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Savings won’t save the economy for much longer, but higher wages might.

Republicans have said that formalizing the inquiry would give them leverage in court as they demand documents and witness testimony.

Not so long ago, the idea of a bespoke Tucker Carlson-run news network would be a terrifying proposition to many. During the period marked by Donald Trump’s exile from normal social media until Carlson’s late-April defenestration from Fox News, the prime-time host was arguably the most powerful person in right-wing media—and the person who did the most to fill the Trump-sized void in the zeitgeist.

Picture the scene: Vice President Kamala Harris stands in front of an array of microphones outside the headquarters of a technology company freshly indicted for driving up rental prices. A crowd of reporters clamor for her attention, seeking comment on the company’s product—an algorithm that enables cartel behavior among landlords—that’s landed the firm on the receiving end of multiple class action lawsuits by renters, as well as the Department of Justice’s investigation that resulted in the present indictment. Читать дальше...

During the early evening of November 29, Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey was hunkered down at Morton’s Steakhouse in downtown Washington, where he and an associate were savoring cordials and smoking cigars on a covered patio that overlooks Connecticut Avenue. Morton’s is a popular gathering spot for the city’s political elite, but it was a slow midweek night, and only about half the tables had customers—mostly male, many cigar smokers like the senator and virtually all clad in similar models... Читать дальше...

“One down. Two to go.” So read the triumphant tweet sent by GOP Representative Elise Stefanik after University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill announced her resignation in the wake of the PR disaster that was the recent House hearing on campus antisemitism in which Stefanik laid and sprung a trap for Magill, MIT President Sally Kornbluth, and Harvard President Claudine Gay.

I caught it all on my hidden cameras!

He says he has issues with “mouth stuff” … what?

This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. It’s a perennial debate: whether American tech companies are contributing to government control of the internet in China. But long before Apple ceded control of local user data to the state or…

One of the most spectacular shows of the year will be on display this week: the Geminids meteor shower. According to NASA, the Geminids peak each December on 13th and 14th. Stargazers can see up to 120 meteors per hour during the show.

The novelist and lawyer—and lifelong Democrat—addresses the president’s Age Thing head-on. (Remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg?)

This is an in-depth review of the Ray-Ban Meta Smart glasses

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The Penguins took home two points last night with many other encouraging signs of life.

Even before start-up nation entered the lexicon, the army’s embrace of technology alarmed some military experts.

The way we commonly discuss mental-health issues, especially on the internet, isn’t helping us.

Vivek Ramaswamy is both the newest proponent of the racist idea and the best example of why it’s wrong.

Country legend Tanya Tucker is committed to being an outlaw despite growing concern from her inner circle over her declining health.

The Republican Party seems infatuated with hypermasculine bullies in the U.S. — and illiberal authoritarians across the globe, such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.

The former president says he's immune from prosecution in his federal election interference case. Why not just have the justices decide the matter now?

Intrepid capsuleers!

The new offers a faster, more seamless way to immerse yourself in EVE’s universe, and includes a host of community-requested features. Your characters are now front and center of the launch experience, and there are plenty of opportunities to personalize that experience too - just how you want it.

The new launcher also helps us deliver crucial security updates quickly and automatically, and makes reporting any issues you run into faster and easier than ever before. Читать дальше...

Federico Garcia Lorca Elementary gym teacher Andrew Castro, 37, is accused of sexually assaulting three boys from the same family over four years.

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act includes a 30% tax credit and the state’s 2021 climate law offers a rebate equal to roughly another 30%.

Writer George or T.S.: five letters.

Ben Wolin and Michael Minahan’s documentary short follows Daniel Kish, who uses clicks and echos to listen his way through the world.

The President’s son is a ubiquitous topic of conversation. But, in four Biden-family memoirs, silence is the undercurrent that tugs at a voluble, demonstrative clan.