Slurs are making a comeback on the left. Some say it’s...
History famously repeats itself. Still, I never expected "retarded," the insult du jour of my youth, to come back in style — especially after it was canceled only years ago.These days, mostly on X, I see liberal-identifying people dropping the word as casually as when I was a preteen in the mid-aughts. It's trickled into…
The return of slurs in liberal language
History famously repeats itself. Still, I never expected "retarded," the insult du jour of my youth, to come back in style — especially after it was canceled only years ago.These days, mostly on X, I see liberal-identifying people dropping the word as casually as when I was a preteen in the mid-aughts. It's trickled into…
31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they...
Enlarge / Polio victim Larry Montoya is at the airport for the arrival of cases of vaccine, which were distributed as part of the KO Polio campaign, September 5, 1962. Public sentiment on the importance of safe, lifesaving childhood vaccines has significantly declined in the US since the pandemic—which appears to be solely due to…
12 fast-food menu items that disappeared during the pandemic and never...
Fast-food chains removed many popular menu items during the COVID-19 pandemic.In 2020, restaurants streamlined menus to focus on popular items and ease employee workload.McDonald's and Taco Bell overhauled menus, with some items still not returning post-pandemic. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the…
Red Lobster’s fall is a case study on how to kill...
Once a seafood powerhouse in America, Red Lobster is bankrupt and shutting down dozens of restaurants. Is Wall Street to blame? This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.
US prepares for bird flu pandemic with $176M Moderna vaccine deal
The US government will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA vaccine against a pandemic influenza—an award given as the highly pathogenic bird flu virus H5N1 continues to spread widely among US dairy cattle. The funding flows through BARDA, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, as part of a new Rapid Response Partnership…
South Africa’s cash giveaway plan is not universal basic income, experts...
South Africa's top political party has proposed a social safety net that's been called the first national universal basic income (UBI) program. Experts say that's a gross exaggeration.The African National Congress, led by Nelson Mandela in the 1990s, recently outlined its plan to expand South Africa's Social Relief of Distress program. The temporary grants were…
A US pilot school has banned solo flights for trainees at...
An Arizona pilot school has stopped Cathay Pacific trainees from solo flights after several incidents that went unreported, Bloomberg first reported.Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong flag carrier, is one of the world's best airlines — one of just 10 globally to be ranked five stars by Skytrax.In an internal memo, the AeroGuard Flight Training Center…
A pandemic fraud trial took a ‘mob movie’ twist when a...
Like something straight out of a mob movie, a juror in a Minnesota pandemic fraud trial was offered $120,000 cash to vote for acquittal.Just before the jury was set to begin deliberations on Monday, Assistant US Attorney Joseph Thompson announced the apparent attempted bribery to the court, according to the Minnesota Reformer.The unnamed 23-year-old juror…
My high school graduation was ruined. I’m now graduating from college...
In March 2020, when the world stopped for the COVID pandemic, my small high school in New Jersey sent an email explaining our spring break would start early and last indefinitely.My senior year was ripped from me. We pushed prom back until it became nonexistent. Graduation traditions like Senior Sunrise and Senior Ditch Day disappeared…