[ad_1] Donald Trump has an inverted pyramid approach to interviews: lots of low-calorie, sugary conversations with supporters and fans, relatively few interviews with ideological allies — people who don’t press him too hard on what he says and how he says it — and, on the far rarer occasions, he sits down with objective interlocutors.This is, as the analogy suggests, not a very healthy system for interrogating a potential repeat US president (nor is the sitting president’s preferred approach of conducting very few interviews). But just as you might be more comfortable eating pizza at home with friends than at…
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[ad_1] The Normandy landings (D-Day), the largest land, sea and air invasion in history, continue to resonate with people even 80 years after it occurred.On June 6, 1944, Allied forces boldly invaded Nazi-controlled Europe and began to turn the tide of World War II. In the 80th anniversary of that day, it’s good to remember that it’s “one of the most famous days in human history,” historian Garrett Graff writes in his new book, “When the Sea Came to Life: An Oral History of D-Day,” out this week.”There were other dates in the past century that changed the trajectory of…
[ad_1] Apple has been running its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) for over 30 years, and honestly, I don’t have any hard feelings towards them, except that no one has accused them of changing the acronym with two Ws in that time. Launch something new. Stuff AI bloatware into everything. It’s the world of big tech companies, and I’m trapped in it just like the rest of us. Imagine thinking that repetitive updates to your damn computer are core to your identity. Not for me!But this tidbit of information made my naive ears perk up. Bloomberg “We’re excited to be part…
[ad_1] AB Sciences announced in a press release that an advisory committee to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has leaned against recommending conditional approval of the company’s masitinib as an oral add-on treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) is due to meet in late June to make a formal decision, and AB Sciences said it would work with the CHMP to find the best way forward, which could include requesting a reexamination. The decision was postponed for a second time earlier this year due to unresolved issues, with the committee seeking…
[ad_1] The U.S. Men’s National Team is back in action in preparation for the Copa America later this month. Tomorrow, the team will be in the Washington, D.C. area for a friendly against Colombia, the first of two test matches the team will play before kicking off the South American tournament. The USMNT took the field with the trophy hoisted after winning the CONCACAF Nations League three times in a row. This time, it will be a much tougher test as their opponent is a Colombian team, arguably the most powerful team in the world. Los Cafeteros boasts a 21-game…
[ad_1] As part of its C Change program, ULI Europe is collaborating with sustainability analysis specialist Synergetic to begin developing a new interactive tool that will enable the real estate industry to incorporate climate change into financial models that are at the core of investment decision-making.The free-to-use ULI “Preserve” tool provides a key aspect of ULI Europe’s ongoing C Change program, which aims to mobilize Europe’s real estate industry to urgently accelerate decarbonization and understand and remove barriers.The purpose of this new tool is to enable modifications of previously published ULICs. Migration Risk Assessment Guidelines Planned for large-scale industry adoption,…
[ad_1] Normandy, France CNN — President Joe Biden will speak on Friday about the need for democracy against the backdrop of a critical turning point for Allied forces in World War II, setting up a dramatic moment for renewed war on Europe’s doorstep and setting up a showdown with political opponents at home. Biden is scheduled on Friday to visit Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France, the site that separates Omaha Beach from Utah Beach where U.S. Army Rangers scaled the cliffs to hold off German forces, and he is expected to speak about the power of democracy, referencing the…
[ad_1] The Android market has lost a lot of big names over the last few years, one of which is HTC, but the company continues to release a phone or two every now and then, and is gearing up for a new release as soon as this month. HTC faded into obscurity around 2018, but since then the company has made some here and there efforts to “reboot” its smartphone sales. In 2019 it tried a blockchain-focused device alongside some mid-range devices, then in 2020 it launched the HTC U20, continuing its mid-range efforts through 2021. In 2022 the company…
[ad_1] Nam Y. Hu/AP/File Economists had expected payrolls to add 180,000 in May and the unemployment rate to remain steady at 3.9 percent. CNN — U.S. payrolls surged to a much stronger-than-expected 272,000 in May, while the unemployment rate snapped a record 27 consecutive months below 4%. The May payroll gain is significantly higher than April’s total, which was revised downward to 165,000. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday showed the May data came in well above expectations of 180,000. The unemployment rate rose to 4% from 3.9%, the first time in more than two years that the unemployment…
[ad_1] Harry Rowland, who spent most of his life on the sidewalks near the former World Trade Center site after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, singing to pedestrians about the irreparable damage that had been caused, died at his home in Upper Manhattan on May 23. He was 70 years old.His son, Kajuan Devon Rowland, said the cause of death was a heart attack.In the months after 9/11, Mr. Rowland, who described himself as a former tour guide and security guard at the World Trade Center, appeared in the streets surrounding the ruins. He wasn’t a doomsday street preacher,…