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Indonesia central bank delivers surprise rate cut to boost growth
Indonesia’s central bank delivered another surprise interest rate cut on Wednesday (Sep 17), its sixth cut since it kicked off an easing…
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Business
Indonesia sovereign wealth fund INA targets data centres, AI in healthcare, renewables
The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) is prioritising digital infrastructure, healthcare and renewables as the sovereign wealth fund…
Politics
Bondi ignites free-speech backlash on right for targeting 'hate speech,' Office Depot
Remember Christian cakeshop owner Jack Phillips? It would seem that Attorney General Pam Bondi doesn't. Source link
Politics
Jeffries hits back at Van Hollen over 'spineless' comment for not endorsing Mamdani yet
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries clapped back at fellow Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen over the Maryland lawmaker's criticism of the…
Business
Binance nears deal to escape compliance monitor imposed by DOJ
The Justice Department has not made a final decision on the monitorship, which has a three-year duration Binance Holdings, the world’s…
News
FBI investigating Discord chat where Charlie Kirk slaying suspect talked about plans
The FBI's investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is now looking at those who were on an online gaming…
News
The Aberrant Killed the Normal
There is an alternative to the dizzying confusion we’ve created for ourselves about identity: the message of traditional morality that…
Politics
Trump says US has a buyer for TikTok
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Sep 16) that the US and China have a deal that will keep the short-video app TikTok operating in…
Politics
Divided D.C. Circuit Panel Rules Trump May Not Remove Fed Board Member
The White House says the president will appeal to the Supreme Court. Source link
Politics
Apac family offices responded most vigorously to tariff turmoil globally: report
Family offices in the Asia-Pacific region responded more vigorously to tariff turmoils than their counterparts elsewhere, a report has…
Politics
Will Ukraine Cost the GOP the Midterms?
Allowing Putin to continue his onslaught against a smaller democratic ally could be the straw that breaks Republican majorities in 2026.…
News
Can You Really Live One Day at a Time?
This summer, I reread the novel “Aurora,” by Kim Stanley Robinson, a science-fiction writer whom I profiled a few years ago. Robinson has…
Politics
Appeals court rejects Trump bid to unseat Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
A federal appeals court Monday rejected President Trump's move to fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. Source link
News
The Atlantic’s Court Historian
Jill Lepore cuts corners in her case against originalism. Source link
Business
Elon Musk's xAI lays off 500 people training its Grok chatbot
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has laid off 500 workers from its data annotation team, which helps train its Grok…
Politics
White House vows government will crush left-wing 'terrorist' networks after Kirk slaying
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller vowed Monday that the Trump administration will do everything in its power to root out the…
Business
Alphabet hits US$3 trillion in market capitalisation for first time
Class A shares of the company were up 4.6% at US$251.88, while Class C shares climbed 4.5% to US$252.3 Google-parent Alphabet hit a market…
Politics
Trump seems to claim TikTok deal ahead of Wednesday deadline
President Trump, who years ago led the charge to ban TikTok from the U.S., seemed to claim credit for saving it in a move he said should…
Business
With stock purchase, Elon Musk signals confidence in Tesla's self-driving tech
In a move that boosted Tesla’s stock in midday trading on Monday, it was revealed that Chief Executive Elon Musk purchased approximately…
Business
SIA Group’s passenger traffic up 5.4% in August
Passenger traffic is at 13.6 billion for the month, compared with 12.9 billion in the corresponding period last year Passenger traffic for…
Business
AI Will Destroy Entire Industries, and That’s a Good Thing
After each wave of innovation, our country has emerged more prosperous and economically capable. This time will be no different. Source link
News
Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Homecoming
In 2016, a sinuous remix of a track called “Diles” began pulsing its way through streaming services and night clubs. It featured a handful…
News
How Jane Birkin Handled the Problem of Beauty
In Agnès Varda’s film “Jane B. par Agnès V.,” from 1988, a nearly forty-year-old Jane Birkin, dressed in jeans, a white T-shirt, and a…
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Maira Kalman’s “Stéphane Mallarmé with Shawl”
The artist Maira Kalman has always had an idiosyncratic approach to defining elegance, having co-authored a book titled “(un)Fashion,” and…