http://www.wsj.com/articles/cdc-drops-quarantine-recommendation-following-covid-19-exposure-11660244410? CDC Drops Quarantine Recommendation After Covid-19 Exposure Settings including schools no longer need to screen for the virus among people without symptoms, the agency says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends quarantining for students exposed to Covid-19.PHOTO: JEENAH MOON/BLOOMBERG NEWS By Brianna Abbott Updated Aug. 11, 2022 5:43 pm ET Federal health … Continue reading CDC wipes out quarantine requirement after exposure
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Make public transportation free to get people to give up their cars
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/22/mayor-michelle-wu-boston-interview 'Free public transport works': a Q&A with Boston mayor Michelle Wu Wu's vision for transport is informed by her life story – as the first mother elected to run the city by Aliya Uteuova ine months ago, Boston voters voted in a history-making mayor. The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Michelle Wu became the first woman, first person … Continue reading Make public transportation free to get people to give up their cars
Finally, one minor drawback to the M2 MacBook Air – may need heat spreader
gizmodo.com/macbook-air-m2-no-heat-sink-heat-spreader-teardown-appl-1849209800 The MacBook Air Seems to be Missing a Crucial Component Um, Apple, where's the heat spreader on your new MacBook? By Phillip Tracy, July 20, 2022, 4:15PM The new MacBook Air is an excellent laptop, but one considerable shortcoming might dissuade power users from purchasing Apple’s least expensive notebook. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the … Continue reading Finally, one minor drawback to the M2 MacBook Air – may need heat spreader
Want to follow the Premier League for real? Here’s how
Tweets don't copy well. Click thru to see them. theathletic.com/3481479/2022/08/05/ted-lasso-premier-league-guide/ The Ted Lasso fan’s guide to the Premier League: Your starting point for the 2022-23 season By The Athletic Soccer staff. Aug 5, 2022 We’re not sure when Ted Lasso’s third and (maybe) final season will drop, but it’s never too early to start preparing … Continue reading Want to follow the Premier League for real? Here’s how
Arctic warming up 4x as fast as rest of planet
https://apple.news/A1rRXBWXSQc2Hn78EK9S0fQ The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds by Rebecca Hersher, NPR, published on August 11, 202211:04 AM ET Temperatures in Longyearbyen, Norway above the Arctic Circle hit a new record above 70 degrees Fahrenheit in July 2020. The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than … Continue reading Arctic warming up 4x as fast as rest of planet
Don’t like the new Gmail? Change it back
For what it's worth, I changed it back immediately because I didn't want to give up any space currently dedicated to email. https://apple.news/A0ovinTHzShaFYb0J7fiygw Google changed Gmail's design and some people are furious. Here's how to change it back. Everything else is changing around us, Google. There's no need to alter our inboxes, too. By Alex Perry, … Continue reading Don’t like the new Gmail? Change it back
If holding Qatar’s World Cup hasn’t produced enough chaos, FIFA just decided to start it a day early
worldsoccertalk.com/2022/08/11/fifa-officially-advances-world-cup-by-a-day-for-qatar/ FIFA officially advances World Cup by a day for Qatar by AFPAugust 11, 2022 Doha (AFP) – FIFA on Thursday officially brought forward the opening match of this year’s World Cup by one day to November 20 in a rare schedule change so that hosts Qatar feature in the gala game. Football’s ruling executive universally … Continue reading If holding Qatar’s World Cup hasn’t produced enough chaos, FIFA just decided to start it a day early
So much for the GOP as the law-and-order party (WA Post OpEd)
Opinion The GOP surrenders any claim to being the ‘law and order’ party By Catherine Rampell, Columnist August 11, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. EDT For decades, the GOP purported to be the party that was “tough on crime.” Unlike their Democratic counterparts, Republican politicians said, the GOP would protect the public from villainous lawbreakers, safeguard security, and … Continue reading So much for the GOP as the law-and-order party (WA Post OpEd)
NYC says don’t panic about splooting squirrels or cats or dogs or bears or…
A rare personal anecdote: decades ago I visited a sister who is no longer alive in her log cabin in north-central Washington state. As you might guess from the description, there was no air conditioning (or plumbing, electricity, and many other things I took for granted). At that time, really hot temperatures were rare. But … Continue reading NYC says don’t panic about splooting squirrels or cats or dogs or bears or…
Think the I.R.S. doesn’t need a LOT more money — look at these photos
Please click thru to be totally convinced that the Internal Revenue Service no longer has the ability (financially) to do what Congress wants it to do. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2022/irs-pipeline-tax-return-delays/ Opinion Why does the IRS need $80 billion? Just look at its cafeteria -- and then its technology, work load and more By Catherine Rampell. Photos by Matthew Busch Aug. … Continue reading Think the I.R.S. doesn’t need a LOT more money — look at these photos
U.S. summers hotter, longer and more dangerous
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/02/summer-2022-climate-change-heat/ [click thru for marvelous graphics and charts] Summer in America is becoming hotter, longer and more dangerous By Anna Phillips, Brady Dennis, Jason Samenow, John Muyskens and Naema Ahmed Wildfires had been burning for weeks, shrouding Reno, Nev., in harmful smoke, when Jillian Abney and her eight-year-old daughter Izi drove into the Sierras last year in search of cleaner … Continue reading U.S. summers hotter, longer and more dangerous
New suicide and crisis hotline 988
https://apple.news/AJNomwM1IRm2ZlbQyXAisIA There's A Suicide And Crisis Hotline Called 988. Here’s Everything To Know About It. If you’re having suicidal thoughts, a substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress, you can dial 988 to be connected to mental health support. by, Katie Camero, BuzzFeed News Reporter, Updated on July 15, 2022 at 2:12 pm … Continue reading New suicide and crisis hotline 988
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