The rate of overdose deaths in Thunder Bay, Ont., is double the provincial average. Health workers are trying to stem the devastation by giving drug users a supervised place to inject, with addiction help available a flight of stairs away.
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Facebook punishes liberal news site after fact check by right-wing site
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Eoneren) Facebook yesterday gave a “false rating” to an article written by a liberal news site after a conservative publication used by Facebook as a fact checker claimed the article was incorrect. The article in question, published by ThinkProgress, was titled, “Brett Kavanaugh said he would kill Roe v. Wade […]
Progressive Web Apps moving mainstream as Twitter makes its mobile site the main one
Love to use Bookmarks and want it on web? Into scrolling through Explore to see what’s happening? We are testing out a new Twitter for web, which a small number of people will see today. Love it? Missing something? Reply and tell us. Don’t have the new experience? Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/w4TiRrVFHU — Twitter (@Twitter) September […]
3 bodies recovered at site of helicopter crash in Russia
The bodies of all three crew members who died in a Mi-8 helicopter crash in East Siberia, Russia were recovered on Monday, TASS News Agency reported, citing emergency services. The aircraft was conducting a geological survey in Irkutsk Region on Sunday when it disappeared off the radar and went missing. Let’s block ads! (Why?)
Hackers Hit Comic Site The Oatmeal, and It Wasn’t Funny
This week, a comics site goes offline, more security clearance intrigue, lucrative email spying, and more. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b899e543667562d3024c323/master/pass/Hackers%20Hit%20The%20Oatmeal,%20and%20It%20Wasn’t%20Funny.jpg
15 best-selling courses on CreativeLive, a learning site for creative types — covering everything from color theory for designers to how to photograph a wedding
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Online courses pose an opportunity for cheap, impactful learning. CreativeLive is the go-to site for creatives with more than 1,500 classes taught by 650+ industry-leading experts. Classes are as low as […]
Unsanctioned overdose prevention site to open in Toronto neighbourhood after province freezes funding
Harm reduction workers say they will open an unsanctioned overdose prevention site in Parkdale on Monday, just weeks after the province announced it would “pause” funding for future sites across the province.
3,000yo Egyptian cheese infected with deadly disease unearthed at ancient burial site
Connoisseurs say that the taste of cheese improves with age – but what if it was left to age for 3,200 years? Archaeologists in Egypt now have the chance to find out, but it comes with an unexpected bonus: deadly ancient bacteria. A team from the University of Catania in Italy found the cheese at […]
Chase Rolls Out New Travel Booking Site Beginning Today
Chase Rolls Out New Travel Booking Site Beginning Today Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]
Outlook.com the latest site to copy Ars, offer “dark mode”
The most popular feature request for Microsoft’s Outlook.com has been to add a dark/night theme that replaces the eye-searing white with a calming dark grey, making it less visually traumatic to check your e-mail after dark. Microsoft has now announced that this is coming soon, as spotted by The Verge. The new theme will be […]
