Boeing machinists approved a new labor deal Monday, ending a more than seven-week strike that halted most of the aircraft production at the company that was already struggling with mounting losses. Machinists voted 59% in favor of the new contract, which includes 38% wage increases over four years and other improvements. The approval is a relief for … Read more
The Summary For years, a special mud has been rubbed on every baseball before every major league game to make them less slippery. The mud’s story dates back to the 1930s, and the MLB still relies on one small supplier. A new study explains the science behind why it works: The mud has perfect proportions … Read more
Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its relations with the main U.N. relief organization for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) since 1967, the country’s foreign ministry said on Monday. Last month, the Israeli parliament passed legislation banning UNRWA from operating in Israel and stopping Israeli authorities from cooperating … Read more
Former President Donald Trump said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have a “big role in the administration” if he wins on Tuesday, telling NBC News in a phone interview that he was open to some of his more controversial ideas. Kennedy, who ran for president as an independent this year before dropping his bid … Read more
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Iran has the capacity to produce nuclear weapons and is prepared to change its policies on using them if faced with an existential threat, an adviser to its supreme leader said Friday in the latest bellicose statement from the country amid its high-stakes tit-for-tat with Israel. Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also … Read more
The only approved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are medications with limited effectiveness and a risk of severe, sometimes deadly, side effects. That’s why scientists search for therapies that could stop the disease, especially ones that don’t involve drugs. One experimental therapy may slow the progression of symptoms, a small preliminary study suggests. Using a transcranial … Read more
On the other hand, there are signs that Florida’s white-hot real estate market has cooled. Sales of single-family homes were down 12% in September compared with the same time in the previous year. But interest rates, rising home prices and skyrocketing insurance costs likely played bigger roles than the recent hurricanes. “Florida recovers much faster … Read more
Sometimes the lines grow so long outside a shop in Brooklyn, New York, the owners have to call in a bouncer. People walk out carrying bags stuffed with loot that they guard as if they were carrying prized possessions. Welcome to the Swedish gummies craze that has swept the United States, thanks to a hefty … Read more