Are 1,818 Airbnbs too many in Joshua Tree?
Tonya Hansel, 36, who has lived in the area since she was four, shares this concern. For the past eight years she has been cleaning… Read More »Are 1,818 Airbnbs too many in Joshua Tree?
The weekend’s best deals: Nintendo eShop gift cards, Apple devices and more
Ars Technica It’s the weekend and that means it’s time for a new Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the… Read More »The weekend’s best deals: Nintendo eShop gift cards, Apple devices and more
Two women arrested in La Quinta on suspicion of running a house for prostitution, seized $14K in cash
Approximately $40,000 in cash was seized on Friday, April 8, 2022 and two women were arrested in La Quinta on charges of inciting prostitution and… Read More »Two women arrested in La Quinta on suspicion of running a house for prostitution, seized $14K in cash
Eric Boehlert, media critic and writer, dies aged 56
After a stint as a media writer for the website Daily Kos, Mr. Boehlert began Press Run in 2020, which he described as “an unfiltered,… Read More »Eric Boehlert, media critic and writer, dies aged 56
US says it has secretly removed malware worldwide, preventing Russian cyberattacks
Another attack took place on February 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine, when hackers took Viasat offline. The attack flooded modems with malicious traffic and… Read More »US says it has secretly removed malware worldwide, preventing Russian cyberattacks
First NATO country sends powerful surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine to shoot down Russian planes and cruise missiles
An S-300 anti-aircraft missile is launched during a Greek Army military exercise near Chania on the island of Crete on December 13, 2013.Costas Metaxakis/AFP via… Read More »First NATO country sends powerful surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine to shoot down Russian planes and cruise missiles
KOA goes after the luxury market
The other take is our property Terramor in Bar Harbor, Maine. We saw people looking for unique ways to experience the great outdoors, and not… Read More »KOA goes after the luxury market
The Senate Bill Big Tech Fears
Wired | Getty Images If you want to know how concerned an industry is about a pending legislation, a good measure is how apocalyptic the… Read More »The Senate Bill Big Tech Fears
Bill Browder on Putin, Sanctions and How to End the War
The DealBook Newsletter focuses on a single topic or theme each weekend, providing reporting and analysis that provides a deeper understanding of an important topic… Read More »Bill Browder on Putin, Sanctions and How to End the War
Trump-Backed Vernon Jones Says Civil Rights Don’t Apply To Gays Because ‘They Can Really Change’ To Be Straight
Vernon Jones addresses a crowd at a meeting with former US President Donald Trump on September 25, 2021 in Perry, Georgia.Sean Rayford/Getty Images Vernon Jones,… Read More »Trump-Backed Vernon Jones Says Civil Rights Don’t Apply To Gays Because ‘They Can Really Change’ To Be Straight
For prominent women on Instagram, DMs can be a cesspool of misogyny
A look at the private direct messages of five prominent women on Instagram found a torrent of harassment, including pornographic images and threats of physical… Read More »For prominent women on Instagram, DMs can be a cesspool of misogyny
In a Michigan County, stimulus funds are remaking public health programs
LANSING, Michigan — In a deprived neighborhood of Michigan’s capital, a health clinic is being built with nearly $900,000 in federal pandemic relief funds, a… Read More »In a Michigan County, stimulus funds are remaking public health programs
The painfully simple reason why Hong Kong saw one of the highest COVID death rates
enlarge † Health workers wearing personal protective equipment transport the body of a deceased patient to a hearse outside the mortuary of Queen Elizabeth Hospital… Read More »The painfully simple reason why Hong Kong saw one of the highest COVID death rates
Russian soldiers in Chernobyl spent a month sleeping in a radioactive forest, exposing themselves to potentially dangerous levels of radiation and ignoring their own nuclear experts: report
Maxar satellite imagery close-up of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on March 10, 2022.Maxar Technologies via G Russian troops took Chernobyl on February… Read More »Russian soldiers in Chernobyl spent a month sleeping in a radioactive forest, exposing themselves to potentially dangerous levels of radiation and ignoring their own nuclear experts: report
The census has been broken. Can AI solve it?
Greg Yetman is co-director of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), part of Columbia University’s Climate School. As part of a NASA… Read More »The census has been broken. Can AI solve it?
