| The Fed Rate Cut Was a Tough Call That’s Good For Our Economy
- The agency’s bold decision to cut its policy interest rate significantly affirms its commitment to keep the labor market strong.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:06:00 +0000
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| The Fed’s Big Rate Cut Wasn’t Political. It Was an Economic No-Brainer.
- The cut was “jumbo.” The implications are bigger.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:03:29 +0000
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| OMG, Could the Mets Actually Pull This Off?
- Mets fans have been here before, and they don’t want to jinx anything. But the good vibes — and the inexplicable presence of Grimace — is giving fans playoffs hope.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:50:32 +0000
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| Meta, TikTok and More Sites Engaged in ‘Vast Surveillance,’ a New FTC Study Finds
- Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:46:57 +0000
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| Edmundo González, Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Says He Was Forced to Sign Letter Recognizing Maduro
- Edmundo González said the government made him sign a document recognizing President Nicolás Maduro as the election winner before he could flee to Spain.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:37:32 +0000
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| Who Do Voters Really Like? Taylor Swift.
- The pop star Taylor Swift has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris — and is far more popular among Democrats and independents than Republicans.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:34:37 +0000
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| Why JD Vance Dropped Into My Inbox
- I used to think I knew him. History has proved me wrong.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:28:06 +0000
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| Meet the Hustlers Who Make $6,000 a Month Riding Citi Bikes
- The bike-sharing program rewards users who help redistribute bikes around New York City. A few riders have figured out how to turn that into profit.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:00:29 +0000
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| Prehistoric Earth Was Very Hot. That Offers Clues About Future Earth.
- At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a new reconstruction of Earth’s deep past.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:00:07 +0000
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| What’s the True Price of a School Lunch?
- An emerging body of research aims to put dollar figures on the environmental costs of foods we eat everyday.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:47:20 +0000
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| Interest Rates Fall, but Central Banks Are No Longer in Lock Step
- Officials in some countries started cutting rates last year, but others, including those in Europe and the United States, have taken a more cautious approach.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:36:00 +0000
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| On YouTube, Major Brands’ Ads Appear Alongside Racist Falsehoods About Haitian Immigrants
- Large organizations and brands saw their advertising dollars funneled to videos amplifying inflammatory narratives, underscoring how difficult it can be to maintain brand safety online.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:57:16 +0000
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| Stocks Rally a Day After Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut
- The S&P 500 had already been climbing as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates by half a percentage point. Thursday’s gain put the index in range of a closing record.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:31:28 +0000
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| A New Era in Sabotage: Turning Ordinary Devices Into Grenades, on a Mass Scale
- The attacks in Lebanon required getting deep into the supply chain, which is difficult to do. But the sabotage contributes to a sense of vulnerability that ordinary devices can become a source of danger.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:28:46 +0000
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| Pager Attack Highlights Tension Between Israel’s Might and Strategic Fog
- In Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, Israel has shown it’s capable of extraordinary acts of espionage, but is struggling to define long-term goals, according to Israeli analysts and public figures.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:26:00 +0000
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| ‘Woj’ Leaves ESPN, and a Changed Sports Media, to Join St. Bonaventure
- At ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski leveraged social media to get the news out quicker. That skill made him rich and famous. He will manage the basketball team at St. Bonaventure University.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:19:34 +0000
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| 30-Year Mortgage Rate Drops to 6.09% After Fed Rate Cut
- The decline in mortgage costs, influenced by expectations of the Federal Reserve’s rate moves, could revive interest in buying, selling and remortgaging, economists said.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:07:07 +0000
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| Social Studies Teachers Rely on Online and Sometimes Ideological Sources
- A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also rely on left-leaning materials, and a handful have turned to conservative options.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:02:27 +0000
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| Threats Against Haitians Land at the Doorstep of The Haitian Times
- Racist emails. Swatting. Intimidated sources. The Haitian Times has been receiving some of the same threats that it has been covering in Springfield, Ohio.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:51:17 +0000
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| ‘Eh, Whatever.’ Angelenos Shrug at Recent Quakes, Decades After the Last ‘Big One.’
- It has been a generation since Los Angeles had a major earthquake disaster. Even in an active seismic year, many residents say they refuse to become alarmist.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:31:20 +0000
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