A powerful storm brought heavy winds, snow and rain to the central United States on Monday, making travel hazardous and “nearly impossible” in some areas, with extreme weather on both coasts set to last into Tuesday. The National Weather Service said early Monday that the Northern and Central Plains into the Upper Midwest would be… Continue reading Powerful storm brings heavy rain and snow to Central Plains and Midwest, making travel ‘almost impossible’
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Social media is making kids sad – and it’s bad news for democracy | Van Badham
No, the kids are NOT alright. And as our future depends on them, we have to do something about it. This week the US surgeon general, Dr Vivek Murthy, did democracy a great favour by stating what surely must have been obvious to literally everyone for some time: social media is negatively affecting the mental… Continue reading Social media is making kids sad – and it’s bad news for democracy | Van Badham
Transgender former student sues Missouri school for making her use boys’ bathrooms
A transgender former student sued a Missouri school district on Monday for forcing her to use the boys’ bathrooms or the high school’s only single-stall bathroom. The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri sued Platte County R-3 School District on behalf of the transgender female former student, identified in the lawsuit only as R.F. The… Continue reading Transgender former student sues Missouri school for making her use boys’ bathrooms
New York swimmer swept out to sea for 5 hours, rescued after making flag with shirt and fishing pole
A New York swimmer who was swept out to the Atlantic Ocean on Monday tread water for five hours before being rescued — thanks to a makeshift flag he built with his shirt and a fishing pole that was floating by, police said. Dan Ho, from Copiague, New York, embarked on a morning swim around… Continue reading New York swimmer swept out to sea for 5 hours, rescued after making flag with shirt and fishing pole
Why the Federal Reserve is making everything more expensive in order to make things less expensive
It seems like a contradiction: How would increasing the cost of monthly credit payments help to bring down the price of goods and services in the economy? But that is the logic Federal Reserve officials are following as they raise interest rates to 5.5%, their highest point in more than 22 years, to combat a… Continue reading Why the Federal Reserve is making everything more expensive in order to make things less expensive
G-Cloud 13 suppliers claim framework extension is making it ‘commercially unviable’ to sell through
The government’s decision to prolong the life of the 13th iteration of the G-Cloud framework is making it a commercially unviable way for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to sell cloud services to the public sector, it is claimed. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) confirmed in June 2023 the G-Cloud 13 framework would now… Continue reading G-Cloud 13 suppliers claim framework extension is making it ‘commercially unviable’ to sell through