OCTOBER 26, 2022
Chicago was named the rattiest city in the US for the eighth consecutive year. - Getty Images
While the nation's most populous city has a reputation for hosting a bustling population of unwanted pests, the "rattiest" city in the United States is not New York City, whose mayor has publicly waged war on the rodents.
That spot belongs to Chicago,...
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Of course Jeremy Pelofsky and Christine Grimaldi want people to meet their new baby. This is their only child, after all, the long-awaited first grandkid on either side.
But first, some ground rules.
The visit will take place in the backyard. Anyone who wants to come over will need to take a rapid coronavirus test. And if guests want...
OCTOBER 26, 2022
As red flags go, this is a big one.
The personal savings of Americans have plunged this year, hitting $629 billion in the second quarter of 2022, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. That’s down from $1.98 trillion in the second quarter of 2021, and $4.85 trillion in the second quarter of 2020, boosted by...
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Signage outside the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington, U.S., on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Microsoft Corp. has begun calling employees back to its headquarters in recent weeks, but its return-to-office strategy hinges on hybrid work.
Microsoft Corp. gave a lackluster forecast for sales growth in its Azure cloud-computing services business, a closely watched measure of corporate demand, sending...
OCTOBER 25, 2
President Joe Biden speaks after inviting two children on stage during an event to celebrate Diwali, in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 24, 2022. - Evan Vucci/AP
Celebrated by more than 1 billion people around the world, Diwali, the festival of lights, is a five-day religious holiday primarily observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains.
This...
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Paintings of Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP - Getty Images)
As more than a billion Hindus around the world this week observed Diwali, “the festival of lights,” the appointment of one of their own as British prime minister offered a second cause for celebration.
“Nothing could be more auspicious than the appointment of Rishi Sunak...
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The regulator will be publishing guidance on how to use biometric technologies in spring 2023. Photograph: izusek/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Companies ‘should not make meaningful decisions based on technology not backed by science’
The information commissioner has warned companies to steer clear of “emotional analysis” technologies or face fines, because of the “pseudoscientific” nature of the field.
It’s the first time the...
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Rishi Sunak meets supporters as he arrives to attend a Conservative Party leadership election event in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. - Rui Vieira, AP
Just a few days after Liz Truss resigned as prime minister, the UK has a new prime minister. Truss, who lasted a mere 45 days in office, will be replaced by Rishi...
OCTOBER 25, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a formal news conference at the White House. - Reuters/KEVIN LAMARQUE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The White House has lowered its earlier optimism about the midterm elections and is now worried that Democrats could lose control of both chambers of Congress, administration officials say.
Recent polls have shown Democrats who once had comfortable leads in...
OCTOBER 25, 2022
This photo shows a vial of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, Bivalent, at AltaMed Medical clinic in Los Angeles, California, on October 6, 2022. - RINGO CHIU/Getty Images North America/TNS
The most commonly reported COVID-19 symptoms in recent weeks have changed since the coronavirus started to spread across the globe, a study has found.
The top symptoms were mostly similar...
