Stop! Don’t Charge Your Phone This Way
You might want to think twice before plugging in at an airport or on the train.
View ArticleTrump Meets With Fed Chair Powell for a ‘Cordial’ Talk
The president has made a habit of criticizing the chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome H. Powell, whom he picked to lead the central bank.
View ArticleOklahoma Walmart Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, Police Say
A woman and two men were killed in the shooting, which happened in Duncan, Okla.
View ArticleWeWork May Lay Off Thousands of People
The beleaguered office space company could announce plans to cut its work force by at least a third as early as this week.
View ArticleSoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet Giant
Fresh off a multibillion-dollar loss on WeWork, SoftBank plans to shore up its domestic business with a big bet on Japan’s leading messaging app company.
View ArticleGPS for Air Travel Came With Big Downsides: Noise, Then Lawsuits
The F.A.A. is rolling out a system that allows planes to fly closer to one another, but the roar that it creates is unbearable, people in the flight paths say.
View ArticleRandom House Names a New Publisher and Hires a Top Editor From Knopf
Andy Ward succeeds Susan Kamil, who died in September, and will be replaced in his previous role by Robin Desser, who edited Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Cheryl Strayed at Knopf.
View ArticlePompeo Calls for Restraint in Hong Kong, and McConnell Asks Trump to Speak Up
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the police and protesters should refrain from violence. Senator Mitch McConnell said President Trump should make forceful statements on Hong Kong.
View ArticleChick-fil-A Stops Giving to 2 Groups Criticized by L.G.B.T.Q. Advocates
Rights organizations called the decision a positive step but said the fast-food chain should do more.
View ArticleJustice Dept. to Abolish Movie Distribution Rules Dating to 1949
The agency says the rules are effectively obsolete because of technological advancements like streaming.
View ArticleVegan Man Sues Burger King, Claiming It Cooks Impossible Whopper Next to Meat
The fast food chain declined to comment on the lawsuit, which follows other controversies over how restaurants prepare orders that are ostensibly meatless.
View ArticleTrying to Trademark a Meme? OK Boomer
At least five trademark applications are pending for the retort, according to a database for the federal patent office, including one by Fox Media, which hopes to use it for a possible television series.
View ArticleA.M.A. Urges Ban on Vaping Products as Juul Is Sued by More States
The American Medical Association echoed the concerns of California and New York, the latest two states to file lawsuits alleging that the company had targeted young people with deceptive marketing.
View ArticleSenate Passes Bill to Support Hong Kong Protesters, Putting Pressure on Trump
The House and Senate both passed the bill with a veto-proof majority. It compels the U.S. to penalize Chinese and Hong Kong officials responsible for abuses.
View ArticleElon Musk Ordered to Stand Trial in Cave Explorer’s Defamation Case
The explorer had filed a lawsuit last year after Mr. Musk accused him of being a “pedo guy.” Mr. Musk wanted the case thrown out.
View ArticleRare Virginia Woolf Materials Sold to New York Public Library
The newly acquired items include rarities like eight letters written by Woolf’s husband and sister shortly after she disappeared and committed suicide.
View ArticleWhat If Porn Had No Pictures?
Female-run businesses want to bring audio pornography to the imaginative, ethically conscious masses.
View ArticleA Sea Change for Plastic
Architects and designers are finding new workplace and household uses for the stuff polluting our oceans.
View ArticleHow Democrats Would Tax High-Income Professionals
The primary race has created plenty of talk about levying billionaires. But leading Democratic proposals could also affect millions of well-paid workers.
View ArticleWant the Greenest Device? You May Already Own It
One way to help the planet is not to buy new tech, especially stuff the planet never needed, says Kendra Pierre-Louis, who reports on the environment.
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