Despite child marriage now being illegal in most countries, the practice remains widespread.
Day: October 11, 2025
Former NBA veteran guard Evan Turner takes a massive, personal shot at Los Angeles Lakers star guard Austin Reaves.
“It’s not just once or twice. If there’s a consistent behavior of her being downright mean to people, then we have to acknowledge that and say, I don’t know if that’s necessarily what I want in my politics.”
The president’s doctor, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, saw Trump on Friday as part of a “scheduled follow-up evaluation.”
A spokesperson for Sir Tony Blair said he recalled that the pair’s meeting lasted ‘less than 30 minutes’.
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It’s no secret — at least it shouldn’t be for longtime Saturday readers — that I hate meetings, but I recently unlocked a new solution that I have to shout from the rooftops for other meeting haters like me.
I initially wrote about my disdain for meetings last November when I was averaging 18.3 hours a week in meetings, or about half my workday. If you can believe it, it has only increased since then, as my Google calendar indicates that I’m now spending 19 hours a week in meetings.
And that doesn’t account for the time it takes to prepare for those meetings and execute any follow-up.
I’m not alone. A 2025 Microsoft study that analyzed employees’ workplace habits from 31 countries found that, on average, employees are interrupted every two minutes “by meetings, emails, or pings.” A 2023 Microsoft study found that inefficient meetings were the top productivity culprit, with 68% of respondents reporting a lack of time to focus during their workdays.
So, how did I free myself from non-stop meetings? I decided to stack them on only two days of my workweek. It left the rest of my week to actually complete my to-do list — for once.
Meeting stacking, as I’m calling it, first requires communicating my goal to my team and having them understand why I’m doing it. It also requires flexibility. For example, if my manager wants to meet, we’re meeting.
Still, in general, it’s been transformative for my productivity. I no longer have to switch back and forth between meetings and heads-down work, which can be challenging. It also allows me more time to think, create, and ideate on the days when I’m not having face-to-face meetings.
Want to try it? Please do, and tell me how it goes for you.
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The unveiling underscores Pyongyang’s continued focus on expanding its nuclear arsenal amid tensions with the United States.
Only one single New York star player has been named “untouchable” in a possible Giannis Antetokounmpo deal.
“If she happens to imitate more … I hope he knows he is worth others wanting to be more like him,” Erin Johnson told Newsweek.
In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers said prosecutors should also be prevented from using at trial his statements to law enforcement officers and his backpack where a gun and ammunition were found.