October, 2024

• 19 October

  This Labor Strike Just Cost 10% of Boeing’s Workers Their Jobs

  

  Boeing’s labor strike entered its sixth week on Friday. With 33,000 workers from the International Association of Machinists (IAM) off the job and on the picket lines, Boeing (NYSE: BA) production of 737, 767, and 777 airliners is shut down and, according to even the most conservative estimates, Boeing is …

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• 19 October

  A Soldier Chose a Radical Way to Publicize Troop Fatigue: He Deserted

  Serhii Hnezdilov, a Ukrainian soldier, said he wanted to draw attention to the need to discharge worn-out soldiers and replace them with fresh conscripts. Source link

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• 19 October

  I Made a Wholesome OnlyFans to Try to Make Ends Meet

  

  As I leave my house on an overcast Tuesday morning to walk the dog, I’m accosted by a neighbor who cheerily calls down the street: “I hear you have an OnlyFans now!” I start to wonder if I’ve made a terrible mistake. OnlyFans has—how shall I put it—a reputation. Like …

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• 19 October

  Your October Social Security Payment Is on the Way. Here’s When You’ll Get It

  

  We’re headed into the last weeks of October and Social Security checks have been hitting recipients’ bank accounts throughout the month. When you receive your check depends on a couple of different factors, so if you haven’t got your payment yet, don’t worry. We’ll explain how your payment date is …

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• 19 October

  Lynda Carter Never Played Wonder Woman: ‘I Was Always Just Diana’

  The actress and singer talks about mom jokes, Muppets, making music and marching for women’s rights. Source link

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• 19 October

  A hot economy is good enough for stocks — and even for rate cuts

  

  This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: The bullish euphoria that came from the possibility of a quick return to neutral rates after the Fed’s 50 basis point cut in September has faded. But it’s …

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• 19 October

  Jacquemus Opens First U.S. Store in New York

  A just-opened New York store is the first of three that the French brand Jacquemus plans to open by next spring. Source link

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• 19 October

  Google Chrome’s uBlock Origin Purge Has Begun

  

  And that’s not all. Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click the headlines to read the full stories. And stay safe out there. If you use uBlock Origin’s Chrome extension to filter out online ads, expect to get mildly annoyed …

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• 19 October

  What’s the Best Way to Get Airport Lounge Access for Free? We Did the Math

  

  My first exposure to airport lounges was from the 2006 movie Unaccompanied Minors, which featured a scene where a rich teenager sneaks into a luxe airport lounge with an access pass she presumably got from her parents.  That scene left me in awe of airport lounges. They felt like an exclusive club …

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• 19 October

  At the Armory Show, A Naked Guy Sculpture and Other Surprises

  Artists, collectors and art lovers gathered at the Javits Center last month for the Armory Show, where the surprises abounded. Source link

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