Education: Are home schooled students evaluated for competency? Yes
At least in my state, they are given standardized tests administered by a "neutral" tester.
Blue Angels fly less than 50 feet over a beach in Florida
Blue Angels jet flies 25-50 feet over a busy beach in Florida.
Public Health: Stop eating fresh fruits and vegetables
Yeah, they said that.
Demographics
Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Geopolitics
International/Global/Immigration
Policy/Government
Housing: China’s real estate values collapse
China's real estate values are in a downward trajectory, due to shrinking populations.
Economy, Demographics: Largest labor shortage in US history is looming
What I have been saying for a long time - now the experts are saying it too.
Wireless: MeshCore in a mess as development group splits
The development of MeshCore has split into two separate groups, causing much consternation.
Aviation: RyanAir to add new fee for those wanting non-disintegrating windows
A window on a RyanAir flight become dislodged and nearly sucked a passenger out of the plane.
Economy: 40+% of those earning $300+k per year living “paycheck to paycheck”
It's called lifestyle inflation.
Economy: What percent of workers hold more than one job?
People working more than one job is seen as a problem. But its less than in the 1990s, and involves few workers.
Social meme: We should prohibit driving by everyone 60+ or 65+
The data show the majority of older drivers are safer than younger drivers, however.
Health: Why soluble fiber lowers cholesterol
It binds with bile acid, which is made of cholesterol, resulting in your body drawing cholesterol from the blood to make more bile acid.
AI: Apple sues OpenAI over theft of intellectual property
This could get very ugly, quickly. Does not look good.
Health: Multiple risk factors for heart disease
The media and much health care focus on LDL cholesterol as a risk factor for heart disease. But there are many potential risk factors.
Follow up: What happened to “microplastics”?
Recent studies indicate early panic over microplastics may have been due to false positives and contaminated samples.