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Solving overwork and burnout is going to take a lot more than ‘right to disconnect’ laws
Some people use separate work devices to try to regulate their work-life balance. Maskot/Getty Images Remote work demands can make ...
Adobe enables faster payments with Mastercard and Bolt partnerships
Adobe speeds up payments with Mastercard and Bolt tie-ups. Faster payments can attract businesses to Adobe as an ecommerce technology ...
US stocks jump after Biden nominates Jerome Powell for 2nd term as Fed chair
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters US stocks jumped after President Biden nominated Jerome Powell for a second term ...
Astra Space soars 36% after its rocket successfully reached space, spurring a congrats from Elon Musk
Astra Space Astra Space Astra Space successfully blasted it LV0007 rocket into space Friday night, causing shares to soar to ...
Trump allies are pushing him away from running again in 2024 to avoid a disastrous defeat, report says
Former President Donald Trump. Win McNamee/Getty Images Trump aides are pushing him not to run again in 2024, The Atlantic ...
A toymaker says it’s struggling to get its popular $15 squishy dumplings on shelves before Christmas because of the supply chain crisis and labor shortage
WowWee said its dumpling toys have been impacted by the supply chain crisis and labor shortage. WowWee Supply chain chaos ...
10 Things in Politics: Xi sets China’s hard line
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Paul Gosar said Trump called to support him after being censured for his anime video showing him attacking AOC
Rep. Paul Gosar arrives to his office on Capitol Hill on November 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images ...
Move over dogecoin: avalanche’s 100% rally this month means it’s competing with the original meme crypto to become the tenth biggest coin by market value
Avax vs dogecoin WhiteBarbie/ Shutterstock and Aleksandra Malysheva / Getty Images After doubling in price this month, avalanche is neck-and-neck ...
Obama’s education secretary does not want critical race theory taught in school but supports a ‘truthful account’ of American history
Then-Secretary of Education John King visits Carver Elementary School in Indianola, Mississippi on September 15, 2016. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis ...
It’s not just sneakers anymore — the supply chain crisis is so bad that people are turning to bots to buy everything from electronics to toys
An Amazon logistics center. Bernd Settnik/Getty Images The supply chain crisis is driving some consumers to buy into shopping bots ...
A new, ultra-low-cost Indian airline just placed a $9 billion order with Boeing, and analysts say it could lift up the country’s entire aviation segment
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport illuminated In tricolor on the eve of Independence Day. Hindustan Times / Contributor / Getty ...
Elon Musk and Lauren Boebert engage on Twitter over Biden’s plan to expand the IRS
Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images, left, Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Biden has proposed hiring 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service ...
Octopuses, crabs, and lobsters will be recognized as ‘sentient beings’ in UK after a review concluded they feel pain and distress
An octopus is pictured March 6, 2018 at the Oceanopolis sea center, in Brest, western France. Fred Tanneau/AFP/Getty Images A ...
Beto O’Rourke says his campaign for Texas governor won’t be about Joe Biden or Donald Trump but will focus on state issues
Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke speaks to local residents during a meet and greet at the Beancounter Coffeehouse & Drinkery, ...
Incoming Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears said that disclosing her vaccination status is a ‘slippery slope’ that would lead to questions about what’s in her DNA
Former Republican Delegate Winsome Sears celebrates winning the race for Lt. Governor of Virginia as she introduces Republican candidate for ...
AOC says the idea that ‘we’re not Trump’ is enough for Democrats to win elections is ‘deeply demoralizing’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (L) (D-NY) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on July 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images ...
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said he would consider leaving the company if he can’t quickly fix problems, WSJ reports
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick told senior managers he would consider stepping down if he fails to ...
AOC says progressives’ help was not wanted in the Virginia governor race, which the GOP won: ‘Not a single person asked me to send an email’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Mario Tama/Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said her help wasn’t wanted in the high-stakes Virginia governor ...
2 Fox News employees resigned over Tucker Carlson’s January 6 documentary, citing concerns it may incite violence
Tucker Carlson speaks during the Mathias Corvinus Collegium Feszt on August 7, 2021 in Esztergom, Hungary. Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty ...
AOC says if the social-spending bill doesn’t pass it will be ‘very, very difficult’ for Democrats ‘to get votes on anything moving forward’ from progressives
Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, attend a hearing of the House Committee ...
How smaller doses of more powerful drugs allowed Mexican cartels to overwhelm Mexican police and flood the US
A Sinaloa state police officer at a clandestine lab producing synthetic drugs, mainly meth, in Sinaloa state, June 4, 2019. ...
Pete Buttigieg rejects notion of rivalry or tension with Kamala Harris: ‘There’s no room to get caught up in the parlor games’
Secretary Buttigieg is taking an even more high-profile turn as he sells a trillion-dollar infrastructure package around the nation. He ...
AOC says it will be ‘difficult’ for Democratic leaders ‘to get votes on anything moving forward’ if the Build Back Better Act doesn’t pass soon
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) speaks during an event outside of Union Station in Washington, DC, on June 16, 2021. ...
A 77-year-old Arizona man was convicted after he left a threatening voicemail for Nancy Pelosi saying “I’m coming to kill you”
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks to reporters during her weekly news conference. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images An Arizona ...
Former FDA commissioner says CDC will likely eventually require COVID-19 booster to be ‘fully vaccinated’
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb during a November 7 appearance on “Face the Nation.” CBS News/Face the Nation Former FDA ...
‘Billion-to-one shot’: How an RDU cleaning crew mishap left travelers powerless
Water spilled by a cleaning crew found a hole in the floor inside a news shop. Powered by WPeMatico
‘Why can’t I find cat food?’ And other grocery shortages (mostly) explained
We did some digging around to look for reasons behind some of the shortages. “It’s frustrating to not be able ...
How much affordable housing is enough? Chatham Park plan could face a vote Monday.
Pittsboro Commissioner John Bonitz wants the board to slow down and consider the options. Powered by WPeMatico
We hear a lot about the supply chain, but what is it, exactly? The N&O breaks it down.
We take a look at the components of the supply chain and how issues within the supply chain affect consumers. ...
