What makes a city safe? Lack of crime? Good hospitals and high hospitals per 100,000 people? Streets with low accident rates? Clean air? In the day and age, tough COVID-19 restrictions? Clearly, the answer is subjects based on people’s age, health, and individual anxieties about what is safe and what […]

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“Robbery”—“a crime in which force or the threat of force or violence is used to take, or attempt to take, anything of value from another person”–“FBI 2020 Uniform Crime Report” Crime rose across much of America last year, according to the FBI. The move higher was not uniform. Murders rose […]

Stocks moved modestly higher at the start of trading on Thursday but have come under pressure over the course of the morning. The major averages have all pulled back into negative territory, adding to the losses posted in the previous session. The major averages have climbed off their worst levels […]

Sarah Lowe is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health, and she spoke with CNBC about climate trauma and climate anxiety. Climate change disasters can cause trauma. Communities, individuals and organizations should do what they can to […]

Turkey’s central bank slashed its key interest rates sharply for the third straight month despite stubbornly high inflation and send the currency Lira to a fresh record low. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, governed by Sahap Kavcioglu, decided to cut the one-week […]

JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday he regretted his remarks that the Wall Street bank would last longer than China's Communist Party. "I regret and should not have made that comment. I was trying to emphasize the strength and longevity of our company," Dimon said in a statement […]

Disney's "Encanto" has been largely praised by critics for its animation style, diversity and "spellbinding" songs. It currently holds a 93% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 69 reviews. Due out in theaters ahead of Thanksgiving, Disney's latest animated film centers on the Madrigals, a family who live hidden in […]

Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, cites "significant progress" at California ports. Cordero said that the twin ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, which account for 40% of sea freight entering the United States, are working around the clock to offload containers. Since the announcement […]

November has not favored some of last year's biggest work-from-home winners. Zoom, Peloton and DocuSign are all down sharply month to date, with Zoom losing around 25%, Peloton down a whopping 53% — equivalent to roughly $15 billion in market value — and DocuSign sinking nearly 13%. Zoom shares were […]