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The audience is given phantom masks to wear during the re-opening night performance of"Phantom Of The Opera" on Broadway at The Majestic Theatre on October 22, 2021 in New York City.Bruce Glikas | Getty ImagesBroadway theaters will drop their audience mask mandate beginning July 1, the Broadway League announced Tuesday.While all 41 Broadway theaters in New York City will adopt the "mask optional" policy, audience members are still encouraged to wear face coverings in theaters.The organization said the policy will be…

Source: Christine Romero-Chan / iMore Hot on the heels of the European Union telling phone and tablet makers that they must use USB-C ports for charging from 2024, the United States government has now decided to join in. A group of Senate Democrats wants the US Commerce Department to require all manufacturers to use the same universal standard, although they're stopping short of saying that it needs to be USB-C. In a letter sent to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimond, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) — along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren…

The UK says that it does not currently have plans to replicate the EU's USB-C charging mandate, but that doesn't mean Apple won't make everyone switch. Following the news this week that the EU has reached an agreement on the terms of its USB-C mandate, the UK government has told the BBC "we are not currently considering replicating this requirement". The issue has some interesting ramifications because of Brexit, which could see requirements that differ for Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. The BBC reports that…

The COVID-19 pandemic was still raging when a federal judge in Florida made the fateful decision to type “sanitation” into the search bar of the Corpus of Historical American English. Many parts of the country had already dropped mask requirements, but a federal mask mandate on planes and other public transportation was still in place. A lawsuit challenging the mandate had come before Judge Kathryn Mizelle, a former clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas. The Biden administration said the mandate was valid, based on a law…

The European Union is reportedly ready to implement a charging port homogenization bill for smartphones sold in the union, Reuters reports.The European Union has been trying for many years to make the USB-C a common charging port for the smartphones sold in the union. Of course, forcing companies to do so is not an easy job, and the EU officials have been in talks with the manufacturers for years. But the talks are seemingly over, and soon all smartphones sold in the EU must have a USB-C port. The EU also recently pushed…

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Friday retroactively reduced the amount of ethanol that must be blended into gasoline for 2020 and 2021 but raised the level for 2022, saying the changes are aimed at helping boost domestic fuel supplies.Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan said that the decision will reduce U.S. reliance on oil and that the administration is “laser-focused on providing more options for consumers at the pump.” The final decision, which will…

All remaining U.S. states with COVID-related public mask requirements have recently lifted them, and in mid-April, a district judge in Florida ended a federal mask mandate on trains, planes, buses or other public transport. For the first time in about two years, consumers can shop, exercise, travel, work and lounge in public spaces without wearing a mask, despite recent surges in COVID infections. Since the onset of the pandemic, most restaurants, grocery stores and retail shops have followed state and national…

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics Canada Suspending unvaccinated staff without pay instead of letting them work from home is 'unjustified', the three unions say Publishing date: May 19, 2022  •  8 minutes ago  •  4 minute read  •  104 Comments As of March 29, 1,828 federal employees were on unpaid leave due to the vaccination policy, according to numbers shared by Treasury Board Secretariat with unions in April. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/File Article…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Ontario Ontario argued they should be excluded under the freedom of information act because releasing them would "reveal the substance of deliberations" of cabinet. Author of the article: Canadian Press Liam Casey Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement on the with Stelco as a backdrop during an election campaign stop in Hamilton on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo by Peter Power /THE CANADIAN PRESS Article content The Supreme Court of Canada will hear Ontario’s…

Even pilots have had to wear masks on board. Here, a first officer wears a protective face mask as he conducts preflight checks inside the cockpit on board a passenger aircraft operated by Wizz Air at Liszt Ferenc airport in Budapest, Hungary.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe European Union is set to drop its mask mandate for passengers on flights and in airports from Monday, following an update to guidelines for the aviation industry.The recommendation for mandatory wearing of medical masks in airports and on board…