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The New York Times Is Buying Wordle for More than $1 Million
It will initially remain free to new and existing players, the Times said, raising concerns it may eventually go behind a paywall.
U.K. ‘Partygate’ Report Criticizes ‘Failures of Leadership’
The release of the report represents a moment of political peril for the Prime Minister, who is due to address the findings in parliament.
A Bomb Cyclone Threatens to Bring Blizzards Along Atlantic Coast. Here’s What That Is.
An expert explains what a bomb cyclone is as a powerful Nor'easter winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow to New York and Boston.
North Korea Has Launched More Missiles This Month Than Ever Before Under Kim Jong-Un
The tests included the launch of two long-range cruise missiles that flew for 1,120 miles, the official Korean Central News Agency said. If confirmed, that would give North Korea the capability to strike almost all of Japan
Americans’ Gas Stoves Are as Bad for Climate as 500,000 Cars
Researchers found surprising amounts of heat-trapping methane and nitrous oxides seeping from gas stoves—pollutants that can trigger asthma and other breathing problems
Hong Kong Could Remain Cut Off From World Until 2024, Business Group Says
The most likely scenario for Hong Kong’s exit from its isolation is to wait for China to finish developing a powerful mRNA vaccine and immunize its 1.4 billion people, the European Chamber of Commerce said
Chinese Streaming Service Changes the End of Fight Club so the Police Win
“Through the clue provided by Tyler, the police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding,” the Tencent Video version tells viewers
Austria Starts Lottery to Boost Support for Vaccine Mandate
The country is forging ahead with a policy that goes beyond the efforts of other nations to convince people to get vaccinated.
Exxon Plans to Zero Out Emissions from Operations by 2050
Carbon released when customers use Exxon products such as gasoline and jet fuel will be excluded from the company's emissions roadmap
Starbucks Staff Can Vote to Unionize at Three More New York Stores, U.S. Labor Official Rules
Starbucks Corp. employees at three more restaurants in New York state will vote on unionization, a U.S. labor official ruled Friday, offering organizers a chance to expand a new labor foothold that’s already inspiring copycat efforts around the country. In her ruling, Nancy Wilson, an acting regional director of the National Labor Relations Board, rejected…
Colombia Presidential Favorite Gustavo Petro Wants to Form a Global Anti-Oil Bloc
Colombia’s presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across the world to join him in forming a new anti-fossil fuel bloc.
Novak Djokovic Admits He Attended Interview While COVID-19 Positive Amid Australian Open Scandal
The Serbian tennis star also blamed “human error” for an incorrect travel declaration when he arrived in Australia