BREAKING:
Taiwan, a country with a population smaller than Delhi, has officially overtaken India to become the world's 5th largest stock market by total market capitalization.
• Taiwan: $4.95 trillion
• India: $4.92 trillion
When I applied to medical school in 1996, lots of people (attendings, residents, some family members) told me the profession was doomed because of HMOs, longer hours, and lower pay. It's been 30 years, and medicine is still in demand, with excellent job security. Don't let the current fatalists get you down. The world will always need doctors.
What started out as a chemical leak has now escalated into an emergency officials say could end in a massive explosion.
Fire crews in Orange County, California, spent hours trying to stabilize a 34,000-gallon tank containing volatile chemicals before announcing that the tank “cannot be secured or mitigated.”
Officials say the situation has narrowed to two possibilities: a catastrophic spill of toxic chemicals or a thermal runaway event capable of igniting neighboring tanks.
Police are urging residents to leave evacuation zones immediately as emergency shelters open for displaced families.
🚨#BREAKING After 34 years of service, one of America’s most recognizable low-cost carriers Spirit Airlines has officially shut down its operations permanently leaving more than 15,000 people without jobs and leaving numerous passengers stranded
All flights have been canceled, and customer service systems have gone offline
@paolagalloni Because you lack knowledge of your own religion. How sad of a person you are, your parents are definitely ashamed to have you as a daughter.
@paolagalloni No, that practice—called Ash Wednesday—is actually observed by Catholics all around the world. It's not just in the U.S. Many other Christian denominations—like some Anglicans, Lutherans, and Methodists—also do it globally.