Budget 2023: key points at a glance | Budget 2023
Jeremy Hunt kicks off by telling MPs the British economy is “proving the doubters wrong”, and the OBR is now forecasting there will be no recession, after the gloomy projections...
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth
According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), maternal deaths have either increased or stagnated nearly everywhere, from 223 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020,...
Top N.B.A. Prospects Skip College, but Not Stardom
As children, the twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson adopted their father’s favorite sports teams. That made them Cleveland Cavaliers fans, then Miami Heat fans, then Cavs fans again as...
Can the United Farm Workers of California Rise Again?
Decades after Cesar Chavez made the union a power in California fields, it has lost much of its clout. Membership dropped precipitously, from 60,000 to 5,500. It hopes a new...
10 Ways GPT-4 Is Impressive but Still Flawed
The system seemed to respond appropriately. But the answer did not consider the height of the doorway, which might also prevent a tank or a car from traveling through.OpenAI’s chief...
New targeting opportunities discovered against canine distemper virus
Side view of the "docking protein" of the canine distemper virus. Colored in red, blue, yellow and green are the large four heads and the connecting neck domain of the...
Fed credibility at stake as financial accidents spread
The Federal Reserve failed to slow down its aggressive rate hikes in time, and now as a series of bank crises mount, the central bank's credibility is on the line,...
Texas judge told lawyers to keep key hearing date quiet
Citing death threats and harassing phone calls, the federal judge who is presiding over a pivotal case that could decide the future of the abortion pill in the U.S. asked...
Unemployment for Black and Hispanic women rose in February
Women walk past by a "Now Hiring" sign outside a store on August 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty ImagesThe unemployment rate for Black and Hispanic...
What the Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for climate tech
A view of Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, CA, after the federal government intervened upon the bankâs collapse, on March 13, 2023.Nikolas Liepins | Anadolu Agency | Getty...