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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has been suspended by Major League Baseball for two seasons after he was accused of sexual assault. 

The grand jury assigned to the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into Donald Trump is wrapping up this week without any criminal charges against the former president, suggesting he "will not be indicted in Manhattan in the foreseeable future — if at all," reports The New York Times.

Elon Musk doesn't officially own Twitter yet, but he's already eying some changes.

Americans are satisfied in particular, but mad in general. That's the finding of a new poll on education by NPR and Ipsos. Consistent with other recent studies, the survey found majorities of parents approve of the schools their children attend, but worry about the condition of education around the country. 

The most popular governor in America has no real political future. 

Charlie Baker, the Massachusetts Republican, tops the list of America's most-beloved governors (again) in a new Morning Consult poll released this week. That's an extraordinary achievement: Massachusetts is among the bluest of blue states — President Biden won nearly two thirds of its votes in 2020 — but Baker has been remarkably popular for much of his tenure.

That ought to mean something for the rest of his career. Читать дальше...

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Most Airbnb employees never have to return to the office again. 

The company has announced it will allow workers to permanently work remotely. "You can work from home or the office — whatever works best for you," CEO Brian Chesky said. 

Airbnb previously planned to have employees return to the office in September 2022, The New York Times reports. But Chesky said the new policy was informed by the fact that Airbnb had its "most productive two-year period" ever while employees worked from home during the pandemic. Читать дальше...

CROSSWORD - MAY 6, 2022

The Week

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The Week

CROSSWORD - MAY 6, 2022

The Week

SUDOKU - MAY 6, 2022

The Week

CROSSWORD - MAY 6, 2022

This week's question:  Keepers at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo say teenage gorilla Amare has become so fascinated with images on visitors' smartphones that he no longer pays attention to other gorillas. What would you call an app that caters to apes?

Groups of voters in at least three states have embarked on a high-stakes legal fight to disqualify lawmakers who participated in or provoked the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. The voters, represented by the progressive group Free Speech for People, argue that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution bars anyone who has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" from holding "any office, civil or military," in the United States.

What are the sources of political instability? Conventional wisdom holds that unrest starts at the bottom. It makes sense, that those who derive the fewest benefits from a particular order would want the biggest changes. Freedom, as the song goes, is just another word for nothing left to lose.

Conservatives could barely contain their glee Thursday morning when news broke that the U.S. economy contracted by 1.4 percent on an annualized basis during the first quarter of 2022.

"Just how bad are these people?" asks a confidante of Ozark's plucky private investigator Mel Sattem (Adam Rothenberg) in reference to the married, middle-aged, accidental crime bosses Marty and Wendy Byrde.

James Corden announced on Thursday's Late Late Show that he has signed on — but only for one more season, and then he's leaving to "see what else might be out there." Hosting The Late Late Show, starting in 2015, was always "going to be a journey, an adventure — I never saw it as my final destination," Corden told viewers. "And I never want this show to overstay its welcome in any way." He promised to make the most of his final year, then "go out with a bang" and tears, "so many tears."

When it came time to start applying to colleges, Ja'Leaha Thornton decided to turn the stressful process into a game — one that she ultimately won.

The Oklahoma Legislature on Thursday gave final approval to Senate Bill 1503, which bans abortions after roughly 6 weeks of pregnancy and allows citizens to file civil lawsuits against anyone who performs or knowingly aids in an abortion.

ESPN anchor Sage Steele has filed a lawsuit against the network, alleging it violated her free speech rights and sidelined her after controversial comments she made last year.