Top 10 most popular sports podcasts in the US
Summary: As podcasts have become more lucrative, OLBG determined the top 10 most popular sports podcasts in the United States.
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The most popular hot sauces in the US—and the history behind them
What’s Americans’ favorite hot sauce? To find out, Stacker looked at the 10 most popular hot sauces on Instacart, then referenced YouGov ratings.
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The Lower Sioux in Minnesota need homes — so they are building them from hemp
Grist takes a closer look at how the Lower Sioux reservation will soon have the only facility to create hempcrete in the country.
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Parents don't grasp the full academic damage from COVID's disruption, according to study
The 74 takes a closer look at a USC paper that claims that grade inflation and pandemic leniency are shielding the true extent to which children have fallen behind.
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Medical care costs are up 30% in the past decade—here's what it means for Americans
Incredible Health analyzed the increasing costs of medical care and its contributing factors, referencing Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Continue ReadingMarine Corps says commandant underwent successful open-heart surgery
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith had a successful open-heart surgery on Monday “to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart,” the Marine Corps announced in a news release. He is “in good condition and continues to recover at the hospital among family members and his
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Car insurance costs are rising faster than overall inflation—here's a closer look
CheapInsurance.com compared overall inflation to the rising cost of car insurance and identified reasons that costs are spiking using BLS data.
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What kinds of schools fared the best and worst during the pandemic?
HeyTutor looked at a 2023 NWEA report to determine how the pandemic affected test score outcomes for students by comparing 2019 and 2022 test scores.
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How official health insurance numbers understate consumer risks
Care Better examined academic research by Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein to assess the true risks Americans face of losing their health care coverage.
Continue ReadingWhy Modi’s beach shots sparked calls for an Indian boycott of Maldives tourism
By Chris Lau, Heather Law, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Maldives is facing a boycott from one of its biggest sources of tourism income after three of its officials mocked India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sparking calls from Indian citizens and celebrities to shun the sun-kissed getaway for domestic beaches
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A D.C. law puts tenants first in line to buy their building. But here's why it doesn't often work out
Washington, D.C. is one of a few U.S. cities with a law giving tenant associations the first chance to buy their building if it goes up for sale. Next City took a closer look at how the law could be transformative but also difficult to implement.
Continue Reading‘Cold-blooded’: 4 charged over alleged plot to smuggle AU$1.2 million in Australian reptiles
SYDNEY (AP) — Four people have been charged over an alleged plot to smuggle hundreds of Australian native reptiles from Sydney to Hong Kong. Police said on Monday they have released 257 reptiles, mostly lizards, that had been tightly bound in small containers for export. Police estimate each reptile would sell for an average $3,365
Continue ReadingPrimero en CNN: se espera que la NASA anuncie un “retraso de meses” para la misión lunar tripulada Artemis
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Se espera que la dirección de la NASA anuncie este martes un “retraso de meses” en la primera misión tripulada del emblemático programa Artemis de la agencia, según un empleado y un exempleado de la NASA. El retraso afecta a la misión Artemis II de la NASA, que pretende enviar a
Continue ReadingMarine commandant has open heart surgery, Corps says he will return to full duty
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Marine Corps says Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant, has had open heart surgery and is expected to return to full duty as the service’s leader. Smith suffered cardiac arrest near his home at Marine Barracks Washington on Oct. 29, and was hospitalized. He had been
Continue ReadingAt trial, a Russian billionaire blames Sotheby’s for losing millions on art by Picasso, da Vinci
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sotheby’s defended itself at a trial Monday against accusations that it helped defraud a Russian oligarch out of tens of millions of dollars, saying it knew nothing of wrongdoing by an art buyer who advised the billionaire on buying works by famed artists like Amedeo Modigliani
Continue ReadingThe US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair. Both countries, which have trade and development ties with Bangladesh, also condemned political violence that preceded Sunday’s election in which Hasina’s party
Continue ReadingDriver detained after crashing car into exterior gate of White House
By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating after a driver crashed into an exterior gate at the White House on Monday, according to the US Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. No injuries were immediately reported in the incident. The driver remains in custody and the investigation is ongoing, according to the Secret Service. The
Continue ReadingConvicted killer pleads not guilty to jailhouse attack on killer of California student Kristin Smart
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of a jailhouse attack on the convicted killer of California college student Kristin Smart has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. Jason Budrow entered his plea Monday in Fresno County. Prosecutors say Budrow slashed Paul Flores in the neck last August at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga.
Continue ReadingBusiness Insider staffers alarmed after parent company compels reporting ‘review’ after Bill Ackman complaints
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — News organizations seldomly see their reporting publicly called into question by their parent companies. But that rare and embarrassing scrutiny is precisely what German publishing powerhouse Axel Springer has treated its financial-focused US outlet, Business Insider, to. The dust up comes as Business Insider takes fire from billionaire Bill Ackman for publishing a pair of stories
Continue ReadingDebate en España: ¿es necesario recuperar las mascarillas?
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — En el metro, en el bus, en las oficinas y en los encuentros sociales. Con la llegada del invierno boreal, la tos y los estornudos han recuperado su lugar habitual en España. Y la responsable no es otra que la tripledemia, esto es, los contagios por gripe, covid-19
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