insert_link Food & Drink Britain’s Next Big Baking Competition Will Decide the Official Dessert of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee When the Queen makes a request, everyone listens. Centuries ago, it might have been, "Off with their head," or something not so great. But in modern times, Queen Elizabeth II has a more congenial request: Make me a dessert! On February 6, the Queen will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years since her ascension to the throne, the longest tenure of any British monarch. As part of the extensive […] todayJanuary 19, 2022
insert_link Food & Drink GMO is now “Bioengineered?” USDA launches new food labels in 2022 The Washington Post reports that as of January 1st, foods previously referred to as having "genetically modified organisms," or GMO's, will now be on your supermarket shelves labeled "bioengineered" instead. The changes are part of the Department of Agriculture's new rules on "genetically modified organisms" or GMOs. However, some of the old labels consumers are familiar with will remain, like certified "USDA Organic" and "Non-GMO Project Verified." Confused? You're not […] todayJanuary 3, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness FDA orders Three E-Cigarette makers to Pull Products from the Market The Washington Post reports that the Food and Drug Administration has ordered three small e-cigarette manufacturers not to sell their flavored products, the first in a series of decisions that could imperil products sold by Juul and hundreds of other e-cigarette, hookah, cigar and pipe manufacturers. Under the FDA's orders, the manufacturers - JD Nova Group LLC, Great American Vapes and VaporSalon - must pull 55,000 existing or planned flavored […] todaySeptember 1, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Internal CDC document leaked says Delta Variant far more Severe and Spreads as easily as Chicken Pox The Washington Post obtained an internal CDC document that shows the new COVID-19 Delta Variant appears to cause more severe illness than earlier variants and spreads as easily as chickenpox. The internal federal health document also argues that officials must "acknowledge the war has changed." The “document” is an internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slide presentation. It captures the struggle of the nation's top public health agency to […] todayAugust 2, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple NASA has picked Elon Musk’s SPACEX to build the Lunar Lander for its Artemis Moon mission NASA picked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to receive $2.9 billion to build a lunar lander as part of the Artemis mission to send humans to the Moon by 2024, the agency announced on Friday. It’s a major vote of confidence in SpaceX from NASA — as no other company received money. The contract between NASA and SpaceX is expected to be signed on May 1. Four astronauts will launch on NASA’s […] todayApril 20, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Approved in UK The Washington Post reports that the British government has granted emergency approval to the coronavirus vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the German company BioNTech, becoming the first Western country to authorize mass inoculations that could lead to an end of the pandemic. Drug regulators in Britain have a global reputation for being tough but fast, employing a system of continuous "rolling review" of incoming data from drug companies. But […] todayDecember 3, 2020
insert_link Fashion Banana Republic Is Re-Releasing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dissent Collar Throughout her storied career on the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would wear eye-catching neckwear — typically jabots or collars — over her robe, to communicate how she felt about or where she stood on specific rulings. It became a part of her uniform on the bench. "You know, the standard robe is made for a man because it has a place for the shirt to show, and the tie. So Sandra […] todayOctober 5, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google reportedly took five days to decide not to remove misleading ads about voting by mail Google took five days to review several ads with misleading information about voting by mail before opting to approve them, The Washington Post reported. The ads were created by Protect My Vote— a group the Post refers to as “shadowy”— and appeared to target people in several US states, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, and Texas, showing up in response to searches for “mail-in voting.” One of the ads […] todaySeptember 2, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Cyber Monday’s Rise comes at Black Friday’s Expense 54% of American consumers said they will do most of their holiday shopping online this year, highlighting the rise of Cyber Monday, the Washington Post reports. Consumers' tendency to stay at home is forcing retailers to rethink how they offer deals on Cyber Monday and Black Friday — two of the biggest shopping days of the year — especially since the former offers loads of data that can allow for companies to […] todayDecember 2, 2019
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