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December 19, 2024 Ayami Sato, MedSpa Malpractice, and Billionaire Tax Dodgers Ten Picks for Today, Curated by Our Editors 1   In the Wild California Squirrels Are Eating Another Rodent for the First Time A study reveals the first evidence of California squirrels eating voles. Experts explain why this phenomenon is critical to future behavioral discoveries in animals. CNN Julianna Bragg Save   SPONSORED A message from FinanceBuzz You're smart about saving—clearance racks, packing lunch, and budget streaming. But there are tips you might not know. Spotting new ways to cut costs could put extra cash in your pocket faster than you think! Learn More 2   Investigation How Billionaires Have Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes. ProPublica Paul Kiel Save 3   Under the Radar A Simple Device Could Help Curb Accidental Gun Deaths, But Most Firearms Don't Have It At least 277 people have been killed since 2000 by shooters who believed the gun in their hands was unloaded because the magazine was removed. NBC News Suzy Khimm Save 4   Long Read How a Young Dutch Woman's Life Began When She Was Allowed to Die At the last minute, Zoë decided to call off her euthanasia. But how do you start over after you've said all of your goodbyes? The Guardian Laura Vroomen Save 5   Small Wins Five Annoying Tech Things to Turn off Right Now You can (and should) put a stop to Apple's bonkers AI summaries and the clickety sounds as you type on your phone. The Washington Post Shira Ovide Save 6   Interview Meet Legendary Pitcher Ayami Sato, the First Woman to Play on a Men's Pro Team in Canada Japanese-born Ayami Sato is known as the best woman pitcher in the world, throwing at the lightning speed of 129 kilometres per hour and winning six world championships for her home country in the process. Toronto Life Tara DeBoer Save 7   Deep Dive In a MedSpa, Your Surgeon May Be a Nurse Invasive procedures are being done by nurse practitioners. Should liposuction be one of them? Bloomberg Businessweek Polly Mosendz Save 8   Cool Science How to Make Fluorescent Food A UV light and specific ingredients can make a dish or drink change color. Atlas Obscura Anne Ewbank Save 9   Who Knew? The Interesting Etymologies of 71 Everyday Words Here's (at least) one interesting way station each of these common words made on its journey to the present day. Mental Floss Jon Mayer Save 10   Looking Ahead The 2025 Movies You'll Want to See on the Big Screen Why stay at home when you can deal with people? Lifehacker Ross Johnson Save   Yesterday's Most-Read Story Your Black Plastic Utensils (Probably) Aren't Killing You After All The claim they were unusually toxic was based on a miscalculation. Lifehacker Beth Skwarecki Save Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this newsletter, please share it with a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to get Pocket in your inbox every day. Take Pocket everywhere You're receiving this email because you subscribed to Pocket. Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences • Privacy Policy • Help Center • Advertise © 2024 Mozilla Corporation, 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105