Colorado Gov. Jared Polis tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that Biden needs to show Democrats that he can turn his campaign around and says “he hasn’t
Read MoreMedia’s empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession with humanizing white male suspects
Interest in the United Healthcare CEO shooting suspect’s background underscores research that the media covers white and Black perpetrators differentlyLuigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who allegedly Click here to see original...
Read MoreBiden signs funding measure to keep US government running
Measure averting government shutdown did not include demand by Trump to raise debt ceilingThe US Senate has approved a stop-gap funding measure to avert a government shutdown shortly after a midnight deadline with a bill that...
Read MoreInside a Chaotic Nebula
NASA, ESA, STScI / AURADay 21 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: inside a chaotic nebula. Sharpless 2-106 is a nebula several light-years across, seen here by Hubble in 2011. It lies 2,000 light-years away, in a...
Read More‘We’re figuring out cool ways of storytelling’: how TikTok is changing the way we watch musicals
Jorge Rivera-Herrans’s musical sensation Epic is just one of a series of works making a splash on the online platformWhen Jorge Rivera-Herrans released part of Click here to see original...
Read MoreA 9-year-old is among 5 killed in the Christmas market attack in Germany
MAGDEBURG, Germany — A 9-year-old was among five people killed when a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the German city of Magdeburg, an official said Saturday, as people mourned the...
Read MoreGoFundMe used to be for crises. Now it’s for ‘essential expenses’
One of the largest crowdfunding websites saw a steep increase this year in people fundraising for basic necessities, like food and housing. GoFundMe reports that campaigns for “essential expenses” have quadrupled since 2023. The...
Read MoreSome cinematic turkeys are so bad they achieve a kind of trascendence. Last Christmas, for one | Kathryn Bromwich
You can’t simply set out to create a so-bad-it’s-good classic. But this year’s thinly veiled Taylor Swift biopic, Christmas in the Spotlight, could be a contenderAs a lifelong enthusiast of the “so-bad-it’s-good” sub-strand of...
Read MoreAurora City Council OKs plans for new 340-unit apartment complex on North Orchard Road
The Aurora City Council has approved preliminary plans for a new 340-unit apartment complex planned along North Orchard Road in the city. The council approved the plans on Dec. 17. The complex, proposed by national real estate...
Read MoreCongress averts government shutdown as Senate passes funding bill
After a week of political turmoil, lawmakers approved bipartisan legislation. Click here to see original...
Read MoreFour Northwest Indiana school administrators honored
The Indiana Association of School Principals honored four administrators from Northwest Indiana schools, including three from the School Town of Munster, at its annual celebration on Nov. 24. The event recognized exemplary...
Read MoreThe Strange Challenge of Small Talk
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.Small talk, in my experience,...
Read MoreThe Potential Backlash to Trump Unbound
Donald Trump will return to office facing far fewer constraints than when he entered the White House in 2017. The political, legal, institutional, and civic forces that restrained and often frustrated Trump during his first term...
Read MoreCOVID’s End-of-Year Surprise
The twinkling of lit-up trees and festive displays in store windows have come to mean two things: The holidays are upon us, and so is COVID. Since the pandemic began, the week between Christmas and New Year’s has coincided with...
Read MoreMelton, Pennsylvania mayors critical of union in Nippon-U.S. Steel deal negotiations
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton issued a joint statement with two Pennsylvania mayors regarding the United Steelworkers’ position on the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel. “USW leadership is putting jobs at risk with its actions, plain...
Read MoreHow Fruit Became the Cover for Organized Crime All Over the World
Fruit and crime: What the Mafia has to do with Italy’s lemon crop, how Mexican cartels control avocados, and more.
Read MoreTrump And House GOP’s Promise To Not Cut Social Security Is Total Nonsense
Trump got House Republicans to not use reconciliation to cut Social Security. The problem is that reconciliation can’t legally be used to cut Social Security. The supposed big get for Trump
Read MoreEvery Woman on This Show Is Loathsome. That’s By Design.
Dune: Prophecy opens with a thesis statement. It comes as the Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen (played by Olivia Williams), a member of the powerful, quasi-religious order known as the Sisterhood, instructs a group of novices in...
Read MoreTrump said to see Elon Musk as useful activist after spending deal showdown
Musk’s role in government shutdown drama could be a preview of role he plays for incoming president next yearDonald Trump’s relationship with Elon Musk is showing no signs of fraying, even after at times he appeared to eclipse...
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