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The first time I experienced Salem, Massachusetts, over 15 years ago, I came as a tourist. The 45,000-person town became so near and dear to me that I never stopped returning. It didn’t take long for my husband to fall in love with Salem as well, so we decided to get…
CBS News’ “60 Minutes” is off to a rocky start on the viewership front under its new leadership.Ratings for the “60 Minutes” season premiere on Sunday night plunged more than 20% from last year, according to data from Nielsen.About 7.9 million people watched the episode, orchestrated by new lead producer…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. After a long day, navigating crowded grocery aisles isn’t always appealing. Delivery is convenient, but fees and tips can add up quickly. Grocery pickup offers a middle ground: you order online and pick up curbside — often for free if…
A former Google DeepMind researcher said he left the AI lab over fears that AI “has the potential to kill us all” and humanity “might be running out of time to avoid this outcome.””At Google, I witnessed AI development first hand,” Bilal Chughtai wrote in a statement that he posted…
In December, the White House announced that the board had “unanimously” voted to rename the Kennedy Center the Trump Kennedy Center, and the website was updated to reflect the change.Trump’s name was added to the building’s signage on December 19, reading “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy…
Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.comWhen I told Tony Brooks, activist and advocate at ADAPT Philadelphia, that I was writing a story about free and cheap activities for seniors, he let out a laugh. “You mean like adult day care?” ADAPT is a disability advocacy group that explicitly includes seniors among the disabled.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charlotte Mandrier. It has been edited for length and clarity.On Monday, September 14, I was cleaning up my inbox and deleting emails when I saw that Starbucks was collaborating with the Peanuts brand to sell merchandise inspired by “The Great Pumpkin.”I…
It’s seven years late and has racked up over $15 billion in charges, but Boeing’s most important plane is expected to finally fly passengers in 2027.Over a dozen airlines are waiting on the yet-to-be-certified Boeing 777X, the world’s largest twin-engine widebody in production, packed with more than 400 seats and…
A group of women crouched under a vehicle lift inside the Momentum Motorsports garage, watching as thick, dark motor oil streamed from an older model Toyota RAV4 into a drain pan. Some took notes on their phones while others looked intently at the SUV’s undercarriage as the group learned a…
Security workers guarding the California offices of tech companies like Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are planning to strike this week.The security officers submitted a 72-hour strike notice on Tuesday morning, planning to skip any shift that begins on or after 4:30 a.m. on Friday. The union, SEIU-UWW, said that the…
