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China Was Tesla&#39;s Savior. It&#39;s Becoming Its Thorn
China Was
Tesla's Savior.
It's Becoming
Its Thorn
longform
Mar 31, 2024 5:00 PM CDT

China Was Tesla's Savior. It's Becoming Its Thorn

The 'NYT' looks at Elon Musk's relationship with Beijing

(Newser) - Elon Musk has China to thank for much of Tesla's success. But as the New York Times reports, Beijing's helping hand could end up being more of a slap. Interviews with former Tesla employees, diplomats, and policymakers shed light on how Tesla's "unusually symbiotic relationship" with...

Is Your Work Output the 'Only Proof' That You're Working?

In 'Esquire,' Kelly Stout ponders whether productivity, the process, or something else is what matters

(Newser) - If you've tried every multitasking trick in the book to maximize your time on the job, Kelly Stout wants you to know you're not alone. In Esquire , Stout writes that she spent a lot of time earlier in her career assigned to busywork, longing for "a life...

Mistaking Girl, 2, for Her Dad, Police Sniper Killed Her

KCUR delves into the tragic 2022 death of Clesslyn Crawford

(Newser) - On March 26, 2022, Taylor Shutte called the police in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and asked for help. Responding to what dispatchers said sounded like a fight, officers found Shutte, 27, and her boyfriend Eli Crawford, 38, in their small trailer. Officers asked Crawford to come out, but instead, he retreated...

CPR Almost Always Fails. ECPR Is a Different Story

It's called the biggest advance in cardiac arrest treatment since CPR itself

(Newser) - Dramatic TV rescues notwithstanding, the stark truth is that people who go into cardiac arrest are usually doomed. CPR is almost always futile . Defibrillators can shock a heart back to life, but only if the patient has a "shockable rhythm" to work with, writes physician Helen Ouyang in the...

He Was an Art-Selling Wunderkind. And a Fraudster
He Was an
Art-Selling
Wunderkind.
And a Fraudster
longform
Mar 31, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

He Was an Art-Selling Wunderkind. And a Fraudster

'Vanity Fair' has the story of Inigo Philbrick

(Newser) - He was handed a seven-year prison sentence for what the FBI characterized as the largest art-based fraud scheme the US has ever seen. In late January 2024, after serving less than four years, Inigo Philbrick was released to home confinement. Writing for Vanity Fair , Mark Seal has the now-36-year-old's...

Podcaster Huberman&#39;s Remarkable &#39;Deception&#39;
Podcaster
Pulled Off a
Remarkable
'Deception'
longform
Mar 30, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

Podcaster Pulled Off a Remarkable 'Deception'

'New York' reveals how he managed at least 5 relationships simultaneously

(Newser) - Andrew Huberman is a Stanford neuroscientist whose "Huberman Lab" is one of the most popular podcasts around. In a profile for New York magazine, Kerry Howley writes that she became a devotee, making sure to get sunshine in the morning and practicing her "physiological sighs" to ease stress...

DNA Tests Reveal Truth About a Universal Taboo
DNA Tests
Reveal Ugly Truth
About Incest
longform
Mar 24, 2024 5:10 PM CDT

DNA Tests Reveal Ugly Truth About Incest

'Atlantic' reports that children resulting from the universal taboo are far more common than thought

(Newser) - Not too long ago, researchers estimated the frequency of incest at one in a million. The age of easy DNA testing, however, has revealed a troubling truth: It's far more common than thought, writes Sarah Zhang in the Atlantic . One researcher who studied the UK Biobank suggested that 1...

He May Be One of the Best Players of Any Game Ever

Defector digs into the astounding Scrabble prowess of Nigel Richards

(Newser) - You could try saying something like, "Nigel Richards is the Michael Jordan of Scrabble," but that wouldn't capture it. "I don't know how to put this in layman's terms, but ... he's the best player at any game that ever existed," is how...

ADHD Is Brutal. Our Adderall Shortage Makes it Worse

Jason Diamond writes a first-person account at 'Esquire'

(Newser) - When Jason Diamond was diagnosed with what we now call ADHD as a kid, doctors told him he'd grow out of it. Nearly 40 years later, he's still waiting for that to happen. But as he writes at Esquire , his ability to overcome the disorder as an adult...

She Disappeared at 8, Changed DC Forever
She Disappeared at 8,
Changed DC Forever
longform
Mar 23, 2024 9:00 AM CDT

She Disappeared at 8, Changed DC Forever

'Washington Post' revisits the tragic case of Relisha Rudd, a decade after she vanished

(Newser) - Ten years ago this month, a social worker at Relisha Rudd's Washington, DC, elementary school went to the homeless shelter where the 8-year-old lived with her family, concerned because she'd been absent for 10 days. He wanted to talk to the person listed as Relisha's doctor, Kahlil...

Sheriff's Report: Angela Chao Was Intoxicated at the Wheel

Shipping executive's death was 'an unfortunate accident,' investigators say

(Newser) - Angela Chao was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month, a Texas law enforcement report released Wednesday says. Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, died in an "unfortunate accident," the Blanco County Sheriff's Office wrote. Investigators...

Dying Political Ad Pioneer Has Some Parting Advice

Hal Malchow, who has set Thursday for his death, thinks modern ad campaigns are outdated

(Newser) - A profile of longtime political consultant Hal Machow in Politico Magazine is notable on two fronts. First, Malchow has written a book in which he advocates for a fundamental change in political advertising. But it's the second reason that may cause double-takes: Malchow, who is in his early 70s,...

When Influencers&#39; Kids Grow Up, a Harsh Reality
When Influencers' Kids
Grow Up, a Harsh Reality
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Mar 17, 2024 9:30 AM CDT

When Influencers' Kids Grow Up, a Harsh Reality

Most are not entitled to any of the money they made for their parents

(Newser) - The phenomenon of "influencer parents" has been around long enough now that many of the once-young children featured in their videos and social media posts have grown into adults. And as Cosmopolitan explains, they are encountering a harsh truth upon turning 18: They're not entitled to a single...

Complaint Against Utah Pediatric Surgeons: They 'Overoperate' on Kids

Complaint is filed over surgeries for cleft lips and palates that differ from the national norm

(Newser) - "We have a bone grafting problem here in Utah." The quote is from an orthodontist in a ProPublica investigation into the treatment of cleft lips and palates in the state, which has a higher-than-usual number of such cases. The orthodontist is among critics who say that doctors at...

The Mansion Was Vacant, So Who Was Throwing the Parties?

'Curbed' unpacks the movie-like controversy that took place on a ritzy, Beverly Hills cul de sac

(Newser) - The realtor first knew something was hinky about the vacant mansion he had listed for $5 million near Beverly Hills when the pool guy called. It seems someone had pulled up in a U-Haul and moved in, and the pool guy wondered if he'd be kept on. Which was...

Big Player in American Pot: Chinese Mafias
Big Player in American Pot:
Chinese Mafias
longform
Mar 16, 2024 5:20 PM CDT

Big Player in American Pot: Chinese Mafias

ProPublica investigation looks at how they have begun dominating the illegal market

(Newser) - Even as legal marijuana becomes more common, the market for illegal pot thrives across the US. And as an investigation by ProPublica and the Frontier makes clear, that market is increasingly dominated by organized crime outfits from China. "The mobsters operate in a loose but disciplined confederation overseen from...

Toronto Is Running Out of Burial Space
Toronto Is Running Out
of Burial Space
longform
Mar 16, 2024 9:30 AM CDT

Toronto Is Running Out of Burial Space

The Local looks at the complex dynamics at play in the bereavement industry

(Newser) - Residents of Toronto who aim to be buried in their city better be planning ahead. Because as Inori Roy reports in the Local , the city is quickly running out of burial space. Advocates have been raising the alarm for years, and the issue is coming to a head. The city...

The New Luxury Perk in Fancy Homes: Clean Air
The Rich Breathe Better
Air Than Most—Literally
longform
Mar 10, 2024 2:15 PM CDT

The Rich Breathe Better Air Than Most—Literally

Souped up filtration is becoming the norm for those who can afford it, reports 'New Republic'

(Newser) - It's a general truth that air pollution from factories and highways affects the poor more than the rich because of where people are able to live. But wildfire smoke? You might think, as one journalist put it, that it's more "egalitarian" because it affects everyone. Not so...

Growing Killer of Infants in US: Syphilis
Syphilis
Is Killing
More Infants
in the US
longform
Mar 10, 2024 12:15 PM CDT

Syphilis Is Killing More Infants in the US

ProPublica reports how a drug shortage is making the 'entirely preventable' problem worse

(Newser) - Syphilis cases have been surging in the US over the last several years, and ProPublica zeroes in on the most vulnerable cohort of patients—infants. The crux of the story is how a drug shortage is costing lives:
  • The impact: The disease is easily spread from a pregnant woman to
...

'No Turning Back': The Tragic Story of Rebecca Vance

She perished in the Colorado wilderness with her teen son and her sister

(Newser) - There are more questions than answers when it comes to the story of Rebecca Vance, the Colorado mom who took her sister, Christine Vance, and 13-year-old son, Talon, into the Colorado wilderness to live off-grid— only to perish . She had been transfixed by conspiracy theories, fearing plots designed to "...

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