Monthly Archives: January, 2023
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Twitter auctions off blue bird memorabilia, pricey furniture
A neon Twitter bird for $35,000, anyone? How about a used industrial kitchen mixer for a good price? Going once .... When Elon Musk wants to make a point, it can be pretty blunt. On the day he took over Twitter last fall, he walked in to the San Francisco company’s headquarters carrying a sink. He tweeted “let that sink in.” Get it?
How Racialized Beauty Norms Motivate the Use of Toxic Beauty Products Among Women of Color
A new study sheds light on racialized beauty norms that motivate the use of chemical hair straighteners and skin lighteners linked to poor health outcomes. Among survey respondents, beauty was the leading reason for using both chemical straighteners and skin lighteners.
US-China officials meet on economy, aim to ease tension
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Wednesday with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences and “prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict” as the two nations try to thaw relations.
Shooter stood over California mom holding baby, killed both
A shooter stood over a 16-year-old mother clutching her 10-month-old baby and pumped bullets into their heads in a brazen attack in a central California farming community that left six dead at a home linked to drugs and guns, a sheriff said Tuesday.
California sees extensive storm damage as weather calms
Key roadways remained closed and officials estimated thousand of homes were seriously damaged in California as weeks of wild weather that flooded roadways, collapsed hillsides and toppled countless trees finally became calm Tuesday.
