December 2019

How Motherhood Helped ‘High School Musical’ Star Kate Reinders Land Her Dream Role

Compared with most of her co-stars, Kate Reinders faced an unusual challenge when she first auditioned for her role on Disney’s “High School Musical” reboot.  The Michigan-raised singer and actor was working on Broadway when the original “High School Musical,” starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, debuted on the Disney Channel in 2006. So she didn’t have

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Forest thinning to stop wildfires as strong as weakest link

SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, Calif. — Buzzing chainsaws are interrupted by the frequent crash of breaking branches as crews fell towering trees and clear tangled brush in the densely forested Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Francisco. Their goal: To protect communities such as Redwood Estates, where giant redwoods loom over the houses of tech workers

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Klopp extends Liverpool deal to project image of stability

Liverpool has extended manager Jürgen Klopp’s contract for a further 4 1/2 years December 13, 2019, 4:53 PM 3 min read LIVERPOOL, England — Keen to project an image of security and stability for future transfer targets, Jürgen Klopp extended his contract as Liverpool manager until 2024 having re-established the team’s elite status in England

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Divided Court Hears Trump Emoluments Case: ‘We Are Up Here Winging It’

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court in Virginia heard arguments Thursday about whether to revive a lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution by profiting from his hotel near the White House, in a spirited session that indicated sharp divisions among the judges over the legal consequences of the president’s conduct. The three-hour

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Tramadol is an odd, unpredictable opioid, scientists say

Scientists describe tramadol as a messy and unpredictable man-made opioid December 13, 2019, 7:16 AM 3 min read Scientists who’ve studied the curious chemistry of the opioid tramadol use an array of adjectives to describe it: “unpredictable,” “messy,” “crazy.” Tramadol is unlike most other opioids in that it must pass through the liver to be

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‘We Trusted You’: WeWork’s Chair on Adam Neumann and the Future

Marcelo Claure flopped into a chair late this week at WeWork’s headquarters in New York, looking exhausted and exhilarated, his 6-foot-6 frame splayed across the glass meeting room. Mr. Claure, the newly installed executive chairman of the embattled company and a top lieutenant of SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son (who plowed over $10 billion into WeWork), has

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