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Pregnant women are drinking more, according to a newly published report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data sheds new light on one more aspect of public health in the U.S. that appears to be trending in the wrong direction, leaving serious developmental problems in its wake. Since 2020, more people say they are drinking while pregnant—a shift that coincided with a broadly observed rise in pandemic drinking, but one that appears to be lingering. The study, first reported by Stat, showed that 15.2% of pregnant women in the U.S. admitted to drinking in surveys conducted…
People make technology go roundgettyArtificial intelligence is falling into the same trap that many technologies have fallen into over the decades: grab gobs of the latest shiny new technology, drop it on top of the organization, and wait for the overnight transformation to take shape – which never does. Just as handing someone a pile of expensive film-making gear won’t turn them into the next Steven Spielberg, all the AI tokens in the world won’t turn a workforce into a forward-looking force in the market. It takes a forward-looking culture, open to innovation from all its ranks, to make AI…
Kalshi’s latest ad is betting on star power, but fans are not buying it. The prediction market giant’s latest campaign taps A-list actor Timothée Chalamet for a one-minute video advertisement featuring the actor in a series of nonsensical and non-Kalshi-related scenarios. But, despite being directed by Oscar-winning Swedish cinematographer Linus Sandgren, fans on social media seem to not be embracing the video. “Delete this bro we were rooting for you,” a user responded to the video posted by Chalamet’s X account. Another added, “you are a rich and famous actor, why are you promoting trash?” The minute-long video features Chalamet…
Published June 12, 2026 03:02PMA Massachusetts fisherman recently reeled in an unexpected catch: an eight-foot long great white shark. But the angler didn’t leave the shark stranded on the beach. Instead, he hauled it to the shallows, pulled the hook from its mouth, and sent it back out to deeper water.In a very 2026 twist, the moment was captured on video and uploaded to Instagram, where it quickly went viral. Boat captain and shark fisherman Elliot Sudal, 37, was casting off of a beach on the south shore of Nantucket, an island 30 miles south of Cape Cod, on June…
Warm sea surface temperatures during the first week of June indicate the presence of El Niño.NOAAThe FIFA World Cup matches began this week, but that is not the only thing with global implications in recent days. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that El Niño has formed. Here’s what that means, and why forecasters believe it could be a potentially “super” one.El Niño Is Here“El Niño has developed in the tropical Pacific,” wrote a NOAA press release earlier this week announcing an El Nino Advisory. “El Niño, the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted…
Service dogs provide connection to their owners, which is where real healing begins. Published June 12, 2026 01:08PMOwning a dog is good for you—like, really good for you. Studies have shown time and again that dogs relieve stress, provide health benefits (including lower cardiovascular risk), and improve your mood. What is it about dogs in particular that makes them so happiness-inducing? “Their unconditional love,” says Karen “KP” Perez, community engagement manager for nonprofit Freedom Service Dogs (FSD). “I feel like healing starts when you don’t feel alone anymore. It starts when you are getting outside. And so these dogs kind…
When you’ve worked in the food industry for as long as I have, you start to recognize when an ingredient stops being a supporting actor and becomes the main character. That’s what’s happening right now with fruit. We’ve watched pineapple slices top upside-down cakes, fruit bowls land in lunchboxes, smoothies take over breakfast, and acai bowls become social currency. But what we’re seeing now feels different. Fruit isn’t just part of the conversation, it’s shaping it. That’s why we dug into this further by analyzing cultural signals, social listening, and category data to create our inaugural trend forecast, Fruit Fwd:…
Mountain Hardwear combined its mastery of comfort and durability with the latest ultralight technology The Lightness of Being (Photo: Mountain Hardwear)Published June 12, 2026 01:18PMGoing ultralight used to mean making trade-offs: paring down features, sacrificing comfort, and hoping gear would still hold up in the wild. But with more than 30 years of experience making high-performance alpine equipment, Mountain Hardwear isn’t afraid to challenge the ultralight gear equation. The company is building on its legacy of designing durable, mountain-worthy equipment—and proving that lighter doesn’t have to mean less. To understand how the new Lightness of Being Collection came to life…
Argentina’s midfielder #11 Thiago Almada throws water on his face to cool off during a 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Uruguay and Argentina at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo. (Photo by Eitan ABRAMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesFIFA, the international governing body for the sport of soccer, has mandated a three-minute hydration break midway through each half of all 104 games at the 2026 World Cup, creating de facto four quarters to a game that has always been just two halves. Officially, this is meant to prioritize “player welfare.” But there appears…
If you’ve applied for countless jobs and rarely hear back, chances are you’ve encountered a phenomenon that has grown increasingly common: “ghost jobs.” Sometimes employers post a job listing that seems legitimate—but the company has no intention of hiring for the position. This can be a major source of frustration for job seekers who take the time to apply for those jobs, only to get no response or find that the company never intended to fill the role. This month, New York state lawmakers passed a bill that could help combat the scourge of posting these jobs that don’t actually…