Under the Evergreens, Magic Awaits: The Solstice Story I Never Expected to Write
Interestingly enough, I found myself gazing at an adorable little mushroom-covered tree skirt in November, of all months. Not even a jingle bell in the air yet. It made me laugh, because when I was running my own gift business, we lived by one sacred law: Christmas did not begin until the day after Thanksgiving. […]
Human genetics implicate thromboembolism in the pathogenesis of long COVID in individuals of European ancestry
Vos, T. et al. Estimated global proportions of individuals with persistent fatigue, cognitive, and respiratory symptom clusters following symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. JAMA 328, 1604–1615 (2022). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Soriano, J. B., Murthy, S., Marshall, J. C., Relan, P. & Diaz, J. V. A clinical case definition of post-COVID-19 condition […]
Cava bucks restaurant industry trend with successful no-discount strategy
Cava CEO Brett Schulman explains the restaurant chain’s no-discount strategy. Cava sets itself apart from rivals with a unique strategy: No discounts. The Mediterranean chain, which has launched hundreds of locations nationwide since its founding nearly a decade ago, is sticking to this strategy, maintaining that it doesn’t need discounts to generate short-term traffic. Co-founder […]
“Loud Shouts In The Night”: Why Our First Contact From Aliens May Be Particularly Bleak
A new preprint from David Kipping, assistant professor of astronomy at Columbia University, has suggested that our first contact with aliens will likely be atypical, and particularly bleak. Since at least the time of Epicurus, who lived from 341-270 BCE, humans have speculated that there might be other forms of life out there in the […]
Mexico City Congress Session Descends Into Brawl, Watch Wild Video
Mexico City Congress Political Punch-Up On Camera!!! Published December 16, 2025 8:34 AM PST Play video content Politics 101: When the talking stops working, the insults start flying … and sometimes the fists do too … case in point, this Mexico City Congress session that went completely off the rails Monday! You’ve gotta see this […]
This superb passive income star now has a dividend yield of 10.4%!
Image source: Getty Images Share dividends are the best way I have found to generate passive income — money made with little ongoing effort. Aside from choosing the shares, nothing much else needs to be done apart from periodically checking on their progress. One stunning prospect has recently emerged, with all three of the key […]
Atlanta Fed Q3 GDPNow forecast 3.5% vs 3.6% previously
From the Atlanta Fed: The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2025 is 3.5 percent on December 16, down from 3.6 percent on December 11. After this morning’s releases from the US Census Bureau and US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the contributions of consumer spending […]
Cascades of effectiveness of next-generation insecticide-treated nets against malaria, from entomological trials to real-life conditions
Estimating ITN entomological efficacy from experimental hut trial data Experimental hut trial data Data from eight EHT, conducted in Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire and Benin, are used. The main characteristics of each included trial arm are presented in Table 1 and the reader is referred to the original publications for further details (or the Supplementary Tables 6.1 and […]
Steve Cahillane named new Kraft Heinz CEO as company plans 2026 split
‘The Big Money Show’ panel breaks down new SNAP rules that raise the work requirement age to 64 and could cut 2.4 million recipients over the next decade. The Kraft Heinz Co. announced on Tuesday that former Kellanova CEO Steve Cahillane will take over next year before the food giant splits into two separate publicly […]
Man United star ‘hurt’ over Saudi move
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has admitted it was painful to feel that the club would have accepted his departure when he was the subject of strong interest from Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal during the summer. The Portugal international turned down the proposed move to the Saudi Pro League, despite reports suggesting Al-Hilal were prepared […]
