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A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbotsAI needs a lot of electricity and water to stay cool in data centers. We break down the toll prompt-by-prompt to show the scale of AI’s environmental needs. 2024-09-18T02:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Pranshu Verma, Shelly Tan ($) 1,000 words Rated 2024-09-23T17:02:13-0700 - &e |
Review | A love letter to intellectualismNikhil Krishnan’s “A Terribly Serious Adventure” is an entertaining and informative homage to philosophers at Oxford. 2024-01-19T02:00:23-0800 The Washington Post Michael Dirda ($) 1,000 words Rated 2024-01-27T09:00:47-0800 - sethherr |
Quad City, Old Forge, jumbo slice and more quirky American pizzasYou might not have heard of these pizza styles, but they're iconic to some. 2023-08-31T04:00:35-0700 The Washington Post Emily Heil ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-31T06:35:03-0700 - Jaog |
Martha Stewart put an iceberg in her drink. Experts say it’s no big deal.Martha Stewart caused an internet kerfuffle Monday with an Instagram post of her holding a drink that she said was chilled with part of “a small iceberg.” #Iceberg #Instagram #Martha Stewart 2023-08-30T01:30:21-0700 The Washington Post Jonathan Edwards ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-30T03:17:25-0700 - Jaog |
This whale may be the largest animal ever. We have no idea how it got that big.A newly discovered extinct whale called P. colossus is challenging the blue whale for the title of heaviest animal to ever exist. 2023-08-02T08:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Dino Grandoni ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-03T09:21:52-0700 - Jaog |
Republicans want to plant a trillion trees. Scientists are skeptical.New research finds that planting a trillion trees would have a minimal effect on combating climate change. 2023-08-02T03:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Maxine Joselow ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-03T09:17:10-0700 - Jaog |
‘The Justins’ seem like Civil Rights-era throwbacks. But 2023 isn’t 1968.The two young Tennessee legislators gained a national platform after being expelled. How will their mix of religion and politics fly? 2023-08-03T03:00:44-0700 The Washington Post Michelle Boorstein ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-03T07:54:26-0700 - sethherr |
He returned to his family’s lot. A $1.4M home was being built there.Daniel Kenigsberg’s family owned Connecticut land for nearly seven decades. He claims in a lawsuit that an impostor stole it. 2023-08-02T00:50:51-0700 The Washington Post Kyle Melnick ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-02T05:32:41-0700 - Jaog |
Seiichi Morimura, who exposed Japanese atrocities in WWII, dies at 90Mr. Morimura's book about Unit 731, a secret biological warfare branch of the Imperial Army, helped force Japan to confront its wartime past. 2023-07-27T15:44:36-0700 The Washington Post Emily Langer ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-07-28T11:17:49-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-28T03:43:18-0700 - Jaog |
Hearing aids may cut risk of cognitive decline by nearly halfA large study showed that older adults with a higher risk of dementia may be able to reduce their cognitive decline risk by almost 50 percent by using hearing aids. #Aging #Hearing aids 2023-07-19T15:22:06-0700 The Washington Post Lindsey Bever ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-07-20T06:36:38-0700 - sethherr |
Analysis | So your historical quote turned out to be fakeA Jan. 6 defendant “quoted” Thomas Jefferson to make his case. The problem: The quote, like so many that Trump and others cite, was fake. 2023-07-14T10:32:09-0700 The Washington Post Gillian Brockell ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-07-14T22:15:37-0700 - Jaog |
Firing of gay Catholic school teacher could test latest Supreme Court rulingA substitute drama teacher in North Carolina sued after being fired for marrying his partner; the school says such discrimination is allowed. 2023-07-11T07:30:12-0700 The Washington Post Rachel Weiner ($) 200 words Rated 2023-07-13T21:00:03-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-12T01:19:00-0700 - Jaog |
See what it’s like to dig a tunnel 100 feet below a cityA massive drill is digging a tunnel deep beneath Alexandria that will keep millions of gallons of raw sewage from seeping into the Potomac River. 2023-07-07T03:00:17-0700 The Washington Post Teo Armus, Hadley Green, Bill O’Leary, Ricky Carioti ... ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-07-11T16:07:30-0700 - elll Rated 2023-07-10T19:34:54-0700 - Jaog |
Analysis | Do blue-state taxes really subsidize red-state benefits?In honor of our first anniversary, we turn our powers of analysis on you, the reader, to identify -- and answer! -- the question you are most eager to ask. 2023-07-07T02:54:43-0700 The Washington Post Andrew Van Dam, Linda Chong ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-07-10T19:15:32-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-07-07T04:33:59-0700 - Jaog |
Perspective | History shows moving manufacturing to North America isn’t a cure-allThe initial promise of Mexican factories in the 1960s gave way to impoverished communities and capital flight in search of higher profits. #Buy American 2023-03-06T03:00:09-0800 The Washington Post Sean Harvey ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-11T09:44:37-0700 - Jaog |
Biden’s ‘Buy America’ bid runs into manufacturing woes it aims to fixThe “Buy America” initiative that President Biden says will promote domestic manufacturing has hit a snag: The United States no longer makes many of the items needed to modernize roads, bridges and ports. #Buy American 2023-02-18T04:00:00-0800 The Washington Post David J. Lynch ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-11T09:40:30-0700 - Jaog |
Opinion | The model city for transforming downtowns? It’s in Canada.It was in danger of becoming the next Detroit. Instead, Calgary became a shining example. 2023-05-18T07:56:18-0700 The Washington Post Editorial Board ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-21T17:03:20-0700 - sethherr |
Analysis | Trump supporters are neither underrecognized nor half the countryOf all the excuses for airing Trump's unfiltered commentary on a news channel, the idea that his views are otherwise unheard is among the worst. 2023-05-12T07:40:43-0700 The Washington Post Philip Bump ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-13T08:25:04-0700 - cindy |
What Should America Do With Its Nuclear Waste?Currently there are about 80 locations in 35 states where spent fuel is being stored, with no long-term plans for disposal. 2022-04-11T06:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow ($) 5,000 words Rated 2023-05-04T06:08:32-0700 - cindy |
Foundation for Government Accountability behind child labor law rollbacks, emails showRated 2023-04-23T16:41:03-0700 - Jaog |
The big business campaign that has shaped 40 years of Republican rhetoricRated 2023-04-23T10:01:44-0700 - cindy |
Republicans don’t complain much about polling places at senior centersRated 2023-04-20T18:49:10-0700 - Jaog |
Solar geoengineering is the climate solution that could trigger warRated 2023-04-03T06:10:47-0700 - cindy |
Virginia Norwood, who mapped the Earth as 'mother of Landsat,' dies at 96Rated 2023-04-01T09:07:27-0700 - Jaog |
Trump could run for president from prison like Eugene V. Debs didRated 2023-04-01T08:40:25-0700 - Jaog |
Red America is growing because blue America is shrinkingRated 2023-03-30T19:07:42-0700 - Jaog |
Florida district reviewing film 'Ruby Bridges' after parent complaintRated 2023-03-28T05:00:50-0700 - Jaog |
Netanyahu’s political touch eludes him as Israel spirals into chaosRated 2023-03-26T07:21:59-0700 - Jaog |