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The average bonus on Wall Street last year was $176,500, down slightly from 2022
The average Wall Street bonus fell slightly last year to $176,500ABC News -
Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas
The Biden administration will meet with Israeli officials in Washington to discuss alternatives to a planned military ground offensive in Gaza's southern city of Rafah. Follow for live updates.CNN - Israel -
The Fed is meeting this week—will it finally cut interest rates?
After two years of rate hikes, Americans are coping with higher costs for all kinds of loans. Here's what to expect from the Fed this week.CBS News - Federal Reserve -
Banks are in limbo without a crucial lifeline. Here's where cracks may appear next
High interest rates and rising losses on commercial real estate threaten hundreds of U.S. banks, mostly smaller regional lenders and community institutions.CNBC -
Car prices are a headache — but so is getting approved for an auto loan, consumers say
There’s some hope car prices will drop this year, but a survey indicates would-be buyers are still in a gloomy mood.MarketWatch -
I've Found These Foods Give My Brain the Power to Stay Focused and Function at Its Best
These Foods Give My Brain the Power to Function at Its BestInc. -
Biden sees worrying signs in Georgia
President Biden is facing worrying signs in Georgia — the state he flipped blue for the first time in decades back in 2020 — including low primary turnout and a lack of big down-ballot races to energize his base. Biden beat former President Trump ...The Hill - Joe Biden -
Welcome to a youthquake, Senate-style — which means 60s still count
Both parties see the coming rise of fresher faces as a welcome development for Congress' stodgy upper chamber.Politico -
Bottom Line: Olympic committee taps former Senate majority leader
Sports The International Olympic Committee (IOC) hired the Daschle Group to lobby on a range of issues related to international sports and the Olympics, including athletics, foreign policy, health, environment, communications and broadcasting, ...The Hill -
Kids’ Cartoons Get a Free Pass From YouTube’s Deepfake Disclosure Rules
YouTube now requires a label for some generative AI content. Animations made for kids are exempt.Wired -
Logitech launches Mevo Core 4K livestreaming camera
Logitech said it is launching its Mevo Core 4K streaming camera as the latest in a series of webcam products.VentureBeat -
WuXi AppTec's Net Profit Jumps, Reiterates It Doesn't Pose Security Threat
Chinese biotechnology company WuXi AppTec said net profit jumped last year, while reiterating that it doesn’t pose a security threat to any country amid worries over a potential U.S. ban.The Wall Street Journal -
A Year After Credit Suisse's Fall, UBS's Path Is Lined With Temptation
UBS wants to use the Credit Suisse acquisition to expand its investment banking operations in the U.S. Above all, though, it needs to retain the focus on wealth management that is beloved by investors.The Wall Street Journal -
Rwanda scheme: Sunak clings to false hope
Big events can trigger change in public perception, but this scheme still appears niche to many votersFinancial Times - United Kingdom -
March Madness 2024 bracket: NCAA Tournament picks, top predictions from college basketball model
SportsLine's model has nailed 20 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds and revealed its NCAA Tournament bracket 2024CBS Sports - College Basketball -
The Madness is here: Fill out your bracket
Compete with friends and family to show off your skills! Create or join a group now!ESPN -
Brown scores 31 points, White gets 1st career triple-double in Celtics' 119-94 win over Detroit
Jaylen Brown scored 31 points in three quarters, Derrick White posted his first career triple-double and the NBA-best Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 119-94ABC News - NBA -
Instead of writing about Princess Diana, Chris Bohjalian opted for her Vegas impersonator
Author Chris Bohjalian discusses his 25th novel, 'The Princess of Las Vegas,' and how ancestral trauma from his Armenian heritage contributes to the dread in his work.Los Angeles Times -
Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes
Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner has thrown her support behind a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilitiesABC News - New York -
The Village Voice gets the rollicking, rebellious oral history it deserves
An exchange with Tricia Romano, author of 'The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture,' with one of her former colleagues.Los Angeles Times -
Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients
Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin are getting access to the first over-the-counter birth control pillABC News -
Gambia lawmakers refer a repeal of the ban on female genital cutting to more committee discussions
Lawmakers in Gambia have referred a repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussionsABC News -
The Surprise Ending of ‘Dune,’ the Popcorn Bucket
What’s in the $24.99 tub, exactly? Lindsay Moyer, a nutritionist, reviews the contents of the movie-snack “vessel.”The New York Times -
Dressing the Part of Barbara Walters
Women in media recently had a chance to browse and buy clothes owned by the trailblazing TV news anchor.The New York Times -
Overheard at the Half-Marathon: ‘Wait, Was That Lil Nas X?’
The rapper and singer, clad in bulky designer sneakers and the official race T-shirt, was a last-minute addition at the NYC Half.The New York Times -
The Allure of Getting Dressed
It’s a genuine trend. Just look at Hedi Slimane’s Celine.The New York Times -
A Seal’s Spray Adds a Chapter to the Science of Spitting
The observation suggests that seals join cobras, archerfish and other animals known to spit, although researchers can only speculate about the reason for the mammal’s expectoration.The New York Times -
SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship for a Third Time
The third test flight of the most powerful rocket ever built achieved a series of milestones before the spacecraft was lost as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere.The New York Times - SpaceX -
Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight
The powerful rocket, a version of which will carry astronauts to the moon for NASA, launched for the third time on Thursday morning. It achieved a number of milestones before losing contact with the ground.The New York Times
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A Seal’s Spray Adds a Chapter to the Science of Spitting
The observation suggests that seals join cobras, archerfish and other animals known to spit, although researchers can only speculate about the reason for the mammal’s expectoration. -
SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship for a Third Time
The third test flight of the most powerful rocket ever built achieved a series of milestones before the spacecraft was lost as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere. -
Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight
The powerful rocket, a version of which will carry astronauts to the moon for NASA, launched for the third time on Thursday morning. It achieved a number of milestones before losing contact with the ground. -
Why Do Whales Go Through Menopause?
A new study argues that the change brought these females an evolutionary advantage — and perhaps did the same for humans. -
This 1,000-Year-Old Smartphone Just Dialed In
An 11th-century astrolabe, a complex instrument for precisely mapping the heavens, recently turned up in an Italian museum. -
Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies
The Apollo-Soyuz mission, amid the Cold War, broke new ground in space cooperation when an American capsule docked with a Soviet craft 140 miles above the earth. -
Colorado Man Died From Venomous Gila Monster Bite, Autopsy Confirms
The rare fatality happened after the man endured a four-minute-long bite from the lizard to his right hand in February, records show. -
In Paris, the Olympics Clean Up Their Act
Organizers of the Games promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by re-using historic buildings, adding bike lanes, even putting solar panels on the Seine. Will it work? -
Court Temporarily Halts S.E.C.’s New Climate Rules
Two fracking companies had challenged requirements that some businesses disclose more information about the risks they face from climate change. -
The Zombies of the U.S. Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill
For the fourth year in a row, President Biden is trying to eliminate federal tax breaks for coal, oil and gas companies. But fossil fuel subsidies have proven difficult to stop. -
U.S. Approves $500 Million for Bahrain Oil Project, Despite Opposition
The financing faced criticism that it doesn’t mesh with U.S. commitments on climate change. Earlier, two climate advisers had resigned over the plan. -
Taiwan Is Building a Satellite Network Without Elon Musk
The island democracy urgently needs an internet backup. Mr. Musk’s total control over his Starlink service, which dominates the market, left Taiwan wary. -
Watch SpaceX’s Starship Burn Bright Orange as It Re-Enters Earth’s Atmosphere
Seeing plasma build up beneath a spacecraft in near-real time is uncommon. -
Brazil’s Clashing Goals: Protect the Amazon and Pump Lots More Oil
State-owned Petrobras could soon be the world’s third-biggest oil producer, in stark contrast to the country’s promises to fight climate change and slow Amazon destruction. -
For Some Mammals, Large Adult Daughters, Not Sons, Are the Norm
Despite a common narrative that male mammals tend to dwarf female ones, fewer than half of mammalian species display that pattern, a new study suggests.