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I’ve really enjoyed Scott Sumner’s recent posts. There is a reason we can do bad things about this, but what I want to talk about here is to selectively collect only certain coincidences, making them look much more appealing than they actually are. This is an example of this phenomenon that I often make myself. Growing up, my family has developed towards the tradition of playing spades – usually my dad and I are on the team against my mother and sister. Sometimes I used my thought-provoking hand, so I (usually) remind myself that the probability of getting this particular…

What Are Google SEO Services? Like everyone else operating in the digital world right now, HR consultation firms and HR tech brands are struggling to rank higher in Google, Bing, and AI search engines. Google search optimization is crucial for increasing your online visibility and making it easier for potential buyers to find you. Google SEO services can help your HR business rank for high-intent, low-competition, long-tail keywords that your valuable prospects are looking up. But an HR tech SEO strategy shouldn’t limit itself to keyword selection. Usually, SEO companies offer a variety of services, including link building, technical SEO…

Bell: Check out the companies that make headlines before Netflix. Stocks fell 2% after Netflix warned that its operating profit margin for the second half of 2025 would be lower than the first half due to higher content amortization and higher sales and marketing costs. Otherwise, streaming companies hit the top and bottom lines. Chevron, Hess – Chevron’s shares rose 3%, while Hess jumped over 7%. The move comes after Chevron beat Exxon Mobil in a dispute over Hess’ offshore oil assets in the Guyana countries of South America. This clears the path for Chevron to complete Hess’ $53 billion…

Walking Walking Water: A Dangerous Trekki Story across the Frozen Lake Ellie Erie Times News Sebastopol shark jumps into underwater hockey for press Democrats Pandemic Let’s talk about Covid, brain damage, and society. Specifically, what happens when a neurovariable virus repeatedly infects a population and targets the frontal lobe? This thread is for skeptics. I’m a neurologist, stay with me pic.twitter.com/fbmihtobaz – James Slot MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPATH (@jamesthrot) July 17, 2025 Climate/environment Overnight flooding in Kansas City leads to water rescue, power outages and road closures KCUR Expanding Accuweiser inland flood flood from tropical rains in the Gulf Pakistan…

The Trump administration accuses Mexico of “dumping” tomatoes on the US — something the US would never dream of doing with the agricultural goods it sends to Mexico (sarc). The Trump administration continues to escalate its economic war against its largest trade partner, Mexico. In recent weeks alone, Washington has imposed potentially fatal sanctions on two smallish Mexican banks and a brokerage house, which were quietly paused last week; it has implemented a 3.5% tax on the remittance payments US-based migrants, many of them Mexican, send home; and it has escalated its raids on migrants, many of them also Mexican.…

Propublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates power abuse. Sign up and receive the biggest story as soon as it’s published. This article was adopted by David Epstein’s Substack Newsletter “Range Vired” and refers to “DIY Scientists, Olympians, and Mutant Genes,” written for Propublica in 2016. The story also became an episode of “This American Life.” Jill Dopp Vills – A self-taught genetic detective and my friend, the central figure in the most interesting story I have ever reported, passed away last month at the age of 50 in Gowley, Iowa. It hurts that Jill wasn’t living to see her…

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Bangor Daily News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Foreclosures Focused in Maine: Since March, the USDA has filed 56 foreclosures in the federal court system against properties purchased with a rural development mortgage. All but one were in Maine. USDA Delayed Action: The Maine borrowers have been in default for an average of nearly nine years, racking up more debt because of the interest and fees that piled up in intervening years. National Problem:…

Eve here. The following posts are a compilation of important posts published by the European Investment Bank, which estimated climate risks in 170 countries. Needless to say, this is a variety of important exercises and I hope other experts will try to improve it. Even with the use of a PDF compressor, the proper investigation was too large to embed, but here we find Chan. At the end of this post, I included the juicy parts and the ranking of the country. . I haven’t read the report in full, but I was surprised at the total survey results for…

Yes, you can get a mortgage without a two-year history of work. Lenders generally like to see stable employment for at least two years. It gives you the confidence that your income is reliable enough to support your mortgage. But if you’re not familiar with your field, if you’re a recent graduate or self-employed, there’s still a way to homeownership. This Redfin article explains what your lender is looking for. You live in Portland, or anywhere in San Diego, California or somewhere in between. We’ll outline how you can make your point without a typical work history and which loans…

Florida’s $133 million compound is the highest priced sale ever this year The Florida coast has received cakes for 2025’s most expensive home sale so far, with Naples beachfront property on sale for $133 million. The Los Angeles estate followed, winning $110 million. All of the most expensive sales of 2025 are sold for over $55 million. Sunshine State and Golden State make up a large portion of the ultra-luxurious sales. Overall, the Los Angeles area is four of the most expensive sales ever in 2025, with the Florida Coast having four more. Hawaii’s Oceanfront Estate and Manhattan’s gorgeous duplexes…