Month: October 2022

While the 1% may think they made their own fortunes, it’s more than likely that they had wealthy parents. Here are the so-called “self-made” billionaires who actually grew up privileged.

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WASHINGTON—Alleging their businesses had endured longstanding exploitation by the Black community, a coalition of the nation’s top commercial brands came together Tuesday to criticize African Americans for appropriating the dialect used in marketing campaigns to target young consumers. “When Black people use terms…

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Researchers at UCLA and a startup called ElectraTect are testing a “cannabinoid fuel cell” that they say provides a key foundation for one day developing a marijuana breath analyzer, similar to ones that exist to test for alcohol on a person’s breath. What do you think?

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WASHINGTON—Shedding new light on the shifting media landscape, a new report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center found that the majority of Americans get their news from walking by a stack of televisions in a store window display. “According to our survey, 85% of Americans get their news from walking right past…

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NEW YORK—Carefully scrawling his name onto the red plastic surface with a Sharpie, local billionaire Mark Zuckerberg reportedly labeled his solo cup of adrenochrome Tuesday so he wouldn’t forget which one was his. “Okay, I’ll write ‘Mark Z,’ so nobody confuses me with Cuban,” said Zuckerberg, who momentarily placed…

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Women in their thirties have to be more realistic about love. Women in their thirties also have to be more realistic about their ability to finish a corn maze.

Writer Annie Proulx may be best known for her works of fiction. But her latest book is a thoroughly researched and reported look at the role that wetlands play in our ecosystem.

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Laboe is credited with inventing the “oldies, but goodies” phrase, as well as with helping end segregation in Southern California by organizing live DJ shows that attracted a diverse audience.

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NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress Emma Thompson about her movie Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.

“What about you, Batman?”