Reuters, “US senators make new push to make daylight saving time permanent.” Headline self-explanatory. Keep scrolling for more of the obligatory stories explaining what DST is that appear twice every year.
Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, “America’s Loneliness Epidemic Comes for the Restaurant.” tl;dr: While the industry has almost completely recovered from the pandemic shutdowns, “American restaurants are shifting from independent operators to chains, from slow food to fast(er) food, from east to west, from city centers to suburbs, from lunch and dinner to breakfast and late night, and from eat-in to takeaway.”
NYT, “Toyota’s Hybrid-First Strategy Is Delivering Big Profits.” tl;dr: Long criticized for being slow to get on the electric bandwagon, the automaker is doing bang-up business taking the middle ground.
WaPo, “That one last phone call Joe Biden always needs to make.” tl;dr: Delaware Senator Chris Coons is consulted on most of the hard calls. Biden trusts his staff but understands most have never had to stand for election and needs a sounding board with the pulse of the voters.
POLITICO, “The Mystery Social Media Account Schooling Congress on How to Do Its Job.” tl;dr: A 20-year-old British econ student knows more about Congress than just about anybody.
CNBC, “The job more parents are taking to get a discount on their kids’ college tuition.” tl;dr: At least three people have taken jobs working for colleges to take advantage of employee discounts. (The story is presented as a trend analysis but offers no data, only a few anecdotes.)
Today Show, “Five Guys customers say its prices are ‘out of control.’” tl;dr: It costs upwards of $20 for one person to get a burger, fries, and a soft drink at the chain. People aren’t happy but, somehow, they’re still in business.
