Disneys new chief executive shocked the business world last week by admitting that the companys previous opposition to parental rights legislation in Florida was a mistake. During a town hall meeting with employees, new Disney CEO Bob Iger expressed regret that his predecessor and would-be successor, Bob Chapek, positioned the company against legislation that bans […]
Fire engulfed one of the largest shopping malls near Moscow early on Friday, emergency services said, leading to the collapse of part of the structure, which complicated firefighters’ efforts to douse the flames. The conflagration spread over an area of about 75,000 sq ft in the Mega shopping centre in Khimki near the Russian capital, […]
Emergent BioSolutions Inc., maker of Narcan, a nasal-spray form of naloxone, said Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fast-tracked an application it submitted for an over-the-counter version of its widely used opioid-reversal nasal spray. The company said it had been working on the application for several months. Emergent said the FDAs priority review […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas Brittney Griner is back on US soil. The WNBA star landed in San Antonios Kelly Field Air Force Base around 5:40 a.m. EST following her release to US officials in a prisoner swap for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in the United Arab Emirates. Griner and three other people were seen […]
The Supreme Court might end race-based college admissions with upcoming rulings in two cases: one involving Harvard, the other the University of North Carolina (UNC), both filed by the nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions. Should universities, and other institutions, take race into account when considering applicants? When answering that question, does it matter that Harvard […]
Defying the snoops at the FBI, Apple has announced it is implementing end-to-end encryption options for the data people store on iCloud, making it all the more difficult for hackers, criminals, and the aforementioned government agency to access your info without your knowledge or permission. Apple made the announcement Wednesday evening, and it should be […]
Around 300 American colleges and universities, according to the website Best Colleges, mandate that students receive some form of a COVID vaccine booster. According to a new study from the Journal of Medical Ethics, whether thinking of the mandates as a matter of overall societal health or ethics, those particular vaccine mandates likely shouldn’t exist. […]
Every Christmas brings toys, treats, and a dozen (or more) sticky-sweet films. You know the favorites by heart (like “Elf”), but every December delivers dozens of wannabe classics brimming with Christmas cheer. Think “Three Wise Men and a Baby,” “Santa Bootcamp,” and “Haul Out the Holly,” from this year’s haul alone. For some, though, the […]
Why Republicans need to stop nominating freaks, an argument about gay marriage from the left, and baseball’s monster contracts.
This is a repudiation of the Democrats. How much of one remains to be seen.
