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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jennifer Mannix, a 56-year-old based in Tacoma, Washington. It’s been edited for length and clarity.In 2022, after 30 years working for the city of Juneau, Alaska, I was eligible for a full retirement, which included health benefits and a pension for…
At one time, sequels were expected to have diminishing returns — but not anymore. Now, if a sequel doesn’t outgross its predecessor, it can be considered something of a failure.Perhaps that’s why, among the 64 films released by US studios that have made $1 billion at the box office, a…
Shots of Fireball could soon get pricier.The Trump administration’s threatened 50% tariffs on some popular Canadian goods went into effect Saturday morning after trade talks with its northern ally fell apart the night before.President Donald Trump first announced the new round of tariffs last month to “offset Canadian discrimination” against…
Now the bots see them. Now they don’t.Brands including Ally Bank and the Project Management Institute recently began testing ads on the publisher Time’s website, specifically designed to be read by AI bots.The experiment sparked a lively ad industry debate: Could this nascent form of advertising grow into a credible…
The shaky video that has horrified viewers around the world lasts just over 30 seconds.It shows an exploding drone — small enough to fit in the palm of the hand and loaded with explosives — circling just meters above a vegetable seller’s market stall in an area near the southern…
I grew up in the 1980s and early ’90s, when Esprit’s bright colors and bold lettering made the brand instantly recognizable. Growing up as a girl can be hard, and wearing the right thing mattered.When a friend told me Costco was selling Esprit sweatshirts, I knew I had to get…
Fewer diners visited Taco Bell and lettuce-heavy restaurants, including Panera, as a cyclospora outbreak grew late last week.Early data from location intelligence firm Placer.ai shows that US foot traffic at some of these chains began to decline in the second half of the week as reports of the diarrhea-causing parasite…
