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- Phillies Legend Reveals Why He Chose Dodgers Job Over Philadelphia Return
The Philadelphia Phillies’ World Series champion spurned interest to take a new role with the Los Angeles Dodgers instead.
- Why Friday afternoon is the worst time to shop online — and marketers know the window when your guard is down
A University of Tennessee study found that 30 seconds of Instagram scrolling is enough to make shoppers trust bold, unproven brand claims.
- Gen X built their whole identity on never needing help. Retirement is the one door they can’t unlock alone
I'm a latchkey kid myself and I know from personal experience that "one more year" is never really about the money — it's about who you are without a job.
- How the U.S. Constitution was designed with respect for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’
A 1786 tax revolt by farmers helped push Hamilton, Madison and Jay to argue for a constitution that assumed the worst of human nature, not the best.
- Ginsburg and Biden’s blind spot: when leaders don’t know when to leave
George Washington believed it too, then walked away twice. Ginsburg and Biden believed it, and didn't.
Technology
- Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?
The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions.
- Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada
The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.
- The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like
"Missiles are being launched at the joint force every single day in [Operation] Epic Fury."
- Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield
"We're turning the clock back on rational healthcare."
- Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states
Don't eat Taco Bell lettuce in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, or West Virginia.
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