What a soar-head. The friendly skies have just become hilariously rude, owing to a funky flight attendant and his shady penchant for picking on passengers. “The only job that you can call someone ‘Trash,’ and they thank you for it,” Josh Prinkey, an American Airlines employee, wrote in the closed captions of his trending clip. Prinkey […]
STORY: Shein has already filed papers for a London share listing. That’s according to Reuters sources, who say the fast fashion firm confidentially made the move in early June. It’s not clear when the share sale might now take place. China-founded Shein began to explore a London listing early this year. That was after its […]
A group at the center of conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo’s network funneled $750,000 to an influential new lobbying operation that pushes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the country, new tax records show. Do No Harm presents itself as a grassroots association of doctors against gender-affirming care and diversity efforts in the medical profession. The group, which […]
It may soon become unbearable to teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I fear that day has already arrived, though desperately hope I am wrong. The latest disturbing news is that the university secretly records professors while they teach. A university media relations official confirmed it to Inside Higher Ed. Issac […]
Depression does not always show up as sadness at work. Often it can show up in ways you would not expect. South_agency via Getty Images We all go through ups and downs at work, but if hard days are becoming your new normal, you might be experiencing what 280 million people go through worldwide: depression. […]
Americans are paying too much for prescription drugs. It is a common, long-standing complaint. And the culprits seem obvious: Drug companies. Insurers. A dysfunctional federal government. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times But there is another collection of powerful forces that often escape attention, because they operate in the bowels […]
A Republican legislator issued an apology to her Democratic colleague in front of the Vermont House of Representatives after a hidden camera caught her pouring glasses of water into his bag on several occasions over five months. Rep. Mary Ann Morrissey, who has served Bennington, Vermont since 1997, directed her apology to Rep. Jim Carroll, […]
Former Pittsburgh Police Commander Matthew Lackner, who was accused of illegally recording conversations of fellow officers, has been admitted into the Accelerated rehabilitative disposition program, also known as ARD. >> Pittsburgh police commander accused of using 2nd body cam to track officer locations It’s a program for first-time offenders that allows criminal charges to be […]
Nvidia rightfully commands the spotlight when it comes to generative artificial intelligence (AI) right now. But behind these powerful Nvidia chips spawning new software features, business automation, and accelerated computation, there’s a suite of design software tools used by the engineers to make it all possible: electronic design automation (EDA). Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) is the leader […]
There’s a post on X going viral asking, “What’s a weird smell that you like?” What’s a weird smell that you like??? — ☔ (@Whotfismick) May 19, 2024 Twitter: @Whotfismick Personally, for me, it’s a water fountain at a mall in the ’90s. Stan Honda / AFP via Getty Images But this post isn’t about […]
Don’t be an airhead. As many inflight kerfuffles have shown, airplane etiquette can be quite up in the air. Fortunately, flight attendants are helping air barbarians behave better by listing 9 passenger behaviors that might seem polite but actually make them despise you. These sky no-nos surfaced on a variety of platforms, including dedicated Reddit […]
Lauren Windsor is not apologizing for recording her undercover conversations with Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, his wife Martha-Ann Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts. In an interview with POLITICO Magazine, the progressive activist and documentarian discussed how and why she posed as a sympathetic anti-abortion activist to secure candid — and pugnacious — comments […]