Month: December 2023
A plane stuck for days in France for a human trafficking investigation is leaving
A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal at a rural French airport for four days. (Image credit: Christophe Ena/AP)
Read MoreYour Kid Prefers YouTube to Netflix. That’s a Problem for Streamers.
Major streaming services are testing the release of children’s content on YouTube, cutting back on fare for kids.
Read MoreReturn Policies Have Gotten More Annoying This Holiday Season
Retailers such as Amazon and Macy’s have added fees or shortened the window for returning online purchases.
Read MoreWe Own More Cars Than Ever. So Why Are We Driving Less?
America has become a stay-at-home nation, despite all the cars and trucks in our garages.
Read More‘Guess What, Buddy? I’m a Match.’ How Work Friends Saved One Banker’s Life.
Bill Carroll told his colleagues at UBS that he was sick. They raced to find him a kidney.
Read MoreJust how big can a snowflake get? It depends on what you mean by ‘snowflake’
The Guinness World Record folks would have us believe in a 19th century snowflake more than a foot wide, but some scientists are skeptical. (Image credit: Kenneth Libbrecht)
Read MoreSickle cell patient’s journey leads to landmark approval of gene-editing treatment
In early December, the Food and Drug Administration approved a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, the first for any illness. One patient helped pave the way. (Image credit: Orlando Gili for NPR)
Read MoreMeet the Americans Trying to Lower the Temperature in Politics
Groups such as Braver Angels and Listen First Coalition encourage Americans to leave their partisan corners and listen to people with differing views.
Read MoreUkraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for first time – as Russian drones launched overnight
Ukraine is officially marking Christmas on 25 December for the first time today – after it continued to fend off Russian drone attacks overnight.
Read MoreSupreme Court Won’t Hear Case on Trump’s Immunity Defense for Now – The New York Times
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case on Trump’s Immunity Defense for Now The New York Times Supreme Court rejects Jack Smith’s request for justices to quickly hear Trump immunity dispute CNN Trump asks appeals court to block 2020 election prosecution POLITICO
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