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After Outcry, Chuck E. Cheese Says It Will Keep More Animatronic Bands
After Chuck E. Cheese’s plans to retire most of its animatronic bands sparked an outcry from wistful fans, the pizzeria-arcade chain said it would keep a few more of...
Interest on Federal Student Loans Is Rising to 6.53%
This has already been a challenging year for college applicants, starting with the problems with a crucial federal form that delayed financial aid offers. Now, students and families have...
Cognitive Decline? Trump Brags About Putting His Pants On by Himself
Donald Trump rallied at a park in the Bronx on Thursday to an adoring crowd of hundreds of current and future Florida residents, alongside rappers accused of murder, while...
Kabosu, Shiba Inu Who Helped Define the Doge Meme, Dies at 18
Kabosu, a Shiba Inu whose “much wow” face helped launch one of the defining memes of the last decade and inspired the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, died on Friday. She was...
Are University Athletes About to Earn a Big Payday?
A game-changing proposal The other shoe has dropped for the N.C.A.A.: That college sports association just agreed to a $2.8 billion class-action settlement that, if approved by a judge...
Rent Control Now!
Of course, the power of the real estate lobby is, as Biden might quip, “not a joke.” The National Association of Realtors alone spent $134 million on lobbying in...
How to Crack Down on Election Deniers? Make Them Pay. Literally.
Late on election night 2020, after networks’ projections started showing him losing, Trump blurted out: “Frankly I did win this election.” He thus launched one of the most brazen...
The Minneapolis Police Department Is Dismantling Itself
In the fiery wake of the protests that racked the city in May 2020, this idea met the rage of the moment. After experiencing years of significant and sustained...
How FaceTime Calls With Mom Became a TV Hit
At 87, Pat Seftel has a thought to share about almost everything.On Tinder: “If you want to meet somebody for a real relationship, that’s not the way to do...
Elon Musk Ramps Up Anti-Biden Posts on X
Last month, Elon Musk posted on X that President Biden “obviously barely knows what’s going on.”“He is just a tragic front for a far left political machine,” Mr. Musk...
A Lender to Consumer Start-Ups Falters, Rattling Its Clients
A popular lender backed by venture capital firms is struggling financially, sending shock waves through the small clothing and home furnishing companies that count on its financing.The lender, Ampla,...
Trump’s Repulsive Rant About Putin and Jailed Reporter Is Very Ominous
On Thursday, Donald Trump tweeted that Vladimir Putin will only release Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia, after the election—“for me,” meaning for Trump. In...