SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A sweeping agreement between labor and the health industry would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of health workers in California to a nation-leading $25 an hour while ending a years-long battle over dialysis clinics. The pact approved by state lawmakers on Thursday, the last day of this year’s…
A Ukrainian soldier of 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade putting camouflage on a tank’s muzzle.Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Russia has built complex layers of defenses to hold back Ukraine’s counteroffensive. The first line has been hard to pass, but analysts say too many resources have been focused on it. A change in command…
With playoff baseball rapidly approaching and the standings nearly complete, this feels like a good time to point out a flaw in the new six-team format (other than increasing the number of games per round). If you’re going to hand out first-round byes, give them to the two best teams in each league. Yankees championship…
Enlarge / NASA’s UAP study team and newly appointed director of UAP research represent growing efforts to study and declassify UFO-related data. NASA’s independent study team released its highly anticipated report on UFOs on September 14, 2023. In part to move beyond the stigma often attached to UFOs, where military pilots fear ridicule or job…
Accor opens Raffles Boston, first Raffles Hotels & Resorts in the U.S.. The property represents the first mixed-use development in North America for the 136-year-old brand, marking a new era for the legendary collection. Offering an urban oasis in the heart of Back Bay, Raffles Boston features 147 guestrooms and a wide variety of distinct gathering spaces for…