Saturday, November 8
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Flight cancellations could rise to 20% if shutdown continues. Airlines canceled at least 1,000 US flights yesterday, after the FAA ordered 10% flight reductions at 40 airports across the country over the next week as air traffic controllers missed a paycheck due to the government shutdown. Yesterday’s cancellations amounted to a 4% reduction, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said it might get even worse, with flights reduced by as much as 20% if the shutdown drags on. “If this shutdown doesn’t end relatively soon, the consequence is that more controllers don’t come to work,” Duffy told Fox News.
Consumer sentiment fell to near-record lows. The American consumer’s current mindset can best be represented by a frowny face emoji, according to the University of Michigan’s closely watched monthly survey, which showed sentiment falling to 50.3 in November from 53.6 the month before. That puts the current sentiment just above where the index sat amid historically high inflation in 2022. Consumers are concerned about the impact of a prolonged government shutdown, the survey’s director said, with concerns especially magnified among lower-income consumers. And good news may not be coming any time soon, as Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on how to end the shutdown. The GOP yesterday rejected a Dem plan to reopen the government in exchange for extending ACA subsidies for a year.
Starbucks is beary sorry. The coffee chain apologized to customers after its “Bearista” cup, a viral piece of holiday merch, sold out so quickly that it was hard to come by. The glass cup in the shape of a bear wearing a Starbucks beanie debuted as part of a seasonal drop on Thursday, which also included new drinks and other holiday-themed merchandise. But the popular cup sold out in many locales, leaving customers fuming on social media. By yesterday, the $30 cup was being listed for $500 on eBay. Starbucks apologized to disappointed bear hunters, saying it had shipped “more Bearista cups to coffeehouses than almost any other merchandise item this holiday season.”—AR
At A Glance
Bookkeeping
> 49%: Surveyed Americans ages 65 and older who say they're aging extremely or very well.
> ... and 79%: Share of Americans worried about having enough money for gifts, 11% increase from last holiday season.
> 144 hours: Longest video game marathon, accomplished by Hungarian man playing "Dance Dance Revolution."
Browse
> Predicting future health with baby poo.
> Bhutan leads the world in working hours.
> Why fall and winter make us sleepier.
> How far does $1,000 take you in Miami Beach?
Listen
> Inside the horse-industrial complex.
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> Benefits and limitations of leg-lengthening surgery.
> Where "KPop Demon Hunters" slays—and fumbles—Korean mythology.
> Ex-pilot chronicles high-stakes emergency plane landing.
Long Read
> Life lessons from a dying cat named Tom.
> Scientists say we can save lives with real-life zombies.
Most Clicked This Week: The most popular baby names this year.
Historybook: Astronomer Edmond Halley born (1656); X-rays are discovered (1895); Teddy Roosevelt embarks on 17-day trip to Panama and Puerto Rico, becoming first president to make diplomatic tour outside continental US (1906); Edward Brooke becomes first African American since Reconstruction elected to US Senate (1966); "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek dies (2020).
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Classic rock band Journey announces farewell tour, beginning with 60 North American shows running late February through early July (More)
> Dallas Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland dies of suspected suicide following police chase; 24-year-old defensive end scored Dallas' first touchdown in Monday's game against Arizona Cardinals (More)
> Lionsgate releases first trailer for Michael Jackson biopic, with late singer played by nephew, Jaafar Jackson (More) | Warner Bros. to revive "Gremlins" franchise with original producer Steven Spielberg and original writer Chris Columbus (More)
Science & Technology
> Microsoft to form superintelligence team focused on improving medical diagnostics with AI (More) | Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, shift philanthropy to fund AI advances in medicine (More)
> Astrophysicists present evidence the universe's expansion is decelerating, challenging Nobel Prize-winning theory of universe expansion at ever-increasing rate (More)
> Researchers create digital map with nearly 186,000 miles of Roman Empire roads, including over 68,000 previously unknown miles (More) | Explore the roads (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -1.1%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq -1.9%) (More) | Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk's $1T pay package pending hitting certain milestones over the coming decade; over 75% vote in favor (More)
> President Donald Trump announces deal with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk to lower prices on weight-loss drugs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries as well as directly to consumers via TrumpRx.gov (More)
> Boeing's criminal case over two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019, which killed 346 people, dismissed by federal judge at Justice Department's request (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Federal judge orders the Trump administration to reinstate full SNAP benefits (More) | Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration policy requiring transgender Americans to mark sex, not gender identity, on passports (More)
> Sudanese militia Rapid Support Forces agrees to a US-proposed ceasefire; Sudanese military has not responded as of this writing (More) | Kazakhstan will reportedly join the Abraham Accords, a group of Arab and Muslim-majority countries normalizing relations with Israel (More)
> Typhoon Kalmaegi lands in Vietnam after killing at least 140 people in the Philippines (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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East Tennessee has been my home since 1990 or for 35 almost 36 years. Prior to that I lived in the North Carolina Piedmont from 1966 until 1989 or 23 years, and prior to that Cairo, Egypt 1962-1966, and prior to that Alexandria, Virginia from 1948-1962, and prior to that Raleigh, North Carolina from 1947-1948.
For 78 years, I have had a mailing residence in two states and one foreign country, although I was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia for two years in the military, and spent one year in Kentucky where I maintained an apartment but not a permanent residence.
I have travelled to just about every state in the USA (except for 6), Canada, throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, and the Middle East. My wife and I have been on TWELVE Cruises, flown to Hawaii four times and gone on two island cruises.
There are numerous places, I have not been, nor do I plan to visit those places before I die.
I am not WEALTHY and consider myself to be in the LOWER MIDDLE CLASS of Americans.
I am pretty much destined to live in this area because of my current health situation but since I cannot live on a Greek Island, my favorite place to live is East Tennessee and my favorite place to go to the beach is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
My life is simple, relaxing, with minimal forces of stress other than experiencing new technology, problems with the house, or medical issues.
My wife and I have been retired for 10 years, and while we were reluctant at first, it was the best move we ever made. However, the next ten years of my retired life will probably not be as positive as the first ten, but it is something we will deal with as it happens.
Until then, everyday above ground is a good day.
A Paradigm Shift in RAM Is About to Make Computing Unstoppable
Your computer wouldn’t be very useful without RAM, which is short for random access memory. These chips function as the temporary storage for an operating system, and speed is of great importance, as they’re constantly needing to access bits of memory to keep everything running smoothly.
For more than two decades, the most advanced version of this technology—magnetoresistive RAM, or MRAM—has been the go-to tech for the kind of intense computing necessary in industrial, military, and space applications.
Now, a breakthrough discovered by scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has illustrated how a mechanism in a laser beam can control the magnetic state in solids, which the scientists describe as a “paradigm shift” in our understanding of the behavior between light and magnetic materials. The results of the study were published in the journal Physical Review Research.
Now, a breakthrough discovered by scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has illustrated how a mechanism in a laser beam can control the magnetic state in solids, which the scientists describe as a “paradigm shift” in our understanding of the behavior between light and magnetic materials. The results of the study were published in the journal Physical Review Research.
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