Новости за 21.11.2023

We begin today with last weekend’s report by Jeanna Smialek and Jim Tankersley of The New York Times wondering if TikTok is fueling economic pessimism, especially among young people.

Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen's efforts to turn American Samoa's soccer into a World Cup qualifier are dramatized in "Next Goal Wins."

Kids notice everything, whether you think they’re paying attention or not. They repeat the curse words you blurt out when…

Playing with confidence says Darren Carter

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If you're traveling this holiday season, you can borrow an AirTag from someone instead of buying a new one.

The fund was set up to create a lasting legacy from the UCI world championships in the Borders.

President Joe Biden and the 117th Congress should be commended for making historic investment available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, American Rescue Plan, and the Inflation Reduction Act. But it should also be a wakeup call to those who care about the health of small and mid-size cities.

Decarbonization policies exhibit clear sequencing patterns within sectors and countries as well as across them. This paper explains these sequences using a Solow-Swan growth model with two distinguishing features. One is a variable elasticity of substitution production function with both fossil fuel–based and low carbon inputs. The second is a choice of decarbonization policy: a carbon price or low carbon investment subsidy. Their policy costs have significant macroeconomic impacts. One cost arises... Читать дальше...

Each fall, the otherwise quiet backwaters of the Mississippi River echo with the high-pitched calls of thousands of migrating tundra swans. The birds coalesce in large numbers near Brownsville, Minnesota — a sight that draws visitors from near and far.

Brazil will host a WBSC Softball World Cup for the first time, becoming the 16th nation to organize a Women’s Softball World Cup (across all categories) and the 20th nation when including Men’s Softball World Cups.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday (Nov. 21) that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas must be prevented from spreading to neighboring countries. At the BRICS Extraordinary Virtual Summit, he said the situation in the occupied West Bank must be closely monitored.

With the completion of Mercado and the redevelopment of Rode Weeshuisstraat, Groningen city center’s north side gets a new boost. The building, together with the new Stalplein next to it, embodies an urban transformation geared towards pedestrians and encounters. The design of Mercado and the urban plan for Rode Weeshuisstraat were created by the architectural collaboration of De Zwarte Hond and Loer Architecten on behalf of developers MWPO and Beauvast. Mercado features a monumental plinth with 41 sustainable apartments above it... Читать дальше...

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Startups are selling grief tech, ghostbots, and the end of mourning as we know it.

For Kerry James Marshall, art has always been “a set of problems that needed to be solved, the first of which was…the problem of Black representation.” It’s a bit like saying that the first problem to be solved is landing on the moon—a wildly ambitious but not insane goal as long as you are willing […]

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The Pens backup is now the highest-scoring AHL goaltender ever.

Horn has developed two solid-carbide milling cutters for machining stainless steels: the DSHPR and the DSR.

While there's always some debate about how early to start decorating for Christmas, British supermarket Tesco is encouraging consumers to embrace the festive spirit well before Dec. 25. The ad, titled "Become More Christmas" and created by agency BBH London, follows a dad who visits Tesco on a routine trip and is excited to see...

It has become popular, especially in certain fields and among certain crowds, to glorify failure. So-called entrepreneurs and social influencers often brag about their failures. Multinational corporations publish poems encouraging failure. Vapid mottos rejecting the fear of failure are ubiquitous on motivational posters and T-shirts.

Thinking about a range of emotions as friends rather than foes improves the quality of our life

By Eli Yudin Published: November 21st, 2023

Thousands of unionised workers walked out on the coffee retailer's major holiday

The races fit the American tendency to pit excess against repentance—especially when it comes to food.

Keep the endowment, but spin off the university.

An Amtrak ride can go so, so wrong.