Day: February 22, 2023
Church attendance: Changing theology is not the answer
Re: “Seattle Archdiocese: Consolidation does not address issues” [Jan. 27, Northwest Voices]: A recent letter writer believes that for the Catholic Church to gain membership among the young, it needs to change its “policies” regarding the “exclusion of…
Russian casualties are now pushing 200,000 — with 1,000 killed or injured every day
A THOUSAND Russian troops are killed or injured every day, Western officials have claimed.
Total Russian casualties are now pushing 200,000 — almost double Ukrainian battlefield losses over the past 12 months.
APA thousand Russian troops are kill…
Thank you, Sen. Murray, for protecting consumers from unsafe cosmetics
The Food and Drug Administration gains the authority to order mandatory recalls of unsafe cosmetics.
Russia says it’s suspending a major treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons
Russia announced Tuesday that they’re suspending participation in the New START treaty. It’s the latest blow to the treaty system governing U.S. and Russia’s nuclear weapons stockpiles.
Technical debt? Don’t spend more than one-quarter of your time dealing with it
There’s a lot of overhang from technical debt incurred in the COVID-era rush to digital. How much effort should go into clearing it up?
Wireless ISP Starry Is Filing For Bankruptcy
Starry, an ISP that launched in 2016 with a focus on delivering home internet with wireless antennas instead of cables, has declared bankruptcy. The Verge reports: In a press release (PDF), the company says that it intends to quickly restructure and th…
Former pitching coach Regan sues Mets for age discrimination
Phil Regan sued the New York Mets and former general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination when he was moved out as pitching coach after the 2019 season.
Jill Biden heads to Namibia, Kenya; part of U.S.-Africa push
Jill Biden headed for Africa on Tuesday, first stop Namibia, declaring as she departed Washington that she had “a lot to accomplish” during a five-day visit focused on empowering women and young people and addressing food insecurity.