Why is Elon Musk weighing in on Germany’s upcoming election?
The German government accused U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even...
View ArticleWhy experts call this COVID-19 wave a ‘silent’ threat
The U.S. faces a potential surge in COVID-19 cases—a wave, the 10th since the pandemic began, that experts say could take many by surprise due to its “silent” nature. Unlike previous years, where...
View ArticleAbortions grow post-‘Roe,’ but the numbers don’t tell a simple story
Abortions are on the rise in the U.S., even as Republican-led states enforce bans and restrictions. More than two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
View Article2024’s list of U.S. retail winners and losers has been revealed
Value was in vogue in 2024.Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.Well-heeled customers...
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It wasn’t all bad: 7 hopeful news moments from 2024
“Positive” and “amazing” are not the first adjectives one would use to describe 2024. Over the past 12 months, struggles and controversy unfolded across almost all industries: Companies such as Red...
View ArticleBoeing ends a troubled year with a jet-crash disaster in South Korea
A machinists strike. Another safety problem involving its troubled top-selling airliner. A plunging stock price.2024 was already a dispiriting year for Boeing, the American aviation giant. But when...
View ArticleForget the confetti: Most Americans are planning for a low-key New Year’s Eve...
Planning a quiet New Year’s Eve at home? You’re in good company. According to a new Associated Press-NORC poll, most U.S. adults will be ringing in the new year from the comfort of their sofa, or...
View ArticleThe foreign worker visa debate rages on. Has Trump really chosen a side?
President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration visas has divided his supporters.Trump, in an interview with...
View ArticleThese 21 states are raising minimum wage in 2025
2025 may be a more financially sound year for many Americans. That’s because on January 1 of the new year, the minimum wage for workers in 21 states will climb—some more significantly than others—with...
View ArticleForget resolutions and try this 5-step New Year’s guide for leaders
As the new year approaches, resolutions often take center stage—personal promises to exercise more, save money, or pick up a new hobby. For leaders, resolutions can feel overused and weighed down by...
View ArticleWhat is agentic AI and will it replace your job?
Throughout the coming months and years, you will start hearing, seeing, and reading more about something called agentic AI. As someone who has worked in technology, specifically AI, for decades, I can...
View ArticleLinkedIn is doubling down on AI features, but do they help job seekers?
Searching for a new job has never been easy, but right now it can seem especially brutal. Competition is fiercer than ever before; according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, your chance of receiving...
View ArticleAI vaporware: 7 products that didn’t materialize in 2024
Whether to raise money, placate shareholders, or generate positive press, AI’s biggest companies have a habit of announcing advancements that are nowhere near ready to ship. The industry term for this...
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These devastating photos show how climate disasters ravaged the world in 2024
When Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, bringing torrential rain and flooding to the western part of the state, it was a shock to many that such a storm could cause that level of devastation so far...
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Sorry, but purple is the worst color
This year was all about Brat Green, Pantone Peach Fuzz, and mustaaaaaaaard. We’re hyped for a 2025 slathered in Pantone Mocha Mousse. But, with all due respect to Prince, I want to talk about a color...
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28 housing markets where home prices are actually falling
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. National home prices are up 2.3% year-over-year between November 2023 and November...
View ArticleNYC ball drop 2025: How to watch New Year’s Eve Times Square performances for...
Some activities are so synonymous with their holidays that it’s hard to imagine celebrating without them. Think, eating turkey on Thanksgiving, exchanging presents during Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or...
View Article‘Major’ cyber incident: Chinese hackers access Treasury Department computers...
Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday. The...
View ArticleRhode Island’s state health benefits website hacked, user data exposed
Cybercriminals who hacked Rhode Island’s system for health and benefits programs have released files to a site on the dark web, a scenario the state has been preparing for, Gov. Daniel McKee said...
View ArticleCalifornia will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones
Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have to again provide policies in fire-prone...
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