The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.

There has been a steady decline in reading for fun. From 2003 to 2023, the share of Americans who read for pleasure fell 40%, a sharp decline that is part of a continuing downward trend, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Thanks to @aaronsps4.bsky.social & @walrusmoose.bsky.social for having me on @outnowpodcast.bsky.social to talk #IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer & #Smurfs. Plus we had a lengthy and fascinating discussion about #Eddington that made me reflect on my overall feelings 🔗 www.mendezmoviereport.com/p/outnow05

We have another double review show this week as we look at #TheAmateur and #WarfareMovie with guest Prof. Mike Dillon. Plus games, feedback, takes on the Tron: Ares trailer & more. Enjoy! iTunes – tinyurl.com/ykf8y5ve Spotify – tinyurl.com/yckcc4ze AudioBoom – tinyurl.com/vdnkvvvh

EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

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The Trump administration froze funding for a program to upgrade aging low-income housing and make it energy efficient. The move threatens hundreds of projects around the country. By @jenniferludden.bsky.social

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.

Steph Curry's final line in Orlando 56 points *16-of-25 on FG *12-of-19 on 3s *12-of-12 on FTs He flipped the game with 22-point 3Q and closed it with crunch time flurry. His 14th career 50-point game and 26th career game with 10+ 3s. Nobody else has more than nine.

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So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?

BREAKING: A medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said, adding that it had not confirmed any survivors reut.rs/4gpP6xR

The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.

We have our latest hodgepodge episode, featuring talk about Y2K, Nightbitch, Unstoppable, Werewolves, The People's Joker, and more. Take a listen! tinyurl.com/43k2eftn