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Election workers process mail-in ballots in Industry, Calif., in June. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump, rejecting his efforts to enact new mail-in voting restrictions for the midterm election. The ruling released Monday by the high court means the U.S. Postal Service is expected to continue delivering ballots as usual. Voting by mail has already begun in states including Alabama, North Carolina and Wisconsin, with more soon to follow — including Western states such as Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, where elections are…

Neither store covered every base — or, from the glass-half-full perspective, each store had specialties.Since selections varied so widely, I couldn’t exactly compare prices, but I did notice a decent amount of 40%-off sales at both retailers.Many Michaels’ deals I saw were tied to its in-house brands, like Ashland, and many, not all, seasonal items were marked down. At times, I wasn’t sure what was or wasn’t on sale, especially in the Halloween section.Prices felt much more straightforward to me at Hobby Lobby. The store advertised “40% Off Fall Decor, Party, Floral, and Crafts” on the front door, which felt…

Disney is asking more employees to return to the office, Business Insider has learned.The Mouse House told some remote product and tech employees on Monday that they’ll have to work from an office four days a week, a person familiar with the change said.Many Disney employees already work in person four days a week, though there have been exceptions for staffers on certain tech teams. That’s changing with this new mandate.Employees who don’t follow Disney’s in-person work policy can be fired. In practice, the RTO policy hasn’t always been uniformly enforced, staffers have told Business Insider. Some say their managers…

I was having some unfettered fun playing with Instagram’s new filters.Then I got hit with a paywall.”Upgrade to Meta One Core to apply more AI effects or wait until tomorrow,” a pop-up said on my screen. Curious, I clicked “Upgrade.”I was given the option for a free trial of Meta One, a new subscription that unlocks a litany of perks. While Meta unveiled its newest subscriptions in May, the program hasn’t yet been widely rolled out in the US. One of my Instagram accounts was part of a test.If I accepted the monthlong trial, I could edit more photos on…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Phillip Cook. It has been edited for length and clarity.A physicist or a mathematician might argue with me, but I believe chemistry is the best way to understand how the world works. Once you understand atoms, the underpinnings of the world around us can be explained.Over the past 26 years, I’ve aimed to demonstrate this for my students through experiments. One of my favorites involves dissolving an aluminum soda can with sodium hydroxide, more commonly known as lye. Once the can dissolves, students can see the invisible plastic liner inside, which…

Sydney Sweeney’s nearly nude ad campaign has been met with backlash — but the stunt could pay off for sports prediction app Novig, an upstart looking to rival giants Kalshi and Polymarket.The ad campaign shows the “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus” star, bare aside from some strategically placed sports equipment. Sweeney also took an equity stake in Novig, the company said. Sydney Sweeney’s partnership with Novig stirred up controversy.  Novig The campaign was mocked online by “Saturday Night Live” alum Chloe Fineman and drew a wave of criticism, including from female Olympic athletes who said it sexualized women’s sports.”I can’t…

Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesBank of America is seeing a far more subdued few months for its Wall Street advisory and trading businesses after a blockbuster second quarter, CEO Brian Moynihan told analysts Monday. Investment banking fees will likely decline by more than 10% in the third quarter from the year-earlier period, while trading revenue will be roughly flat, Moynihan said at a conference. That compares to a second quarter in which…

In my job, I have a unique vantage point on how work is changing. Every day, we see millions of hiring decisions reflected in labor market data.One trend stands out: according to our research division, the Indeed Hiring Lab, marketing job postings remain roughly 25% below pre-COVID-pandemic levels. In fact, marketing job opportunities have fallen faster than almost any other white-collar function over the last five years.If you looked at that data in isolation, you might conclude marketing roles are becoming obsolete. I don’t think that’s what’s happening at all. Our data also shows that despite the broader trend, marketing…

Podcast star Steven Bartlett is joining with Authentic Brands Group to invest up to $400 million to help other creators grow their businesses.The host of “The Diary of A CEO” podcast — through his holding company, Steven.com — on Monday unveiled OBSN. The venture will provide creators with capital, infrastructure, and expertise.OBSN also includes a creator-economy media platform, which Bartlett’s company will run. It features news, analysis, and live experiences. Authentic, meanwhile, will handle the brand-building, product, licensing, strategic partnerships, and global distribution sides of the operation.The pitch is that the new venture will combine Bartlett’s experience building creator-led media with Authentic’s history…

Didn’t know who Jacob Coxon was a couple of weeks ago? You’re not alone.As of last week, the 27-year-old former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher has become the poster child for AI panic.In an X post on Tuesday, Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic, saying that neither AI lab was “acting responsibly” and both were “gambling with our lives.”In an interview with The Daily published on Monday, Coxon said he initially wanted to resign without making a statement.”I’d never posted online before, on Twitter, on public social media,” Coxon said. “So this was kind of my first ever post. But I…