Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 285

Japan's "Black Widow" death row inmate dies at 78

Japanese death-row inmate Chisako Kakehi, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers​, has died in a detention center at age 78, officials say,

ChatGPT recovers after being hit by outages, OpenAI says

The OpenAI issue was caused by an "upstream provider," according to the artificial intelligence organization.

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Severe weather hits Texas, Pacific Northwest with flash flooding, power outages; Virginia toy library offers an eco-friendly solution to a common problem

Manmohan Singh, India's former prime minister, dies at 92

A mild-mannered technocrat, Manmohan Singh became one of India's longest-serving prime ministers. He was chosen to fill the role by Sonia Gandhi, the widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Richard Parsons, executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at age 76

Richard Parsons was known as a skilled negotiator, a diplomat and a crisis manager.

Is multitasking a myth? Here's what research shows.

Busy lives have many of us juggling multiple tasks at once, but is that really multitasking? Here's what expert Linda Stone has learned about the myth of multitasking.

Virginia toy library offers an eco-friendly solution to a common problem

The Toy Nest in Falls Church, Virginia, is a toy library that works on a membership program. The moms who buy-in say it allows them to cut down on toy waste, while saving money and adding variety. Natalie Brand explains how the novel idea works.

The negative repercussions of multitasking on our health

Research suggests the human brain is not wired to multitask on complicated tasks, and experts say it can cause more damage to our wellbeing than we realize. Dr. Jon LaPook explains.

A behind-the-scenes look at how shippers handle the rush of holiday gift returns

At a FedEx shipping hub in Anchorage, Alaska, employees can sort up to 80,000 packages a day during the holidays. And as they're dealing with a last wave of Christmas gifts getting ready to ship out this week, they're also dealing with a new wave of gifts that are being returned. Kris Van Cleave takes an inside look at the process.

Trump's "border czar" details plans to reintroduce migrant family detention centers

Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's incoming "border czar," told the Washington Post in an interview this week that Trump's new administration plans to revive the controversial practice of detaining migrant families and giving undocumented parents the choice of leaving their U.S.-born children behind or having the children deported with them. Lilia Luciano reports.