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Money
How Do I Respectfully Ask for the Raise I Was Promised? Ask Johnny
Gemini / Google Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your workplace questions each week for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of SHRM, the world’s largest trade association of human resources professionals, and author of “Reset: A Leader’s Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval.” Question: I was given extra responsibilities with the understanding that I would receive a…
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Religion
Pope Francis’ legacy in time, one year after his death
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis will likely be remembered for his gestures: his lone walk under the rain in St. Peter’s Square to pray during the pandemic, his embrace of migrants, his unscripted phone calls and off-the-cuff remarks. But behind the images, the pontificate of Jorge Bergoglio was built on something quieter — “starting processes” as he would say,…
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History
An SAS Rescue Mission Mission Gone Wrong
Norman Crockatt is not a well-known name, but the British intelligence officer was responsible for one of the most controversial decisions of World War II. When the War Office in London created Military Intelligence Section 9 (MI9) on December 23, 1939, it chose the 45-year-old Crockatt to head the new organization. The former head of the London Stock Exchange, he…
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Nature
What does the future hold for the thawing Arctic?
Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic Mia Bennett & Klaus Dodds Yale Univ. Press (2025) From the rising temperatures of the climate crisis to the cooling of relations between Arctic states, metaphors of hot and cold pop up frequently in discussions about the Arctic. Political geographers Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds put them to good effect in…
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Sports
MLB roundup: Leody Taveras’ 12th-inning slam sends O’s past Royals
Apr 20, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Baltimore Orioles center fielder Leody Taveras (30) celebrates with team mates after hitting a grand slam in the twelfth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images Leody Taveras’ grand slam highlighted a five-run 12th inning, after Samuel Basallo forced extras with a two-out RBI single in…
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Health
the Missing Link Between Sleep Deprivation and Immune Dysregulation
You already know poor sleep makes you sick more easily — but you probably don’t know exactly why. The mechanism behind that vulnerability hasn’t been fully mapped — until now. A 2025 narrative review in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences pulled together two decades of research to answer a specific question: what actually breaks down between a short night…
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Music
Brian Eno, Massive Attack, Sigur Rós Call for Eurovision 2026 Boycott
No Music for Genocide, the campaign that has rallied dozens of artists to pull their music from streaming services in Israel, has released an open letter calling for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over its decision to allow Israel to compete. Released in partnership with the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel, the letter is…
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Food
Easy No Bake Strawberry Cream Pie Recipe
This website may contain affiliate links and advertising so that we can provide recipes to you. Read my disclosure policy. When it’s too hot to even think about turning on the oven, this no bake strawberry cream pie is exactly what you want waiting in the fridge. It’s cool, creamy, loaded with fresh strawberries, and comes together without heating up…
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Movie
Why The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons Won’t Play Sheldon in a Reboot
Jim Parsons has addressed the possibility of returning as Sheldon Cooper. The actor indicated that he is unlikely to take on the role again in a reboot of The Big Bang Theory. His recent remarks highlight the reason behind that decision, offering clarity on his stance. Jim Parsons on why he doesn’t want to return as Sheldon Jim Parsons has…
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Arts & Theater
Track by Track: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (Film Soundtrack)
by Chris Peterson It is still kind of unbelievable that The Hunchback of Notre Dame exists as a Disney animated film at all. This is a movie built around lust, sin, hypocrisy, repression, cruelty, and public humiliation, all pulled from one of the darkest stories Disney ever chose to adapt. Even now, revisiting it as an adult, I keep coming…
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