Around The Country
- Americans are tipping more often, even if they don’t want toAmericans may be grumbling about the new rules of tipping — whatever those are exactly — but they’re ponying up anyway, new gratuity data from Square show.
- Asian American creatives say disclosing their layoffs to their families can be complicatedWhen Joy Woo first started in the entertainment business as an executive assistant, her family didn’t understand how the industry worked, and “it wasn’t something they were proud of, or could brag to their friends about.”
- Bigger, faster, farther: A batch of new rockets is set to blast into space this yearFrom SpaceX’s Starship to United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur to Arianespace’s Ariane 6 rocket, here are some of the boosters that could debut in 2023.
- Women suing J&J await their day in court after the company failed to get talc cases moved to bankruptcy courtLawsuits allege that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder caused cancer. Plaintiffs applaud the failure of J&J’s attempt to move some suits to bankruptcy court.
- Arctic blast to bring ‘dangerously cold’ temperatures to NortheastA powerful arctic blast will bring “dangerously cold wind chill temperatures” to the Northeast through Saturday evening along with blizzard conditions through northern Maine, forecasters have warned.
- Afro Latino scholars and activists slam Gov. DeSantis’ dissection of AP African American studiesAfro Latino educators say.Florida’s rejection of AP African American studies undermines student learning in a multicultural world and the history of Black Latinos.
- People are zapping their brains at home to improve focus and clear brain fog. But is it safe?The use of at-home brain stimulation devices including tDCS is flourishing among a group of enthusiasts, who say the tool gives them a mental edge.
