One Thing: More Planes, Fewer Air Traffic Controllers: Recipe for Disaster?

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One Thing: Inside the ‘Casino-ification’ of Everything (Including War)

Prediction markets are opening new doors to bet on pretty much anything - even outcomes during war. But things can get pretty heated when money is on the line, and now at least one state is stepping in to accuse a major prediction market of running an illegal gambling operation. ...  Show more

5 Good Things: A Rhode Island Community’s ‘Miracle on Ice’

A group of dads in London are learning a new skill to connect with their daughters and each other. Two pay phones nearly 3,000 miles apart are bridging a generational gap. A new breakthrough device is helping patients manage Parkinson’s disease in a more personalized way. After a ...  Show more

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Air traffic controllers for Newark Liberty International Airport have recently experienced several frightening incidents. Their radars and radios have gone dark, potentially risking the lives of hundreds of passengers. The resulting chaos and delays are forcing government officia ...  Show more

No, It's Not Getting More Dangerous To Fly
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It has been a difficult month for Americans afraid of flying. On Jan. 29, an American Airlines jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, killing 67 people. It was the first major U.S. commercial airline crash in more than 15 years and in the weeks since, t ...  Show more

Another plane crashed. Here's how to stay calm on your next flight
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When a plane carrying 80 people crash landed, burst into flames and flipped upside down on the tarmac of a Canadian airport yesterday, it was the third plane crash in North America in less than a month. 18 people were taken to hospital but, amazingly, no-one was killed. Although ...  Show more

CBS Evening News, 05/09/25
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Pope Leo XIV, in his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel, urged Catholics to be a light in the darkness and focus on faith over material things. As excitement builds across churches in the U.S., cardinals are reflecting on the historic moment. For the second time in two w ...  Show more