John Johnson

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Off-Label Use of Ozempic-Style Drugs Is Surging - Newser

Health September 27, 2026

Beyond that, researchers are exploring all kinds of new avenues for the drugs, notes the Wall Street Journal, from endometriosis to Crohn's disease, depression, and even general longevity. "You see iοΏ½...

Jeep-Maker Will Start Policing Dealers' Ads - Newser

Business September 22, 2026

Hunting online for a rock-bottom deal on a new Jeep or Ram is about to get tougher, the Wall Street Journal reports. Stellantis, which owns Jeep, Dodge, Ram, and Chrysler, will soon bar its US dealerοΏ½...

Physicist: Famed 'Picard Maneuver' on Star Trek Works - Newser

Technology September 16, 2026

"By going faster than light, Picard anticipated that the other ship would see two images of the Stargazer: where it reached warp speed and where it stopped," explains Ars Technica. The trick fooled tοΏ½...

So Far, Only Weed Has Slowed No. 1 Player at Open - Newser

Sports September 7, 2026

Top-ranked women's player Aryna Sabalenka has cruised into the round of 16 at the US Open and plays again on Sunday against American Taylor Townsend. But in her last match, the Belarusian finally fouοΏ½...

Global Timekeepers May Swap 'Leap Second' for 'Leap Hour' - Newser

Technology September 7, 2026

Leap seconds, in use since 1972 to keep Coordinated Universal Time in sync with Earth's rotation, have long vexed computers, contributing to outages at companies including Meta and Reddit and complicοΏ½...

Best, Worst Places to Retire in the US - Newser

Business September 7, 2026

That Florida has the top three cities in a new ranking of the best places for retirees is maybe not too much of a surprise. But Casper, Wyoming, as No. 5? WalletHub declares it so, with the city's hiοΏ½...

These Jobs Are Expected to Grow Over 10 Years - Newser

Business September 6, 2026

The Labor Department's latest 10-year jobs forecast has a clear loser: word processors and typists. And a clear winner: nurse practitioners. The agency's report attempts to factor in how AI and otherοΏ½...

Lab-Grown Meat: A Revolution Fizzles - Newser

Business August 31, 2026

Lab-grown meat was supposed to upend Big Ag. Instead, it's stuck in what one researcher calls the "Trough of Disillusionment," writes Erin Somers at Harper's Magazine. Her piece tracks the arc from aοΏ½...

Surprisingly Effective Gauge of America's Mood: Ice Sales - Newser

Business August 24, 2026

You probably don't think of a bag of ice as a barometer of American lifeβ€”but Texas Monthly senior writer Lauren Larson makes the case that you should. Her feature tracks Reddy Ice, the Dallas-based ...

Researchers Now Understand Why Astronauts Can't 'Go' - Newser

Health August 22, 2026

But the study, published in Nature Communications, flags a longer-term concern: Protein fermentation produces compounds such as ammonia and hydrogen sulfide that, in high amounts and over long duratiοΏ½...