Tag: Means

Winning the clean energy revolution shows the Inland Empire means business

Many recent media stories highlight the Inland Empire’s opportunity to become the world hub for clean energy development. First, there was news that the Riverside City Council had approved the plan for Ohmio, maker of autonomous electric shuttles, to move its international headquarters to Riverside. Next, a story published details about a study supported by […]

What it means for the COVID-19 pandemic to be ‘over’

Dr. Joseph Varon comforts a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on Thanksgiving at the United Memorial Medical Center on Nov. 26, 2020 in Houston. (Go Nakamura/Getty Images) Friday’s declaration by the World Health Organization that the coronavirus emergency was “over” marked the end of a three-year journey that saw the world transformed by […]

What the destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam means for local residents

Rescue workers help residents evacuate from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (Libkos/AP) The destruction on Tuesday of the massive Soviet-era Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian city of Nova Kakhovka has damaged homes and is posing a threat to residents, animals, crops and public infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called […]

What it means and how it’s used

“Rizz” was crowned 2023’s word of the year by the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary, as the youthful Gen Z term charmed both voters and linguistics experts alike. What it means: For those of us who haven’t heard the term before, “rizz” is slang for “style, charm, or attractiveness” or “the ability to attract […]

what it means and what’s next

The Republican-led House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. In a show of party unity, every Republican voted in favor of the resolution 221-212. The move comes despite lingering concerns within the GOP, particularly in districts Biden won in 2020, that House investigators have yet to produce conclusive […]

What Elon Musk’s involvement in politics means for the world : NPR

Elon Musk has developed breakthrough tech companies and made himself a figure in global politics. Could his erratic behavior undermine those successes? ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Elon Musk is the richest person in the world. His business empire encompasses social media, space exploration, electric vehicles and satellite communications. And those businesses are part of what’s pulling […]

The Politics of Viola Davis’s Oscars Comment About “the Only Profession That Celebrates What It Means to Live a Life”

Yesterday I praised Viola Davis’s Oscars speech for being memorable without being explicitly political—for simply talking about her job in a moving and well-written way. Twitter quickly let me know I missed something. On social media and conservative-leaning news sites, Davis’s speech had in fact sparked outrage. After explaining that she felt her mission was […]