Save the payphones?: Why one expert says they can't all disappear
These days, it’s gotten increasingly rare to spot a payphone in any community across the country, but one expert says it's important to keep them from disappearing altogether.
These days, it’s gotten increasingly rare to spot a payphone in any community across the country, but one expert says it's important to keep them from disappearing altogether.
Car buyers have more tools than ever to get the right vehicle at the right price. Still, mistakes can happen quite easily.
With college students returning to campus, and the brutal war in Gaza continuing unabated, many schools—including mine—are bracing for renewed protests. As president of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, I have already received demands from Pro-Palestinian undergraduates—not to mention emails from students, parents, and alumni demanding that I silence those undergraduates. Throw in the heightened tension of a presidential election in two months, and the coals on many campuses may only get hotter. Читать дальше...
For my entire adult life, Labor Day has prompted commentators to pronounce the labor movement dead. Occasionally you’ll see somebody argue that organized labor is regaining strength, but the evidence is always anecdotal. Final word must go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual report on union membership, which is perennially, relentlessly, dismal. Union density (i.e., the percentage of jobs covered by a union contract) is today half of what it was when those “labor is dead” commentaries started appearing in the early 1980s. Читать дальше...
Millions of Americans living in areas affected by extreme temperatures tend to be the ones most vulnerable to their potentially life-threatening health effects.
The presidential election is less than three months away. But before you fly a flag or display a sign for your candidate, read this.
I thought this would go away with time.
The rules that govern land are the foundation of our lives.
'The bottom line is, there is no crisis in terms of the standard model of cosmology.
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, September 2nd
The race for the Sun Belt states of Arizona, Nevada and Georgia are tightening, as Vice President Harris closes the gap former President Trump had built on President Biden when he was the presumptive Democratic nominee. Harris is polling slightly ahead of Trump in Nevada and Georgia, according to an Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll...
Multiple hikers have died this summer in the Grand Canyon National Park — a U.S. West landscape known not only for its rugged beauty, but also for its perilous weather extremes. Within the past week, National Park Service (NPS) officials have reported three fatalities in a region plagued by both excessive, dry heat and flood-fueled...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name is likely to remain on the ballot in key states in November in what could inadvertently threaten former President Trump despite the independent candidate suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump. Kennedy said he would push to be removed from the ballot in battlegrounds that will help determine who wins the...
At the start of September, workers feel a sense of renewed energy and motivation, reminiscent of the back-to-school season.
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).
Here’s why a business plan is crucial and how you can create one that will steer your business toward success.
As the 118th Congress winds down, Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) have introduced the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024.
Craft breweries are increasingly turning to advanced weather forecasting tools to better predict their sales and manage their operations.
Nicholas Lemann's new book offers a concise, sophisticated critique of the outsized role played by the SAT and other standardized admission tests in higher education.
Sabrina Carpenter notched two of this summer’s biggest hits with “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.”
Oil prices extended losses on Monday on expectations for higher OPEC+ production starting in October and as signs of sluggish demand in China and the US, the world’s two largest oil consumers, raised concerns about future consumption growth. Brent crude futures fell 56 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $76.37 a barrel by 0646 GMT […]
Dr Hazel Wallace, known as @thefoodmedic on Instagram, has shared a healthy soup recipe that she makes when she's feeling 'run down' - and her followers can't get enough of it