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In the past few months, bulbous and colorful plush toys have sparked beanie babies-style madness among children, adolescents and adults alike.Squishmallows, a line of soft, huggable toys released in 2017, are growing in popularity during…

If safety was the greatest concern for the technicians, there were also concerns about equal pay - machinists said they received different amounts for the same work - and their lack of control over their fate. Part of Mr. Hough's pitch was…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo listens to speakers at a vaccination site in New York on March 8, 2021.SETH LITTLE | AFP | Getty ImagesLarry Schwartz, director of New York vaccine rollout and longtime advisor to Governor Andrew Cuomo, has…

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on weekdays.The pandemic, which officially hit the one-year limit on Thursday, has shown just how much we need technology - but also that this is probably…

Here’s what you need to know:The Avalon Cafe and Biscuit Bar in Detroit closed because of the pandemic. Conditions should improve in the coming months, economists say.Credit...Elaine Cromie for The New York TimesThe economy continues to…

Would you like to learn more about this topic? On March 11, the New York Times fashion director Vanessa Friedman and industry leaders such as Olivier Rousteing and Pierpaolo Piccioli will discuss how the industry can make real change. RSVP…

A new form of coronavirus is spreading rapidly in New York City and has a worrying mutation that can make vaccines less effective, two research teams have found.The new variant, named B.1.526, first appeared in samples collected in the city…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks out on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on November 15, 2020 at Riverside Church in Manhattan, New York City, United States.Andy Kelly | ReutersGovernor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that a variant of…

The focus on audio rather than text, photos or videos is a differentiator and part of the appeal. Delia Cai from the Deez Links newsletter wrote about her experience on the app: "It felt spontaneous and engaging and luckily it didn't…

Some of the most vivid examples of the recent economic impact of boredom included amateur traders late last month, including many followers of the Reddit forum Wall Street Bets, who piled into stocks of GameStop, a retailer for gamers.…