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“Widow’s Bay” Sets a High Bar for Horror Comedy
A decade ago, back when Twitter was still Twitter, and writerly types gathered there to amuse one another, a Los Angeles-based…
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Latest data show Californian conundrum: high growth but high unemployment
California, the epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, continues to grow its economy faster than the nation, but more people are…
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Kartanya Maynard on Plus Size Representation, Heartbreak High & Confidence
There is something really special about talking to someone who is still in the middle of becoming. And honestly, the conversation around…
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Why Kaycee Stroh's Plus Size Representation Still Matters 20 Years After High School Musical
I have to be honest with you. I was not just a journalist going into this interview. I was a fan. A full-on, grew-up-on-it,…
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Cory Doctorow on the High Cost of Living with the Ultra-Rich
“Billionaireism,” as defined by the writer and internet critic Cory Doctorow, describes “both the pathology that affects you when you are…
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Europe’s STOXX 600 hits record high on earnings boost; ECB in focus
Pan-European index is at 626.36 by 0945 GMT, with all major regional benchmarks in the black STOXX 600 rose 0.8 per cent to hit a record…
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Ong Beng Seng’s HPL to report net loss for FY2025 as finance costs remain high
Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL), owned by real estate magnate Ong Beng Seng, is expected to post a net loss for the financial year ended Dec…
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AI race sends Big Tech’s capital spending to stratospheric high
Each tech giant has laid out a slightly different route to recouping their investments Four of the biggest US technology companies…
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Singapore bank lending hits fastest monthly growth since Dec 2024; full-year lending at multi-year high
For the whole of 2025, bank lending up 5.8% at S$10.26 trillion, MAS data indicates Singapore’s bank lending in December 2025 charted the…
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Oil hovers near six-month high as investors track US-Iran tensions
Oil prices dipped a few cents per barrel on Friday (Jan 30), consolidating recent gains and holding near six-month highs, supported by…
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Car With Trump Flag Runs Over High School Student Protesting ICE
“Who didn’t show on the red carpet? Kari Lake, she didn’t show. Brett Baier, Kellyanne Conway, Riley Gaines, Benny Johnson … Noem didn’t…
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Oil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran
Oil prices climbed 3 per cent to a five-month high on Thursday on rising concerns that global supplies could be disrupted if the US…
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STI could hit as high as 6,500 on extended rally, says JPMorgan, giving its top picks
Small and mid-cap stocks could ‘stage a catch-up rally’ amid ‘strong catalysts’ As the Straits Times Index (STI) nears 5,000 points this…
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Samsung’s profit triples to record high as AI boom exacerbates chip shortage
Samsung Electronics said its operating profit more than tripled to a record high in the fourth quarter, as the race to build artificial…
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High Court orders winding-up of TT International
The liquidation marks the end of a long and complex chapter involving the group and Big Box mall The High Court has ordered consumer…
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Gold climbs to record high above US$5,300 as US dollar slips
Interest-free gold thrives in low-rate climates as the Fed likely holds rates steady this January — Gold prices rose above US$5,300 per…
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A 24-year-old illegal immigrant posed as a high school student
A federal judge slapped a two-year prison sentence on a 24-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant who had been posing as a high school…
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Singapore dollar hits 11-year high against greenback
Singdollar breaches 1.27 level to strongest since 2014, driven by intervention rumors The Singapore dollar strengthened to its strongest…
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Market on high alert for yen intervention after Takaichi warning
ERS will start the week on heightened alert of Japan government intervention to halt the yen’s recent slide – possibly with rare US…
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Singapore stocks track global rally; STI up 1.3% after hitting new high
Singapore stocks ended higher on Friday (Jan 23), tracking a global rally in markets. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) hit a new…
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UOB soars over 3% to hit record as OCBC also hits a high; STI jumps 1%
Shares of OCBC Bank and UOB hit record highs on Friday (Jan 23), driving the Straits Times Index (STI) to an all-new peak. UOB shares rose…
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UOB soars 4%, OCBC jumps 3% to new records, driving STI to all-time high
Shares of OCBC and UOB hit record highs on Friday (Jan 23), driving the Straits Times Index (STI) to an all-time peak. UOB shares surged…