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There’s only one MacBook worth buying right now
Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch or dinner hours too.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
Rivalry Roundup: Astros lose third straight, Rays blanked
All the results from a busy Saturday. The Yankees were washed out last night, with the game called early enough that fans didn’t have to wait around at Fenway Park. There was still plenty of baseball on the calendar, though, including more than a couple tight games featuring the Yankees’ rivals.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
Swelling crowd of top military nominees blocked from U.S. Senate vote by Tuberville
Despite top U.S. military retirements beginning in less than a month, Sen. Tommy Tuberville refuses to budge on his blockade of hundreds of armed services promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s reproductive care policy instituted after the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
Private Insurance and Government Programs Drive Up Health Care Costs
Like many people, I’m trying to convince my health insurance company to pay for something for which it doesn’t want to fork over cash. I don’t completely blame Cigna; the bill sent by the provider is outrageous. Then again, as a third-party payer in a mess of a health care system, the company is part of the problem of distorted incentives and rising costs. Sometimes lost in the debate between advocates of a market-based health care system—which we don’t have—and true believers in a fully government-controlled system is that divorcing patients from responsibility for paying for what they get is a huge problem whether bills are ultimately picked up by insurance companies or government agencies.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
Dame Anna Wintour, Roksanda Ilincic, Nick Knight and Damian Hopkins recognised with King’s Birthday Honours
Dame Anna Wintour, legendary Editor in Chief of US Vogue, leads the field of fashion honourees in the King’s first Birthday Honours list having been accorded the highest accolade of Companion of Honour.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
Blinken begins high-stakes talks in China amid rising tensions between world’s two superpowers
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off talks with senior Chinese officials in Beijing Sunday at the start of a high-stakes visit meant to steer relations back on course after months of inflamed tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
Cruising to Nome: The first U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military
The cruise ship with about 1,000 passengers anchored off Nome, too big to squeeze into into the tundra city’s tiny port. Its well-heeled tourists had to shimmy into small boats for another ride to shore.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
Camping Sweepstakes: Hike With Llamas at This Iowa Oasis
This gem in the Heartlands is just one example of what Hipcamp offers in a campsite. And with the #SaveASpot sweepstakes, the grand-prize winner can book a two-night stay at Windy Goat Acres (highlighted below) or one of Hipcamp’s 500,000 other U.S. campsites.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
Englandwatch: Foakes tons up, Sibley shines in historic win as spinners struggle in the County Championship
The eighth round of County Championship action in 2023 saw Surrey retain their position atop the Division One table with an historic victory over Kent, while Lancashire recorded their first win of the season.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
With eye on 2024, Georgia GOP gears up to recruit minority voters to bigger tent
As the 2024 election approaches, Georgia conservatives are concerned about the direction of the party, and the tension between establishment Republicans and Donald Trump supporters is especially fraught.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
The fight against cancer faces daunting new challenge: debt politics
Even in times of federal budget tightening, cancer research has garnered bipartisan congressional backing, combining with private sector funding to fuel significant scientific progress in tackling the killer disease.
By Firenews Feed3 years ago in Journal
