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Nov 9, 2026 - Lifestyle

Influenza arrived early this year and though the CDC considers activity to be low, infections are expected to rise in the coming weeksInfluenza arrived early this year, popping up on the west coast “about two and a half months earlier than normal”, says Dr Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota – a timeline not seen since the 2010 season.And while the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) still considers flu activity overall to be low, with 16,000 recorded flu-related hospitalizations so far, it expects infections to keep rising in the coming weeks as the virus spreads through the midwest and east coast. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - Lifestyle

Ripe plums lend a welcome, sweet-sour kick to comforting sausage meatball noodlesEnd-of-season plums bring a tart, sticky sweetness to this comforting bowl of sausage meatballs and noodles. My favourite udon are those individually portioned fresh packs – I stock up on them from our local Asian supermarket, then stash them in the freezer. Just don’t be tempted to throw them straight into the pan of plum sauce and meatballs, because that way you’ll find yourself with a bowl of strangely pink noodles reminiscent of the blue soup in Bridget Jones! Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - Lifestyle

Your best ad number and your bank statement are telling two different stories. Here is how to build a dashboard that tells the truth. A founder I know walked into her board meeting last spring with a great number. Her paid campaigns were returning 4x. Four dollars back for every dollar in. She put it […] The post Stop Reporting ROAS to Your Board, Start Reporting a P&L appeared first on Grit Daily News.

Nov 9, 2026 - Lifestyle

The browser may be the most important piece of software most people never choose. It holds their passwords and payment cards, it decides what they see when they search, and it is where much of their workday now happens. Yet for most people it simply arrived with the phone or laptop. Chrome, Safari, and Edge […] The post Most People Never Choose Their Web Browser, Opera Built Its Business Around Changing That appeared first on Grit Daily News.

Nov 9, 2026 - Lifestyle

Why peer-authored literature deserves a place in the conversation about reading comprehension and elementary education Did you hear? We’re in a literacy crisis. According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 31% of fourth-grade students nationwide performed at or above NAEP Proficient in reading. In Florida, that figure was approximately 33%. Meanwhile, […] The post Beyond Reading Scores: Are We Measuring What Children Understand or What They Struggle to Answer? appeared first on Grit Daily News.