Thursday, April 3
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NFL owners approve several rule changes, including alterations to kickoffs, replays, and overtime (More) | NFL sets a tripleheader on Christmas, the first-ever Thursday games on the holiday, to be broadcast by Netflix and Amazon (More)
> Sony announces 2028 release date and the cast for a four-film Beatles project with each film centered on a member of the band (More) | "The Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" confirmed for Hulu (More)
> Steve Kornacki, political correspondent known for his election night analysis, to depart MSNBC for chief data analyst role at NBC News and NBC Sports (More)
Science & Technology
> Physicists release proposal for a next-generation particle accelerator to eventually replace the Large Hadron Collider; the Future Circular Collider would have a circumference of almost 57 miles, probe particles beyond the Higgs boson (More) | Why is it called the "God Particle"? (More)
> Tuna and swordfish hunt for the majority of their prey in the ocean's "twilight zone," roughly half a mile below the sea surface; study sheds light on the marine ecosystem of two of the most common commercial fish species (More)
> Researchers link omega-6 fatty acid to an aggressive type of breast cancer; also known as linoleic acid, the molecule activates a major tumor growth pathway for "triple negative" cancers (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq +0.9%) (More) | Elon Musk ($342B), Mark Zuckerberg ($216B), and Jeff Bezos ($215B) top Forbes annual list of world's billionaires; list features 3,028 people, up from last year (More)
> Conservative cable channel Newsmax shares rise 179% in second day of trading on NYSE; network now valued at over $16B, twice as much as The New York Times (More) | OpenAI closes $40B funding round, the most ever raised by a private tech company, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $300B (More)
> Restaurant chain Hooters files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, sells company-owned restaurants to franchise group led by company’s founders (More) | Judge rejects Johnson & Johnson's $10B settlement plan over its talc-based baby powder (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Democrat Susan Crawford defeats Republican Brad Schimel in Wisconsin Supreme Court race (More) | State Sen. Randy Fine (R) wins former Rep. Mike Waltz's (R) seat in Florida's 6th Congressional District; Jimmy Patronis (R) wins former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R) seat in Florida's 1st Congressional District (More)
> Trump administration sued by 23 states and Washington, DC, over decision to rescind $11B in health funding (More) | ICE admits to mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to an El Salvador prison, says the US is unable to bring him back (More) | Justice Department seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione, charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson (More)
> Russia calls up 160,000 men aged 18 to 30 for military service, marking the country's largest conscription effort since 2011(More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Music of the 60s/70s
One of the things that makes me think that I was born at the right time is the rock N roll music of the 1960s & 1970s and maybe a little from the 1980s but no further. It was music that you listened to and music that you sang to; music that you made love to and music that you got high to.
It was a combination of the music and the lyrics but mainly the lyrics is what drew us in... The lyrics perfectly reflected what we were experiencing and what we were feeling, especially with the Vietnam War and the military draft hanging over our heads.
Many young people today like the music of the 60s/70s for a variety of reasons while others hate it. Those who like it still do not understand how or why the lyrics spoke to us like the way they did and like the way we describe.
One of the things that I really remember is driving around the city of Alexandria, Virginia in my 1967 Plymouth Barracuda convertible with the top-down listening to In-A- Gadda-Da-Vida as loud as the volume would go.
Speed is associated with 60s/70s music because just about any Steppenwolf song and my accelerated immediately started moving towards the floor, seemingly by itself... or at least that's what I told the cops when they would stop me.
Today's music just doesn't have any of that...
People who have zero communication with their siblings usually had these childhood experiences
Family ties can be complex, muddled with a blend of emotions and experiences. Take siblings, for instance. Some of us share an unbreakable bond, while others, well, we wouldn’t recognize them in a crowd.
This distance isn’t always about petty squabbles or clashing personalities. Often, it’s rooted in shared childhood experiences that have left lasting impressions.
In this article, “People who have zero communication with their siblings usually had these childhood experiences”, we’ll delve into some common backgrounds that might explain why some siblings grow up to lead entirely separate lives. So stick around if you’re curious about the roots of sibling estrangement.
1) Competition for attention
Family dynamics can be a tricky thing. In households where resources – be it time, money, or love – feel limited, a sense of competition can often develop between siblings.
This competition isn’t about who can run the fastest or get the highest grades. It’s about who can secure the most attention from parents or caregivers.
When one child consistently feels overlooked in this race for attention, resentment can build over time. This resentment then creates a chasm that continues to widen as the siblings grow older.
Wednesday, April 2
Robert Reich
Office Hours: Trump’s worst Cabinet member?
Not including Elon Musk, because he isn’t officially in the Cabinet
Friends,
Granted, it’s too early in the life of the Trump regime to be able to know the full extent of its awfulness or how bad his Cabinet is, but enough has happened already to form some preliminary views.
It is by far the worst presidency in American history — far surpassing James Buchanan’s, Andrew Johnson’s, Warren G. Harding’s, and even Trump’s first term in cruelty, corruption, and incompetence.
It has the least qualified people working in it and the worst Cabinet ever assembled. Don’t just take my word for it. Polls show a majority of American voters are disappointed with Trump’s Cabinet members, registering a record-high level of dissatisfaction over the last four presidential administrations.
The regime is filled with bottom-feeders, frauds, fanatics, and fools — but so far, four really awful Cabinet members stand out (I’m not including Elon Musk, because he’s not officially in the Cabinet; in fact, he’s not officially in the Trump regime):
At A Glance
World War II museum honors Rosie the Riveters.
Venice to host Jeff Bezos' wedding.
Why you might be tired despite getting enough sleep.
Coastal Carolina fans offered free concessions.
Farmer seeks to revive a biblical superfood.
Family's painting turns out to be an original Delacroix.
The science behind having room for dessert.
... and why we all should wander.
Clickbait: Introducing a new plaid frog.
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NCAA women's Final Four set as UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, and Connecticut advance from the Elite Eight; see updated bracket (More)
> Kendrick Lamar live-action comedy film from the creators of "South Park" sets March 2026 release date (More)
> NFL adds United Arab Emirates to slate of new international markets as the league looks to play up to 10 international games in 2026 (More) | NFL owners meeting this week to discuss potential for 18-game regular season (More)
Science & Technology
> Amazon unveils AI agent that can take control of a web browser and perform simple tasks as well as a tool kit for developers to build personalized agents (More) | The history of Amazon (1440 Topics)
> Engineers develop brain-computer interface that converts thoughts to speech in near real time; device may allow patients with severe paralysis to regain verbal communication (More)
> Fecal transplants from elite athletes into mice improve insulin sensitivity and help muscles store more energy (More) | Explore the best resources on the gut microbiome (1440 Topics)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq -0.1%); Nasdaq, S&P 500 post worst quarters since 2022 as investors await new US tariffs to take effect tomorrow (More) | Conservative cable channel Newsmax shares surge over 700% in first trading day on NYSE (More)
> Google DeepMind’s drug discovery spin-off Isomorphic Labs raises $600M (More) | Mortgage company Rocket to buy competitor Mr. Cooper Group in all-stock deal valued at $9.4B; comes three weeks after Rocket bought Redfin (More)
> CEO of fast-fashion brand Primark, Paul Marchant, resigns over allegations of improper behavior; Marchant had led the company since 2009 (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Death toll from earthquake that struck Myanmar Friday surpasses 2,000, with more than 3,000 injured; at least 20 people dead in Bangkok, Thailand, which also felt the quake (More)
> Trump administration says it is reviewing roughly $9B in federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard, claiming the school failed to address issues of antisemitism on campus; review comes after similar probe into Columbia (More)
> Israeli military orders evacuation of Gaza’s southern border city of Rafah as it seeks to reoccupy 25% of the enclave (More) | Three US Army soldiers found dead in Lithuania after their armored vehicle sank in a bog during training; search for fourth soldier continues (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Time
Time is something, along with birth and death of which we all have in common. We are all born; we all die, and we all experience the passage of time.
For some of us, time is kind and for others, time is not kind... everyone has seen this often where people look 10 years older than they really are.
Reasons for this:
- health
- alcohol
- drugs
- not much sleep
- working outside
- working manual labor
Cosmetics and surgery and genes (DNA) keep us younger keep us younger than we really are, but with clothes off, much of the skin we don't see is still wrinkled.
For me, I don't spend any more money than I have to on my looks.
- If my hair falls out, it falls out
- If my teeth lose their whiteness, sobeit
- If I gain weight, I gain weight
- If my skin wrinkles, it wrinkles
We can watch what we eat, exercise and get the sleep we need, but we cannot STOP TIME, nor can we SLOW TIME DOWN. Times moves as it was always intended to move.
We must accept time for what it is an what it is not.
NASA Reveals 5 Million Images of Gravity Waves Rippling Through Earth’s Sky
NASA’s AWE mission just released millions of gravity wave images from space, unveiling atmospheric forces that ripple through the sky and affect our tech on Earth. It’s a whole new window into space weather.
After completing its 3,000th orbit aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has released its first set of scientific data.
This milestone marks a major step in studying how subtle changes in Earth’s upper atmosphere can lead to disturbances, and how those disturbances can affect technologies like satellites, communications systems, and GPS on Earth and in space.
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