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The Kennedy Center’s board voted to close until Trump’s name is added. Here’s a look at the history behind the landmark.
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…
18 Free or Cheap Activities for Seniors on a Tight Budget
Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com When 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…
My daughter is obsessed with Snoopy. I woke up at 3:30 a.m. to hunt down Starbucks’ new viral cup.
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…
Boeing’s new 777X is finally expected to fly passengers next year. Here are the 5 coolest cabin features.
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…
How This DIY Garage Helps Drivers Save Money on Car Repairs
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 new…
Tech giants have a new headache: a looming strike by their security guards
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…
Oracle CFO says ‘doing more with less’ isn’t the answer in all-hands after layoffs
Oracle’s new finance chief used her first companywide meeting to deliver a message to employees: Oracle doesn’t want them “doing more with less.” Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson told employees on Tuesday they should be proud of the company’s financial results and protect that success as the…
6 Ways Stores Are Quietly Making It Harder to Get Your Money Back
You bought something online. It didn’t fit, didn’t work, or just wasn’t right. So you box it up, ship it back, and wait for your refund — only to find the store kept a chunk of your money. If that’s happened to you lately, you’re not imagining it. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that
I can’t afford a Dior bag, so I tried their $325 massage instead. Here’s what it was like.
I’m a Christian Dior girl. I’ve had a love affair with the brand for years. Getting laid off this year hasn’t changed that love, but it has changed what part of the brand I can afford. That is, of course, for the time being. Imagine my surprise when I found out that I could get
Anthropic says it created an AI ‘starter pack’ for small businesses
Anthropic sold corporate giants on Claude. Now the AI company is in an all-out blitz for the mom-and-pops. In May, Anthropic launched an AI tool specifically for small businesses. Since then, it says it’s garnered 900,000 installations for the Claude for Small Business plugin and is angling to…