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Within the course of a few weeks, Elon Musk has gone from a close confidante of President Donald Trump to his apparent political enemy. And there's no clearer evidence of this than Musk's intention to start a third-party movement to fight against Democrats and Republicans, with Musk pledging to star...
Noah Bookbinder, the president of the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, describing Trump's personal wealth strategy. Trump has been capitalizing on his second term in office with a slew of money-making schemes.
Do groceries and government go together? Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral candidate, thinks so. He wants to open publicly owned groceries across the city to provide low-cost food to underserved New Yorkers. Mamdani's idea is "less radical than critics portray," said CNN. City-owned grocery ...
60.1 million: The number of people who viewed the third season of Netflix's "Squid Game" series in the first three days since its premiere on June 27. This translates to more than 368 million hours of the show being viewed, making this final season Netflix's biggest-ever television launch.
The Dalai Lama will mark his 90th birthday this week by revealing the long-awaited plans for who will succeed him. The choice of a new spiritual leader for Tibetan Buddhists is a "matter of riveting interest," said Reuters, "not only for followers of his religion but also China, India and the U.S. f...
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The Explainer A disruptive new technology promises to put passwords to bed forever — but not yet
The Explainer China 'determined to shape the narrative' around choice of Tibet's next spiritual leader
The Explainer Thousands of Syrian refugees are going back to their homeland but conditions there remain extremely challenging
the explainer Trump's new bill will permanently shift who owes federal estate tax
Talking Points The goal: To make food cheaper and more accessible
Talking Point Rachel Zegler dazzles in Jamie Lloyd's 'radically reconceived' revival – but the plot is difficult to follow
Talking Point Finger-pointing at Airbnb or hotel owners obscures the root cause of overtourism in holiday hotspots: unmanageable demand
Under the Radar Law requiring couples to share one surname hinders women in the workplace and lowers birth rate, campaigners claim
Under The Radar The deal to develop Sazan has been met with widespread opposition
Under the Radar Luxury homes in the city can range from $7 million to above $20 million
speed read The University of Pennsylvania will bar transgender students from its women's sports teams and retroactively strip a trans female swimmer of her titles
Speed Read Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended, pending an ethics investigation
The pivotal yes vote came from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, whose support was secured following negotiated side deals for her home state Alaska
Speed Read While stocks have recovered post-Trump tariffs, the dollar has weakened more than 10% this year
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