Menthol Cigarette Bans Can Reduce Smoking Rates, Study Finds
As public health groups pressure the Biden administration to impose a ban on menthol cigarettes, research suggests similar moves in other countries […]
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Popcast (Deluxe): Pop Stars vs. the Attention Economy
Jennifer Lopez’s new film and album, “This Is Me … Now,” plus other messy rollouts for pop stars including Dua Lipa, Justin […]
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Residente’s ‘Las Letras Ya No Importan’: A Troublemaker Reveals His Heart
The Puerto Rican rapper from Calle 13 places romance alongside resistance on “Las Letras Ya No Importan.” The Puerto Rican rapper from […]
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Support for Teaching Gender Identity in School Is Split, Even Among Democrats
Americans are deeply divided on whether schools should teach about gender identity, two polls found. But there was broader support for teaching […]
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Let Tesla Expand? Germans Vote No.
A local town’s vote against the U.S. automaker’s proposed expansion is nonbinding, but citizens expect it to be honored.A local town’s vote […]
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Eiffel Tower Closed by Strike for 4th Day
Unions accuse the company that manages the monument of pursuing financial policies that risk its well-being and worry that a fee paid […]
Read moreThe Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See
In an effort to program contemporary works, the company will present recent operas by Jeanine Tesori, John Adams, Jake Heggie and Osvaldo […]
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U.K.’s Trident Nuclear Missile Fails Another Test, Fueling Scrutiny
An unarmed Trident missile splashed into the sea close to its launch site, the U.K. government confirmed on Wednesday, fueling scrutiny of […]
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Nvidia and an AI ‘Tipping Point’ Ignites a Market Rally
Amid blowout earnings, the chipmaker Nvidia predicted the start of a “10-year cycle” of growth fueled by artificial intelligence.Amid blowout earnings, the […]
Read more1974: 5 More Miners Hurt in South Africa Riots
It was the latest outbreak of intertribal unrest at a gold mine in Free State. The situation was under control at midnight, […]
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