As more companies mandate a return to the office, workers must readjust to pre-pandemic rituals like long commutes, juggling child care and physically interacting with colleagues.
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Havana hotel death toll hits 31 as search for survivors continues
Search crews with dogs hunt through the ruins of the luxury hotel for survivors of an apparent gas explosion.
Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging ban from Twitter
A San Francisco judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit challenging his permanent ban from Twitter
Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ as it wins Northern Ireland vote
The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein has won the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time.
Less immigrant labor in U.S. contributing to price hikes
The U.S. is experiencing a labor shortage that’s partly fueled by a drop-off in immigration, which ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic.
Artificial intelligence tapped to fight Western wildfires
Lockheed Martin Space is tapping decades of experience of managing satellites and providing information for the U.S. military to offer more accurate data quicker to ground crews.
Unprecedented gusts expected to fan wildfires in New Mexico
Weather conditions described as potentially historic are on tap for New Mexico on Saturday and over the next several days as the largest fire currently burning in the U.S. chews through more tinder-dry mountainsides
Art exhibit celebrates Lincoln Memorial’s 100th anniversary
An art exhibit featuring multimedia works and artifacts inspired by the iconic seated Lincoln sculpture in Washington has opened at the Norman Rockwell Museum to commemorate the memorial’s 100th anniversary.
U.S. seeks new lithium sources as demand for batteries grows
Plumbago Mountain in western Maine is ‘a potentially significant new lithium resource,’ with a higher average lithium content than similar deposits around the world.
Panel to help Maine National Guard improve sexual assault response
The focus on sexual harassment and assault follows reports on a spike in substantiated sexual assaults.