Новости за 01.08.2024

1. How Labour’s winter fuel raid on pensioners threatens to backfire  The Telegraph
2. Many pensioners can’t afford to lose the winter fuel allowance  The Guardian
3. Labour dares to take on Britain’s boomers  POLITICO Europe
4. Rachel Reeves will be forced to U-turn on winter fuel means tests, warns former minister  The Independent
5. Martin Lewis: The Chancellor is restricting Winter Fuel Payment to just those on benefits – that’s too narrow a group  Moneysavingexpert

1. See The Perseids, A ‘Super Blue Moon’ And Jupiter Meet Mars: August’s Night Sky  Forbes
2. Must-see: Catch a double meteor shower tonight  Astronomy Magazine
3. ‘Delays of up to several hours’: Joshua Tree National Park braces for visitor surge  SFGATE
4. August skygazing: First supermoon of 2024 and the Perseids meteor shower  Popular Science
5. Shooting stars return  Gazette Life

Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes: They’re how we can break society’s absurd addiction to single-use plastics.

This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Talking about money can be difficult, but it’s a crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to climate tech.  I’ve been thinking more about the financial piece of climate innovation since…

Space weather is heating up in our current solar cycle peak

Citizen scientists have discovered what may be a brown dwarf racing through the cosmos at around 1.2 million miles per hour. Now astronomers want to know what launched it.

Broadway musical based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice: nine letters.

Starburst FaveREDS: Not a flavor—not even a word.

You could be involved in other people’s wanting, whether you knew it or not.

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Love Letter,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2020.

A mysterious neurological condition makes faces look grotesque—and sheds new light on the inner workings of the brain.

Her campaign has ushered in a rush of political energy, evidenced by a deluge of memes and pop-culture mashups. Can this new optimism last?

Republicans have offered a different approach—speaking to Latinos the same way they do to everyone else.

1. Reuters changes headline describing slain Hamas leader Haniyeh as 'moderate' amid backlash: 'Depraved'  Fox News
2. Bomb Smuggled Into Tehran Guesthouse Months Ago Killed Hamas Leader  The New York Times
3. Hamas calls for ‘day of rage’ for Haniyeh’s burial tomorrow  The Times of Israel
4. The Tehran assassination has changed the game: Analysis  ABC News
5. Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources  Reuters

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The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 features an OLED display, premium sound, and a lovely keyboard, but at a cost — short battery life.

Late winter/early spring view of Kirkenes. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Voters have been exasperatingly slow to credit the Democrats with managing a successful economy. But under a tall pile of discouraging poll data, there’s one bright spot: The public has consistently trusted President Joe Biden more than Donald Trump on health care. A June 2024 poll by Hart Research favored Biden on health care over Trump, 45–40, and congressional Democrats over congressional Republicans, 46–37. Voters are right to rate the Democrats superior on health care. Now they just need... Читать дальше...

On the first page of Sarah Manguso’s electrifying, devastating novel Liars, the narrator warns her reader that she has “got enmeshed in a story that’s already been told ten billion times.” Liars follows the 15-year relationship between Jane and John (the names tip us off that we may be dealing with archetypes, waiting to be disturbed), from their brief courtship to the end of their tormented, tumultuous marriage. But as the narrator’s opening self-consciousness hints, Liars is also a metanarrative of sorts... Читать дальше...

The presidential race’s gender dynamics have dramatically transformed in recent weeks—not only because a woman will almost certainly lead the Democratic presidential ticket, but also because the GOP chose a vice presidential candidate outspoken about his notions regarding family formation and women’s societal roles.

As much as TikTok likes to rag on Dollar Tree for everything from long lines to price hikes, they also know there are good deals to be found at the stores. Sometimes, that even includes otherwise pricey name brand items.

If Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, were merely a “pro-family” politician, no one would bat an eye.

Ballmer’s nonprofit, USAFacts, is launching a series of 30-minute PSAs that explore the biggest issues of this election year through data.

With neon stitching and splatter-paint seat coverings, Ford’s new truck draws on some unusual inspiration.