Crucial UN climate talks next month are likely to fall short of the global target for cutting coal, gas, and oil emissions. / The Associated Press Nearly half of homes in the US use natural gas for heat, and this winter they may end up paying 30% more than a year
Why is America's upper middle class so unhappy? Too much work, and abject disbelief in a meritocracy. / Vox This week's white paper to wonder about says billionaires are better-looking than average for their age. / National Bureau of Economic Research Jessa Crispin: Most laptops provided to
The International Monetary Fund says the persistence of the coronavirus and global supply chain crisis is weighing on economies. / Bloomberg The White House announces that the Port of Los Angeles will begin working "24/7" to ease supply chain woes. / NPR "Right now, everyone is blaming the
Helen Branswell compiles a primer on what's known about mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines. / STAT Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans all organizations, including private companies, from enforcing vaccinations in his state. / BBC News Coronavirus question: Should I humor my friend's request for a pointless Covid
Severe flooding recently displaced more than 1.76 million people in Shanxi province in northern China, according to local media. / BBC News Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2,000 flights this weekend, citing weather and air traffic controller problems. No other airlines seem to have been impacted. / CNN Related: An
Over the last five years, the top 100 law firms in the United States represented fossil fuel clients in 358 legal cases and transactions worth $1.36 trillion. / The Guardian China is ratcheting up military pressure on Taiwan. / The Economist Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's forces intensify airstrikes
Following this week's ruling from a federal judge, at least one Texas healthcare provider is again performing abortions past six weeks of pregnancy. / BuzzFeed News The estate of Henrietta Lacks is suing a pharmaceutical company for selling her cells, which were taken without her knowledge or consent by
The WHO is rolling out the first vaccine for malaria, a disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year, most of them under five years of age. / STAT Pfizer has officially requested the FDA provide Emergency Use Authorization for its Covid vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. / NPR Studies
How the Facebook outage affected the developing world, which depends on WhatsApp for health services and to shield communications from totalitarian governments. / NBC News, People Related: Telegram says it added 70 million new users while Facebook was down. / The Guardian The Facebook outage forced small business owners to realize that
In a brief glimmer of hope, Facebook and all of its services were down for nearly six hours yesterday. / Associated Press Facebook says the outage was caused by a configuration change, and here's a fascinating observation of how the services disappeared from the web. / The Verge, Cloudflare According
