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This Day in History on December 8: John Lennon Shot and Killed

5 days 15 hours ago
December 8 has long been a date marked by events that have shaped the world in profound ways. On December 8, 1980, the world was stunned by the news that John Lennon, former member of The Beatles and a prominent peace activist, was shot and killed outside his apartment building in New York City. Lennon was just 40 years old when Mark David Chapman fired five shots, ending the life of a man whose music and messages had inspired millions. This tragic event sent shockwaves across the globe, sparking

Netflix Makes Itself Less Useful, Removes Casting With No Explanation

5 days 16 hours ago
All out of original ideas and facing market growth saturation, we’ve noted repeatedly how streaming companies are increasingly looking like the stodgy old traditional cable TV giants they once disrupted. That means a lot of pointless mergers, endless price hikes, a steady erosion of quality, and the slow paring back of useful features (like going […]
Karl Bode

Today's Weather: Cold with intermittent clouds

5 days 16 hours ago
Expect a cold day with a high near 32 and a low around 27. Morning temperatures start around 20 but will feel quite cold. Winds will be light, ranging from about 3 to 9 mph, mainly from the west-northwest in the afternoon with gusts up to 15 mph. There is no rain expected today, with mostly intermittent clouds through the daylight hours. In detail, the morning will have some cloud cover but still allow patches of sunshine. The afternoon remains partly sunny with intervals of clouds and sunshine,

Monday, Dec. 8 - A bid to feed communities

5 days 17 hours ago
The nonprofit organization Feeding America was looking for a better way to distribute billions of pounds of food to food banks each year. It used to use an algorithm to answer that question. It generated a list of food banks based on need, and when a shipment came up, Feeding America called the food bank at the top of the list. But what if a food bank didn’t need or want that donation? The answer to that problem is a market economy, of sorts.