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Review: A slice-of-life novel both meaningless and profound 06/27/2022 10:51am • ���The Most Precious Substance on Earth��� by Shashi Bhat (Grand Central) As a freshman, Nina has a crush on her English teacher. That's how ���The Most Precious Substance on Earth��� begins. Author Shashi Bhat wastes no time with introductions or context because it���s all there in the universalit Why captions are suddenly everywhere and how they got there 06/27/2022 09:59am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� People with hearing loss have a new ally in their efforts to navigate the world: Captions that aren���t limited to their television screens and streaming services. The COVID pandemic disrupted daily life for people everywhere, but many of those with hearing loss took the resulting Watermelon Feta Salad: A new Fourth of July classic 06/27/2022 08:20am • For a fast and easy warm-weather salad on the Fourth of July, it doesn't get better than Watermelon Feta. According to Google Trends, searches for watermelon and feta cheese salads have spiked every July for more than a decade. To taste it is to know why. The distinct and refreshing combo is somethi Netflix co-founder helps direct startups amid tech turmoil 06/27/2022 08:10am • SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) ��� Longtime Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is renowned for building a video streaming service that has transformed entertainment, but it probably wouldn't have happened if not for his friendship with serial entrepreneur Marc Randolph. While brainstorming with Hastings in 1997, Ra 8 Stocks to Buy in a Bear Market 06/26/2022 08:00pm • Cash flow provides safety in a bear market.The unpredictability of the inflationary environment has generated extreme market volatility, and the S&P 500 index officially dipped into bear market territory earlier this month. Even Wall Street analysts aren't quite sure the U.S. economy can avoid a Abortion ruling thrusts companies into divisive arena 06/25/2022 10:18am • The Supreme Court's decision to end the nation���s constitutional protections for abortion has catapulted businesses of all types into the most divisive corner of politics. Some companies that stayed silent last month ��� when a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito was leaked to Politico ��� spoke After Roe, Dems seek probe of tech's use of personal data 06/24/2022 04:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� With the Supreme Court ending the constitutional protections for abortion, four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by enabling the collection and sale of their personal data to How to Find a Financial Advisor for Dentists 06/23/2022 08:00pm • Dentistry is a unique profession. Dentists work in small businesses in highly regulated industries that can be taxing financially and physically. What other professionals have to spend the majority of their days hunched over an open mouth? While suffering from hunching may not sound like something a 10 Best-Performing 401(k) Funds 06/23/2022 08:00pm • These 401(k) funds can give your savings a shot in the arm.The advantages to investing in a 401(k) retirement savings account go beyond deferred taxes, especially if an investor's employer also matches a percentage of contributions. Even limited choices of 401(k) funds can help employees pinpoint an Amazon providing $23M for affordable housing in Seattle 06/23/2022 01:23pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Amazon said Thursday it is providing $23 million to help minority-led organizations build or preserve more than 500 new affordable housing units in Seattle ��� the latest spending by a tech company to ease a severe housing crunch the industry has helped create. The commitment com 10 of the Best Stocks to Buy for 2022 06/22/2022 08:00pm • These are 10 of the top stocks to invest in for 2022.It's been a bad year for stocks. Through June 22, the benchmark S&P 500 is down 21.1%, the tech-dominated Nasdaq is down 29.4% and even the blue-chip-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 16.7%. Inflation has been the main culprit, with t Loudoun Co. schools tighten social media access for middle school students 06/22/2022 02:01pm • Public schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, are attempting to rein in misuse of social media by middle school students on school-issued Chromebooks. The School Board's Technology Steering Committee Wednesday night will discuss social media access for students, and hear about recent challenges and Edmunds: 2022 BMW i4 versus 2022 Polestar 2 06/22/2022 07:21am • BMW has a well-established history of developing luxury sport sedans, and now the automaker has set its sights on dominating the all-electric segment with its new 2022 i4. The BMW i4 is about the size of a 3 Series and offers an engaging driving experience. If you���re looking for an alternative to Stonewall visitor center will be dedicated to LGBTQ history 06/21/2022 06:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A visitor center dedicated to telling the story of the LGBTQ rights movement will open next door to the Stonewall Inn, according to an announcement Tuesday by the nonprofit that will manage the center in partnership with the National Park Service. The groundbreaking for the Stonewa Google exec to UN: Ukraine 'a crystal ball' for info warfare 06/21/2022 02:23pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� A Google executive warned the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that cyberattacks, disinformation and other forms of information warfare being waged in Ukraine are a ���crystal ball" for future problems elsewhere. ���States must find a way to turn the volume down and settle on s