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“Blood Relatives,” Episode 4
A bloody Bible, propped at an unlikely angle. A manor, locked from the inside. And a silencer, hidden under the stairs, and daubed with…
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“Blood Relatives,” Episode 3
One day, Heidi gets a call from Wakefield Prison, where Jeremy Bamber remains locked up, forty years after the murders. He’s one of the…
Culture
“Blood Relatives,” Episode 5
A puzzling clue leads Heidi to a new witness. His story about a phone call made from inside Whitehouse Farm on the morning of the crime…
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“Blood Relatives,” Episode 2
Heidi visits an unlikely group of detectives: the victims’ extended family. Their sleuthing upended the police’s original theory of the…
Culture
“Blood Relatives,” Episode 6
Jeremy Bamber has a new opportunity to clear his name. But will the British justice system acknowledge that it might have gotten this…
Business
Singapore stocks rise as markets cheer US-China trade truce; STI up 0.2%
Across the broader market, losers outnumber gainers 313 to 292, after 1.8 billion securities worth S$1.8 billion change hands Local stocks…
Fashion
Marina Bay Sands fined S$315,000 for 2023 data breach
IMDA notes the failure to take reasonable security measures during a software migration exercise, among other faults The Personal Data…
Fashion
France, Singapore to deepen tech partnership as ‘third way’: French ambassador
Amid rising tensions between US and China, other countries need to work together to prevent over-reliance, says ambassador Stephen…
Business
First Sponsor posts 1.3% rise in Europe portfolio Q3 operating income, lacklustre China property development sales
China property development projects’ pre-sales and sales show ‘no meaningful improvement’ as weak market sentiment persists Property…
Business
Only 18% of investors rate SGX listcos’ disclosures as ‘very transparent’ despite quarterly engagements: study
Research by Stewardship Asia Centre also highlights a disconnect between investors and corporates on key priorities Transparency has…
News
Hong Kong runway resumes operations after fatal plane crash
The Hong Kong airport runway involved in a deadly plane crash has restarted operations, authorities said on Tuesday (Oct 28), just over a…
Business
Singapore's Lighthouse Canton to invest over US$1.5b in India; eyes private credit, real estate
Singapore-based asset manager Lighthouse Canton plans to invest over US$1.5 billion in India in the next few years, with a focus on…
Business
HSBC is bullish on 2025 despite hit from Madoff provision
HSBC Holdings raised its profitability outlook for 2025 even as earnings slid following an unexpected US$1.1 billion provision tied to…
Fashion
Indonesia to allow central government to lend to local authorities and state companies
Local leaders have said that they may have to raise local taxes to make up the shortfall, which they fear could lead to protests Indonesia…
News
PBOC governor warns on stablecoin risks as global anxiety builds
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) governor Pan Gongsheng stiffened warnings on the risks around stablecoins, as the digital tokens usually…
Business
Philippine banks to lead profit growth among regional peers
Philippine banks, helped by robust loans, are poised to deliver the highest net interest income growth among South-east Asian lenders this…
Fashion
Singapore, Australia enters partnership to strengthen energy cooperation
It provides a framework for both energy regulators to promote cooperation and sharing of regulatory practices on gas and electricity…
Culture
AOC mocks Gaines for fifth-place finish at NCAA championships
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have styled herself as a defender of women, but she apparently doesn't have much respect for their…
Business
Keppel Infrastructure Trust 9-month distributable income up 59.2% at S$168.9 million on divestment gains
Keppel Infrastructure Trust on Tuesday (Oct 28) reported a distributable income of S$168.9 million for its first nine months of 2025, up…
Business
Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts: sources
The figure represents a small percentage of Amazon’s 1.55 million total employees, but nearly 10 per cent of its roughly 350,000 corporate…
Culture
George Saunders and Zadie Smith Talk with Deborah Treisman
On October 25, 2025, the writers George Saunders and Zadie Smith took the stage with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman,…
Culture
Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak Talk with Rachel Syme
On October 24, 2025, the comedian-actors Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak took the stage for a discussion with the New Yorker staff…
News
Zohran Mamdani deploys transgender rabbi in TV ad to help close the deal with New York voters
New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani's new campaign ad features four women rabbis -- including one who is transgender -- singing his…
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DoorDash launches emergency response to lapse in SNAP benefits
DoorDash is launching an "Emergency Food Response" as federal food aid is set to run out starting Saturday. Source link