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A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots

AI 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 intellectualism

Nikhil 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 pizzas

You 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 90

Mr. 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 half

A 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 fake

A 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 ruling

A 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 city

A 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-all

The 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 fix

The “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 country

Of 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 show

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Rated 2023-04-23T16:41:03-0700 - Jaog

The big business campaign that has shaped 40 years of Republican rhetoric

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Rated 2023-04-23T10:01:44-0700 - cindy

Republicans don’t complain much about polling places at senior centers

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Rated 2023-04-20T18:49:10-0700 - Jaog

Solar geoengineering is the climate solution that could trigger war

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Rated 2023-04-03T06:10:47-0700 - cindy

Virginia Norwood, who mapped the Earth as 'mother of Landsat,' dies at 96

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Rated 2023-04-01T09:07:27-0700 - Jaog

Trump could run for president from prison like Eugene V. Debs did

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Rated 2023-04-01T08:40:25-0700 - Jaog

Red America is growing because blue America is shrinking

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Rated 2023-03-30T19:07:42-0700 - Jaog

Florida district reviewing film 'Ruby Bridges' after parent complaint

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Rated 2023-03-28T05:00:50-0700 - Jaog

Netanyahu’s political touch eludes him as Israel spirals into chaos

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Rated 2023-03-26T07:21:59-0700 - Jaog