Pandemic

Crowded around a workshop table, four girls at de Zavala Middle School puzzled over a Lego machine they had built. As they flashed a purple card in front of a light sensor, nothing happened. The teacher at the Dallas-area school had emphasized that in the building process, there is no…

When the COVID pandemic resulted in hard borders between states, winemakers Callum and Michael Garland embarked on a new venture together despite being thousands of kilometres apart. "It was a way to feel like we were doing something together and side by side, even though we were sort of 3,000km…

Most music companies' stocks have fared well since the pandemic, but Spotify, Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music stood apart with an average three-year gain of 408%. The Spotify app is displayed on a smartphone screen. David Tramontan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Trending on Billboard The post-COVID boom in demand…

The pandemic changed everything, including social norms around how to behave when you're sick (or just afraid you might be sick). Some long-held courtesies still apply — sneeze into your elbow; don't show up to a birthday party when you're clearly contagious — but after several years of rapid testing,…

The U.S. economy added just 22,000 jobs in August, and prior months were revised lower again, signaling a recession may have already started. Last month’s gain was well below expectations of about 75,000, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, the highest it has been in nearly four years, according…

Canada's unemployment rate jumps to nine-year high, outside the pandemic - MSNRead More

The gender gap in math widened in the pandemic. Schools are trying to make up lost groundRead More

Americans are moving less in 2025, with overall migration still well below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from Bank of America Institute. The number of people who are moving remains significantly lower than before the pandemic – down almost 20% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to…

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Cronos: The New Dawn Review Cronos: The New Dawn is the newest survival horror game developed by Bloober Team, whose cred recently skyrocketed after developing the Silent Hill 2 remake. Before Silent Hill 2, Bloober Team was known for AA, good but not great, survival horror games like Layers of…