‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ Review: A Hip-Hop Trailblazer

‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ Review: A Hip-Hop Trailblazer

To watch the singer-rapper Lil Nas X in the documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” is to witness a Black queer man embody a power that still feels very new. Directed by Carlos López Estrada (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) and Zac Manuel, this film, streaming on Max, is historically important given its subject’s…

US applications for jobless benefits rise, but layoffs remain at historically low levels

US applications for jobless benefits rise, but layoffs remain at historically low levels

More Americans filed jobless benefits last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels despite elevated interest rates and a flurry of job cuts in the media and technology sectors. Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 214,000 for the week ending Jan. 20, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported…

French farmers edge closer to Paris as protests ratchet up pressure on President Macron

French farmers edge closer to Paris as protests ratchet up pressure on President Macron

Snowballing protests by French farmers crept closer to Paris on Thursday, with tractors driving in convoys and blocking roads in many regions of the country to ratchet up pressure for government measures to protect the influential agricultural sector from foreign competition, red tape, rising costs and poverty-levels of pay for the worst-off producers. Traffic-snarling drive-slows,…

Gene therapy breakthrough restores hearing in some deaf children

Gene therapy breakthrough restores hearing in some deaf children

Gene therapy has successfully restored hearing in some children born with inherited deafness, health officials say. A study in China and another at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia documented significant improvements in hearing in treated children. Cochlear implants are commonly used for children with hereditary deafness, but gene therapy offers a potential treatment. Gene therapy…

How To Tech: Why it’s important to turn on Apple’s new Stolen Device Protection

How To Tech: Why it’s important to turn on Apple’s new Stolen Device Protection

LONDON — You’re in a crowded bar when a thief watches you unlock your iPhone with your passcode, then swipes it. That sinking feeling hits when you realize it’s gone, along with priceless photos, important files, passwords on banking apps and other vital parts of your digital life. Apple rolled out an update to its…

Jim Harbaugh taking Chargers’ head-coaching job: Why he’s returning to the NFL

Jim Harbaugh taking Chargers’ head-coaching job: Why he’s returning to the NFL

By Daniel Popper, Austin Meek and Jeff Howe Los Angeles Chargers owner Dean Spanos vowed in December he would be “reimagining” how his organization approaches “building and maintaining a championship-caliber program.” Consider that process reimagined. The Chargers are hiring Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh as their coach, the team announced Wednesday. The 60-year-old agreed to a five-year…

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