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The effects of the Iran war showed up in the latest US inflation reading. Inflation climbed to the highest rate since May 2024, and gas prices reached a record month-over-month increase. Loading audio narration… The consumer price index increased 3.3% in March from a year ago, up from the 2.4%…
After over a month of war, US forces have hit thousands of targets in Iran — all while consuming millions of meals and energy drinks, hundreds of thousands of gallons of coffee, and a lot of nicotine, the top US general said. Loading audio narration… The US, Israel, and Iran…
I’ve always enjoyed good dental health, having just one cavity in my 33 years. Some of this I attribute to having the same dentist since I was 4. Loading audio narration… Throughout my adulthood, my dental office felt like the only medical environment where I never had to worry about…
Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a quarter of global seaborne oil and a fifth of global liquefied natural gas is shipped, has had sweeping implications worldwide.Rising gas prices amid the Iran war have sparked panic-buying lines and shortages at gas pumps. Other supply chains, such as fertilizer and seafood,…
Paul Krugman says the US-Iran conflict is causing a key energy price to spike — and that’s bad news for President Donald Trump, given he’s under pressure to bring down living costs and tackle an affordability crisis. Loading audio narration… “Many people talking about how gasoline prices at the pump…
It started with a donut.One morning, Jessie Inchauspé, then in her 20s, grabbed her usual sugary breakfast on her way to work in Silicon Valley — and noticed something strange.With a cutting-edge tech wearable, she could see her blood sugar spiking, then crashing, in a pattern that mirrored her bouts…
In 10 years, there might not be many jobs, but there sure will be a lot of spin bikes. (At least, if you believe this ad.)The Belgian AI startup AiCandy released a new advertisement for their company, mocking AI’s skyrocketing demand for energy. It imagines a 2036 in which humans…
