Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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03/12/2022
America the generous: U.S. leads globe in giving
America was the world's most generous country this past decade, according to the Charities Aid Foundation's World Giving Index, which surveyed 1.3 million people in 125 countries.
03/10/2022
The new silent majority: People who don’t tweet
Most people you meet in everyday life — at work, in the neighborhood — are decent and normal. Even nice.
02/16/2022
American women lead the way in Beijing
For the second time in seven months, American women are ensuring that Team USA comes home with plenty of hardware.
02/15/2022
The pandemic-era small business boom
There were 5.4 million applications to start companies in 2021, a 53% jump from pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to census data.
02/02/2022
Prepping for “Category 6” hurricanes, using a new wind tunnel
A trend toward rapidly intensifying, powerful hurricanes in recent years is spurring experts to examine more closely how to prepare communities to better withstand such violent weather.
02/01/2022
Home medicine delivery by drone set to grow in 2022
Zipline, a leading drone operator, will begin delivering prescription medicines to patients' homes in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, this year, helping usher in the long-anticipated era of routine drone drops.
01/27/2022
Physicists report first creation of self-heating plasma for nuclear fusion
Nuclear physicists are notching scientific advances for fusion energy, fueling hopes — and billions in investment — to create an energy source that doesn't produce carbon or nuclear waste.
01/26/2022
Scoop: White House plans expedited resettlement for Afghan refugees
President Biden's advisers are crafting a plan to accelerate bringing potentially thousands of Afghans to the U.S. from Qatar, according to a source with direct knowledge of the administration's internal deliberations on the subject.
01/23/2022
Mayors see cryptocurrency as a way to address income inequality
At the U.S. Conference of Mayors' meeting in D.C. this week, there's buzz around the idea of giving cryptocurrency accounts to low-income people.
01/21/2022
Exclusive: Biden administration raises minimum wage for federal employees to $15
Federal agencies are being directed to raise the minimum wages for government employees to $15 an hour, according to new guidance from the Office of Personnel Management shared first with Axios.
01/17/2022
Leading brands demand global treaty to cut plastic production
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Unilever and Ikea were among over 70 brands on Monday to issue a joint statement calling for a global treaty to fight plastic pollution that would include reducing production of the material.
01/17/2022