How Much Are Super Bowl Halftime Performers Paid and Is It Worth It?
The Super Bowl halftime show sent out a casting call for hundreds of unpaid dancers. Experienced dancers say unpaid work...
Day: February 1, 2022
10 Things in Tech You Need to Know Today, Tuesday, Feb. 1
Happy February, everyone. The New York Times just scooped up smash-hit Wordle, and we're sharing all the titles coming to...
Winter storm to bring snow, ice across wide swath of US | WGN Radio 720
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. braced Tuesday for a major winter storm that was expected...
Trump Stops Vaccine Promotion for Fear of Base Backlash: Politico
Donald Trump has abandoned advocating for COVID-19 vaccines, Politico reported. Trump had in recent weeks challenged some of his supporters...
Report finds 5 structurally deficient bridges on LI
Five Long Island bridges were found to be structurally deficient in a new report from the Long Island Contractors’ Association...
NYT Sues State Dept. for Officials’ Emails Mentioning Hunter Biden
The NYT sued the State Department on Monday, asking it to hand over emails mentioning Hunter Biden. Lawyers for The...
Boris Johnson Slammed for Cancelling Call With Putin to Deal With Partygate
Boris Johnson has been criticised for cancelling a call with Vladimir Putin. Instead of speaking to the Russian president, Johnson...
Futures Down, Asia Celebrates Lunar New Year
US stock futures sunk into negative territory on Tuesday after holiday-thinned trade overnight in Asia. European indices got off to...
Staff Quit at WA Bar With ‘Catch COVID’ Event, Discounts for Infected
Workers at a Washington bar quit over an event aimed at spreading COVID-19, its owner said. Vessel Taphouse offered a...
Sini joins Nixon Peabody | Long Island Business News
Tim Sini, the former Suffolk County district attorney, has joined Nixon Peabody, a global law firm based in Jericho. Sini...
People Say They’re Dealing With Major Tax Refund Delays
Taxpayers may encounter an underfunded and understaffed IRS this tax filing season. Some say they're still dealing with refund delays...
10 Things Before the Opening Bell: February 1
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Bomb shelters, guerrilla war: Building Ukraine’s resistance
Workers repair T-64 tanks at the Tank Repair Plant in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Kharkiv is just 40...
Peloton Cut 2022 Sales Forecast for Apparel Unit by 25%: CNBC
Peloton cut 2022 sales goals for its apparel unit by a quarter, CNBC reported. It slashed its sales forecast from...
A Long Islander and his UConn team took risks, won investment contest
A Dix Hills graduate student and his team at the University of Connecticut turned risk into reward to defeat almost...
Spotify Science Podcast Pivots to Countering Joe Rogan, Misinformation
The makers of Spotify's award-winning "Science Vs" podcast say they're dropping their regular show. Instead, they say they'll focus on...
Private-Equity Firms’ Fintech Investing Opportunities in 2022
Venture investor F-Prime launched an index that tracks shares of public fintech names. Public fintechs beat the broader market over...
EPA restores rule to limit power-plant mercury emissions
In a reversal of a Trump-era action, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will resume enforcement of a rule...
Proposed NY political maps could hurt GOP in House battle
Proposed political maps released by the leaders of New York’s Democrat-dominated legislature would give the party an advantage in 22...
Google Cloud Has a New Digital-Asset Team to Win Over Wall Street
Google Cloud has formed a new team focused on digital currencies and the blockchain. The tech giant is betting its...
Health roundup: ‘Stealth’ omicron cause for worry? Paralyzed man vows to walk again, and more | Healthy Aging
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz discusses the discovery of...
US Stocks Mixed to Cap a Volatile January
US stocks were mixed on the last trading day of January, wrapping up one of the worst months since the...
