visma team cycles to the finish during the first stage of the 109th edition of the… Read More »How many calories does the Tour de France winner burn?
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Mark Budzinski and manager Charlie Montoyo resigned in the third inning of Game 2 on Saturday… Read More »Jays 1B coach Budzinski leaves game over ‘personal matter’
In May 1972, Chicago police raided a high-rise apartment where a group called the Jane Collective performed abortions. It was the year before the Supreme… Read More »Why Deleting Your Period Tracker Doesn’t Protect Your Privacy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals became the first Major League team to hit four consecutive home runs in the first inning when Nolan… Read More »Cardinals become 1st team to hit 4 hours in a row in 1st inning
Ars Technica It’s the weekend and that means it’s time for a new Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the web’s best tech deals includes a… Read More »The weekend’s best deals: Apple TV 4K, OLED TVs, MacBook Pros, and more
Tesla said on Saturday that vehicle deliveries fell 18 percent from April to June from the first quarter of the year, a rare slowdown for… Read More »Tesla sales slow as the pandemic falters production
