Monthly Archives: September 2022

Europe’s severe drought is unearthing ancient artifacts from ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ to Emperor Nero’s bridge

The Dolmen of Guadalperal, also known as “Spanish Stonehenge” is seen above the water level at the Valdecanas reservoir, on July 28, 2022. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Receding water levels due to drought in Europe are unearthing old sites and artifacts. In August, 47% of Europe was in drought warning conditions, according to the Global…

LinkedIn founder and Elon Musk’s longtime friend said he worried when he heard about the billionaire’s decision to buy Twitter: ‘It was like “Oh my god, another huge problem”‘

Reid Hoffman sits in the lobby of LinkedIn’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Noah Berger and Hannibal Hanschk via Associated Press Reid Hoffman said he was initially concerned when he learned of…

Donald Trump shares ‘fat-shaming’ photo of Chris Christie on Truth Social following critical Mar-a-Lago interview

Former President Donald Trump, left, and former Republican Gov. Chris Christie, right, in a composite image. Getty Images Donald Trump shared a photo on Truth Social of a large man leaning over a buffet counter. He captioned the post: “Chris Christie at a Roy Rogers at 11PM in the evening trying to console himself.” Trump…

Jeff Bezos was just dethroned as the 2nd richest person in the world by Asia’s wealthiest individual

Chairman and founder of the Adani Group Gautam Adani seen during the News18 Rising India Summit on February 25, 2019 in New Delhi, India. Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Asia’s richest person, Gautam Adani, passed Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second-richest person. In February, he became the richest Asian person, and has passed…

Workers are getting bolder. The number of strikes tripled from last year as Americans see their wages shrink and bosses profit.

Keisha Richardson, 15-year Kellogg employee, waves to cars honking as they pass by as she gathers with union workers from Kellogg’s while they picketed outside the cereal maker’s headquarters last year. REUTERS/Emily Elconin/File Photo More workers have gone on strike in the first half of 2022 than in all of 2021. According to Cornell University’s…

New Hampshire’s GOP Senate nominee Don Bolduc is breaking federal law by not disclosing his personal finances

New Hampshire Republican US Senate nominee Don Bolduc gestures as he is introduced during a debate on September 7, 2022, in Henniker, New Hampshire. AP Photo/Mary Schwalm Republican congressional nominee Don Bolduc hasn’t filed a mandatory personal financial disclosure for 2022. Bolduc won New Hampshire’s Republican primary on Tuesday and faces Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan….

A Dutch town is suing Twitter in a bid to get tweets about a Satanic conspiracy theory taken down, report says

Twitter logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone. Getty Images A Dutch town is suing Twitter to get all tweets about a conspiracy theory involving it taken down. Three men have spread unfounded stories since 2020 on Twitter, Reuters reported. The tweets falsely claimed that Satan-worshipping pedophiles were active in the town in…

Some jobs won’t recover from the pandemic recession. It could be a good thing for workers.

Teachers have had to adapt to ever-changing work conditions throughout the pandemic. Jon Cherry/Stringer/Getty Images The US is back to record-high employment, but the labor market looks nothing like it did in early 2020. The couriers and messengers sector has seen employment surge during the pandemic. Accommodation and nursing care facilities however are still scrambling…