NEW YORK (AP) — Spice maker McCormick to combine with Unilever's food division, creating food company with annual revenue of $20 billion.

You’ll never guess what the state rep who wrote this just got arrested for

The AI Myth of Solomon Fairfax, the “Grim Reaper” of Charleston – Scalawag Manufactured viral stories like that of Solomon Fairfax thrive among a population eager for stories of resistance against a fascist regime.

A viral video about a man named Solomon Fairfax, who earned the nickname the "Grim Reaper" of Charleston after spending years killing slaveholders, has hundreds of thousands of likes and shares.

There’s just one problem: Solomon Fairfax doesn't exist

How it started. How it's going.

Opinion | The media continues to amplify bad news from the Iran war like dead soldiers and skyrocketing prices, while ignoring the good news—like that managing the war kept Pete Hegseth out of the pubs, and out of jail, all through St. Patrick's Day.

Free my brothers and sisters from the shackles of that dumb ass black discourse that comes up every month

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These did not taste good

‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet Automated online ID checking systems add new potential dangers to having a mismatching ID.

New for @theverge.com: i wrote about how Kansas' trans ID law and the "age verification" systems popping up everywhere tie into larger efforts to force trans people to out themselves both IRL and online

I lurk on here pretty hard lol

They not letting me post on Twitter anymore lol

Must read reporting for @propublica.org by @micarosenberg.bsky.social, who spent weeks speaking with parents and children detained at Dilley about conditions there.

checkmate liberals

I find myself in agreement with the Pope
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Eurobeat and Parapara: The Synchronization of Japanese Dance Culture YouTube video by Monumental Movement Records

Explore the unique cultural phenomenon where **Eurobeat music** and **Parapara dancing** became deeply intertwined in Japanese club and youth culture. This video traces how a European dance music genre found a passionate following in Japan, evolved into a synchronized....

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Lmaoooo that check must’ve been thick.

Nike Says Its Factory Workers Make Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. In Indonesia, Workers Say, “It’s Not True.” An average worker at the foreign factories that make Nike’s goods earns 1.9 times the local minimum wage, the company says. None of the workers The Oregonian/OregonLive spoke with in Nike’s second-lar...

Last year, I went to Cambodia to explore Nike's claim that it pays factory workers 1.9X the minimum wage on average. It wasn't true there.

My reporting partner, @matthewkish.bsky.social, went to Indonesia and asked ~100 workers whether they earn 1.9X. None did. Said one union official: "Bullshit."

I lost my job, my kids have measles, and there will be no longer be free elections in the United States. But at least now I can drink raw milk.

"don't start with a compromise" is the very first thing you learn about negotiation. the fact that Democrats always do exactly this is how you know they are a controlled opposition and not a serious party with beliefs or goals

Wow. Per @priscialva, DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately. He spent yesterday responding to people who were criticizing him and raising questions about his unverified claims about Pretti.

"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports

I see the vision

“Emperor” Trump’s So-Called Board of Peace Erases Palestinians from Gaza Governance As President Donald Trump formally inaugurated his so-called Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, his son-in-law Jared Kushner presented his vision of turning...

"It’s become normalized in the world for Palestinians to die."

ProPublica Publishes Unreleased Data on the Origins of Generic Prescription Drugs The dataset powers our Rx Inspector tool, which lets you find the factories that made your generic drugs and their FDA inspection track records.

We spent months and months figuring out how to connect generic drugs to the factories they were made in. A bunch of researchers asked us for our data, so we’re giving it away to everyone: www.propublica.org/article/rx-i...

just going to leave this here www.propublica.org/series/life-...

I know resignation is a sign of protest, but it really just moves them closer to their goal of filling all these positions with MAGA lunatics.

The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.

More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods.

Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.

(Published Dec. 2024)

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions.

We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Australian Open due to injury An injury has forced Naomi Osaka to pull out of the Australian Open hours before her third-round match.

An injury has forced Naomi Osaka to pull out of the Australian Open hours before her third-round match

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Texas jury acquits Uvalde schools officer on charges he failed in duty to confront gunman in Robb Elementary attack.