Monthly Archives: September 2022

For years, Chile exploited its environment to grow. Now it’s trying to save it.

Children play in the sand at Las Ventanas beach next to the AES Gener thermoelectric plant in Puchuncavi, Valparaiso region, Chile. The Quintero-Puchuncavi has become one of the five “sacrifice zones” in Chile. PABLO VERA/AFP via Getty Images In August and September of 2018, hundreds of people in and around the central Chilean region of…

Trump claimed he did a ‘great job’ with COVID and said the only thing Dr. Deborah Birx did well was scarves, book says

Former White House COVID Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx on April 27, 2022. John Lamparski/Getty Images Dr. Deborah Birx previously said thousands of deaths from COVID-19 could have been mitigated. Trump responded, saying he “did a great job with the pandemic,” a new book says. The former president criticized Birx and said, “The only thing…

Chase Sapphire credit card travel insurance has saved me over $4,000 — here’s why I’ll never cancel my card

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Digital Trust Benchmark Report 2021 Preview

In our Digital Trust Benchmark Report, we analyze the data from our fifth annual “US Digital Trust Survey” to evaluate how US social media users feel about nine major social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube—and reveal the extent to which trust affects usage and attitudes toward advertising. To download…

Beyond Meat’s chief operating officer was arrested and charged with 3rd degree battery after authorities alleged he bit a man’s nose in a fit of road rage

Getty Images A Beyond Meat executive was arrested after allegedly “ripping the flesh” off of a man’s nose. According to local reports, Doug Ramsey physically attacked a driver after a small car accident in a parking garage. Witnesses allegedly heard Ramsey threaten to kill the other driver. Beyond Meat did not reply to a request…