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Trump’s Fascist Game Plan: If He Can’t Tame Russia, He’ll Take Chicago
With Trump finding it impossible to play tough guy in Russia or the Middle East, he’s settled on a new target for his destructive desires:…
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Why Christopher Marlowe Is Still Making Trouble
Do you know the one about the Jewish guy and the Muslim Turk? They gang up on this Christian friar and strangle him. Then they take him…
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Donald Trump’s Incredible Shrinking Economy
But lower birthrates, combined with a rapidly-aging population (there are about 1.5 million retirements per year) mean fewer workers, and…
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The War on Trans Art
In July, the artist Amy Sherald pulled out of a large-scale show at the Smithsonian after learning that she might not be able to include a…
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Tom Phillips: New Zealand fugitive dad killed by police
Kelly Ng, Vandhna Bhan, Ayeshea Perera and Rachel HaganBBC News Watch: Possible Tom Phillips sighting released by New Zealand police A…
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Blank Street’s rebrand is full-on matcha core
Blank Street started in 2020 as a coffee shop operated out of a single cart in Williamsburg. Just five years later, it’s a chain with more…
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The Democrats Who Refuse to Back Mamdani Are Sending a Scary Message
Many politicians have endorsed Mamdani. “The people have spoken,” Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who has represented a Bronx district…
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Trump Is a Weak and Failing President, and It’s Time to Say So
By the way, many other polls support those findings. Pew, Fox, Gallup, and Quinnipiac have all found approval of Trump’s tariffs and/or…
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Four killed in Jerusalem shooting attack, paramedics say
At least four people have been killed and five others wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem, paramedics say. The Magen David Adom…
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Google’s antitrust ruling confirms AI assistants are the new gatekeepers
Predicting the future can be fun, but you get the sense Judge Amit Mehta wasn’t having much of it in his ruling that declared the…
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Japan's Topix hits record high, yen and bonds fall on PM Ishiba exit
Japan’s Topix share gauge reached a record high, the yen weakened and longer-dated bonds slid on Monday (Sep 8) after Prime Minister…
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European leaders to visit US to discuss war in Ukraine, Trump says
European leaders will visit the United States on Monday or Tuesday to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said. The…
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How to handle a bad boss
Most of us will work for a really bad boss at some point in our lives, perhaps more than one. Research by the Harris Poll bears this out,…
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Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen on who was better aged 17
Who was better at the age of 17 - Michael Owen or Wayne Rooney? It's a debate that's been sweeping social media during the past week after…
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Russia export slide forcing a rethink at some Chinese carmakers
Russia turned into a lucrative market for Chinese automakers after the invasion of Ukraine, as they rushed in to fill the void left by…
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4 ways AI can improve your thinking
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps.…
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Singapore committed to helping firms navigate energy trade, technology and transition: Low Yen Ling
As the global energy sector faces both trading uncertainty amid geopolitical tensions and transformation in a low-carbon future, Singapore…
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Singapore to help firms navigate turbulent energy market as Opec+ move adds to market challenges: Low Yen Ling
The government will help firms navigate the turbulent energy landscape amid manoeuvres by Opec+, continuing geopolitical tensions and…
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Ryan Routh to stand trial for alleged Trump assassination attempt
This week, a man accused in an alleged plot to assassinate President Donald Trump last September will stand trial in Florida. The…
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TUC chief calls on ministers to show 'whose side' they are on
The UK's most senior trade unionist is calling on the government to demonstrate "whose side it is on" following the Labour reshuffle. The…
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France looks set to throw out another PM - but will it help?
Andrew HardingParis correspondent France's parliament – deadlocked for a year and more poisonously divided than it has been in decades –…
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Canning Town stabbing murder: Raish Ahmed's family speaks out
Sonja JessupHome affairs correspondent, BBC London The family of a man who was murdered by his neighbour say he was "failed by London",…
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Southport families hope 'no stone is unturned' in public inquiry
The families of three girls who were killed in the Southport knife attack hope a public inquiry will leave "no stone unturned", their…
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'Chipocalypse Now': Trump zeroes in on Chicago as part of sanctuary city cleanup
The Trump administration is stepping up its federal presence in sanctuary cities, bringing in the National Guard to assist law enforcement…