TIMEflipped into Top Stories3 hours agoNew York's Mayor Wants to Make People Take Their Face Masks Off Following a String of RobberiesTIME - By Simmone ShahNew York City, hit hard in the early days of the pandemic, once required all New Yorkers to wear a mask when entering stores until February 2022. A year later, New York Mayor Eric Adams says that masks have become a way for criminals to hide their faces, and they’re asking businesses to enforce …
TIMEflipped into Top Stories3 hours agoWhy Elon Musk's Very Public Dismissal of a Disabled Employee Could Be CostlyTIME - By Anisha KohliHaraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson spent nine tense days unsure whether his job at Twitter had been terminated before he decided to tweet at owner Elon Musk on Monday, asking for an answer. What ensued was a public spat on the platform, during which Musk questioned Thorleifsson’s work ethic and …
TIMEflipped into Health3 hours agoPeople Are Far Less Likely to Get Long COVID After Omicron, Study FindsTIME - By Alice ParkResearchers still have a lot to learn about Long COVID—when symptoms linger long after a COVID-19 infection is over—but new data suggest there may be some good news for people infected with the virus more recently. In a study that will be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology …
TIMEflipped into U.S.4 hours agoVoters Rejected Marijuana Legalization in Yet Another State. Is the Movement in Trouble?TIME - By Tara LawOklahoma voters dealt a resounding loss to marijuana legalization on Tuesday: With over 95% of votes in, nearly 62% of voters came out against expanding legal cannabis to include recreational use, compared to 38% supporting it. The decision in Oklahoma comes after ballot measures in three other …
TIMEflipped into Top Stories4 hours agoChina's Ambitions, Russia's Nukes and TikTok: Spy Chiefs Talk Biggest U.S. Security ThreatsTIME - By Vera BergengruenU.S. intelligence leaders on Wednesday outlined a dizzying range of national security threats facing America, while making clear that China ranked atop the list. The ruling Chinese Communist Party “represents both the leading and most consequential threat to U.S. national security and leadership …
TIMEflipped into Top Stories4 hours agoRudy Giuliani’s Potential Legal Jeopardy Over the 2020 ElectionTIME - By Brian BennettRudy Giuliani was a public face of Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, and on Jan. 6, 2021 he told a crowd of Trump supporters gathered on the National Mall that “trial by combat” was needed to settle the outcome. Giuliani used his international fame from his time as mayor …
