U.s. Slips In Index Of Economic Freedom

TL;DR: Live stream Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys on YouTube TV or Sling TV. The final week of NFL regular season action is here. The Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys will face off in an NFC East showdown. The Commanders are 11-5 and are currently set up to be the No.6-seed in the NFC.

Satya Nadella has been Microsoft's CEO since 2014, overseeing the company's shift to cloud computing and AI development. Stephen Brashear/Getty ImagesMicrosoft has had three CEOs since its founding in 1975. Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella have steered the company through its 50-year history. Read about the CEOs who oversaw Microsoft's successes, failures, launches, acquisitions, and more.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns.

Henri Leduc/Getty ImagesMajor alcohol companies have been bracing for a culture shift favoring nonalcoholic options. Younger consumers under the age of 30 buy less alcohol and drink less often. Brands like Heineken and AB InBev have rolled out their own alcohol-free offerings, bolstering sales. Even before the Surgeon General on Friday warned that alcohol can cause cancer and should come with a warning label, big companies like Heineken and AB InBev — the parent of brands like Budweiser and Michelob Ultra — were preparing for a culture shift favoring nonalcoholic options.