TikTok Prompts Users to Call Congress to Fight Possible Ban
Washington lawmakers introduced a bill this week calling for TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese parent company or face a ban in the United States. When many users opened…
Michael Spavor Reaches Settlement With Canada Over Detention by China
The government of Canada has reached a financial settlement with one of two Canadian men it contends were arbitrarily detained for nearly three years by China in a retaliatory move,…
Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest US Health Care Payment System
An urgent care chain in Ohio may be forced to stop paying rent and other bills to cover salaries. In Florida, a cancer center is racing to find money for…
Playing out from the back: Why teams do it and is it worth the risk?
Picture the scene: a team has been awarded a goal kick. The goalkeeper throws the ball to one of two central defenders standing nearby in the six-yard box. One of…
The Youths Have Spoken: Wallets Are Lame. Go Digital.
To a growing number of youths, a wallet stuffed with cash and cards is as unfashionable as the millennial tuck, no-show socks and skinny jeans. To the cool kids, carrying…
Brighter Economic Mood Isn’t Translating Into Support for Biden
Economic vibes don’t necessarily predict electoral outcomes, though, and this campaign is different in many ways from those in the past. “We’re kind of in an unprecedented situation where we’re…
Panama Bars Ex-President Martinelli From Election
Panama’s electoral tribunal disqualified former President Ricardo Martinelli from running in the May presidential election in light of a 10-year sentence he received for money laundering.The body, which oversees the…
Opill, an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill, Will Be Available Soon
Why It MattersThe medication, called Opill, which was approved for over-the-counter sale by the Food and Drug Administration last year, will be the most effective birth control method available without…
Max Verstappen’s father: Red Bull could be ‘torn apart’ if Horner stays amid controversy
Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. Sign up here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday.Fractures within Red Bull Racing appear to…
‘Dune: Part Two’ Gives Sci-Fi-Obsessed Silicon Valley a Reason to Party
In a top-floor atrium in downtown San Francisco on Thursday evening, tech workers from Google, Slack, X and Mozilla mingled next to a pair of cardboard cutouts of Timothée Chalamet…