Business

Fans watch as the Washington Commanders face the Jacksonville Jaguars in an NFL football game on Sept. 11, 2022, in Landover, Md.

Group agrees to buy Washington Commanders from Snyder family for record $6 billion

7:51am May 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

The deal for $6.05 billion is the largest for a North American professional sports franchise. The deal is still pending approval of three-quarters of NFL owners and other customary closing conditions.

The ARC Automotive manufacturing plant is seen, July 14, 2015 in Knoxville, Tenn.

National

A Tennessee company is refusing a U.S. request to recall 67 million air bag inflators

11:24pm May 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel.

Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

5:25pm May 12, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

Twitter owner Elon Musk has named the next CEO for the social media platform that has seen advertisers rush for the exits since he took over: Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising for NBC.

Jay Baruchel plays Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis in the film BlackBerry.

Arts

A new film explains how the smartphone market slipped through BlackBerry's hands

1:31pm May 12, 2023

by Justin Chang

This smartly entertaining new movie tells the story of how the BlackBerry became the hottest personal handheld device on the market — only to get crushed by the iPhone.

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Jonnie Lewis-Thorpe, now 83, (right) lives with her daughter Angela Reynolds. She has Alzheimer's and lost her home due to symptoms of the disease.

As some families learn the hard way, dementia can take a toll on financial health

10:22am May 12, 2023

by Sarah Boden

Reckless behavior with money can be a warning sign of cognitive decline — and the condition can put people at risk of financial ruin. There are few institutional safeguards in place.

Interior of a free-standing lactation pod

How businesses are using designated areas to help lactating mothers

8:26am May 12, 2023

by Mansee Khurana

The recently enacted PUMP Act requires most employers to provide private lactation spaces, but does not provide monetary support to do so.

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Who owns a piece of land is not a simple answer when it comes to adverse possession

5:12am May 12, 2023

by Keith Romer

A neighborly squabble over a goat pen illustrates how the legal doctrine of adverse possession operates in the United States.

Cobbler James Wallace Sears has spent decades fixing the shoes of lawyers, consultants and financial advisers who work in nearby corporate towers. With so many of them still working from home, he's not sure his business will survive.

National

Companies are shedding office space — and it may be killing small businesses

5:00am May 12, 2023

by Arezou Rezvani

With so many people still working from home, companies are cutting back on office space. That spells trouble for small businesses that depend on foot traffic.

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A sign advertises Yeezy shoes made by Adidas at a store in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. After cutting ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, Adidas now plans to sell its stock of unsold Yeezy shoes and donate the proceeds to charity.

Adidas finally has a plan for its stockpile of Yeezy shoes

5:07pm May 11, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

One of the options Adidas considered was to destroy the Ye-designed shoes, but the company ultimately decided against it, the CEO said. Instead it will sell them and donate the proceeds to charity.

Daily room cleaning used to be standard practice in hotels. But since the pandemic, it's become less so.

Want your hotel room cleaned every day? Hotel housekeepers hope you say yes

3:49pm May 11, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

Daily room cleaning used to be standard in hotels. Now, the union UNITE HERE is fighting to bring that back, as hotels have cut back citing worker shortages and changing guest preferences.