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What Catherine Leroy’s Fearless Photographs Reveal About the Vietnam War
Accusations of fakery in combat photography go back at least to Mathew Brady’s pictures of Civil War battlefields. Brady’s troop of…
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Richard Linklater’s Uncompromising Artists
Zoey Deutch, who plays Seberg in “Nouvelle Vague,” said that Linklater had first approached her about the project in 2014, while she was…
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Apple builds a ChatGPT-like app to help test the revamped Siri
The software, code-named Veritas, Latin for “truth”, is meant for internal use, at least for now Apple has developed a ChatGPT-like iPhone…
Politics
Trump mulls tariffs on foreign electronics based on number of chips: sources
The Trump administration is considering imposing tariffs on foreign electronic devices based on the number of chips in each one, according…
Business
Mercedes-Benz spins out Silicon Valley chip group into new company
For chips used in cars, reliability is key, so critical self-driving functions are often handled by two or more separate chips in order to…
Business
Indonesia’s Pertamina says fuel retailer Vivo agrees to purchase petrol
Indonesia state energy firm Pertamina said that fuel retailer Vivo Energy Indonesia (Vivo) has agreed to buy 40,000 barrels of petrol, out…
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Trump says Microsoft should fire its global affairs president Lisa Monaco
Tech firms have attempted to warm their ties with the US president during his second term in office US President Donald Trump said on…
Business
Eurozone inflation at five-month high will keep ECB on hold
Eurozone inflation probably jumped to a five-month high in September, a reading that may reinforce policymakers’ resolve to avoid cutting…
Politics
Jeffries denounces DHS 'hit list' of Democrats following ICE officer attacks
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Friday that Democrats are being wrongly targeted by a Department of Homeland Security "hit…
Politics
New Jersey governor race rattled by release of Rep. Mikie Sherrill's unredacted military records
A case of wrongfully released unredacted records has rocked the New Jersey gubernatorial race after it was discovered that Democratic…
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The Deeply Flawed Comey Indictment
Trump has valid complaints that his political enemies, James Comey included, abused the justice system to target him. But turnabout is not…
Business
Lufthansa to cut thousands of jobs in pursuit of efficiency
The airline group intends to reduce its administrative staff by 20% in the coming years Lufthansa is expected to announce several thousand…
Business
US: Wall Street opens higher after inflation data calms rate-cut jitters
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Sep 26), after the latest inflation data came in line with expectations, easing…
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Trump cheers Comey indictment, says former FBI director must 'pay a big price'
President Trump weighed in on the indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey, saying he was a "destroyer of lives" who must "pay a…
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Where the Battle Over Free Speech Is Leading Us
When we think of the history of free-speech rights, we tend to think of the Anglo-American legal tradition. A virtue of Dabhoiwala’s book…
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“One Battle After Another” Is a Powerhouse of Tenderness and Fury
At a crucial moment in “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s electrifying new action thriller, someone cries out, “Who are…
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The Uneasy Prophecies of Cate Le Bon
There’s a scene in Netflix’s “Too Much” in which the heroine, an American transplant in London, listens to a playlist curated by her new…
Culture
Richard Brody’s New York Film Festival Picks
Sometimes names are misleading. Arabic numerals originated in India, Chinese checkers are German, white chocolate isn’t chocolate at all.…
Business
CapitaLand India Trust unit to divest two assets in Chennai, Hyderabad for 11 billion rupees
The trustee-manager of CapitaLand India Trust (Clint) on Thursday (Sep 25) said that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ascendas Property Fund…
Politics
Trump announces tariffs on drugs, trucks and cabinets
President Trump late Thursday announced a smorgasbord of new tariffs on foreign pharmaceuticals, heavy trucks and kitchen and bathroom…
Politics
Trump signs executive order to keep TikTok operating in U.S.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would allow hugely popular social video app TikTok to continue to operate in…
Politics
Everything’s Coming Up Ciattarelli
Bad headlines and a rough poll for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill suggest that the Republican has a chance in New…
Culture
What to See in the 2025 New York Film Festival’s First Week
The New York Film Festival, the centerpiece of the city’s year in cinephilia, is a victim of its own success. Many of its most noteworthy…