More than 60 years ago, Volvo introduced the world to the three-point seatbelt, a safety feature so standard now that it’s almost an afterthought. Over the ensuing years, Volvo, the Swedish maker of bland, boxy sedans, gained a reputation for…
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Top intelligence officials announced Wednesday evening that Iran and Russia have taken actions to try to compromise the U.S. election and have obtained some voter registration data. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told reporters at a last-minute announcement that…
Families at a food bank in Vallejo, Calif., on Wednesday. Every week, more Americans join the ranks of the long-term unemployed — those out of work for more than 27 weeks.Credit…Sarahbeth Maney for The New York Times The latest evidence…
When the pandemic hit in March, a JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo., began providing paid leave to workers at high risk of serious illness. But last month, shortly after the plant was cited by the federal Occupational Safety and…
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently settled a case that may have major implications for publicly traded companies, notes today’s DealBook newsletter. The regulator imposed a fine over a stock buyback by the energy company Andeavor, introducing an unexpected accounting…
A photo from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons organization’s website shows demonstrators at a protest against nuclear weapons. ICAN United Nations — The United States is urging countries that have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons to…
U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone who has COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters. For months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said close contact meant spending a solid 15 minutes within…
Recent Sale $1.83 MILLION 138 Havemeyer Street (between South First and South Second Streets) Brooklyn This three-story, 2,730-square-foot building in Williamsburg contains two two-bedroom apartments, which are occupied, and one commercial unit, which is vacant. It was built in 1910…
The companies frequently turn over data to the police that customers store on the companies’ servers. But all iPhones and many newer Android phones now come encrypted — a layer of security that generally requires a customer’s passcode to defeat.…