news2shortsThe peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp Sign up for the detox your kitchen newsletter Microplastics contamination is widespread in seafood sampled in a recent study, adding to growing evidence of the dangerous substances’ ubiquity in the nation’s food system, and a growing threat … Read more
Efforts to shape narrative pulled in or targeted government officials, local media figures ‘Crisis communications’: emails show how NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans helped New Orleans church spin abuse scandal What Saints and church officials said, and what their emails say The Saints clergy-abuse emails: five takeaways from our investigation A number of locally influential … Read more
It was heartening – if no surprise – to see Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Charli xcx and Chappell Roan all grab gongs, while an award for the Beatles suggests confidence in AI • News: Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar lead Grammy awards in aftermath of LA fires• Grammy awards 2025: list of winners• Gallery: Taylor Swift, Charli … Read more
Excerpts from emails in which officials from the sports teams tried to finesse coverage of a clergy-abuse scandal ‘Crisis communications’: emails show how NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans helped New Orleans church spin abuse scandal Here are prominent people named in the Saints clergy-abuse emails The Saints clergy-abuse emails: five takeaways from our investigation Greg … Read more
President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China are expected to dramatically increase U.S. prices of everyday items from gas to groceries. NBC’s Christine Romans joins TODAY on what American consumers can expect.
Some say it’s embarrassing. But as a ‘Swiftie dad’ attending the Eras tour, I felt the same rush as seeing Oasis in 1994 This year, assuming I can get a ticket, I will be seeing Oasis on their reunion tour. I will be surrounded, I expect, by thousands of fellow middle-aged men lustily singing “You … Read more
No wonder the American public thinks of Democrats as out of touch, opportunistic, and cowardly. That is because they are What does the Democratic party believe in? It’s difficult to tell. In 2024, Joe Biden and then Kamala Harris ran a campaign of moderation, reconciliation, and emphasis on restoring institutional norms. This failed to capture … Read more
Fortune plays a larger part than we like to think in sporting success. But luck means nothing if teams don’t have the ability to exploit it The Roman philosopher Seneca is credited with saying, “Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.” In sports, some teams prepare better than others. But some also get more opportunities than … Read more
President says measures against bloc will ‘definitely happen’ following moves against Mexico, Canada and China The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to leaders to pressure the Donald Trump administration to reverse its decision to pull out of the UN’s health agency. “Bringing the US back will be very important,” Associated Press … Read more
Billionaire says in social media discussion that Donald Trump agrees the world’s largest single donor should be shut down Elon Musk, who is heading Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government, has said they are working to shut down the foreign aid agency USAid, in a social media discussion on X early on Monday. … Read more
