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In a Nevada Primary Without Trump, Haley Is Outvoted by ‘None of These Candidates’
Nikki Haley was outvoted in Nevada’s Republican presidential primary by a “None of These Candidates” option on the ballot Tuesday, an embarrassment in a contest in which she faced no direct competition.
Confronted With Child Labor in the U.S., Companies Move to Crack Down
Many major U.S. companies — including some of the country’s biggest consumer brands — say they are taking steps to eliminate child labor in their domestic supply chains amid revelations that children are working throughout American manufacturing and food production.
It’s a Big Weekend for Football. And for Very Fancy Jets.
Nothing about Las Vegas is measured in moderation. The fluorescent buildings are towering and intentionally bright. Around casino floors, at pool parties and on the Vegas Strip, throngs of tourists daily play chicken with their alcohol tolerance levels and credit card limits.
$7 Million for 30 Seconds? To Advertisers, the Super Bowl Is Worth It.
A cat meowing for Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Peyton Manning chucking Bud Light beers to patrons in a bar and Kris Jenner stacking Oreo cookies. They all have one thing in common: Those companies paid seven figures to get their products in front of viewers during this year’s Super Bowl.
What to Watch in Nevada’s Weird Election Week
The bifurcated Republican presidential nomination contest that is unfolding this week in Nevada — a nonbinding primary Tuesday and caucuses Thursday — was orchestrated by Republican leaders to assure another delegate victory for former President Donald Trump in his march to the nomination.
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he was immune to charges of plotting to subvert the results of the 2020 election, ruling that he must go to trial on a criminal indictment accusing him of seeking to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden.
Six Spongy Sea Creatures Suggest Warming Might Be Worse Than Thought
Since the dawn of the industrial age, our species has warmed the planet by considerably more than today’s most widely accepted estimates imply, according to a team of scientists who have gleaned detailed new information about Earth’s past climate from an unusual source: centuries-old sponges living in the Caribbean Sea.
Google’s Once Happy Offices Feel the Chill of Layoffs
SAN FRANCISCO — When Diane Hirsh Theriault’s co-worker returned from lunch to Google’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, office one afternoon in October, his work badge couldn’t open a turnstile. He quickly realized it was a sign that he had been laid off.
This Florida Mall Has Gucci, Prada … and Soon, Affordable Housing?
BAL HARBOUR, Fla. — In Bal Harbour, an oceanside village north of Miami Beach, a luxury mall says it wants to help tackle one of the nation’s — and Florida’s — most intractable problems: a lack of affordable housing.
How AI Is Remodeling the Fantasy Home
I was scrolling through Instagram recently when I found a new page slipped into my feed through a suggested post: @tinyhouseperfect. It seemed designed to poke at my frustrated longings for a space of my own. I want to own a house; I cannot currently buy a house. But what if the house were very small? Very small and also perfect?
At Rally for Border Security in Texas, Fears of ‘Invasion’ and ‘Civil War’
QUEMADO, Texas — A line of trucks and campers, cars and vans — from South Dakota and North Carolina, Washington and Pennsylvania — snaked over farm roads before gathering on the winter-brown grass of a ranch, steps from the Rio Grande, in the rural community of Quemado.
Race, Age, Gender: What the NYPD Must Track During Stops, and Why
NEW YORK —The New York City Council last week required police officers to record the race, age and gender of most people they approach, overriding Mayor Eric Adams’ veto and establishing a law that its supporters say will give a fuller picture of whom officers are stopping during investigations.
A City Built on Steel Tries to Reverse Its Decline
GARY, Ind. — This city was once a symbol of American innovation. The home of U.S. Steel’s largest mill, Gary, Indiana, churned out the product that built America’s bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers. The city reaped the rewards, with a prosperous downtown and vibrant neighborhoods.
Tesla Recalls About 2.2 Million Electric Vehicles Over Warning Light Font Size
Tesla is recalling about 2.2 million vehicles because the font on the warning lights panel was too small to comply with safety standards, U.S. regulators said Friday. “Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a notice.
Turnout Data Reveals the Core of Democrats’ Success in Special Elections
Over the last year, two different sets of data have yielded two very different theories of where Democrats stand heading into 2024. On one hand, there’s polling. Survey after survey shows President Joe Biden even or trailing against Donald Trump. Voters, especially young and nonwhite voters, appear extremely dissatisfied with the president. No matter how good the economy looks to economists, most voters still say it’s bad.
Inside Impeachment’s Rise as a Weapon of Partisan Warfare
WASHINGTON — If the House follows through on this week’s committee recommendation and impeaches Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, it will be the first time in American history that a sitting Cabinet officer has been impeached. But Mayorkas is not as lonely as all that.
Defense Secretary Tries to Explain Why He Kept His Illness Secret
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III appeared at the lectern of the Pentagon briefing room Thursday to take questions from reporters for the first time in more than a year, beginning what is expected to be a protracted period of explaining why he kept the public and the president in the dark for weeks about his prostate cancer and surgery.
Universal Music Group Pulls Songs From TikTok
Videos on TikTok began to go silent early Thursday, after combative licensing negotiations broke down this week between the popular social media platform and Universal Music Group, the giant company that releases music by artists such as Taylor Swift, Drake, U2 and Ariana Grande.
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