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The media does not give you an accurate picture of the world. This isn’t to say that we’re not reporting the truth or that we’re making facts up. Rather, our profession has a natural tendency to accentuate the negative because the negative is usually what we mean when we think of the news.  Reports of […]

It’s the end of the year, and disappointment is in the air. It has been for a while now. Given the current state of liberal politics in the United States, it’s easy to imagine why it might feel that way. 2024 has been a cascade of disappointments, a series of escalating underperformances from people we readily or reluctantly put our faith in, raising our hopes and crashing them down to the ground. The first domino was Joe Biden’s hilariously inept performance at the first presidential debate.... Читать дальше...

It was a dose of qualified good news. Signed in 2022, Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act gave the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services a power they’d sorely lacked since the agency’s conception: the ability to negotiate drug prices directly with the manufacturers. The law was by no means perfect. The cost savings are only for 10, albeit very expensive, drugs, and the negotiated prices only apply to Medicare and Medicaid rather than extending to every health care insurance plan.

And here we go again. President-elect Donald Trump wasted little time in signaling to Americans, through his Cabinet nominations and White House appointments, that he plans to move quickly to act on his most extreme promises. What kind of United States will we have in a year, or in four? How will the country and its democratic institutions change? What are the chances he doesn’t succeed? And what if he does—and an apathetic, exhausted, and inward-looking populace shrugs? We could think of no one... Читать дальше...

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1. 20 years later: A look at the deadliest disaster to strike Earth in modern history  Fox Weather
2. Supermodel Petra Nemcova says it's still 'difficult' to discuss surviving tsunami on its 20th anniversary  Fox News
3. Opinion | 20 Years Ago a Tsunami Killed 230,000 People. We Can Do Better Now.  The New York Times

2024 was my first full year at RPS, and as a guides writer, it was a year packed with the sort of games that make you roll your sleeves up, wipe sweat from your brow, and stare up at the sky from the trenches, ruminating on what life is like when you aren't dealing with back-to-back Soulslikes interspersed with gacha games that feature incomprehensible lootbox mechanics.

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What to know about hockey’s premier junior-aged tournament that is about to kick of

Britain‘s new Labour Government is doing what leftist governments always do: raising taxes on everyone, but pretending that only the wealthiest citizens will pay more. Middle-class British farmers are quickly finding out that the taxman is coming for them too.

Here’s what experts believe could happen to social media over the next 12 months.

Talia Cotton, Joe Doucet, and six other designers reveal the trends they want to let go of next year.

If you want to buy a sleek new heat pump or home battery before tax credits might disappear, here are some of the choices.

Today’s theme: 2024 in movies.

“I know it’s a lot to ask right now, but I need you to unclench your jaw.”

There is a champagne tower, and then next to it a water-glass tower to remind you to hydrate.

While elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City will receive the most attention next year, 2025 will also see plenty of lower-profile — but no less interesting — races. From a judicial race in the battleground state of Pennsylvania to several notable mayoral races, political observers will be watching to see how these...

President-elect Trump’s fixation on former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is escalating as he suggests she should be prosecuted for her work on the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 committee. In the wake of a report by a House subcommittee that alleges Cheney improperly communicated with star witness Cassidy Hutchinson, Trump accused Cheney of committing crimes as she led...

1. The RPS Selection Box: Jeremy's bonus games of the year 2024  Rock Paper Shotgun
2. ‘It changed my idea of what games can be’ – the 31 games readers couldn’t put down in 2024  The Guardian
3. The 15 Best Video Game Surprises Of 2024  Kotaku
4. From underrated RPGs to endlessly replayable roguelikes, here are the ten best PC games of 2024  PCGamesN
5. 2024's Hidden Gems: The Best Games You May Have Missed (Or Never Heard Of)  GameSpot

No doubt, Bath & Body Works has some of the absolute best sales out there. Fortunately for us, their current after-Christmas sale is no exception. Bath & Body Works’ beloved Semi-Annual Sale is back to help you celebrate the ending of one season and the beginning of the next. When you can shop under $5 […]

Let’s talk about the devastating events of the Squid Game Season 2 finale.

OXFORD United have appointed Mark Sale as first team assistant head coach.

“At the Moulin Rouge,” “How High the Moon” and “Collection in Focus: Banu Cennetoğlu” can be explored between the holidays.

“Without a supportive workplace culture and strong leadership,” says one expert, “even the best perks feel hollow and performative.”

BOSTON, MA - CIRCA 1984: Gerald Henderson #43 of the Boston Celtics goes in for a layup in front of James Worthy #42 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game circa 1984 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Henderson played for the Celtics from 1979-84. | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images

No, not that Gerald Henderson...his dad.