The CDC has lost thousands of workers since January. At a conference celebrating the work of the agency’s “disease detectives,” current and former staff grappled with uncertainty about the future. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Thousands of workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have left their jobs since January as part of the Trump administration’s effort to drastically reduce the government workforce. NPR’s Pien Huang went to visit the CDC in Atlanta to see how it’s handling the shifts of the past few months. (CROSSTALK) PIEN HUANG, BYLINE: Every year, the CDC has a conference to celebrate the work…
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Every growing business hits a point where spreadsheets, scattered emails, and manual workflows just don’t cut it anymore. Things start slipping through the cracks. Teams spend more time figuring out how to work than actually getting work done. That’s when you realize: it’s not just about hard work—it’s about smarter processes.
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Explore 100 years of stock market crashes, key recovery timelines, and lessons for investors. Learn how long markets take to bounce back after a crash. When markets fall sharply, panic is natural. Investors often ask, “Will this recover?” or “How long will it take?” If we look back at history, stock market crashes are not new. Markets have fallen many times over the past 100 years. But here’s the most comforting truth: every crash has recovered—some sooner, some later. In this post, I will share with you the major stock market crashes of the past century (both globally and in…
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The Atlanta Dream have revamped this season. They hired former FGCU women’s basketball head coach Karl Smesko and signed players like Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones. There were many questions about the fit of Griner and Jones in particular, given Smesko’s style of play when he coached in the NCAA. Coming from a system that prioritized perimeter shooting, bringing in two dominant post players like Griner and Jones seemed… odd? How would that even work? Who would start? Would Smesko still expect these players to shoot threes? All are valid questions fans were asking before Atlanta’s first preseason game against…
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Uber Technologies Inc. UBER revealed during its first quarter of 2025 earnings call that autonomous vehicles from Alphabet Inc.‘s GOOGL GOOG Waymo unit are outperforming human drivers in terms of utilization rates in their Austin, Texas deployment. What Happened: “The average Waymo in Austin is busier than 99% of Austin drivers as defined by the number of trips per day,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told investors during Wednesday’s call, indicating the company’s strategic bet on autonomous technology is yielding early operational advantages. The rideshare giant reported first-quarter earnings per share of $0.83, while revenue was $11.53 billion. Uber’s deployment in Austin…
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Image source: Pexels When you toss that package of ground beef into your grocery cart, you probably assume you’re getting exactly what the label promises: ground-up beef, pure and simple. But behind the scenes, there’s often a different story unfolding—one that involves a range of cost-saving tactics that can quietly reduce quality while keeping prices deceptively low. Here are 11 surprising ways your ground beef might be “stretched” before you even bring it home. 1. Added Water (Yes, Really) Processors sometimes inject water into ground beef to increase weight. While technically allowed, it means you’re paying for moisture, not meat.…
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Images grabbed from a video show a man, purportedly Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, and seemingly wielding a knife, assaulting another, already submissive man at Barrio Obrero bar in the lawmaker’s home city. The video also showed several people witnessing the incident but doing nothing to stop the aggressor. MANILA, Philippines — Two police officers who were found allegedly moonlighting as bodyguards for Davao Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, may be dismissed from the service. This is according to Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said Wednesday The policemen were identified along with two military personnel in…
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A new survey from GoDaddy Inc. reveals that while nearly half of U.S. microbusiness owners anticipate a weakening national economy in the coming months, most still maintain confidence in the growth prospects of their own enterprises. According to data released May 5, 2025, by the GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab, 49% of the 2,100 surveyed business owners expect the national economy to decline in the next six months, a 17-point increase from 2024. Despite this shift in sentiment, 66% of respondents expressed positive revenue expectations, with only 9% forecasting a decline in sales. “Small business owners are realistic about the…
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by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 7, 2025 A preschool in Alabama is headed to trial on claims that a white teacher treated a Black child “differently.” A couple in Gardendale, Alabama, is suing a local faith-based preschool for discrimination for allegedly targeting their then-two-year-old son. Lee and Aletta Williamson’s younger son was expelled from Heritage Preschool in Homewood, Alabama after the parents threatened legal action due to their child being “treated differently,” People reported. The case is now moving to trial following a lawsuit filed in February 2024 by attorney Artur Davis and Public Justice lawyers on behalf of the Williamsons,…
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The subject of distance is a complicated one in today’s world of golf. Professionals are so talented, so athletic, so strong and have access to all sorts of training material on top of equipment that they are overpowering golf courses that have long stood the test of time. This feels fair and objective to say without inciting any riot. It is when you go beyond this surface level that debates run rampant. Talk of rolling things back has been happening forever and it appears that the future of golf has some question in this area (it has several questions in…