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How time became money—and what it should be instead The moss spores arrived like an interloper, stealing slowly into the kitchen during the damp onset of spring. By the time Jenny Odell had discovered their entry, the moss had sprouted in her apartment, marking its tender terrain in a planter near the sill. But rather than remaining an unwelcome visitor, Odell’s moss…Read more... https://qz.com/jenny-odell-on-how-time-became-money-1850250699

Thailand has found its missing radioactive cylinder. That’s where the good news ends Thai authorities found a radioactive cylinder that was reported missing earlier this month. The bad news is that the object was no longer intact.Read more... https://qz.com/thailand-radioactive-cylinder-found-foundry-1850242618

Thailand’s mad hunt to find a missing radioactive cylinder has made no progress so far Last Friday (Mar. 10), a radioactive cylinder was reported missing in Thailand. Nearly a week on, it’s still nowhere to be seen.Read more... https://qz.com/thailand-radioactive-cylinder-missing-caesium-137-1850232039

Norfolk Southern is giving $25,000 to an Ohio town where it caused a life-or-death evacuation On Feb. 6, an apocalyptic plume of gas rose over the village of East Palestine, Ohio, blotting out the sky. Norfolk Southern, the US railway company responsible for the toxic spew of vinyl chloride, has now offered a $25,000 donation to assist the area’s nearly 5,000 residents who were ordered to evacuate their homes,…Read more... https://qz.com/norfolk-southern-is-giving-25-000-to-an-ohio-town-wher-1850094599

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