How Invasive Plants Caused the Maui Fires to Rage
A sweeping series of plantation closures in Hawaii allowed highly flammable nonnative grasses to spread on idled lands, providing the fuel for huge blazes.Read More
U.S. Steel Rejects Offer from Cleveland-Cliffs
Cleveland-Cliffs said it offered cash and stock worth $35 a share for its main competitor, valuing U.S. Steel at more than $7 billion.Read More
The Lost Boys of the American Right
They’re timid sheep in wolves’ clothing, but their online provocations corrupt our culture.Read More
The Risks of ‘Skiplagging’
Booking a flight with a layover in the city that’s the real destination for the traveler can net big bargains, but airlines prohibit the practice.Read More
After End of Pandemic Coverage Guarantee, Texas Is Epicenter of Medicaid Losses
Since the end of a pandemic-era policy that barred states from removing people from Medicaid, Texas has dropped over half a million people from the program, more than any other state.Read More
Police Raid Kansas Newspaper Office
The search of the Marion County Record led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors.Read More
‘Wake-Up Call’ for Businesses as 90% of People With Disabilities Have Poor ‘Financial Health’
The vast majority, or around 90 per cent, of working-age people with disabilities, are not financially healthy; reveals new research from the Financial Health Network, the US-based authority on financial health. In a new report, ‘The Financial Health of People With Disabilities‘, the Network also reveals that around one-third of all working-age people with disabilities […]
Iran’s Ashura Rituals Have Become a New Form of Protest
Ashura, which mourns the killing of the Prophet Mohamed’s grandson and celebrates Shiite identity, has long symbolized the fight against oppression. This year, its chants have been turned against the government.Read More
A Former Weed Dealer Built the ‘Budega’ Brand. Then Copycats Moved In.
Alex Norman’s fight to protect the brand he created is part of a trend that industry lawyers say threatens small cannabis businesses.Read More
A.O.C. Thinks the U.S. Deserves Better Sunscreen
For years, American consumers have had to look abroad if they want the latest in sunscreen innovations. Some, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, think it’s time to revisit F.D.A. approval procedures.Read More
