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☆ We all have different Covid comfort levels these days—here's how to manage those relationships
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
Now more than ever, people's attitudes toward Covid comfort and risk are changing, experts say. That means it's harder than ever to find two people with the same approach toward the virus, and it's making our relationships harder to manage. Here are four experts' tips for dealing with those who have a different Covid comfort level than you do. Find potential accommodationsOnce you know someone's Covid comfort level, you can figure out potential accommodations to make. If you're worried about the risk of Covid transmission at your friend's party, you might attend but wear a mask the entire time.
☆ Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90
  + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +9 min
ATLANTA — Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor and guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship, died Friday. “Our family is heartbroken by the death of Coach Dooley. He was one of a kind with an unmatched love for UGA!” current Georgia coach Kirby Smart wrote on Twitter. The field at Sanford Stadium was dedicated in his honor during the 2019 football season. At Georgia, Dooley coached a plethora of standout players — from Bill Stanfill to Scott Woerner to Rodney Hampton.
☆ Researchers who reverse-engineered Starlink to work as a backup for GPS found a security flaw in the system — using a video of tennis star Rafael Nadal — that could be exploited in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
SpaceX's Starlink signals have been long seen as a possible alternative to GPS. Researchers have succeeded in reverse-engineering the signals, MIT Technology Review reported. "The Starlink system signal is a closely guarded secret," Humphreys told MIT Technology Review. "Humphreys has done a big service to the navigation community identifying these sequences," Mark Psiaki, an aerospace professor at Virginia Tech and GPS expert told MIT Technology Review. "As time goes on and their dependence on Starlink deepens, Ukraine and its allies in the West are coming to appreciate that they have little control over Starlink and know little about it," Humphreys told MIT Technology Review.
☆ No hope for the future: Economic struggles add fuel to Iran's protests
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
Anti-government uprisings are to remain a sticking point and increase in frequency in Iran's political landscape as dissatisfaction with other factors like the country's economic conditions surface, according to analysts. These protests will be met with force, and increase the Islamic Republic's dependence on Iran's elite armed forces, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, she told CNBC. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khameinei broke his silence last week and called the protests "riots." Iran's economic troublesInflation in Iran is expected to remain high at over 30%, according to the World Bank. Anti-government uprisings are to remain a sticking point and increase in frequency in Iran's political landscape as dissatisfaction with other factors like the country's economic conditions surface, according to analysts.
☆ Here's why pumpkin spice lattes are so popular: It's 'very simple economics,' say the experts
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
The pumpkin spice latte is back — and the popular and meme-ified seasonal drink can teach us a lot about consumer behavior and economics. Starbucks debuted the pumpkin spice latte in 2003, and the "PSL" grew to be the company's most popular seasonal drink, selling more than 600 million since inception and fueling its adoption by rival coffee chains and neighborhood cafes. The pumpkin-spice craze has grown far beyond coffee to ice cream, craft beer, baked goods, yogurt — even dog food. And companies are issuing pumpkin-spice products earlier and earlier — weeks before the fall season officially starts. "It's very simple economics," said Jadrian Wooten, an economics professor at Virginia Tech.
☆ Flint residents reported high rates of depression, PTSD years after water crisis
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Carma Hassan | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
CNN —In a new study, researchers say that the experiences of residents of Flint, Michigan, show that environmental disasters like the water crisis can have long-term consequences for mental health. Flint residents reported changes to the water’s color, smell and taste soon after the city turned to the Flint River as a water source in April 2014. Researchers found that 1 in 5 Flint residents met the criteria for presumptive major depression, 1 in 4 for presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and more than 1 in 10 for both disorders. Eight years after the water crisis began in Flint – even with new pipes and a different water source – some city residents recently told CNN they still don’t trust the water. In a statement, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health said community mental health centers can provide therapy, peer support and intensive outpatient programs for people in need of psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment.
☆ You should still apply for student loan forgiveness despite state taxes—here's why
  + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
The Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan lifted a weight off of many Americans' shoulders, with some borrowers eligible to have up to $20,000 in federal student loans forgiven. North Carolina, Mississippi, and Indiana have all decided to tax student loan forgiveness, while states like Minnesota, Arkansas, West Virginia and Wisconsin remain undecided on the issue. Though it may be confusing, student loan forgiveness is still worth it for many borrowers, even if they're taxed. North Carolina A&T graduate Carlos Williams, who currently has $41,000 in student loan debt, agrees. Potential refunds for pandemic paymentsUpdates to the student loan forgiveness plan also allow refunds for some people who continued to pay during the student loan repayment pause that started in March 2020.
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