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Goats and Soda : NPR
Dean Karlan (in blue shirt) meets with a group of refugees in southwest Uganda to hear about their experience with a program that offers loans to help them “graduate” from poverty. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR KYEGEGWA, Southwest Uganda — Economist Dean Karlan was perplexed. He’d come to a remote part of Uganda to check on a…
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What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11, 2025, that aims to supersede state-level artificial intelligence laws that the administration views as a hindrance to innovation in AI. State laws regulating AI are increasing in number, particularly in response to the rise of generative AI systems such as ChatGPT that produce text and images. Thirty-eight states enacted laws…
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ACB surprise crack down on hostels reveal unhygeinic conditions
Hyderabad: The Rangareddy unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday, December 12, conducted surprise checks at the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Telangana BC Welfare Residential School and Hostel for boys in Medchal-Malkajgiri district, following reports on food poisoning cases that day. During inspection, the ACB teams, along with Inspector Legal Metrology, Sanitary Inspector, food inspector, and the auditor, checked the…
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The brain switch that could rewrite how we treat mental illness
In a recent Genomic Press Interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Eric J. Nestler reflects on how an early fascination with brain chemistry helped shape a worldwide transformation in psychiatric research. As the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, he describes nearly four decades spent unraveling the molecular processes that explain why…
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10 Movies To Watch if You Love ‘Jay Kelly’
Noah Baumbach‘s latest directorial effort, Jay Kelly, might’ve just recently come out on Netflix, but it’s already receiving awards season buzz for both George Clooney‘s portrayal of the titular character and Adam Sandler’s performance. As the title hints at, the film follows Jay Kelly in a sort of existential crisis. He has become a consolidated actor with a stellar onscreen…
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Medical groups push for consequences for freebirth ‘birthkeepers’ posing as medical professionals
“Sovereign living”, “holistic birthkeeping” and birth as a “sacred ritual”. This is some of the language freebirth influencers and podcasters are using to convince women to reject the modern medical system and have a “wild pregnancy”, or freebirth. Warning: This story contains content that may be distressing to some readers. A freebirth is when a pregnant woman chooses to give…
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December 13 Winter Weather Advisory Expanded To Central Maryland Tonight As Snow Totals Trend Higher
Saturday Morning December 13, 2025 After a week of anticipation, we’re now here. The event is unfolding largely as expected, and there are two main points I want to highlight since my last update. A Winter Weather Advisory was expanded to Central Maryland and York, PA. This was expected with a general 1 to 3 inch snowfall. The timing and…
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Animated Movies of The Year 2000 That Defined Our Childhood
Every year without fail, Hollywood and other foreign markets bring unforgettable cinematic experiences to the masses, feeding our senses with creativity, imagination, and in rare instances, the impossible. In many cases, we’re spoiled when it comes to live-action offerings, but what about animation? Today, we’re looking back on the year 2000, the year Y2K became a humorous footnote of paranoia,…
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Health Department food inspections for week of Nov. 30 | Health
During the week of Nov. 30, the Jefferson County Health Department inspected 40 food establishments. Scores ranged from 67 to 100. Some were routine inspections while others were reinspections where scores are not assigned. All inspections are unannounced visits. Facilities considered low priority are not assigned a score. A low priority facility does not prepare food. According to the Jefferson…
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The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’
Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger – an animal feeding bin – “because there was no room for them in the inn.” No mere babysitters, the ox and ass harken back to the Book of Isaiah 1:3,…
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