Are you proud to be American? It’s a seemingly simple question, but also a loaded one. And myriad factors could impact the answer—including how old the person being asked is. Polling shows there’s a patriotism gap between older and younger Americans; generation Z and Millennials are less likely to say […]
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Here’s how the EV rivals are and aren’t alike
Porsche, Audi, General Motors and other established automakers are trying to take on Tesla with splashy new electric vehicles, but the first real competition from an upstart may come from Lucid Motors, a company run by a former chief engineer on the Tesla Model S. Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson is […]
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How many vaccine shots go to waste? Many states aren’t even counting
As reports emerge across the country of health facilities throwing out unused and spoiled COVID-19 vaccines, some state governments are failing to track the wastage as required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leaving officials coordinating immunization efforts blind to exactly how many of the precious, limited doses […]
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Opinion | Why Virtual Religious Services Aren’t Enough
When our congregation, Church of the Savior, moved to online services some nine months ago, our family tried to keep things normal. We had the children dress in nice Sunday clothes, though we would be watching via screen instead of entering a sanctuary. We arranged the chairs in the living […]
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Coronavirus restrictions force NY restaurant owner to leave for Florida: ‘Decisions aren’t rational’
Buddy Foy, Jr., owner of The Chateau Anna Maria, says being forced to close at 10 p.m. was the breaking point for his business. A new 10 p.m. curfew under short notice was the “breaking point” for a New York restaurant owner who decided to leave the state for Florida, evading […]
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The holidays aren’t canceled. How to adapt amid COVID-19
Despite the fact that holiday gatherings have been putting the fun in dysfunction for decades, telling folks not to gather due to COVID-19 precautions is bound to ruffle a few turkey feathers. After eight months and counting, our inability to participate in rituals both happy and sad is likely to […]
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PS5 and Xbox Series X aren’t family-friendly enough, so I’m sticking with the Switch
Sarah Tew/CNET I got swept up in the preorder madness for an Xbox Series X on Sept. 22 (yes, I was able to get through). I had it in my cart — the Xbox Series S to be precise — and, as I sat and stared waiting for the “complete […]
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Despite hundreds of deaths a year, US trucks still aren’t required to have automatic emergency braking
There’s a lot of talk at the moment about self-driving technologies, what they are, and how they should be regulated. In many cases, Level 2 systems, which are just partially automated advanced driver aid systems (ADAS), can appear as if they are capable of driving a vehicle, and are often […]