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Kennedy strikes back: HHS secretary battles outraged Democrats at hearing centered on vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. beat back Senate Democrats' blistering barrage of attacks Thursday accusing him…
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Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
Swedan covers business developments, emerging companies, entrepreneurial stories, and trends influencing industries and the broader economy.
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Business
“Erupcja” Starts Charli XCX’s Acting Career on a High Note
One of the key works of the modern cinema, Roberto Rossellini’s “Voyage to Italy,” from 1954—starring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders as…
Politics
Tech executives, but not Elon Musk, to attend Trump's Rose Garden dinner
President Trump is scheduled to dine with tech executives from Apple, Meta, Google and OpenAI on Thursday night at a White House event in…
Business
Biotech company Amgen set to build $600-million research center in Thousand Oaks
Biotech company Amgen is investing $600 million into a new research center for its Thousand Oaks campus. The new site will create hundreds…
Politics
The Greatest Showman on Earth vs. the Global Propaganda Superpower
In the long run, the obviousness of China’s weaknesses will grow. But for now, in the battle of appearances, the Party’s propaganda may be…
Politics
The Strategic and Legal Flaws in Trump’s Literal War on Drugs
A metaphor no more. Source link
Business
Job cuts jump 66% year to date; DOGE, uncertainty and AI are major factors
Job cuts so far this year have already surpassed the total for 2024, as government cost-cutting, economic uncertainty and AI have prompted…
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News
Reëxamining the American Dream in “The Last Carnival”
Watch “The Last Carnival.” Away from the rides and games of a busy fairground is another world. A group of men, immigrants who work at the…
Business
Contributor: Why is California losing good jobs to other states? It's not rocket science
For a century, it worked, and brilliantly. The “California model” rested on massive investments in higher education, development of…
Business
Nasdaq proposes tighter listing rules for thinly traded stocks, China-based firms
Exchange operator Nasdaq proposed on Wednesday (Sep 3) stricter listing standards, including a higher minimum public float for certain new…
News
Qatar Airways plans expansion of China passenger, cargo flights
Qatar Airways QCSC will expand passenger flights and beef up its air cargo business in China as it looks to deepen ties to one of the…
Politics
Trump asks Supreme Court to quickly take up tariffs case after loss at appeals court
The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the…
Politics
DHS ends deportation amnesty for Venezuelans
The Homeland Security Department announced the end of a years-old deportation amnesty for migrants from Venezuela, saying Wednesday that…
News
Red, White, and Bruised
© 2025 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. The New Yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as…
Business
Alphabet's stock climbs after judge rules Google won't be forced to sell Chrome
When a federal judge deemed Google a “monopolist” last year, questions lingered about how he would help restore competition in online…
Politics
Are We at War with Venezuela?
Trump’s lethal strike on a ship ‘transporting illegal narcotics’ raises yet more questions. Source link
Business
mm2 Asia says voluntary liquidation of Cathay Cineplexes unlikely to affect operations
Entertainment company mm2 Asia on Wednesday (Sep 3) said the voluntary liquidation of Cathay Cineplexes is not expected to adversely…
News
“The Paper” Is Old News
The new workplace sitcom from Greg Daniels, who co-created the U.S. version of “The Office,” borrows its predecessor’s mockumentary…
Business
MetaOptics looks to SGX Catalist debut for path to profitability
When Mark Thng first launched MetaOptics Technologies’ operations in June 2021, it was out of a tiny office in Roxy Square. The rent was…
News
Sen. Cory Booker announces engagement to girlfriend Alexis Lewis
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey is getting married. Source link
Politics
Our Two-Party System Isn’t Going Anywhere
Elon Musk’s America Party is the latest third-party dream to die. Source link
News
What to Make of the Mother Who Made You
It is hard to overstate the literary impact, in 1997, of Arundhati Roy’s début novel, “The God of Small Things.” A family drama set in a…
News
Is Ghosting Inevitable?
Any new technology created for the purpose of human connection also creates an opportunity for novel forms of missed connection: the…
Politics
Video: What We Saw at a Job Fair for ICE
As ICE ramps up for more deportations under President Trump, Nicholas Nehamas, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times, talks…