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Cancer rates among those aged 15 to 49 have increased by 10 percent since 2000
even as they have fallen among older people.
Young women are more affected than men.
From ages 15 through 49, women have a cancer rate that is 83 percent higher than men in the same age range.

What researchers suspect may be fueling cancer among millennials
Studies suggest modern life may be fueling the rise of cancer in younger adults, with factors like ultra-processed foods and chemicals under scrutiny.

Report shows climate change is fueling extreme wildfire seasons across the Earth #environment

Report shows climate change is fueling extreme wildfire seasons across the Earth
Climate change is driving extreme wildfire events worldwide, finds a new global report revealing a stark picture of increased fire events across multiple continents.

"A confusing contradiction is unfolding in companies embracing generative AI tools: while workers are largely following mandates to embrace the technology, few are seeing it create real value. [...] In collaboration with Stanford Social Media Lab, our research team at BetterUp Labs has identified one possible reason: Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers."
"Unlike this mental outsourc…

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity
Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appears polished but lacks real substance, offloading cognitive labor onto coworkers. Research from BetterUp Labs and Stanford found that 41% of workers have encountered such AI-generated output, costing nearly two hours of rework per instance and creating downstream productivity, trust, and colla…

Another one bites the dust.
Russia's oil & gas money machine is being demolished. Repairs were already hampered by sanctions on critical components from abroad, but skilled crews should also be in short supply by now.
https://kyivind…

Russian gas processing plant stops production following drone attack, Reuters reports
The Astrakhan gas processing plant in southern Russia has stopped production following a fire at the facility caused by a drone attack, three industry sources told Reuters.

A similar trend is reported in Italy. Is violent crime becoming more violent and international? Is "someone" (a state actor perhaps?) flooding the black market with weapons?
Overall violent crime has been falling for decades pretty much everywhere in Europe so it's interesting to see these trends

Well, apparently the thug party is very upset that California has enacted, signed, and put into force the following law:
"California passes law banning ICE agents from wearing masks to hide their identities"
The ice-thugs are complaining that if they reveal their identities that the public may ostracize or send them upsetting emails or texts. Aw, the poor widdle ice-thugs, poor things. Perhaps they should think of the terror they bring to those they "detain"…

As I’m writing, the season is “Crickets chirp around the door.” By the time you read it, it will be “First Frost.” In New York, where I live, autumn is taking hold. Darkness in the early morning, leaves and branches coming down in high winds, and in the afternoon, low light floods the avenues, catching the tops of trees.
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Ways of Seeing: Seasonal Feeling
Autumn is taking hold

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy in concussion protocol following loss to Packers https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-qb-j-j-mccarthy-in-concussion-protocol-following-loss-to-packers