Wall Street Journal

‘Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary’: People of the (Big, Red) Book

When I turned 13, I entered a part of the life cycle cherished by all Jewish kids and dreaded by their parents. This was the year of bar and bat mitzvahs—my own, but also those of friends, relatives, ...

My word: 2025, in its own words

From AI slop to rage bait, 2025’s words reveal a world shaped by tech, outrage, and the human need to connect.
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Naver boosts AI search with 100 billion won dictionary investment

Naver is accelerating the advancement of its 'knowledge infrastructure,' including dictionaries and encyclopedias. Leveraging its Korean language database (DB) accumulated over the past 20 years, the ...
ancient-origins

The Ancient Pagan Origins of Easter

Easter is a festival and holiday celebrated by millions of people around the world who honor the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred three days after ...
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Lexicon's type 1 diabetes drug voted down by FDA adcomm

It has been five years since Lexicon Pharma's type 1 diabetes therapy, Zynquista, was rejected by the FDA, and it may struggle to have a better outcome at its second attempt. An FDA advisory committee ...
Mental Floss

14 Wonderful Words for Winter From Around the World

Martin Ruegner/Stone/Getty Images (winter landscape); Justin Dodd/Mental Floss (background) “Winter is good,” Emily Dickinson once declared, “But welcome when he goes.” She was so right. The season ...
The Bulletin

Menorah lighting celebrates Hanukkah at Howard Brown Park in Norwich

Chabad of Norwich held a public menorah lighting on the eighth night of Hanukkah. The ceremony honored the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, emphasizing light over darkness. Rabbi Aizik Schwei ...
The New Yorker

What Mutual Aid Can Do During a Pandemic

We are not accustomed to destruction looking, at first, like emptiness. The coronavirus pandemic is disorienting in part because it defies our normal cause-and-effect shortcuts to understanding the ...
Investopedia

Understanding Crisis Management: Strategies, Types, and Real-Life Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Investopedia

Contempt of Court Explained: Definition, Key Elements, and Real-Life Example

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Yahoo Finance

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (LXRX)

This price reflects trading activity during the overnight session on the Blue Ocean ATS, available 8 PM to 4 AM ET, Sunday through Thursday, when regular markets are closed. Chart does not reflect ...