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Fast Company

Yale Climate Connections

How politics pushed businesses to fight climate change quietly

The polarized election year exacerbated the trend of ‘greenhushing.’

Not long ago, businesses and investors liked to brag about their commitments to reduce their climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. 

Fast Company

Stephanie Vozza

3 productivity habits that are actually toxic

Productivity hacks can have a dark side. Here’s why some of the the most common productivity habits can cause you harm.

Look up the word “productivity” in a thesaurus and synonyms include “abundance,” “potency,” richness,” and “yield.” Sounds positive and something to strive for, right? No wonder many of us constantly look for ways to improve our productivity.  

Fast Company

The Conversation

Carbon offsets could help low-income Americans with energy efficiency

For some people, the cost of heating a home can get so high it becomes a choice of ‘heat or eat,’ which can take a physical and mental health toll.

Under pressure from customers and investors, many U.S. companies have pledged to voluntarily reduce their impact on the climate. But that doesn’t always mean they’re cutting their own greenhouse gas emissions.

Mashable

A Man on the Inside review: Ted Danson and Mike Schur reunite for sweet sitcom gold

If you had to sum up the driving force behind any Mike Schur show in one word, it's "community." Whether they're set in the workplace (like The Office, Parks and Recreation, or Brooklyn Nine-Nine) or in the afterlife (like The Good Place), the shows Schur has created or co-created always center on ensembles who grow from mere acquaintances into the fastest of friends.

A constant within that transition is community's power of break down the walls we've built up to shut other people out. Take...

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When You Have Basically No More Storage Space, These 41 Things Will Help You Conjure Up Some More Room

Because, unfortunately, there isn't a spell to turn your closet into a walk-in.

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Just 34 Products From Amazon With Thousands Upon Thousands Of Five-Star Reviews

Don't believe me, believe the thousands of reviewers.

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The Verge

Thomas Ricker

Peak Design’s Outdoor Backpack is a more versatile everyday bag

The 25L model is an improvement on perfection, but not without some help.

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If You Have A Trip Planned That You Can’t Wait To Go On, Start Getting Ready Now By Buying These 29 Products

Going on a trip is exciting but it's all the prep for the trip (buying products to use on your travels) that makes up half the fun.

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ESPN.com

Rebecca Lobo

Lobo: Auriemma recruited strong women, forged strong women, changed the lives of his 160 players

Geno Auriemma and UConn forced every program to raise their standard. They also changed the lives of the 160 women who have played for the Huskies.

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Diagrams so easy, it’s like magic: Get lifetime access to Microsoft Visio 2024 for £63

TL;DR: Get a lifetime device license for Microsoft Visio Professional 2024 for £63.21 (reg. £458.43) and make pro-level diagrams in a snap.

Need a way to make sense of your ideas and share them with others? Microsoft Visio Professional 2024 is here to make your colleagues jealous the next time you give a presentation, and it can help visualise everything from flowcharts to floor plans. It’s the perfect tool for anyone who wants to whip up aesthetically pleasing visuals without spending...

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30 Mind-Blowing TikTok Beauty Products That Work Like Witchcraft

Glinda the Good Witch is magical, but this concealer under $10 may have her magic beat.

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Marc Santora, Nikolay Nikolov, James Surdam and Laura Salaberry

Ukraine Strikes Inside Russia With U.S. Missiles

The next two or three months in Ukraine are likely to be exceedingly violent, in a war that has already been the deadliest in Europe in the past 80 years. Marc Santora, who has been reporting from Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia, explains why.

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Helene Cooper

Ukraine Fires Long-Range Storm Shadow Missiles Into Russia

Britain allowed Ukrainians to use Storm Shadows a week after President Biden authorized the use of American-made missiles inside Russia, a shift from a more cautious military strategy.

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Sharon LaFraniere

Police Report Offers Graphic Details of Sexual Assault Claim Against Hegseth

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary was never charged with a crime and vehemently denied to the police that a sexual encounter was coerced.

Mashable

NYT Strands hints, answers for November 21

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special,...

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22 Cleaning Products Reviewers Say They’ll Never Stop Re-Buying

"I plan to be a 'forever' customer."

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57 Stocking Stuffers That Are Almost Too Cute To Use

The "almost" is really important, because these gifts will *actually be used*, too.

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The Verge

Lauren Feiner

DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopoly

Image: Laura Normand / The Verge

The Department of Justice says that Google must divest the Chrome web browser to restore competition to the online search market, and it left the door open to requiring the company to spin out Android, too.

Filed late Wednesday in DC District Court, the initial proposed final judgement refines the DOJ’s earlier high-level outline of remedies after Judge Amit Mehta found Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search and search text advertising.

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