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Stanley McChrystal says leaders must have good character and strong convictions
What does it mean to be a courageous leader in 2025? Stanley McChrystal, retired four-star general in the U.S. Army, joins futurist and culture critic Baratunde Thurston to discuss...
Black Friday 2025: Are banks, stock markets open or closed? And when do store sales start at Walmart and Target?
The day after Thanksgiving is a holiday in itself for retailers. Historically, Black Friday has been a time when shoppers wake up early and head to stores for the...
AI is tranforming spacecraft propulsion—and may lead to nuclear-powered rockets
Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space—and that number is set to grow dramatically with ambitious missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. But...
The new rules of work: How AI is reshaping human value
AI is rapidly changing the world around us, from the way we engage online to how we work. But while the technology is able to complete an astonishing number...
How close is the first solopreneur unicorn?
Just a handful of years ago, the idea of one person creating a company worth over a billion dollars seemed like a pipe dream. Thanks to rapid advancements in...
The Download: the fossil fuel elephant in the room, and better tests for endometriosis
Over the past few weeks in Belem, Brazil, attendees of this year’s UN climate talks dealt with oppressive heat and flooding, and at one point a literal fire broke...
Goldfish joins Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with the tiniest float ever
For the past 99 years at Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, spectators have craned their necks to watch giant balloons and larger-than-life floats pass through the streets of New...
What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Day 2025? Stores, banks, stocks, groceries, pharmacies
Thanksgiving is a beautiful day filled with family, loved ones, and good food. All that merriment takes copious amounts of labor and planning ahead. It is almost inevitable that...
What stores are open on Thanksgiving Day 2025? Holiday hours for Walmart, Whole Foods, Costco, and more
Thanksgiving is a beautiful day filled with family, loved ones, and good food. All that merriment takes copious amounts of labor and planning ahead. It is almost inevitable that...
Home prices are falling in these 105 major housing markets
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. National home prices rose +0.1% year-over-year between October 2024 and October 2025, according to the Zillow Home...
Less Phone. More Focus
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. We sleep with our phones. 😴 📱 We’re tied...
This year’s UN climate talks avoided fossil fuels, again
At one point about 80 countries, a little under half of those present, demanded a concrete plan to move away from fossil fuels. But oil producers like Saudi Arabia...