Many years ago, I became a Phaal Curry Monster, meaning I was brave (and dumb) enough to accept a restaurant’s challenge to eat a plate of chicken drenched in curry…
Day: June 17, 2025
Abortion Bans Worsen Violence in Relationships, Study Finds
In the days and months after the Supreme Court rendered a 2022 decision gutting the U.S. constitutional protection for abortion, advocates predicted many negative impacts to come for women and…
Major US steel company backs away from plan to make green steel
It was supposed to be the United States’ grand entry to the global race to make green steel — a symbol of a return to American innovation and of revival…
The Ontario SPCA supports more than 60 animals during spay/neuter and wellness event in Akwesasne
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Akwesasne, ON (June 17, 2025) – More than 60 animals were spayed or neutered during an animal wellness event in Akwesasne, hosted by the Ontario SPCA and Humane…
Roy Schoenberg, AileenAI
Last week longtime AmWell CEO Roy Schoenberg announced, in the New England Journal of Medicine no less, that he was building a companion AI for the elderly called Aileen. We…
Anti-offshore wind groups target $426M grant for California port
A big-budget offshore wind project that would clean up a contaminated California port and turn it into America’s first hub for floating wind turbines is the latest target of an…
Under Trump, Indiana and other states may decide their own coal ash rules
A recent pact between North Dakota and the Trump administration shows how coal-friendly states could enshrine lax standards and block future federal enforcement on toxic coal ash pollution. North Dakota…