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After years of ominous headlines about the world’s shrinking birth rates, there’s a bright spot. The US birth rate slightly increased in 2024, according to preliminary data from the CDC.The 1% rise in births was largely driven by moms in their early 40s, who gave birth to 2% more children…
In a stunning announcement, Bill Owens, the longtime executive producer of CBS’s “60 Minutes,” quit the news program, saying he could no longer run it with editorial independence.CBS has been embroiled in a legal battle with President Donald Trump, who sued the network last year for $10 million over its…
Rachel Reichenbach is stressed out about tariffs.The artist and content creator sells frog pins, plush toys, and other amphibian-themed items to fans.Her plushies are made in China, which means they could soon become much more expensive to sell in the US due to recent tariffs and rule changes instituted by…
After a long day, Elizabeth Lindsey at the agency Wasserman sends NFL chief revenue officer Renie Anderson a wine glass emoji. It means it’s time to grab a drink and catch up.Lindsey and Anderson are among a group of high-powered women sports leaders whose regular gatherings have become a source…
Tiny, microscopic bits of plastic have been found almost everywhere researchers look — including throughout the human body.Microplastics and their even tinier cousins, nanoplastics, are probably flowing through your blood and building up in your organs like the lungs and liver.Now, a new study is connecting the dots on microplastics’ mysterious…
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that he has ordered food companies to remove eight petroleum-based dyes from their products.Speaking alongside the FDA and food activists, Kennedy said brands will have until 2027 to voluntarily reformulate their food and drinks using natural dyes like carmine, turmeric, and…
It’s a staid and stately room, the New York City Bar Association meeting hall in Midtown Manhattan. The century-old walls are trimmed with red velvet and high Corinthian columns, and famous alumni, including Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, look down from their oil portraits.The hall was far from staid…
The first trailer for Jesse Armstrong’s “Mountainhead” was unveiled on Tuesday, teasing another high-stakes satire of the superrich from the Emmy-winning creator of HBO’s “Succession.””Mountainhead,” Armstrong’s first release since “Succession” ended in 2023, will also mark his first feature film and directorial debut. It stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory…
A federal judge will almost certainly target Google’s multibillion dollar search engine deals with Apple and other companies as part of a way to remedy the tech empire’s illegal online search monopoly, antitrust experts said.On Monday, Google and the Department of Justice began an expected three-week-long court battle in Washington,…
A large part of an engineer’s success is often tied to how they navigate their relationship with their manager, according to former Amazon engineering director Dave Anderson.”I would actually say, as a manager, even, like 50% of that performance, frequently, is your relationship with your manager and your team. How…
