The board game “Puerto Rico” begins after everyone around the table receives a mat printed with the verdant interior of the game’s namesake island. Players are cast as European tycoons who have trekked across the Atlantic at the height of the Age of Exploration. “In 1493 Christopher Columbus discovered the […]
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Visit to Europe reveals super-sized American problem
Who decided that bigger is better? Apparently the companies that produce toilet paper in this country. Special to The Olathe Journal Stacey Hatton America is getting bigger and bigger. I’m not talking about population growth or elected officials’ egos, but America is swelling, and manufacturers have been adjusting to keep […]
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Centrist Democrats pose major problem for progressives
The new strength of Democratic moderates in the Senate may temper just how aggressively Democratic leaders can push for President BidenJoe BidenDemocrats say Trump impeachment defense ‘wholly without merit’ A US-Israel defense treaty has benefits — and perils White House: Biden won’t spend much time watching Trump impeachment trial MORE’s […]
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Biden moves to block oil and gas leases on public land and in New Mexico that could be a big problem
This week the Biden administration put a 60-day hold on new oil and gas leases on public lands. While this is only temporary at the moment, the expectation is that this moratorium will become permanent sometime soon. This shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone who has been paying attention […]
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Woman loses husband, home and job after ‘gentle’ son dies of secret drug problem
A woman lost her house, husband and job after her son tragically died of a drug overdose in his university room. Daniel Redman’s parents and siblings were completely unaware he was regularly taking drugs at Manchester Metropolitan University until they were called to A&E on February 19, 2016. After three […]
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The Hunter Biden problem won’t go away
The Biden administration-to-be has a full agenda of challenges and problems; unfortunately, one that won’t go away as easily as it should is Hunter Biden. During the presidential campaign, the Trump forces tried to vilify Joe BidenJoe Biden46 percent of voters say Trump should concede immediately: poll Michigan county reverses […]
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Containing COVID-19 not their problem
Florida lawmakers convened for the first time in eight months Tuesday as Republican leaders gave only brief mention to the issue on the minds of all Floridians — the coronavirus and its impact — while acknowledging a $5.4 billion budget hole created by the pandemic. Lawmakers swore in 10 freshman […]
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Try out ‘problem framing’ and ‘design sprints’ sessions with Kyan’s free taster workshops. | Kyan | Open Mic
It’s no secret that sprints have radically changed the way we work with our clients. This is the same for many teams the world over too, and the beauty of the design sprint in particular is the flexibility to be able to make it your own. Our ‘Kyan flavour’ isn’t […]
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Medical Algorithms Have a Race Problem
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. When Vanessa Grubbs first met Eli about a decade ago, he was a muscular man in his 50s. Grubbs, a doctor at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, was treating him for membranous nephropathy, a kidney condition that can lead […]