It’s a tough time to be looking for a job. Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill. That’s caused many to limit new work to only a few specific roles, if not pause openings entirely. At the same time, sizable layoffs have continued to pile […]
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Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview that he personally instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to abandon its longstanding position that vaccines do not cause autism — a move that underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy and bend the health department to his will. In an interview on […]
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DOGE staffers lament ‘mistakes’ that ‘turned into fear and revulsion and hatred’: report
Some DOGE staffers lamented “mistakes” the agency made while it tried to slash federal spending, which caused the department to become hated by its colleagues, according to a new report. One of President Donald Trump’s first actions in his second term was to create the Department of Government Efficiency, which was led by SpaceX and […]
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Spencer Lofranco, ‘Gotti’ and ‘Unbroken’ Actor, Dies at 33
The British Columbia Coroner’s Office has opened a formal investigation into the Nov. 18 death, with no cause yet revealed.
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Ukraine ‘peace treaty’ is as bad as 1938 Munich’s appeasement of Nazis
Unfortunately, the published documents, prepared by the President’s envoy Steven Witkoff and Kiril Dimitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fun, leaves little room for doubt.
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Anxiety Aunt: Help! How do I try to get along better with my family despite our differences?
‘Discussions about Donald Trump, Taylor Swift’s latest album, cancel culture and whether the Wicked movies are better than The Wizard of Oz should be avoided at all costs.’
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Consumers are spending $22 more a month on average for streaming services. Why do prices keep rising?
Six years ago, when San Jose author Katie Keridan joined Disney+, the cost was just $6.99 a month, giving her family access to hundreds of movies like “The Lion King” and thousands of TV episodes, including Star Wars series “The Mandalorian” with no commercials. But since then, the price of an ad-free streaming plan has […]
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A Colossal, Hidden Pile of Trash Ignites Outcry in Britain
It would almost be majestic, if it weren’t so smelly. An enormous wall of trash about 500 feet in length and up to four stories tall was recently discovered near a highway in the English countryside, leading to a national outcry across Britain. Despite its massive scale, the dump remained hidden from sight for weeks […]
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Elon Musk: Better Than Jesus?
We cannot say for sure if Elon Musk dialed up the flattery quotient on his chatbot, Grok, after the author Joyce Carol Oates publicly humiliated him this month. What we can say is that, yesterday, Grok did assert, in response to a question from an X user, that “Musk edges out” Jesus Christ, son of […]
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Remember When the Red Hot Chili Peppers Sued Showtime Over ‘Californication’ Series?
This week marks 18 years since The Red Hot Chili Peppers sued Showtime over the title of David Duchovny’s dramedy series, Californication. On Nov. 19, 2007, it was reported that the Los Angeles-based band had filed a lawsuit against the television network for the use of the term “Californication.” This was the name of their […]
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