The family of murdered teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker return to Japan on the second anniversary of her death.
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The family of murdered teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker return to Japan on the second anniversary of her death.
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Steve Bannon is taking his show on the road. Convicted by a federal jury in 2022 for contempt of Congress, the right-wing agitator is set to spend four months in a Connecticut penitentiary starting July 1. It’s the latest act in the iconoclastic performance of Donald Trump’s longtime adviser and confidant, one that parallels the legal woes of his old boss and the hundreds of Jan.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareDigital price labels could be coming to a grocery store near you—if it isn’t there already. The pricing system, which replaces paper stickers with electronic labels that can be changed in real time, is being rolled out in stores like Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, and the Midwestern chain Schnucks. Walmart recently became the latest retailer to announce that it will soon switch to a digital pricing model, expanding into 2,300 stores by 2026. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But the switch has caused apprehension amongst consumers worried that the ability for stores to change prices quickly might make them more vulnerable to price gouging— in which the price of a good is increased when there’s higher demand.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe new documentary TikTok Star Murders, out June 25 on Peacock, explores the dark story of an abusive relationship between an internet-famous couple. Ali and Ana Abulaban met in 2014, when they both served in the Air Force and were stationed in Okinawa, Japan. Around 2019, Ali began gaining an online following under the name @jinnkid.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIn early 2023, following an international conference that included dialogue with China, the United States released a “Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy,” urging states to adopt sensible policies that include ensuring ultimate human control over nuclear weapons. Yet the notion of “human control” itself is hazier than it might seem.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIf you missed out on, or have since forgotten about, what was known as “Jimmermania,” or “Jim-Sanity”—that period of time in 2011 when Brigham Young University (BYU) guard Jimmer Fredette took over college basketball, much like Catilin Clark did this season—let’s revisit that era for a moment. Even in a pre-Instagram and pre-TikTok age, Fredette’s long-range shooting exploits lit up social media, especially on YouTube and Twitter, where none other than Kevin Durant, the best scorer in the world at that time, called Fredette “the best scorer in the world!!” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In late January of that year, Fredette dropped 43 points on an undefeated San Diego State quad which featured Kawhi Leonard; after BYU’s nationally televised home victory over the Aztecs, Fredette had to retreat behind a Marriott Center scorer’s table to shield himself from the Provo, Utah, faithful who wanted to hoist their hero over their shoulders.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareJillian Alfieri didn’t even make it through her first seven months before asthma started having its way with her. The now 13-year-old had just been placed in her stroller for an early evening walk when her parents noticed that she seemed to be battling to breathe. “At first, we thought she was choking,” says her father, Rob, a stay-at-home parent in New York City.
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