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Last fall, Tiffanie Simmons, a second-generation autoworker, endured a six-week strike at the Ford Motor factory just west of Detroit where she builds Bronco S.U.V.s. That yielded a pay raise of 25 percent over the next four years, easing the pain of reductions that she and other union workers swallowed more than a decade ago.But as Ms. Simmons, 38, contemplates prospects for the American auto industry in the state that invented it, she worries about a new force: the shift toward electric vehicles. She is dismayed that the transition has been championed by President Biden, whose pro-labor credentials are at...

EC Comics, which specialized in tales of horror, crime and suspense, and was shut down in the “moral panic” of the 1950s, is making a comeback.Oni Press will publish two new anthology series under the EC Comics banner. The first, Epitaphs From the Abyss, coming in July, will be horror focused; Cruel Universe, the second, arrives in August and will tell science fiction stories.Hunter Gorinson, the president and publisher of Oni Press, said the new stories will interpret the world of today, much as EC Comics explored the American psyche of the 1950s. The cover designs will feel familiar to...

The Biden administration on Monday announced a $1.5 billion award to the New York-based chipmaker GlobalFoundries, one of the first sizable grants from a government program aimed at revitalizing semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. As part of the plan to bolster GlobalFoundries, the administration will also make available another $1.6 billion in federal loans. The grants are expected to triple the company’s production capacity in the state of New York over 10 years. The funding represents an effort by the Biden administration and lawmakers of both parties to try to revitalize American semiconductor manufacturing. Currently, just 12 percent of...

Imagine this: You own a vast amount of land near a growing town that has been in your family for generations. Making a profit has become increasingly difficult, and none of your children are interested in taking over the farm. You are hesitant to sell the land because you cherish the open space, the diverse plant and animal life it supports. However, offers from developers looking to turn it into housing developments or shopping centers are becoming more tempting. One day, a land broker proposes an interesting idea. How about entering into a long-term lease agreement with a company that...

In today’s rapidly changing digital marketing landscape, the discussion around how brands collect and utilize customer data has become a key focal point. The concept of permissioned data, which is gaining traction, is at the center of this conversation, signaling a new era of data privacy and precision marketing. This blog post explores permissioned data, its importance in developing targeted campaigns, and its integration with data privacy principles to promote a more ethical and efficient marketing environment. Defining Permissioned Data Permissioned data stands out as information that individuals have explicitly agreed to share with organizations. This consent-based approach differentiates it...

In interviews, environmental activists working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions say the merger would bring together two steel giants that are laggards on transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Ross Gelbspan, an investigative journalist whose reporting on climate change exposed a campaign of disinformation by oil and gas lobbyists to sow doubt about global warming — a denialism that was embraced by Republican officials and, in some cases, by a credulous news media — passed away on January 27 at his home in Boston. He was 84. The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his wife, Anne Gelbspan, said. Mr. Gelbspan, who worked for The Philadelphia Bulletin, The Washington Post, The Village Voice, and The Boston Globe, had a diverse career that included reporting on dissidents in the Soviet...

Climate change is stretching the length of time parts of the Far North go without sea ice, which polar bears rely on to hunt their preferred prey: blubbery, calorie-rich seals. When the ice melts in summer, the bears move onto land and face two options. They can rest and slow down to a state approaching hibernation, or they can forage for alternative food like berries, bird eggs, and small land animals. Scientists tracking 20 polar bears in Manitoba, below the Arctic Circle at the southern end of the animals’ range, found that the option the polar bears chose didn’t make...

Around ten years ago, California made history by being the first state in the US to ban single-use plastic bags as a way to address the growing plastic waste issue. However, this move led to the introduction of reusable, heavy-duty plastic bags that were offered to shoppers for a small fee. Despite being designed for multiple uses and technically recyclable, many retailers considered them exempt from the ban.Unfortunately, these heavy-duty bags didn't see much reuse as they closely resembled the flimsy bags they replaced. Despite bearing a recycling symbol, very few of them were actually recycled. As a result, last...

Coal, nickel, palm oil, rainforests. The riches of Indonesia matter to the rest of the world. Therefore, so does its presidential election. Early results on Wednesday in the world’s third-largest democracy signaled the victory of Prabowo Subianto, a former army general linked to human rights abuses, as the country’s next president. The new government’s approach on the management of its natural resources could have a significant effect on the world’s ability to keep global warming to relatively safe levels. Environmentalists are also watching what the vote might mean for their ability to operate freely in a country with a history...