Monday, November 18, 2024

Weekend Catch-Up




Weekend Catch-Up

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket at sunset with a payload that has been shrouded in secrecy to the point of not disclosing any specifics of the mission, and not using its original name.
All regulatory filings and U.S. government agencies, like the Space Force and the Federal Aviation Administration, call the payload ‘Optus-X,’ while SpaceX calls the mission ‘TD7.’ SpaceX’s commentator noted that it was a communications satellite during the company’s livestream.

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Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski visited President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago over the weekend.

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America's biggest budget airline, Spirit Airlines, has filed for bankruptcy.

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US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to launch limited strikes into Russia using US-made long-range missiles, in a big policy shift
What could have inspired this aggressive change?

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Good hours. Good pay. Rare emergency call.
Medical residency applications for dermatology slots are up 50% over the past five years,
A younger generation of physicians wants better work-life balance than their predecessors
Dermatologists earn a median $541,000 a year,
Seventy-one percent of applicants who selected dermatology as their first choice when applying for their residency match this year were women,
A 2020 study found dermatology was the second-least-racially-diverse specialty in medicine, behind orthopedic surgery.

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Organic and baby carrots sold at grocery stores across the US have been recalled after an E. coli outbreak that has killed one person.

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Portugal is implementing tax breaks and housing incentives to retain young talent and combat the brain drain to wealthier European countries.

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Zelena Zeto writes that 2000, not 2016 and 2024, were the American outliers.

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Several Trump appointees are being attacked for their lack of administration experience. Worse than Kamala?

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Sweden, Finland Urge Residents To Be Ready For War--Barron's headline

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There's a big campaign called "Stand up to Hate." Will they have bumper stickers and pins like "Whip Inflation Now?"

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