Two megatrends have shaped American life since the 1980s: The rise of China and the hollowing out of American industry.China’s economic boom prompted a thousand predictions — that it will soon surpass us as an economic power, that the 21st century is going to ... More »
If President Biden loses his bid for re-election, a key factor will be the widespread perception that the economy is doing badly on his watch. Poll after poll shows Americans rating economic conditions as very bad and giving Biden very low approval for his eco... More »
For decades, the university required students seeking medical leaves to withdraw and reapply. A campus suicide set off a cascade of revisions.In the weeks after Rachael Shaw-Rosenbaum, a first-year student at Yale, died by suicide in 2021, a group of strangers... More »
At least six people have been killed by flooding in central Greece, with another six still unaccounted for.Floodwaters have reportedly reached depths of over six feet in some areas.18 people in total have been found dead in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey since th... More »
Sign-up bonuses, lounge access, cash rebates, free hotel rooms and plenty of fine print: The dizzying promotions and Byzantine rules on earning and redeeming points with rewards credit cards can make your head spin. Here are some ways to cut through the confus... More »
Google has abruptly updated its Google Store site with details on its upcoming flagship smartphones, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. More »
Max (previously HBO Max) might be one of the greatest things to come out of the streaming revolution. No, this is not a paid promotion; it’s just simple logic, given that so much of television’s most compelling content of the past 25 years—from The Sopranos an... More »
The news is full of stories regarding yesterday’s call by WeWork to its landlords serving notice that they were seeking to renegotiate nearly all their leases. This was accompanied by a letter from WeWork CEO David Tolley who stated inter alia that “[a]s part ... More »
There may be a new way to capture carbon emissions from industrial facilitieskamilpetran/Shutterstock Carbon capture systems could become less expensive and more compact by using a mist of electrically charged droplets. Capturing carbon dioxide from industrial... More »
The manufacturer, Philips Respironics, said it would compensate users of CPAP machines and other flawed devices that were recalled after they blew bits of foam into consumers’ mouths and lungs.Philips Respironics has agreed to a $479 million partial settlement... More »
Thirty-six years in the Senate, eight as vice president, nearly three in the White House — President Joe Biden has a long record to be judged by, a deep familiarity with Washington that Americans can decide to see as an asset or an impediment. But what happens... More »
A normal pig embryo (top row) and one with human kidney cells, labelled in red (below)Wang, Xie, Li, Li, and Zhang et al./Cell Stem Cell Kidneys that are more than 50 per cent human have started to grow in pigs for the first time after scientists created embry... More »