JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images Workers who make clothes sold on Shein get as little as 4 cents for each item they make, according to a new investigation. They often work 18-hour days with one day off per month, Channel 4 and The i newspaper reported. Some workers even wash their hair on their lunch…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
A New York Times article from the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. JFK Library The ongoing war in Ukraine and increasingly escalatory rhetoric from Russia has raised fears of nuclear war. These developments have led to comparisons with the Cuban Missile Crisis, a 13-day standoff between the US and the Soviet Union that could…
Independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file Evan McMullin reaffirmed that he wouldn’t caucus with either party if elected to the Senate as an Independent. While on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” McMullin said he wanted to play a key role in crafting legislation. McMullin contrasted his independence with Mike Lee, his Republican general…
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google may soon start letting you pick from cast devices when using the audio output switcher on Android 13, according to Esper’s Mishaal Rahman. The output switcher, which was first introduced in Android 11, currently only lets you swap between media playback sessions on paired Bluetooth devices,…
At a glance, this might look like a clumsy astronomer smudged a new deep space photo with a fingerprint. Those ridges are actually all part of a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope, the premier observatory in the sky. Astronomers are studying the dust rings wrapped around a duet of stars 5,000 light-years…
Bumble Bumble launched Bantr Live on Thursday and says it plans to host the weekly event until Dec. 31. The feature is based on the Bantr dating app from Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso starring Jason Sudeikis. Through the partnership, Bumble users will also be able to redeem a two-month Apple TV+ subscription. Bumble is teaming…
CNN’s Dana Bash interviews Katie Hobbs, the Democratic candidate for governor of Arizona, on Sunday, October 16, 2022. CNN Democratic Arizona governor candidate Katie Hobbs defended her refusal to debate opponent Kari Lake. On CNN, Hobbs said that Lake avoids “substantive, in-depth conversations” about Arizona issues. Hobbs’ refusal to debate has drawn criticism from Democrats,…
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on April 4, 2020. Associated Press/Patrick Semansky Fauci said he had a “bad feeling” ahead of Trump’s presser where he spoke of COVID-19 and disinfectants. “And…
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Soldiers conduct military exercise in Moscow, Russia, on September 1, 2022. Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russian police and military officers are taking men and sending them to fight in Ukraine, per WaPo. Officials have seized men from restaurants, cafes, Metro stations, and workplaces, per the report. The Russian military has…