OCTOBER 7, 2022
Generally, the right venue to warn that we face the biggest threat of Armageddon in 60 years wouldn’t seem to be a political fundraiser. But for whatever reason, that’s where President Biden on Thursday night decided to offer some of the scariest comments uttered by a U.S. president in decades.
Speaking at a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee event,...
OCTOBER 7, 2022
The view from the cockpit. - Flying Dragon/Youtube
An amazing video shows a pilot winding his way through a mountainous valley over the roofs of homes to land at what is widely considered to be the most challenging runway in the world.
Only a few dozen pilots are licensed to land their planes at the Paro Airport in Bhutan,...
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Mark Horowitz in London in August 2022. - Photo Credit: Daniel Jackont
When Mark Horowitz was 21, he began taking antidepressants.
At the time, he was feeling a "bit miserable" in school — like "a neurotic, Woody Allen kind of guy." His medical provider suggested he start taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI.
He never imagined the debilitating...
OCTOBER 6, 2022
There is a new malware making rounds, that targets Microsoft SQL servers, and is capable of running programs, snooping in on data, brute-forcing its way into other SQL servers, and dozens of other dangerous things.
The malware, discovered by cybersecurity analysts from DSCO CyTec, was dubbed Maggie. Maggie is distributed by pretending to be an Extended Stored Procedure DLL,...
OCTOBER 6, 2022
2023 Jeep® Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4xe and 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe
Are you worried about the battery in your plug-in hybrid? Or are you considering a used PHEV and want to know what kind of maintenance costs you’ll face? Luckily, you can use a simple formula to ballpark what replacing any electric vehicle’s battery will cost you.
How...
OCTOBER 6, 2022
President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Saudi Arabia is raising oil prices for US buyers, following a similar move a month ago.
Meanwhile, state-run Saudi Aramco lowered prices in Europe and left them largely unchanged for the Asian market.
The price moves come after OPEC+ slashed production quotas,...
OCTOBER 6, 2022
From left: Jasleen Kaur, Jasdeep Singh, Aroohi Dheri and Amandeep Singh. - Merced County Sheriff's Office
Four members of a California family - including an eight-month-old infant - who were kidnapped at gunpoint earlier this week have been found dead.
The victims were identified as Aroohi Dheri, her mother Jasleen Kaur, 27, her father Jasdeep Singh, 36, and Dheri's...
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Instead of marveling at the wonders of how "plastics makes this possible," the popular 1990s campaign has been replaced with concerns over the massive piles of plastic pollution that are found all over the world. From roadsides to waterways, plastic pollution is a serious issue due to the fact that the material takes ages to break down...
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Residents of south-west Florida were on Thursday returning for a first look at damage wreaked on their homes by Hurricane Ian, as the storm’s death toll continued to rise and details emerged about the victims.
Inhabitants of Sanibel, Captiva and Pine Island were among the first to get a glimpse after authorities still searching for survivors from the...
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Julian Sarafian, a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Law School, quit his $200,000-per-year job in 2021 to manage his anxiety and depression.
In 2018, after graduating from Harvard Law School, I landed my dream job at a top law firm in California. I was just 24 years old and making $200,000 a year, including bonuses.
From...
