Culture
Malcolm-Jamal Warner and the Lessons of Theo Huxtable
A few hours after the news of Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death began to spread, one of my closest friends called me. I knew before I picked up…
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Business
S-Reits earnings season kicks off, with 37 trusts scheduled to report their results in coming weeks
THE latest earnings season for Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) has commenced, with seven trusts reporting their…
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Dramatic Moment Brave Shopper Confronts Knife-Wielding Madman at Michigan Walmart After He Stabs 11 as First Photo of Attacker Emerges
At least 11 people were injured in a bloody stabbing rampage inside a Michigan Walmart on Saturday night, causing terrified customers and…
Business
Samsung reasserts clout as top South Korean stock on AI catch-up hopes
Samsung Electronics has at least briefly reassumed its place as South Korea’s most important stock, as investors eye chances for it to…
Business
Trafigura’s buyback headache grows amid fresh wave of exits
A fresh wave of senior executive departures is heaping pressure on Trafigura Group’s commitment to buy back its employees’ shares, just as…
Business
Jeff Bezos wraps up massive Amazon share sale, netting US$5.7 billion
The divestitures come as the company stock has surged 38% from its recent low in late April Jeff Bezos wrapped up a massive sale of…
Business
Paramount, Skydance merger set for August; deal worth $8 billion
Paramount Global and Skydance Media announced Friday that their merger will take place next month, barring any issues with the $8 billion…
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Official fired during Trump's first term appointed president of embattled U.S. Institute of Peace
A senior State Department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Trump's first term and has a history of incendiary…
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Trump links Thailand, Cambodia trade deals to ceasefire
President Trump on Saturday said no trade deals would be struck with Thailand and Cambodia until they cease fighting. Source link
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House could be forced to vote on releasing Epstein files in September
A rogue effort to force a House vote directing the Department of Justice to release its files from the Jeffrey Epstein case is likely to…
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Ex-CIA analysts say former Obama officials' actions serve another blow to U.S. intel agencies
The intelligence community is taking another blow to its credibility, former CIA analysts say, after newly released declassified material…
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Democrats not faring well among American voters
The Democratic Party is suffering among American voters, with more than half of them viewing it negatively. Source link
Business
Trump says Japan will invest $550 billion in U.S. at his direction. It may not be a sure thing
President Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, $550 billion to invest in the United States. It's…
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After Senate refused to confirm Alina Habba, DOJ makes her acting U.S. attorney
Alina Habba will remain on the job as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey after the Trump administration moved this week to make her…
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The Trump Administration Is Only Making Matters Worse on Epstein
This is a case that was dead and buried. Source link
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Trump Shouldn’t Fall for Russia’s Nuclear Bluster
It is time for Washington to stop giving these threats undue weight and instead expose their hollowness. Source link
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The Fabulous Niki de Saint Phalle Comes to Quebec
A renegade, utopian, artist extraordinaire still makes us think and smile. Source link
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Why America Can Never Give Up Motorcycles
In this country, one has a choice: You can either drive a car that’s been thoroughly tested and regulated to ensure your safety, or ride…
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Orange County Man Who Killed Estranged Girlfriend the Day She Kicked Him Out of Apartment and Changed the Locks, Sentenced
Craig J. Charron, who broke into his estranged girlfriend's Huntington Beach apartment and fatally stabbed her on the day she changed the…
Culture
Teen-Agers in Their Bedrooms, Before the Age of Selfies
Nowadays, a secondhand, first-edition copy can sell for hundreds of dollars; in August, the book will be reissued by D.A.P. as “Adrienne…
Culture
Notes on Bed Rest
Early in my first pregnancy, about three years ago, I did a thing that a lot of pregnant women do. I picked up my phone and scrolled…
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A Sensualist’s History of Gay Marriage and Immigration
There is a profuse longing for the foreseen. At least since the pandemic, I have seen some version of the statement “I could really use…
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Midland Woman Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Boy
A Midland, Texas, woman was arrested this week after a mother reported that her 14-year-old son had been sexually assaulted. Deisha…
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Singapore: Two Men Arrested for Series of Loan Shark Harassment Cases Within 10 Hours
Two men, aged 27 and 29, were arrested for their suspected involvement in a series of loan shark harassment cases. The Singapore Police…