Brazilian volleyball player suspended over Lula poll

Artificial intelligence predicts climate change coming faster than we recently thought, new study says
AI is predicting the world is likely to hit a key warming threshold in 10-12 years

McDonald's to open 1900 locations in 2023, US franchisees encouraged by growth

Judge says Texas Attorney General Paxton must face ethics lawsuit

UN: Taliban ban on women aid workers is potential death blow
Kabul's mannequins hooded and masked under Taliban rules

Armenia tells World Court Azerbaijan blockade is 'ethnic cleansing'
Armenia-Azarbaijan: an intermittent war as a way of life
Blinken hosts Armenia and Azerbaijan ministers, praises 'courageous steps'
Putin says normalisation in Armenia, Azerbaijan's interests
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree not to use force, stick to peace deals - RIA
EU to send 40 experts on Armenia, Azerbaijan border mission
Turkey's Erdogan believes Azerbaijan-Armenia could reach lasting peace
The deadly clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, explained
Kyrgyzstan reports heavy fighting with Tajikistan, 24 people killed
Analysis-Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting again, and why does it matter?
Turkey's Erdogan: Armenian attitude towards Azerbaijan will have consequences
Turkey backs Azerbaijan, says Armenia 'should cease provocations'
UPDATE 1-Kremlin says Putin making 'every effort' to de-escalate Armenia-Azerbaijan hostilities
Azerbaijan reclaims key city near Nagorno-Karabakh
Kremlin calls for restraint from Azerbaijan, Armenia over Karabakh fighting

Boeing delivers its final 747 jet today, ending a run of more than 50 years
Boeing faces a criminal charge of fraud related to deadly 737 Max crashes

EPA stops the Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay with rarely used power
Feds use rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan
A Copper Mine Could Advance Green Energy but Scar Sacred Land

Why Black Families Are Leaving New York, and What It Means for the City
Native Hawaiians flock to Las Vegas for affordable living
I’m homeless in California. And I have an easy, cost-free solution to homelessness | Opinion
Rental application fees add up fast in a tight market. But limiting them is tough
Buying a home became a key way to build wealth. What happens if you can't afford to?

An immigrant eventually becomes an amalgamation of identities and cultures, never belonging to one place, always yearning for the familiarity of somewhere else. - Rose Wong

St. Louis to pay $5.2 million after mass arrests in 2017

A conservative judge who helped stop Trump on Jan. 6 wants to finish the job

What is postpartum psychosis? Rare condition is in the spotlight after the killing of three children in Massachusetts

Florida GOP leaders want to get rid of gun permits
Changing the Way Media Reports on Gun Violence
Nearly all U.S. mass attackers were male and faced major life stressor, report finds

Playfulness, connection and flow

Humans want to make everything better — but sometimes different is just as good
The Key To Happiness, According To A Decades-Long Study
What's the #1 thing to change to be happier? A top happiness researcher weighs in
To reignite the joy of childhood, learn to live on 'toddler time'

Episode #287

How the pandemic changed the rules of personal finance

What kind of perfectionist are you? Take this 7-question quiz to find out

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Half Moon Bay shooting victims’ families who lived on farms left without homes or income
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California Has More Than 100 Gun Laws. Why Don't They Stop More Mass Shootings?
At California gun fair, few speak of recent massacres
The Half Moon Bay shooting was prompted by a $100 repair bill, local prosecutor says
Police charge 18-year-old in fatal Des Moines shooting
At least 7 dead in second California mass shooting
Police say 2 students were killed and 1 man hurt in a Des Moines shooting
A gunman killed 7 people in shootings in Half Moon Bay, California
7 dead as California mourns 3rd mass killing in 8 days
12 people are injured from a shooting at a Louisiana nightclub
A Florida School Received a Threat. Did a Red Flag Law Prevent a Shooting?

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is sometihing you design for the present. - Jim Rohn

Make happiness your mission. Make happiness something you share, teach, feel, and learn because it's something the world needs. Be a kindness ambasssador and keep kindness moving forwward. - unknown

Be happy... not because everything is good. But because you can see the good in evenything. - unknown

A meal prep influencer shares 6 of his favorite cooking hacks

“A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called ‘leaves’) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person — perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, the author is speaking, clearly and silently, inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another. Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.” - Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Soulmates always find each other. In space. In time. Through galaxies and cosmos. Soulmates always find each other. - unknown

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed." - Carl Gustav Jung

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Appeals court clears the way for more lawsuits over Johnson's Baby Powder

"Forget about
enlightenment
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a nicer person.
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"Sound is the medicine of the future." – Edgar Cayce

The Portland Winter Light Festival Sets the City Aglow

"If there is anything that we wish to change in our children, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves." — Carl Jung

Never lose hope, my dear heart, miracles dwell in the invisble. - Rumi

Portland is the 3rd most creative city in America, report says

A warm start to winter adds to challenges for Vermont’s logging industry
'Drought' has New Yorkers asking: 'Where's the snow?'
This snowplot
This snowplow driver just started his own service. But warmer winters threaten it
Dwindling Snow Leaves Swiss Alpine Villages Staring at an Identity Crisis
Harsh winter means misery for many people but happiness for skiers

Congress tightens U.S. manufacturing rules after battery technology ends up in China

CEO apologizes for quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in layoff memo
'They fire, we hire' - Germany seizes on Silicon Valley's woes
‘Bad game of Russian roulette’: ‘Blindsided’ ex-Google employee documents her layoff in viral video
An engineer laid off after over 16 years at Google said ‘faceless’ tech giants see staff as ‘100% disposable’
5 takeaways from the massive layoffs hitting Big Tech right now
Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January

China says COVID situation at 'low level' after holiday
With COVID lockdowns lifted, China says it's back in business. But it's not so easy
Chinese who lost relatives to COVID angry at failure to protect elderly
China's COVID surge prompts CDC to expand a hunt for new variants among air travelers
A 'wolf warrior' is sidelined, as China softens its approach on the world stage
China's authorities are quietly rounding up people who protested against COVID rules
China 'wolf warrior' diplomatic spokesperson Zhao moves to new role
China is suffering an estimated 5,000 unofficial deaths a day in brutal COVID-19 surge
Protesters clash with police at COVID antigen kit maker factory in China, videos show

Children and teens aren't doing enough physical activity - new study sounds a health warning

China's JD.com to shut e-commerce sites in Indonesia, Thailand

Love is the foundation of our mutual wellbeing. - unknown

The way of peace is the way of love.
Love is the greatest power on earth.
It conquers all things. - unknown

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. - Khalil Gibran

West Virginia advances school mandate on 'In God We Trust'

Drones reportedly attack convoy in east Syria coming from Iraq

Turkey alerts citizens to risk of attack in United States, Europe on heels of Western warnings

With an eye on working families, Democrats launch the Congressional Dads Caucus

Marie Kondo revealed she's 'kind of given up' on being so tidy. People freaked out

Opinion: A Holocaust remembrance — and lessons we have yet to learn
Survey shows a lack of Holocaust awareness in the country that was home to Anne Frank
Russia not invited to Auschwitz liberation ceremony
Second gentleman Emhoff visits Auschwitz, part of a push against antisemitism
16 objects from Germany tell story of Holocaust in new ways

A project collects the names of those held at Japanese internment camps during WWII

An ancient fresco is among 60 treasures the U.S. is returning to Italy

US professional freestyle skier dies in Japan avalanche

Boar’s Head brand among 52,000 pounds of Italian cold cuts recalled after listeria found

Thom Browne's win against Adidas is also one for independent designers, he says

The UK Prime Minister has fired his party chairman over tax bill allegations

Seek not the paths of the anicents; seek that which the ancients sought. - Matsuo Basho

The only people for me are the mad ones..... the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, madto be saved. - Jack Kerouac, On the Road

Here's Why It's Especially Dangerous To Hike SoCal Mountains Right Now

Jury: $1M to Oregon woman told 'I don't serve Black people'

They don't need to know your side of the story, and you don't need the last word. Seek healing and you'll find peace in not proving your point. - Morgan Richard Olivier

Atlanta protest update: Gov. Kemp declares state of emergency, taps 1,000 National Guard troops

Could Migration Help Ease The World's Population Challenges?
Migration could prevent a looming population crisis. But there are catches
American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades

The winter storms in California will boost water allocations for the state's cities
California's flooding reveals we're still building cities for the climate of the past
Here’s how California drought improved during latest storms — but it’s far from over
California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater
For California, weeks of deadly storms are finally set to wane after Monday
California's system to defend against mudslides is being put to the ultimate test
California storms bring more heavy rain, flooding and power outages
California braces for flooding from intense storms rolling across the state
Nearly all of California exits the worst drought categories in U.S. Drought Monitor
How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific
How California's Deadly Floods Are Tied To The State's Ongoing Drought
Heavy rain is still hitting California. A few reservoirs figured out how to capture more for drought
California suddenly has so much snow. But even this extraordinary bounty isn't enough
EXPLAINER: How much will the rain help California's drought?
As storms batter California, Newsom says state is 'proof that the climate crisis is real'
4 more storms heading toward California in next 10 days, Newsom warns; death toll climbs: Updates
Rescuers search for a 5-year-old swept away by floodwaters in California storms
An Atmospheric River Runs Through It
California storm death toll reaches 16 as more rain, winds arrive. Damage could top $1 billion
A 5-year-old was swept away by floodwaters as California's heavy storms continue
Can California's massive rain solve its historic drought?
California towns evacuated as monster storm expected to bring foot of rain
California is getting drenched. So why can't it save water for the drought?
California braces for 'parade of cyclones' after storms kill 12
Streak of brutal weather continues in California with 2 storms forecast this week
California's 'Pineapple Express' relents, with some areas starting cleanup efforts
California braces for more storms as thousands are still without power
Biden declares emergency for California due to winter storms
How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific
L.A. lets rain flow into the Pacific Ocean, wasting a vital resource. Can we do better?
Massive waves, power outages plague California coastal community amid storms
Toddler killed, cities evacuated as massive storm lashes Northern California
'Pineapple express' storm brings more floods and topples trees in California
Evacuations ordered as California 'bomb cyclone' unleashes powerful winds, heavy rain; state of emergency declared
Powerful storm slams into California, bringing power outages and fears of flooding
Floods Show California's Climate Dilemma: Fight the Water, or Pull Back?
California holds its breath as an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone approach
A third atmospheric river storm is set to add to misery in California's flooded areas
Heavy rain and snow falls across California in atmospheric river storm
A powerful storm in California is causing flooding, road closures and power outages

Florida Power CEO implicated in scandals abruptly steps down

Oil refineries release lots of water pollution near communities of color, data show

Utah's solution to ski traffic snarl? Build the world's longest gondola

A curious Colorado bear strikes a pose for 400 selfies on a wildlife camera

During George Floyd Protests, 2 Lawyers' Futures Went Up in Flames

Tanzania squeezes Maasai by seizing livestock, report says

China, U.S. spar at WTO meeting over disputes
China's economic growth falls to 3% in 2022 but slowly reviving

Iranian chess player who competed without hijab meets with Spanish PM

Growth means choosing happiness over history, and never looking back. - unknown

I choose to hold you in my dreams.. for in my dreams, there is no end. - Rumi

Earth’s inner core paused, then reversed its spin. This is fine

We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make the world. - Buddha

Perhaps the most 'spiritual' thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with intergity and kindness. - Jon kabat-Zinn

You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.
The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. - John C. Maxwell

This Maine home can stay 70 degrees without a furnace, even when it's freezing outside
3D-printed homes level up with a 2-story house in Houston
A solution to the housing shortage?
Are we on the cusp of a 3D-printed housing revolution?

Pope Francis' LGBTQ comments are not surprising but sincere, gay Vatican adviser says
Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime in a new interview

Daniel Dae Kim says success of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ has inadvertently hampered Asian-led films

Ukrainian chess Grand Master to play for Romania

How three unlikely groups worked together to achieve interracial solidarity

The story of "Monopoly" and American capitalism

The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public

Why San Diego's waves turned bright pink

Air Canada customer finally receives luggage after AirTag tracks international journey
'This is wrong and this is criminal': Ontario couple shocked to find their luggage donated to charity by Air Canada

Meet the mathematical minds behind Oscar-nominated 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'

UV nail dryers may pose cancer risks, a study says. Here are precautions you can take

6 doctors swallowed Lego heads for science. Here's what came out

Humans can correctly identify several gestures made by apes, a new study shows

30 years after the siege, 'Waco' examines what led to the catastrophe

Do you use these words when you apologize? It's time to stop, researchers say

Ex-staffer sues Fox News and former Trump aide over sexual abuse claims
A full guide to the sexual misconduct allegations against YouTuber Andrew Callaghan

Opium farming surges in Myanmar since the military coup, the U.N. says

New 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms

'Everybody is cheating': Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy
A rocky past haunts the mysterious company behind the Lensa AI photo app
Therapy by chatbot? The promise and challenges in using AI for mental health
Did AI write this headline?
This 22-year-old is trying to save us from ChatGPT before it changes writing forever
A college student created an app that can tell whether AI wrote an essay
Crash videos: Tesla abruptly brakes in 'self driving' mode, causes Bay Bridge pileup

Why inventing a vaccine for AIDS is tougher than for COVID
The Only HIV Vaccine in Advanced Trials Has Failed. What Now?

What tracking one Walmart store's prices for years taught us about the economy

Thousands rally for 'Invasion Day' protests on Australia Day holiday

This drinks festival doesn't have alcohol. That's why hundreds of people came
Here's why non-alcoholic beers finally taste good, and not just for Dry January
A golden age for nonalcoholic beers, wines and spirits

Germany apologizes for leopard jibe that upset some Africans
Germany's defense minister resigns amid Ukraine criticism
Germany's defense minister steps down after a string of widely criticized missteps

Microsoft applications like Outlook and Teams were down for thousands of users

Forester leaves a quiet legacy on trails of the Columbia Gorge

Don't make more space for more stuff. Make space for more life. - Courtney Carver

You are the sky. Everything else.. it is just the weather. - Pema Chodron

The magic is in the messs. - Brene Brown

Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one’s self. It is not about the absence of other people — it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others. - Parker Palmer

The trick is to care about everyone while not caring what they think. - unknown

Bail reform is a mistake, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez tells Biden at White House summit

Lei and song fill the funeral procession for Abigail Kawānanakoa
130th anniversary of Hawaiian Kingdom overthrow brings keiki and kūpuna together

China and the Population Bomb That Wasn’t
Can China save its economy - and ours?
Here's why China's population dropped for the first time in decades
China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop
China's first population drop in six decades sounds alarm on demographic crisis
India is about to pass China as the world's most populous country
This baby could push India past China to become the world's most populous country

Why Michelle Yeoh's 'shut up' at the Golden Globes was profound for Asian women

Opinion: “Sweden needs to reckon with its racism”

Time is so much weirder than it seems

The Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever

In reversal, US poised to approve Abrams tanks for Ukraine
Putin’s Favorite Neighbor Whips Out the Big Guns in New Warning
Head of Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine's Donetsk says visited Soledar
What is the Leopard 2 tank, and why does Ukraine want it?
President Zelenskyy shakes up Ukraine's Cabinet amid corruption allegations
Putin’s Secret Attack Plan Would Be Ukrainian Nightmare
US decides against sending tanks to Ukraine in aid package
U.S., NATO countries announce massive weapons package for Ukraine
U.S. officials advise Ukraine to wait on offensive, official says
Germany signals it hasn't ruled out sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Gains by Wagner Group in Ukraine give ‘Putin’s chef,’ Yevgeny Prigozhin, greater Kremlin clout
Kremlin: Ukrainian strikes on Crimea would be 'extremely dangerous'
Putin ally warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia is defeated in Ukraine
Zelensky says he doesn’t know who makes decisions in Russia
Kremlin Spars With Ukrainian President Zelensky Over Whether Putin Is Still Alive
Pentagon looks to shift dynamic in Ukraine war, without Abrams tanks
Russia’s Shadow Army Exposed and Humiliated by Bogus ‘Recruit’
Russia is planning a major offensive. Here’s what that might look like.
'Absurd': Russian foreign minister Lavrov sparks backlash for invoking Holocaust
Funerals begin for dozens of people killed in an attack on a Dnipro apartment complex
Ukraine's interior minister is among the dead as his helicopter crashes at a school
Japan to roll out plans to back Ukraine at 'appropriate time', U.S. official says
Intel Reveals Putin’s First Order for a Big War Rebound This Year
Death toll in Russian strike on Ukrainian building up to at least 35
Amid the rubble in Dnipro, Ukraine, a frantic search grows increasingly desperate
Ukraine says Russian strike pattern suggests it is low on ballistic missiles
Putin: I Could Never Have Foreseen 2022’s ‘Unexpected’ Crises That I Created
Russia says Britain's foreign minister yet to answer for supporting Kyiv
The death toll from a Russian strike on an apartment complex in Ukraine is now 29
What Putin's shake-up of top commanders could mean for the war in Ukraine

How an Alaskan 'puppy bus' went viral on TikTok

Oregon lawmaker introduces a bill that would ban the sale of kangaroo parts

Holiday Traditions in China and Ukraine Offer Comfort During Uncertain Times
Bosnian war survivors share survival tips with Ukraine
Ukraine: Under The Counter
Where The Ukraine War Goes Next
Russia presses Azerbaijan to unblock road into enclave, Baku unmoved
Armenia cancels military drills, widening rift with Moscow

Yeah, actually, your plastic coffee pod may not be great for the climate

Elon Musk takes the witness stand to defend his Tesla buyout tweets
Twitter is auctioning off office supplies, including a pizza oven and neon bird sign
Here's what's at stake in Elon Musk's Tesla tweet trial
Twitter Said to Consider Selling User Names to Boost Revenue
Twitter said it fixed ‘verification.’ So I impersonated a senator (again).

Looking for Amazon alternatives for ethical shopping? Here are some ideas

The Supreme Court is weighing a theory that could upend elections. Here's how

Disney World's Splash Mountain runs dry, as the iconic ride closes for good

For Black Men, Barriers To Mental Health Care Can Be Complex

Despite Billion-Dollar Jackpots, Critics Say the Lottery Is a Losing Game

Florida says AP class teaches critical race theory. Here's what's really in the course
Florida's AP African American studies ban should raise alarm elsewhere, lawmaker says
Florida blocks high school African American studies class
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans "Latinx" from Arkansas documents
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is banning 'Latinx' from state documents
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs executive orders on first day of term

How we got our Holidays: Lunar New Year 2023

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DOJ: Salt Lake City plastic surgeon among 4 charged in alleged COVID vaccine card scheme

At the first March for Life post-Roe, anti-abortion activists say fight isn't over

As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all. - Buddha

May I be peaceful, happy, and light in body and in mind.
May i be safe and free from accidents.
May I be free from anger, unwholesome state of mind like fear and worries.
May I know to look at myself with the eyes of understanding and love.
May i be able to recognize and touch the seeds of joy and happiness in myself.
May I learn how to nourish myself with joy each day.
May I be able to live, fresh, solid, and free.
May i not fall into the state of indifference or be caught in the extremes of attachment or aversion.
May all beings be peaceful, happy, and light in body and in mind.
May all beings be safe and free from accidents.
May all beings be free from anger, unwholesome state of mind like fear and worries.

In a Tokyo supermarket, signs of struggle for Japanese business

Episode #309

U.S. investigating first cases of new drug-resistant gonorrhea strain

‘It’s a strange moment we live in’: MLK sculptor on backlash to monument
New MLK statue in Boston is greeted with a mix of open arms, consternation and laughs

After Roe, Republicans Wrestle With What It Means to Be 'Pro-Life'
FBI offers rewards for information on pregnancy center attacks
3 NYC sexual health clinics still shuttered as Adams seeks to expand abortion access
The U.S. faces 'unprecedented uncertainty' regarding abortion law, legal scholar says
50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate: 4 essential reads
With telehealth abortion, doctors have to learn to trust and empower patients
Talk of prosecuting women for abortion pills roils antiabortion movement
Virginia bill would count a fetus as a car passenger in HOV lanes
Does South Carolina's decision protecting abortion mean other states will follow?
Sotomayor felt 'shell-shocked' after U.S. Supreme Court's abortion decision
South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban
South Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down State Abortion Ban

T-Mobile says data on 37 million customers stolen
T-Mobile says breach exposed personal data of 37 million customers
Bank of America says the problem with Zelle transactions is resolved

'Women Talking' is exactly that — and so much more
In 'Women Talking,' survivors must decide: Do nothing, stay and fight, or leave?
'Women Talking' explores survival, solidarity and spirituality after sexual assault

7 tips to help you keep the peace when traveling with a group

These Lunar New Year dishes remind those who make them of their family and friends

Harvard restores fellowship for human rights advocate critical of Israeli policies
Israeli forces remove West Bank settler outpost, riling rightists in government
Zionist group uses US anti-terrorism laws to sue Palestinian activists
Israel and Palestinians clash at UN meeting as tensions rise
Hamas sees West Bank as battleground with new Israel gov't
Israeli military kills Palestinian teacher, militant in raid
Film on Israel's 1948 war shows Palestinian agony: director
U.S. links Israel visa-waiver to West Bank travel for Palestinian-Americans
Israel Supreme Court tells Netanyahu he must fire minister
Israeli high court: Netanyahu must fire key Cabinet ally
Israel deports Italian activist arrested in West Bank raid
Nations express 'deep concern' at Israeli punitive measures
In threat, Hamas releases video said to show captive Israeli
Israeli prime minister confirms citizen captured by Hamas in Gaza is alive
New Israeli power broker seeks to rewrite history to justify violence against Palestinians
Israel’s chief justice attacks planned justice-system overhaul by Netanyahu’s new far-right government
Three Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes with Israeli forces, Palestinians say
Israel's top judge says government judicial reform plan will crush justice system
Israel's outgoing army chief rebukes far-right government

First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

Polar bear emerged unseen from snowstorm to kill mom, son
A polar bear kills a woman and a boy in a remote Alaska village

The FAA grounded all US flights because contractors mistakenly deleted files
FAA contractors deleted files — and inadvertently grounded thousands of flights
A damaged file may have caused the outage in an FAA system, leading to travel chaos
Here's the latest on the NOTAM outage that caused flight delays and cancellations
Flight cancellations and delays pile up after an FAA safety system outage
Portland International Airport notified of FAA outage, flights facing snowball delays
Explainer-Why U.S. flights were grounded by a FAA system outage

Kshama Sawant will not seek re-election on Seattle City Council

A San Francisco business owner is arrested after spraying homeless woman with a hose
S.F. antiques dealer who was recorded spraying a homeless woman with a water hose is arrested

Weight loss drugs and surgery – for kids? Why new obesity guidance is drawing scrutiny.
Childhood obesity requires early, aggressive treatment, new guidelines say
Anti-fatness keeps fat people on the margins, says Aubrey Gordon

There is power in ending.
It takes you to the beginnings of what is meant for you. - Heba Nazar

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. - Carl Jung

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day, saying " I will try again tomorrow." - Mary Anne Radmacher

We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope. - MLK. Jr.

One Day, You Will No Longer Be An Almost

With the right person, you will feel seen and heard, and loved. - Mark Anthony

When it is time to go, be gone. Stop convincing yourself to stay in unwanted environments. - S. McNutt

The cure is care. Caring for others is the practice of peace. Caring becomes as important as curing. Caring prodices the cure, not the reverse. - Sargent Shriver

Share your presence with others, no boundaries, completely, openly, lovingly. Love is what makes us alive. - Alex Grey

Let me seek the gift of silence, where everything I touch becomes a prayer. - Thomas Merton

Thinx settled a lawsuit over chemicals in its period underwear. Here's what to know

May I be peaceful, happy and light. - Renee

1-18-2023. thank you!

The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart. - Rumi

Coast Guard monitoring suspected Russian spy ship near Hawaii

Amazon ends its charity donation program following other cost-cutting efforts
Behind your speedy Amazon delivery are serious hazards for workers, government finds
Amazon loses bid to overturn historic union win at Staten Island warehouse

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From housework to sex, here's how relationship contracts can help couples

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to leave office

Court asked to void verdict against ex-cop in Floyd's murder
Derek Chauvin's lawyer is expected to ask a court to throw out his murder convictions

Justices seem to lean toward deaf student in education case

Mexican president says he'll consider 'El Chapo' request
At least 29 killed in Mexico capture of Chapo's son; U.S. extradition not guaranteed
Violence hits a Mexico cartel stronghold as the son of 'El Chapo' is captured
Cartel lays siege to Mexican city after recapture of the son of 'El Chapo'
Mexican cartel leader dies in shootout after mass jail break

中國移民最多的國家是哪個？

Nemat Shafik is named the first woman to be president at Columbia University

With less access to paid leave, rural workers face hard choices about health, family

What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery

Nobel winner Maria Ressa and her online news outlet are cleared of tax evasion

Microsoft slashes 10,000 jobs, the latest in a wave of layoffs
This AI expert has 90 days to find a job — or leave the U.S.
The precarity of the H-1B work visa
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing at least 34 more stores in 4 key states
Bed Bath & Beyond warns it may go out of business, stock tanks to lowest levels in 30 years
Amazon CEO says company will lay off more than 18,000 workers
January is often a big month for layoffs. Here's what to do in a worst case scenario
Bed Bath & Beyond warns that it may go bankrupt
Salesforce cuts 10% of its workforce: 'We hired too many people'
Big Tech’s Layoffs Will Fuel the Industry's Future
Foreign workers laid off from Big Tech face a deadline: Find jobs ASAP or leave the country
Should we worry about another dot-com bust?
Find a new job in 60 days: tech layoffs put immigrant workers on a ticking clock
Carousell lays off 10% of staff
DoorDash cuts 1,250 jobs after pandemic hiring surge
Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce
Meta layoffs include 726 in Seattle, Bellevue
It's the end of the boom times in tech, as layoffs keep mounting
Video: Mark Zuckerberg thanks laid-off Meta employees in leaked call
Meta is laying off more than 11,000 employees
Facebook parent company Meta sheds 11,000 jobs in latest sign of tech slowdown

I will love you on the days your heart has nothing to wear. - Archana Bhandari

Southwest pilots union calls for May vote on potential strike
Southwest hid signs of outdated technology that led to December failures, class action suit says
Southwest CEO says all options 'on the table' after carrier's meltdown, and vows responsibility
Southwest Airlines' holiday chaos could cost the company as much as $825 million
Promotions, not job cuts, follow Southwest's holiday chaos
Southwest Airlines' #epicfail takes social media by storm
Southwest Airlines apologizes and then gives its customers frequent-flyer points
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5 things to know about Southwest's disastrous meltdown
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Southwest cancels another 4,800 flights as its reduced schedule continues
Stranded Southwest fliers face days of waiting as anger, scrutiny over meltdown grow
The blizzard is just one reason behind the operational meltdown at Southwest Airlines
U.S. to examine Southwest Airlines cancellations, calls 'unacceptable'

Greta Thunberg was detained by German police while protesting a coal mine expansion
UPDATE 3-Greta Thunberg arrested at German mine protest, will be freed later - police

Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site
Azerbaijan appoints first ever ambassador to Israel amid Iran row
Israeli president invites Turkey's Erdogan to visit, receives envoy

Industrial espionage: How China sneaks out America's technology secrets

Creativiity is intelligence having fun. - Albert Einstein

Boundaries are sacred love for the self. And self betrayal is the slow death of always saying 'yes.' Remmeber who the hell you are. - J. Mike Fields

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Meditation: Body and Spirit (19:43 min.)

Poem (the spirit likes to dress up)

The spirit
likes to dress up like this:
ten fingers,
ten toes,

shoulders, and all the rest
at night
in the black branches,
in the morning

in the blue branches
of the world.
It could float, of course,
but would rather

plumb rough matter.
Airy and shapeless thing,
it needs
the metaphor of the body,

lime and appetite,
the oceanic fluids;
it needs the body’s world,
instinct

and imagination
and the dark hug of time,
sweetness
and tangibility,

to be understood,
to be more than pure light
that burns
where no one is –

so it enters us –
in the morning
shines from brute comfort
like a stitch of lightning;

and at night
lights up the deep and wondrous
drownings of the body
like a star.

Mary Oliver, Dream Work

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