Barbecue, bingo, and bipartisan partying: How America is preparing for election night
Many Arizonans are still undecided — on which strain of weed they want to smoke on election night, that is. That’s the report from Curaleaf, a global cannabis company that is rolling out its own mini-election. In Arizona, Florida, New York, and Illinois, they’ve repurposed three hybrid strains — all fairly similar in potency and…
The Navy’s top ballistic missile interceptor comes with a heavy price tag, but the US can’t afford to go to war without it
SM-3s, along with other interceptors, were used to counter both of Iran’s missile strikes on Israel this year. One of the US Navy’s best ballistic missile interceptors, the Standard Missile-3, got a workout in the Middle East this year, eliminating Iranian missiles headed for Israel. These engagements weren’t cheap, though. The SM-3 has a heavy…
Worries about the election could be cutting into some workers’ productivity
Worries about the election could be cutting into some workers’ productivity. Worries about the election could be cutting into some workers’ productivity. AJ Gareffa thought about taking off the day after Tuesday’s election but instead plans to be off work for the entire week. Gareffa, 27, is a therapist in Livonia, Michigan, near Detroit. They said…
TGI Friday’s files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
TGI Friday’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. TGI Friday’s Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Texas on Saturday. The documents listed the company’s assets as between $100 million and $500 million and its liabilities as between $100 million and $500 million. Rohit Manocha, executive chairman of TGI Friday’s Inc.,…
I moved from New York City to Los Angeles. I knew the coasts would be different, but some things really surprised me.
I grew up in New England, but now I live in LA. I grew up in New Britain, Connecticut, and when I was 18, I fulfilled my dream of moving to New York City for college. I ended up staying for three more years after school, and I still think it’s the most incredible place…
Early SpaceX workers got stuck overnight on an ocean barge with a toxic spaceship, new book reports
SpaceX’s recovery ship lifts a Crew Dragon spaceship from the Atlantic Ocean. If you think your job is exciting, try working at SpaceX in its early days. As author Eric Berger puts it, “SpaceX was not a job; it was a lifestyle.” In his first book, for example, one engineer told him about crawling inside…
The closing note of the 2024 campaign: How dare you?
From an offensive joke about Puerto Rico to garbage trucks to Mark Cuban, each campaign tried to harness outrage in the final week of the election. At the end of a rally in Wausau, Wisconsin on Monday, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio called on Americans to toughen up. “I think that we have to stop…
Stock market today: Indexes jump as Amazon lifts tech and jobs data boosts rate-cut views
US stocks jumped on Friday after the October jobs report missed economist estimates, opening the door for more rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Major indexes rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising nearly 300 points. The Nasdaq Composite ended almost 1% higher. The US economy added 12,000 jobs in October, well short of…
Netflix’s ‘This is the Zodiac Speaking’ tells the story of the hunt for a serial killer. Here’s what happened to murder suspect Arthur Leigh Allen.
A photograph of Arthur Leigh Allen as seen in “This Is the Zodiac Speaking.” “This is the Zodiac Speaking” examines five murders that took place in San Francisco between 1968 and 1969, which were thought to be committed by the same man. He was dubbed the Zodiac Killer because he sent letters to the police…
