Last Friday afternoon, in the lobby of a Marriott in downtown Stamford, Conn., attendees of the 47th American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, the annual confab of word nerds hosted by The Times’s puzzle editor, Will Shortz, joyously convened. Veteran puzzlers greeted old friends with the excitement of a homecoming. First-timers smiled nervously, eyeing others’ name tags…
The workplace is evolving fast, and companies that embed resilience won’t just keep up—they’ll lead. Resilience is no longer just about grit or recovering from setbacks. It’s about anticipating change, staying agile in uncertainty, and continuously evolving. The most future-ready organizations build resilience not just at the leadership level, but across their entire workforce—equipping employees…
Tennessee has dismissed starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava after he skipped practice and meetings on Friday in an alleged attempt to get a new NIL deal. Tennessee announced that Iamaleava was out an Saturday morning. This feels like an example of college programs trying to exert some control over the NIL landscape, but it may be…
Prince Harry has expressed his belief that his police protection was withdrawn in an attempt to trap him, and stop him departing the UK with his wife Meghan Markle in 2020. Harry’s taxpayer-funded security was withdrawn as part of arrangements following his decision to exit royal life five years ago, and make a new life…
Under blue skies, where low-rolling hills rise south of the Canadian border in the tiny town of Adams, N.D., a couple braves the stench of old honey, wax, smoke and bee muck. Nancy and Keith Budke, married 43 years, are migratory beekeepers. They produce honey with the taste of canola nectar, sweet clover and other…
The Cold War-era airstrip, its asphalt gleaming in the sunlight, stretched toward the coastline on the Horn of Africa. A few miles away, dock workers unloaded cargo at a port on the Gulf of Aden, a vital global shipping route frequently under attack by Houthi rebels from Yemen. These two maritime facilities in Berbera city…
When Elon Musk announced that his AI startup, xAI, had acquired his social media company, X (formerly known as Twitter), in an all-stock deal, it raised some eyebrows. But in many ways, the deal made sense. xAI’s chatbot, Grok, was already deeply integrated with X, X was floundering financially, and Musk needed a way to…
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Tom Brady rarely heard cheers when he was in New Jersey playing in the NFL but the environment at the American Dream on Friday night was completely different than what it was at MetLife Stadium during his career. The seven-time Super Bowl champion opened a CardVault by Tom Brady premium trading…
On Wednesday, Paris Match published their new issue, with exclusive photos of Prince William and Kate on the cover. Paris Match got their hands on photos of the Wales family on vacation in Courchevel just last week. Which would have been the Wales family’s third vacation of the year – in late December/early January, they…
Vivian Hoffman has worked in retail for a half-century, including 25 years as a buyer for Century 21 and the last eight running Whim, a chain selling affordable women’s clothing in the suburbs of New York City. She has adapted to recessions, the turmoil after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the Covid-19 pandemic….
