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U.S. Proposes New Rules to Ease Flying for Travelers in Wheelchairs

Mar

U.S. Proposes New Rules to Ease Flying for Travelers in Wheelchairs

Linked media - Related media The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it was proposing new regulations for how airlines must treat passengers in wheelchairs, an effort aimed at improving air travel for people with disabilities. Under the proposed rule, damaging or delaying the return of a wheelchair would be an automatic violation of an existing federal law that bars airlines from discriminating against people with disabilities. The Transportation Department said that change would make it easier for the agency to penalize airlines for mishandling wheelchairs. The proposed regulations would also require more robust training for workers who physically assist…

A Former Hockey Enforcer Searches for Answers on C.T.E. Before It’s Too Late

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Science and Technology

A Former Hockey Enforcer Searches for Answers on C.T.E. Before It’s Too Late

Connected media - Related media Memory, Now and Five Years Ago Chris Nilan is a quintessential Bostonian of a certain time and demographic, the kind they make movies about: A tough, working-class hockey player of Irish descent, hundreds, if not thousands, of local kids yearned to be just like him. He was born on Feb. 9, 1958, at the Faulkner Hospital in West Roxbury, Mass., the son of Henry and Leslie Nilan, a hard-working, blue collar couple who raised their four children in a strict household. Chris still found his way into scraps as a kid, and soon discovered he…

On Klay Thompson as a sixth man, boost from a living (Larry) legend and uncertain Warriors future

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Science and Technology

On Klay Thompson as a sixth man, boost from a living (Larry) legend and uncertain Warriors future

Linked media - Connected media SAN FRANCISCO — The motivational message, courtesy of the great Larry Bird, came at the perfect time. Klay Thompson was just a few days removed from the unwelcome start of his sixth-man life in Utah, where the 34-year-old Warriors legend had been asked to come off the bench after the previous 12 years as a starter. Even with Thompson’s spectacular debut in this new reserve role, a 35-point showing on Feb. 15 that helped lift Golden State over the Jazz heading into the All-Star break, this was the kind of career-changing decision that would take…

Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Investments and Business

Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat

Connected media - Associated media The Treasury Department has already proposed rules meant to limit China’s ability to supply materials for cars and trucks that qualify for a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit included in Mr. Biden’s signature climate bill. The Commerce Department investigation announced on Thursday grew from a series of conversations that administration officials had with automakers last fall, after the settlement of a United Automobile Workers strike during which Mr. Biden stood with the union and joined a picket line. The carmakers told administration officials about the restrictions they faced selling in China, including on software. Biden…

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Politics

Lift your brand: leading agency for managing your online reputation

In today's hyper-connected world, where information circulates without borders and decisions are made in seconds, your online reputation has become the most valuable asset for your personal and professional success. The repercussions of a derogatory remark on the internet, dissemination of false information on a blog, or mishandling of your online profiles can be incredibly detrimental to your reputation and trustworthiness, jeopardizing not only your personal relationships but also your professional trajectory.Consider this hypothetical situation: an individual with an exemplary professional background invests countless years establishing an unblemished reputation within their field. Suddenly, they find themselves confronted with a deluge…

How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Investments and Business

How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future

Related media - Connected media Cutbacks were just announced at Law360, The Intercept and the youth-oriented video site NowThis, which laid off half its staff. The tech news site Engadget, which comprehensively tracks tech layoffs, laid off its top editors and other staff members. Condé Nast and Time are shedding employees. The continued existence of Vice Media, once valued at $5.7 billion, and Sports Illustrated, in another era the most influential sports publication, is uncertain. The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post eliminated hundreds of journalists between them. One out of four newspapers that existed in 2005 no longer…

F1 Teams Sauber and AlphaTauri Get New Names

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Investments and Business

F1 Teams Sauber and AlphaTauri Get New Names

Connected media - Associated media The names of both teams have been criticized, with some fans taking to social media. “Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber might be the worst name for a team in F1 history,” a fan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “When you try something new, and when you have a team name that is different from other team names, it’s always easy to be critical,” Alunni Bravi said. “Of course, there was criticism from those close to the Sauber name, and maybe they expected something different. “Maybe we went too extreme, but we wanted to…