It seems the whole town of Chehalis, in western Washington, has turned up for the W.F. West High School graduation. Cars overflow, spilling into nearby residential streets while parents pack into bleachers beneath colorful banners hanging from the gym’s rafters. The biggest achievement? More than two-fifths of these graduates have won college scholarships — no small thing for a tiny rural district. Students march in to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance,” determined educators having paved their way toward a college diploma.
WHY TEENS ARE GIVING UP ON LAPTOPS
YOUTHS! Always with their fidget spinners and their Snapchat and their Instagramming. Or to translate it into slightly less curmudgeonly language: This is a digital generation of cyborgs who store their memories in pocket computers and must always be staring into one screen or another. Or must they?
A RECENT SURVEY FOUND THAT 25 PERCENT OF AMERICAN TEENS THINK THEY COULD GO A MONTH OR MORE WITHOUT USING A LAPTOP.
Another ‘Jeff’ has ax to grind vs Pacquiao
By Alex P. Vidal
FAIRFAX, Virginia -- The Aussie who has ax to grind for 17 years against Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) is also known as “Jeff” but he isn’t Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs), WBO’s No. 1 welterweight contender, who will fight Pacquiao for WBO 147-lb crown in Brisbane, Australia on July 2.
EU Hits Google With Record $2.7 Billion Antitrust Fine
Not feeling so lucky, then. A years-long investigation has led the EU to conclude that Google’s searches favor its own price-comparison service, and the company must pay $2.7 billion, along with 5 percent of parent firm Alphabet’s earnings as long as it continues its “anticompetitive” practice.
By not killing a single cop, NPA rebs embarrass gov't
"My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom."
-- William Tecumseh Sherman
By Alex P. Vidal
FAIRFAX, Virginia -- Enemies of the state can score a moral victory even without killing a single police or army.
This was manifested by the brave New People's Army (NPA) cadres who raided the Maasin Police Station in Iloilo province in the Philippines on June 18.
HOW TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON NORTH KOREA
The new South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, visits Washington this Friday at a moment when U.S. diplomatic and military options for dealing with North Korea are tightening. China remains central to Washington’s success or failure, but America faces tough choices in seeking to apply maximum pressure on Pyongyang.
YOUR DNA-BASED DIET PLAN? HE'S GOT AN APP FOR THAT
Imagine using your DNA sequence to plan your life. Before you hit the gym, your phone buzzes with a personalized workout routine based on an analysis of genes linked to your risk of heart disease. Stopping at the grocery store, your phone buzzes again, this time offering wine recommendations drawn from genes that shape your perception of taste and smell.