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When the Standard, an off-campus scholar housing complicated, opened within the fall in Bloomington, Ind., welcoming its first batch of residents, it had a decidedly resort vibe. Along with the requisite pool and health facilities, it enticed college students with two pickleball courts, a canine park and a movement sports activities simulator. The complicated even […] More

Sunday evening’s extra time Super Bowl shattered rankings information. An viewers of 123.4 million watched the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers, in accordance with preliminary figures from Nielsen and CBS, which broadcast the sport. That determine simply eclipsed final yr’s report excessive of 115.1 million, when Kansas City defeated the Philadelphia Eagles. […] More

Bob Edwards, the host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” for almost a quarter-century, whose wealthy baritone and funky demeanor imbued his radio broadcasts with authority in reaching hundreds of thousands of listeners, died on Saturday. He was 76. NPR, which introduced his loss of life on Monday, didn’t cite a trigger or say the place he […] More

Every Super Bowl Sunday, hundreds of gamblers head to the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, the most important of its form in northern Nevada, to guess on the massive sport and party with fellow soccer followers. High rollers dine on all-you-can-eat buffets and the champagne flows in V.I.P. rooms all through the large advanced. Long […] More

China’s BYD was a battery producer attempting its hand at constructing vehicles when it confirmed off its latest mannequin in 2007. American executives on the Guangzhou auto present gaped on the automotive’s uneven purple paint job and the poor match of its doorways. “They have been the laughingstock of the business,” stated Michael Dunne, a […] More

Before he turned referred to as the daddy of synthetic Christmas bushes, Si Spiegel was a valiant Army aviator. In the closing days of World War II, he was piloting his B-17 Flying Fortress in an armada of 1,500 Allied bombers that pummeled Berlin. Struck by antiaircraft flak, two of the airplane’s 4 engines misplaced […] More

Lilly Calman will not be within the temper this Valentine’s Day for the flowers, sweets or a romantic dinner for 2, particularly after a current breakup. “I’m very offended,” mentioned Ms. Calman, 26, including that it had been painful to see all the vacation paraphernalia in retailer aisles. She discovered a extra becoming outlet for […] More

In 2018, The Pink Stuff was little greater than a house cleansing product with a cute identify. “The miracle cleansing paste,” because it mentioned on each container, was bought by simply two retail chains in Britain. At a manufacturing facility close to Birmingham, The Pink Stuff line operated for about two hours each month. That […] More

Still, Ms. Juszczyk, whose web site says she is self-taught and began her enterprise after making Halloween costumes for herself and her husband, has extra than simply the endorsements of Ms. Swift and different celebrities going for her. The indisputable fact that Nike was first credited with making Ms. Swift’s jacket displays the truth that […] More

The historical past of Las Vegas has been marked by a relentless churn of resorts, casinos, theaters and eating places. But solely lately has the town’s panorama included main skilled sports activities groups. The Golden Knights of the National Hockey League have been the primary to start out play right here in 2017. The Aces […] More

As group valuations skyrocket, the league is weighing whether or not to calm down possession guidelines that prohibit funding from non-public fairness funds. More

During a latest dinner at a comfy bar in Upper Manhattan, I used to be confronted with an age-old query about gender norms. Over bowls of ramen and sips of gin cocktails, my date and I acquired right into a debate: Who ought to pay for dates? My date, a 27-year-old lady I matched with […] More