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If President Biden had plans for the weekend, he should cancel them and do some soul-searching. His dismal performance in Thursday's debate raises legitimate questions about whether he's ready for four more years of the toughest job in the world. It is incumbent on the incumbent president to sit down with his family and aides and decide whether seeking reelection is in the best interest of the country.Former President Donald Trump powerfully demonstrated Thursday why preventing Trump's reelection is his top priority. Biden faces not only a personal decision, but a presidential decision: what is best for the country, regardless…

WestJet said its mechanics carried out a previously threatened strike on Friday evening, something the airline said was “outraged.” The federal government had previously halted the strike by ordering binding arbitration. “The union's only reason for continuing the strike is to cause damage, disrupt the travel plans of thousands of Canadians over the July long weekend and inflict significant harm on our business,” WestJet president Diederick Penn said in a statement Friday night. “Now that arbitration has been ordered, this is purely an act of retaliation by a frustrated union, as a strike cannot have any effect on the outcome…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has notified the Alaska State Health Department that it owes the federal government $11.9 million for overpayments of food stamp benefits last year. In a letter to HHS Secretary Heidi Hedberg on Friday, Acting Secretary of Agriculture Kumar Chandran said the state's mispayment rates have been too high for too long. Chandran said the state could face additional penalties if its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program overpayment rates remain high. “Alaska's proper administration of SNAP is essential to ensure the program is operated efficiently, effectively, and with integrity,” the letter said. State officials say the problem…

Many people love to sleep and love to complain about not getting enough, but researchers say that even regular observations of how well we sleep don't tell us the exact situation.So scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) analyzed 5 million nights of sleep from 33,000 people. They identified five main sleep types and 13 subtypes.”This was a really unique opportunity to be able to look at the sleep of tens of thousands of people going about their normal lives,” says Ben Smaal, a data science professor at UCSD.Smarl was a researcher involved in the study and is…

The job of a firefighter comes with many risks, but cancer is one of the biggest risks, and now Stamford Health is launching a pilot program to help emergency responders make their health a priority. Kyle Hauser has been a firefighter for 18 years, 12 of which were with the Stamford Fire Department. “I'm married and I have a family,” said Kyle Hauser, vice president of the Stamford Association of Professional Firefighters. “I'm starting to think about my health, which I didn't think about before.” Hauser is well aware of the risks to his career. According to the International Federation…

I'm a father of five and grandfather to two. I'm also a full-time digital nomad, working remotely while traveling to see the world. In the past, long-distance solo trips could mean going weeks or even months without interacting with my family, but thankfully, today's technology allows me to stay in touch with just the touch of a button. voice Meet industry creators, contributors and emerging thought leaders who partner with CNET's award-winning editorial team to deliver original content from a variety of perspectives. Because I mostly only keep in touch with my kids through Zoom or FaceTime, I miss out…

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As inflation continues to soar and price concerns continue to scare consumers away from fast food restaurants, fast food chains are trying to lure them back, and value menus are a surefire way to do so. Combo menus are almost a regular feature in the fast food industry, but this summer saw them become more popular than they've been in recent years. That's in part due to claims of “McFlation,” which followed reports that a chicken sandwich costs about $8 and a Big Mac costs $18. (McDonald's U.S. president Joe Erlinger addressed the issue last month, publishing an open letter…

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A booth promoting Huawei's HarmonyOS at the Shanghai Expo. CHEN YUYU/CHINA DAILY Huawei has long faced accusations from Western countries that its products contain “backdoors” that could allow them to capture data traveling on networks the company builds and maintains, giving China access to telecommunications networks around the world. British intelligence officials tried to find Huawei's backdoor but found nothing because backdoors are a figment of Western imagination. However, despite their failure, British intelligence continues to claim that Huawei's backdoor is causing damage to the US, UK and other countries. But few of them have any good options other than…