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Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Summer Rays”
For the cover of the August 18, 2025, issue, the artist Lorenzo Mattotti portrays the symphony of sight, sound, smell, and touch which…
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The Lives and Loves of James Baldwin
An interviewer once asked James Baldwin if he’d ever write something without a message. “No writer who ever lived,” Baldwin said, “could…
News
The One Race That Eric Adams Is Winning
By all appearances, the New York City mayoral race has narrowed to two viable contenders: Zohran Mamdani, a thirty-three-year-old…
Business
Goldman favours Asian high-grade debt again as growth risks rise
Asia investment-grade credit spreads widened by nearly six basis points on Aug 1, the most in four months, after the weaker-than-expected…
Business
CGSI downgrades UOB to ‘hold’ following softer loans growth expectation; near-term outlook ‘uncertain’
CGS International (CGSI) analysts Tay Wee Kuang and Lim Siew Khee on Friday (Aug 8) downgraded local bank UOB to a “hold” call from a…
Business
Hyflux founder, ex-CEO Olivia Lum was determined to win Tuaspring bid, prosecution says
Hyflux’s founder and former chief executive (CEO) Oliva Lum was determined that Hyflux win the Tuaspring integrated water and power…
Business
Lithium prices and stocks jump after CATL halts major China mine
Chinese lithium prices and shares of Australian-listed producers of the metal jumped after Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited…
Business
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit proposes first UK logistics developments for an estimated S$350.1 million
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) is proposing to launch its first logistics developments in the UK at an estimated total investment cost of…
Business
SoftBank selects banks for US IPO of payments app PayPay, sources say
SOFTBANK has selected investment banks to help organise a potential initial public offering in the United States for its Japanese payments…
Fashion
CATL suspends output at China lithium mine for three months
Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL) has suspended production at a major lithium mine in China’s Jiangxi…
News
Texas Cracks Down on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying for More Taxpayer Money
Other states, too, might have had enough. Source link
Business
Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale income to US: report
Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) agreed to pay 15 per cent of their revenues from chip sales to China to the US government as part…
News
Texas launches full legal assault on runaway Democrats blocking redistricting
Texas Republican officials have asked California to help arrest the Democratic lawmakers who fled to the West Coast last week, seeking to…
News
A sordid history of gerrymandering
We've come a long way from the country's first-ever gerrymander, which involved two future presidents vying to get elected to the first…
News
Powerful 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Turkey Flattening Buildings as Rescue Workers Scramble to Clear Rubble
A powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey, with reports suggesting that several buildings have collapsed. The earthquake's epicenter…
News
Bernie Sanders: Benjamin Netanyahu's military response to Gaza turning Israel into 'pariah'
Sen. Bernard Sanders is warning that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach toward destroying Hamas in Gaza has turned the…
Fashion
How Did Bobby Whitlock Die? Derek & the Dominos Co-Founder Who Forged Strong Connections with Eric Clapton and George Harrison Dies Aged 77
Bobby Whitlock, the co-founder of Derek & the Dominos, has died at the age of 77. His manager, Carole Kaye, told TMZ that he died at his…
Business
Chinese State Media Challenges Nvidia's H20 AI Chips Again Over Alleged Backdoor Risks and Weak Performance
A Chinese state media-linked account has once again raised questions about Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence chips. Criticized by…
News
Giovanni Pelletier: Decomposing Body of Missing North Carolina Teen Who Vanished after Sending Chilling Text 'Mom Help' Found
A decomposing body was found by authorities in search of a missing North Carolina teenager who vanished after sending his mother a…
News
Vance says Republican redistricting efforts remedy Democratic gerrymandering in blue states
Vice President J.D. Vance said the GOP-led push to redraw congressional maps in red states ahead of the midterm elections is a direct…
News
Up to Trump whether Zelenskyy gets invite to Alaska summit with Putin, U.S. NATO ambassador says
Matt Whitaker, the United States ambassador to NATO, said Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could end up joining the…
News
Vance predicts both Russia, Ukraine will be 'unhappy' with final negotiated peace dea
Vice President J.D. Vance predicted a negotiated peace deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia would not leave either side "super…
News
Vance predicts both Russia, Ukraine will be 'unhappy' with final negotiated peace deal
Vice President J.D. Vance predicted a negotiated peace deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia would not leave either side "super…
News
Pritzker won't rule out 2028 Democratic presidential run
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is not ruling out a possible 2028 presidential run. Source link