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In Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, a Dynasty Comes Home
That’s meant to be remedied by Calder Gardens, a new institution taking shape in a half-buried berm on the Parkway, not far from that…
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Business
Fading Labubu frenzy wipes US$13 billion from Pop Mart shares
Despite the slide, the Chinese toymaker is still up more than 180% year-to-date and remains the top performer on the Hang Seng Index The…
Business
Gold prices steady near record high ahead of Fed rate decision
The US central bank’s policy meeting this week comes amid challenges, including a legal dispute over its leadership and efforts to confirm…
News
Kirk assassination unleashes global groundswell of support, Erika Kirk vows to carry on legacy
The breadth and depth of support for Charlie Kirk was on full display over the weekend as political leaders, activists and mourners around…
Politics
New Developments in Trump’s Attempt to Fire a Fed Board Member
It’s likely that Lisa Cook will prevail in the short term, for three reasons. Source link
Politics
Bondi, DOJ overhaul immigration rulings to clamp down on bogus asylum claims
The Trump administration this month has quietly rewritten the rulebook for illegal immigrants looking to make asylum claims in the U.S.,…
Business
Brookfield in talks to buy Yes! Communities from Singapore’s GIC in US$10 billion deal, FT reports
Denver-based Yes! manages tens of thousands of factory-built affordable homes in the US Brookfield Asset Management is in talks to acquire…
Business
SGX’s new index needs clear differentiators to avoid being ‘just another index’, say analysts
While it can raise the profile of larger non-STI stocks and attract fund products, analysts call for more clarity on criteria for…
Politics
Public Schools Are Trampling Religious Liberty and Failing Our Kids
We must change laws and policies, but more importantly, we must change hearts and minds. Source link
News
A Tiny Cambodian Spot Packs an Outsized Punch
Bong (the name comes from a Khmer term of kinship and respect) is run by the Cambodian chef Chakriya Un, who was born in a Thai refugee…
News
What I Wanted, What I Got
The popular girl at my elementary school—let’s call her Denise—was not blond like Barbie but pretty in a conventional manner I envied. She…
Business
Politics drive investment divide in South-east Asia’s top markets
POLITICAL upheaval is driving a split in South-east Asia’s financial landscape, as investors bet that the worst may finally be over in…
Business
Blockchain billionaire emerges from Figure’s post-IPO surge
It took him a few tries, but Mike Cagney is now a billionaire. Shares of blockchain-based lender Figure Technology Solutions have soared…
Business
India tweaks IPO rules to allow easier listing for big firms
India’s securities market regulator on Friday (Sep 12) made it easier for very large private companies to go public in one of the world’s…
Politics
Trump praises Kash Patel for 33 hour capture of Kirk shooter
President Trump applauded FBI Director Kash Patel for catching the shooter who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Source link
Politics
Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation
A federal judge is temporarily keeping in place measures preventing the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in…
Politics
Kash Patel Plays a G-Man on TV
There’s little worse than watching a nervous actor onstage—especially when the poor guy isn’t just skittish but seems genuinely unprepared…
Politics
Court upholds Trump's power to cancel Biden's mass 'parole' for illegal immigrants
A federal appeals court said that President Trump likely has the power to revoke Biden-era "parole" programs that had granted illegal…
Culture
The Amon Carter Museum Flops in East-Meets-West Exhibition
It rambles, detours, and disserves the good art in the show, but there are so many wonders elsewhere in the museum. Source link
News
The Federal Charge in the Brutal Charlotte Murder May Not Survive
A state murder case, by contrast, would be a slam dunk. Source link
Business
OpenAI to share 8% of its revenue with Microsoft, partners, The Information reports
OpenAI has projected that by the end of the decade it will be sharing about 8 per cent of its revenue with commercial partners, namely…
Business
US penalises two Chinese companies that acquired tools for chipmaker SMIC
The US on Friday (Sep 12) penalised two Chinese firms that acquired US chipmaking equipment for China’s top chipmaker Semiconductor…
Politics
Oil gains weighed down by US demand worries
Oil prices rose on Friday (Sep 12) after a Ukrainian drone attack suspended loadings from the largest port in western Russia, but gains…
Business
US: Nasdaq notches record high close, traders look to Fed meeting
The Nasdaq notched a record high close on Friday (Sep 12) in a mixed trading session, lifted by Microsoft as investors looked ahead to the…