Wednesday, November 12
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> President Donald Trump threatens $1B lawsuit against BBC over alleged misleading edits of speech Trump delivered before Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the US Capitol; BBC director and CEO resigned Sunday amid allegations (More)
> Author David Szalay's "Flesh" wins 2025 Booker Prize for best English-language novel published in the United Kingdom or Ireland (More)
> NBA great Lenny Wilkens—one of five men to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a coach and player—dies at age 88 (More) | Giants coach Brian Daboll fired after the New York-based NFL team drops to 2-8 in 2025 season (More)
Science & Technology
> Apple delays release of second-generation iPhone Air amid weak demand for first version of ultra-thin smartphone launched in September (More)
> Researchers use electric fields to move nanoparticles in porous materials, a feat with potential to improve drug delivery and air purification systems (More)
> Drone mapping reveals thousands of mysterious holes in the Andes Mountains may have been ancient marketplaces (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.5%, Dow +0.8%, Nasdaq +2.3%) with federal shutdown deal in sight (More)
> Gamma, AI-generated presentation startup, raises $68M at $2.1B valuation, with investors including Andreessen Horowitz (More) | AI company CoreWeave beats Wall Street estimates, reports 134% year-over-year increase in Q3 revenue (More)
> More than 100 US lawmakers call on Starbucks to resume bargaining talks with union representing baristas ahead of potential strikes in 25 cities Thursday (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Senate approves government funding bill by vote of 60-40; House to vote as early as tomorrow (More) | Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging legality of same-sex marriage; takes up case challenging legality of mail-in ballot grace periods (More)
> Car explodes in New Delhi, killing at least eight people (More) | Thailand suspends peace deal with Cambodia after land mine explosion wounds two Thai soldiers (More)
> resident Donald Trump pardons former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 72 other people accused of 2020 election-related charges; pardons viewed as symbolic, as those pardoned did not face federal charges (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Memories of an Earlier Time
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Back in the day...
The good old days...
When life was simpler...
Before the world went nuts...
Those of us who are in our SIXTIES or older, understand the implications of these phrases from the standpoint that WE LIVED THEM.
I remember when:
- gasoline was $0.18/gallon
- a hamburger was $0.15
- fries were $0.10
- cigarettes were $0.25/pack
- a six pack of beer was $1.25
Were these what they called the good old days?
- Wages were $0.75/hour
- No cancer drugs were available
- We had air raid practices in school
- No one questioned authority
- No global warming concerns
Life was simpler... there is no doubt about that, but it wasn't actually better when one pulls off the layers.
It is true we grew up in neighborhoods were no front doors were locked; neighbors mowed your lawn when you were on vacation; every home participated in Halloween, and a group of neighbors sang Christmas carols to those who could not leave their home.
We had wooded areas in which to play cops and robbers, army, cowboys and Indians, or build tree houses or dig out underground hideaways. We would gather in yards that were large and play football, or British Bulldog, or shoot at cans with our BB guns.
I am older now obviously, but I still remember the things we did but few details. I remember some names, but most the names are forgotten. It was fun then and very unlike the communities of today. Neighbors no longer care about each other, no longer trust each other, and no longer spend time getting to know each other.
We live inside our homes not outside of them.
New Quantum Battery Could Revolutionize Energy Storage
Scientists have designed a topological quantum battery that can charge efficiently without losing energy, using the unique properties of quantum mechanics and topology. Their research suggests dissipation, long considered harmful, might actually boost power in these next-generation batteries.
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing and Huazhong University of Science and Technology have developed a new theoretical model that explains how a “topological quantum battery” could be designed with high efficiency.
This concept combines the topological properties of photonic waveguides with the quantum behavior of two-level atoms to create a device capable of advanced energy storage. T
heir study, published in Physical Review Letters, suggests that such batteries could have major applications in nanoscale power storage, optical quantum communication, and distributed quantum computing networks.
Tuesday, November 11
Headline
Activists in front of the Supreme Court in 2015.
MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images
SCOTUS rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage ruling. The Supreme Court refused to hear a case inviting it to revisit its landmark precedent legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices turned away a long-shot appeal from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky court clerk who made headlines for refusing to issue marriage licenses in the wake of the court’s 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis faced fines and was briefly jailed for contempt of court for her conduct, and she lost a reelection bid in 2018. In her appeal seeking to have the fines overturned, Davis had urged the court—which now has two more conservative justices than it did in 2015—to reconsider the constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
Trump floats $2,000 tariff rebates. Praising tariffs after the Supreme Court last week appeared poised to potentially find some of them illegal, the president said on Truth Social on Sunday, “A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.” But don’t start looking in your mailbox for a check yet—and not just because of SCOTUS. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said no formal proposal had been made, and, according to CNN, Congress would likely need to sign off on any such program. And although President Trump didn’t specify who would qualify for the cash, CNN notes that $220 billion has been collected in tariffs, but a distribution to all taxpayers would cost ~$326 billion.
Warren Buffett says he’s “going quiet” as successor prepares to take over. The legendary 95-year-old investor put out a letter yesterday saying he no longer plans to write Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder letter, with Greg Abel poised to take over as CEO at the end of the year—though he plans to keep his Thanksgiving letter as an annual tradition, much like green bean casserole. Buffett also said he’d hold onto a significant chunk of his Class A shares while investors got comfortable with the firm’s new leader, despite speeding up donations to his children’s foundations.—AR
SCOTUS rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage ruling. The Supreme Court refused to hear a case inviting it to revisit its landmark precedent legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices turned away a long-shot appeal from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky court clerk who made headlines for refusing to issue marriage licenses in the wake of the court’s 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis faced fines and was briefly jailed for contempt of court for her conduct, and she lost a reelection bid in 2018. In her appeal seeking to have the fines overturned, Davis had urged the court—which now has two more conservative justices than it did in 2015—to reconsider the constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Trump floats $2,000 tariff rebates. Praising tariffs after the Supreme Court last week appeared poised to potentially find some of them illegal, the president said on Truth Social on Sunday, “A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.” But don’t start looking in your mailbox for a check yet—and not just because of SCOTUS. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said no formal proposal had been made, and, according to CNN, Congress would likely need to sign off on any such program. And although President Trump didn’t specify who would qualify for the cash, CNN notes that $220 billion has been collected in tariffs, but a distribution to all taxpayers would cost ~$326 billion. Warren Buffett says he’s “going quiet” as successor prepares to take over. The legendary 95-year-old investor put out a letter yesterday saying he no longer plans to write Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder letter, with Greg Abel poised to take over as CEO at the end of the year—though he plans to keep his Thanksgiving letter as an annual tradition, much like green bean casserole. Buffett also said he’d hold onto a significant chunk of his Class A shares while investors got comfortable with the firm’s new leader, despite speeding up donations to his children’s foundations.—AR
Robert Reich
He's showing even more signs of dementia, but the media is mum
Friends,
Over the last month, Trump’s mental decline has appeared to worsen. Consider:
On Sunday, he posted an image claiming that Barack Obama had been collecting millions in taxpayer dollars from “royalties linked to Obamacare.” (The bogus item was from a satirical website called the “Dunning-Kruger Times,” a reference to the Dunning-Kruger effect — the well-observed tendency of stupid people to vastly overestimate their abilities or intelligence.)
After last Tuesday’s elections, he called “affordability” a “new word” and said Republicans had not talked enough about it, but then blasted it as a Democratic “con job” and declared “I don’t want to hear about the affordability.”
Seemingly oblivious to the economic struggles Americans find themselves in, he has posted incessantly about the new Lincoln bathroom, remodeled in black and white marble with gold faucets and light fixtures; his new White House ballroom, to be built in marble and gilded in gold; and renovations at the Kennedy Center, which he said would be outfitted in marble and “magnificent high end carpeting.”
At A Glance
The Kansas shoe repairman responsible for Veterans Day.
Typhoon Kalmaegi exposes centuries-old shipwreck.
How your projected life span changes based on your place of birth. (via YouTube)
Freaky Caesar salads, high-end hot dogs, and more 2026 restaurant trends.
The psychology behind guilty pleasures.
A handbook on new dating trends and terms.
Italian pasta may disappear from American supermarkets.
Photo booth portraits capture 20th-century romances.
Clickbait: The Wicked Witch of the West's hat could be yours.
Historybook: Nat Turner is hanged after organizing rebellion of enslaved persons (1831); Armistice signed by Germany and Allies, ending World War I (1918); Armistice Day, now known as Veterans Day, observed for first time in the US (1919); American novelist Kurt Vonnegut born (1922); Demi Moore born (1962).
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> McLaren's Lando Norris wins Formula 1 Grand Prix in São Paulo, Brazil, extending world championship title (More)
> Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at age 84; Tagliabue led the league from 1989 to 2006 (More) | Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. scores game-winning, toe-tap touchdown in final seconds, defeating Penn State (More)
> Creator behind AI actor Tilly Norwood says 40 other AI actors are in development (More)
Science & Technology
> NASA's ESCAPADE mission launches aboard a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket; twin satellites will orbit Mars, studying the effect of the solar wind on the planet (More)
> Rare footage captures behavior of suckerfish hitching a ride on a humpback whale in the open ocean; video reveals the fish can detach from—and return to—the same spot each time the whale breaches (More, w/video) | Sign up for 1440 Science & Technology (More)
> Scientists develop method to create gene-edited plant varieties from a single plant cell, cutting the process time from months to weeks (More)
Business & Market
> US stock markets close mixed Friday (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq -0.2%); tech-heavy Nasdaq closes its worst week since April (More) | Bureau of Labor Statistics misses second straight jobs report due to government shutdown, unemployment estimated at 4.5% (More)
> Pfizer outbids Novo Nordisk to buy obesity drugmaker Metsera for $10B; deal is up from a $7.3B offer in September (More)
> Cryptocurrency bear market continues, with the total market cap of all currencies down 20% since Oct. 6 record high; fall erases almost all gains in 2025 (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Super Typhoon Fung-wong kills two people, forces more than 1 million to evacuate as it makes landfall on the Philippines' northeastern coast (More)
> President Donald Trump meets today with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa—the first leader from Syria to visit the White House since 1946 (More) | Hamas returns remains of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, killed in Gaza in 2014 (More)
> The UK, France, and Germany are supplying Belgium with anti-drone equipment and staff after the country's main airport was forced to temporarily close last week amid drone spotting (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Veterans' Day
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My grandfather was a veteran, my father was a veteran, and I am a veteran. It runs in the family among the first born.
My grandfather served during WWI, my father served during WWII, and I served during the Vietnam War.
I am not sure what branch of the military my grandfather was in but my father and I were in the US Navy.
The GI Bill paid for my undergraduate and graduate education (four years) but I paid for the first two years.
While I am not a disabled veteran, I believe that it is the responsibility of this country to make sure their veterans are well taken care of, especially those who have been damaged.
The United States of America is a unique country in that we have the BILL OF RIGHTS and FREEDOMS that most people around the world do not have nor will they ever have.
Those freedoms are paid for by our veterans; those who lived as well as those who died.
They should be MORE IMPORTANT to Democrats than ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, but they are not.
Socialism is coming to America... hell, it is already here. If Socialism takes away our freedoms, so that we can all be equal in all aspects of life, then, we have eliminated our FREEDOMS completely and once they are gone, they are not easy to get back.
A Giant Magnetic Anomaly Over 500 Million Years Ago Can Finally Be Explained
Magnetic signatures hidden inside rocks tell us a lot about Earth's magnetic field and the way continents and tectonic plates have shifted across millennia – but for some periods, the geological record doesn't make much sense.
A fresh analysis of rocks from one of these periods, the Ediacaran (about 630-540 million years ago), aims to solve a long-standing mystery: why is the magnetic record from this time showing wild and chaotic variations in the magnetic field, as if the continents were speeding unusually quickly across the planet's surface?
An international team of researchers led by Yale University has found that this glitch wasn't from the continents acting strangely. It was Earth's magnetic field.
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