U.S. online giants give French users a single button to immediately accept cookies, but there is not an equally simple way for them to decline.
Julia McCue
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U.S. jobless claims rise by 7,000, but still low at 207,000
The job market has bounced back from last year’s brief but intense coronavirus recession.
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Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
Because of its importance, the U.S. and UK are studying study Thwaites, the widest glacier in the world.
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Betty White, charming and enduring star of television, dies at 99
She was a TV mainstay for over 60 years and would have turned 100 on Jan. 17.
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Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants
The German government plans to decommission all nuclear plants next year and then phase out the use of coal by 2030.
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‘Winnie the Pooh,’ ‘Sun Also Rises’ among works whose copyrights expire in 2022
Once a work enters the public domain it can legally be shared, performed, reused, repurposed or sampled without permission or cost.
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New laws take effect across U.S. on abortion, policing, taxes
In New Hampshire, abortion will be prohibited after 24 weeks of gestation, with exceptions for the mother’s life or physical health.
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U.S. children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers
Fortunately. COVID-19 deaths have proved rare among children over the course of the pandemic.
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Mortgage rates tick up but remain low in final days of 2021
Many economists expect rates to rise next year after the Fed announced that it would begin dialing back its monthly bond purchases.
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New Year’s Eve ball will drop in New York’s Times Square as planned
Revelers were banned from Times Square a year ago and this year’s celebration is planned to be smaller, requiring vaccination.