Lucy Rice works 20 hours a week at an unpaid internship, writing and editing stories for a weekly hyperlocal newspaper in New York City. She plans to finish graduate school and then look for work that would eventually allow her to produce longer, explanatory journalism. A friend told her about Straus News, where she is … Read more
It has nothing to do with tariffs. The U.S. is working to dismantle barriers to international data flows. Source link
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court said it would allow Texas to enforce a law requiring app stores to verify users’ ages while the issue plays out in the lower courts. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the constitutional question. Source link
Gambling is now a more popular leisure activity than reading and emerging tech has worsened diminishing attention spans, writer Rose Horowitch notes in her August cover story for The Atlantic. As less Americans read books and overall literacy declines, Horowitch says that a historic and unique era of reading has come to a close. Source … Read more
The Justices won’t halt a Texas app-store law, as Ohio’s wins on appeal. Source link
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to block Texas from enforcing a state law that requires apps stores to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for minors seeking to download apps or make in-app purchases on mobile phones. Justice Samuel Alito, in a pair of one-sentence orders, denied petitions by plaintiffs … Read more
President Trump paid homage to veterans, attacked communism and touted America’s “golden age” in his July 4th speech commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence. Speaking in Washington, D.C. after severe weather forced a two-hour evacuation of the National Mall, Mr. Trump’s delayed speech mixed politics, patriotism and history. The president honored veterans, including several … Read more
Michelle Geffken’s color-filled home, in a leafy neighborhood by the Boston area’s oldest arboretum, is a veritable museum for typewriters. The machines, of all shapes and sizes, are scattered throughout the house. There’s a transportable Corona 3 folding typewriter, and a typewriter once owned by famed Red Sox player and coach Bobby Doerr. In the … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 2014: Clive Davis joins Aretha Franklin on TODAY 02:44 Now Playing Legendary music mogul Clive Davis dies at age 94 02:57 UP NEXT Wyclef Jean Talks ‘Clef Notes,’ Quincy Jones, Whitney Houston 04:37 Joe Negri, Acclaimed Guitarist and TV Personality, … Read more
Clive Davis, a legendary music executive who helped shape the careers of generations of artists including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, has died. He was 94. His publicist confirmed Davis died peacefully at his home in Manhattan on Monday of age-related illness, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Davis, a five-time … Read more