Rooney? Martinez? Potter? Who could replace Benitez at Everton?

January 16th, 2022 09:04 PM

Rafael Benitez has been sacked by Everton, leaving Farhad Moshiri searching for a seventh permanent manager in six years.

Wow, so Yellowjackets is really gonna do us like that

January 17th, 2022 04:00 AM

Photo: Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME What we learned (and didn’t) in the Yellowjackets finale Continue reading…

Pregnant people are still not getting vaccinated against Covid

January 16th, 2022 12:24 PM

Enlarge (credit: Getty | Dmitry Rogulin ) Calendar year three into the pandemic, and vaccination coverage among pregnant people remains staggeringly low. According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of January 1, just over 40 percent of pregnant people in the United States between age 18 and 49 were fully vaccinated prior to pregnancy or during their pregnancy, compared with 66 percent of the general population over the age of 5. For Black pregnant people,...

‘She chopped her hair off’: Pakistani women’s struggle to play cricket

January 17th, 2022 06:15 AM

In such a conservative country, young women often have to fight their own families first just to play the sport they loveBisma Amjad plays cricket. She aspires to play internationally and was picked for Pakistan’s under-19 World Cup squad.But when the pandemic came, because she was a woman, there was nowhere for her to practise, so she dressed as a man to play alongside male cricketers at “gully cricket” – the street game. Continue reading...

NBA Player Gets Zelda Sound Played Every Time He Scores

January 17th, 2022 03:45 AM

I had never noticed or heard this during a game before, so it took a column from the excellent Zach Lowe for me to learn this, but every time Cleveland big man Jarrett Allen scores at home he gets a cute little Zelda sound effect played over the stadium’s speakers.

Vaccination mandated for commuters on Manila public transit

January 17th, 2022 04:13 AM

People who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are being banned from riding public transport in the Philippine capital region in a desperate move to curb spiking infections

Apple Will Reportedly Be Requiring Covid-19 Boosters for Its Store and Corporate Workers

January 16th, 2022 10:29 PM

Apple now considers covid-19 booster shots to be an important element in protecting its workers and will be purportedly requiring employees to show proof that they’ve gotten the additional dose to access its premises, according to an internal email seen by the Verge.

Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and Ron DeSantis

January 17th, 2022 03:41 AM

A spat over Covid has exposed friction between the former president and a rising G.O.P. governor unwilling to curb his ambitions.

Walmart is getting serious about the metaverse

January 16th, 2022 11:07 PM

Walmart’s recent trademark applications suggest that it wants to break into the metaverse. | Photo by Yichuan Cao / NurPhoto via Getty Images Walmart appears to be getting ready for a leap into the metaverse. Recent trademark applications indicate the company is looking to establish its own NFTs and cryptocurrency, according to a report from CNBC. The retail giant filed for several trademarks on December 30th, suggesting plans to start selling virtual goods, including electronics, toys,...

Use This Tool to Find Out Where You Can Work Remotely on Your Team's Schedule

January 16th, 2022 06:00 PM

Now that many people who’ve had the option of working remotely during the pandemic are being called back into the office, it’s becoming increasingly clear that not all employers are on-board with the arrangement. Initially instituted to help prevent employees from contracting COVID-19, work-from-home policies began…

Djokovic en route to Belgrade after deportation

January 17th, 2022 05:29 AM

An Emirates plane carrying Novak Djokovic from Australia landed in Dubai early Monday, and he was later seen on board a plane due to land in the Serbian capital of Belgrade at 12:10 local time.