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Spring Airlines drew criticism in China after advertising for “air aunties,” a term seen as sexist and ageist.In China, a low-cost carrier is facing backlash after it advertised flight attendant roles as “air aunties.”Spring Airlines, the country’s first budget airline, said in late October that it was seeking female flight attendants between 25 and 40 years old, preferably those who are married or have children. The airline plans to hire between 30 and 60 women with a bachelor’s degree, a height between 162 and 174 centimeters (5-foot-3-inches to 5-foot-7-inches), and experience in hospitality. The roles are based in Shanghai and…

Debates on France’s state budget continued on Tuesday, with the health budget at the centre of discussions—a sensitive issue as the government seeks to make savings while maintaining access to healthcare. The executive remains in a precarious situation: without a majority in the National Assembly, it risks failing to pass the budget before the end of the year. We speak with Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University.

Many insect species hear using tympanal organs, membranes roughly resembling our eardrums but located on their legs. Grasshoppers, mantises, and moths all have them, and for decades, we thought that female stinkbugs of the Dinidoridae family have them, too, although located a bit unusually on their hind rather than front legs. Suspecting that they use their hind leg tympanal organs to listen to male courtship songs, a team of Japanese researchers took a closer look at the organs in Megymenum gracilicorne, a Dinidoridae stinkbug species native to Japan. They discovered that these “tympanal organs” were not what they seemed. They’re…

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has created a food donation center in Hollywood, the late night show announced Tuesday. The Jimmy Kimmel Live Big, Beautiful Food Bank, located at the ABC show’s Hollywood backlot, will gather food and donations for the L.A. Food Bank and the St. Joseph Center. “Cutting SNAP benefits creates uncertainty for American children, seniors and families. To support our community members in need, we’re starting a donation center,” a post on the Kimmel-hosted show’s Instagram account read in part. The show urged L.A. residents who are able to help to donate and directed those outside of L.A. to…

With the 2025 NFL trade deadline set for Tuesday, Nov. 4, every new deal from here on out will shape the playoff chase or accelerate a rebuild. Movement really began in early October, nearly a month before the deadline, when the Cleveland Browns sent Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals in a rare in-division trade as part of Cincinnati’s effort to stabilize their quarterback room, and that was just the start of what figures to be a busy few weeks. Expect fringe contenders like the Steelers and Buccaneers to explore upgrades, while teams stuck near the bottom, such as the Jets and…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently broke up an alleged illegal poaching front in Los Angeles County. According to the department, thousands of elephant ivory pieces along with multiple “large, intricately carved tusks,” a sea turtle shell, and at least nine rhinoceros horns were confiscated from an unnamed business.  “The global demand for ivory and rhino horn fuels poaching and organized crime,” CDFW Deputy Director and Chief of Law Enforcement Nathaniel Arnold said in a statement, adding that these and other operations “send…

A listeria outbreak linked to prepared pasta products has killed six people and sickened over two dozen across 18 states, federal health officials say. Jennifer Oosthuizen/CDC hide caption toggle caption Jennifer Oosthuizen/CDC A deadly listeria outbreak connected to prepared pasta meals sold at grocery chains nationwide is worsening, federal health officials say. As of late October, the outbreak has killed six people and sickened 27, all but two of whom were hospitalized, according to last week’s update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One of those affected was a pregnant mother, resulting in a fetal loss. Cases…

Silicon Valley Bank customers listen as FDIC representatives, left, speak with them before the opening of a branch SVBs headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on March 13, 2023. – US President Biden sought to reassure Americans over the country’s banking system on Monday, while insisting emergency measures would not be paid for by taxpayers, as additional banks came under stress following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week, the second largest bank failure in history, and New York regulators took control of Signature Bank on Sunday. (Photo by NOAH BERGER / AFP) (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP via Getty Images)AFP…

Name: “LOL”.Age: The Oxford English Dictionary first included LOL in 1997.Not to be confused with: Loll, which is what dogs sometimes do.So as in “laugh out loud”? Or laughing out loud, though David Cameron thought it stood for “lots of love” and used to sign off to Rebekah Brooks, the former Sun and News of the World editor, with a LOL.I’m LOL-ing at his LOL mishap. Well, you shouldn’t.Why? Because anyone who still LOLs is not cool.Laughing out loud is no longer acceptable? No, using LOL in a text or a WhatsApp is no longer acceptable.Says who? It’s according to…

Media Capital Technologies has hired Jordan Lichtman as chief operating officer and general counsel. In his new role, Lichtman will oversee MCT’s corporate operations, as well as its business and legal affairs. His responsibilities not only apply to the company, but encompass its expanding portfolio, including the newly launched distributor, Row K Entertainment, and Eli Roth’s The Horror Section. Lichtman joins MCT following his tenure as general counsel at Artists Equity, where he was instrumental in sourcing and negotiating major corporate, financial and content acquisition transactions for the company, which was launched by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. These included…