Culture
The Heartrending Movies of John Cazale
With his sallow face and boulder-like forehead, John Cazale was one of the indelible character actors of the nineteen-seventies, but his…
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Business
Venture capital investment is rising in Los Angeles — and not just for AI startups
Early this year, private equity firm Blackstone bet big on the future of artificial intelligence by investing $300 million in a Chatsworth…
Culture
The Sixties Come Back to Life in “Everything Is Now.”
The film critic and cultural historian J. Hoberman’s new book, “Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde—Primal Happenings,…
Business
Hello Kitty owner overtakes Toyota in stock turnover
Shares of Sanrio, which was added to MSCI’s Japan index last month, jumped 12% in May Hello Kitty owner Sanrio surpassed Japan’s biggest…
News
Modi launches US$5.4 billion rail project in Jammu and Kashmir
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s tallest railway bridge connecting the restive Kashmir valley with the rest of…
Fashion
Licensed digital token service providers to mainly serve Singapore-based customers: MAS
The bar for licensing is high and it will generally not issue one, the regulator notes Digital token service providers (DTSP) will not be…
News
FACT CHECK: Is This a Real Photo of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Partying with Underage Girls?
A photo shared online that appears to show President Donald Trump posing with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and young girls has…
Business
Japan curry shops see record bankruptcies as rice prices soar
Thirteen curry shops with more than 10 million yen (S$89,345) in debt filed for bankruptcy in the year ending in March A record number of…
News
Iowa Woman Fatally Shoots Husband After He Threatened to Hurt Her Dog
An Iowa woman is charged with murder after shooting her husband earlier this week. According to Cedar Falls police, officers responded to…
Culture
Blaine Teacher Charged After Upskirt Video He Filmed of Student was Accidentally Sent to His Daughters
A teacher filmed an inappropriate video of a third grade student as the girl cleaned cupboards, according to Minnesota police. Jason…
News
Can Trump Take Over SpaceX? Calls to Seize SpaceX from Musk Grow after 'First Buddy' Threatens to Leave NASA Astronauts Stranded in Space
Donald Trump is facing calls to immediately seize control of SpaceX after Elon Musk threatened to leave NASA astronauts stranded in orbit…
Fashion
Container shipping rates soar, impact on shippers outside China felt
Sea cargo rates have surged, with those for the voyage from Shanghai to the US particularly steep, fuelled by pent-up demand and…
Fashion
Chesapeake Anesthetist Accused of Kissing, Groping Patients While They were Sedated
A Chesapeake nurse who worked as an anaesthetist for 16 years in Hampton Roads has been ordered by state regulators to surrender his…
News
'Time to Drop the Really Big Bomb': Elon Musk Accuses Trump on Being in Epstein Files as Public Break-Up Turns Ugly
Elon Musk escalated his growing feud with President Trump on Thursday by accusing him of hiding details from the public about the…
Business
Gold could test US$4,000 an ounce amid fiscal fears, escalating trade tensions: market watchers
While gold has cemented itself above US$3,000 an ounce in 2025 amid trade uncertainty and US fiscal fears, a bullish forecast could see…
Business
Cordlife collection rates have not recovered to pre-incident levels, but resumption of Singapore operations are ‘encouraging’
Cordlife said that the full resumption of its Singapore operations is an “encouraging step” in restoring client confidence and regaining…
Business
Lightstone Ventures, Temasek’s ClavystBio co-lead Allay Therapeutics’ US$57.5 million Series D funding
The company’s technology is used to create analgesic products that can aid patients with post-surgical pain management and recuperation…
Fashion
Asia: Markets wobble as Trump-Xi talks offset by Musk row
Asian markets stuttered on Friday as optimism from “very positive” talks between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping was wiped out by…
News
Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX capsule, a key space station link, after Trump attack
As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space…
News
Judge halts Trump's order blocking foreign students from Harvard
A federal judge late Thursday issued a restraining order halting President Trump's latest attempt to shut down Harvard University's…
Business
Keppel divests S$80 million of assets as part of multi-billion dollar monetisation programme
Asset manager Keppel is divesting its stakes in a New-York based company and an integrated agricultural logistics park in China to unlock…
Business
US Treasury says Bank of Japan should continue to tighten policy
The Bank of Japan should continue to proceed with monetary tightening, which would support a “normalisation of the yen’s weakness” and…
Business
HSBC chair Tucker to return to Asia insurer AIA after overseeing bank overhaul
HSBC Holdings’ high-profile chairman Mark Tucker will return to the insurance sector as chair of Hong Kong-based AIA Group, after having…
Business
Lululemon plunges with growth plans threatened by Trump tariffs
LULULEMON Athletica posted a second straight disappointing quarter, fueling concerns that rising competition and new tariffs are derailing…