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How the Radical Right Captured the Culture
We’ve learned over the past eight years not so much that conservative content is more appealing, but that it is still trying to make an…
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An Old Man Dying of Shame in a Red County
My neighbor explains: we live in code: at the center of Pride Month is the call-word DEMON. He has electrified his white picket fence. His…
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Winter Song
White edges the branches of the morning tree. White crisscrosses the open grave, This unmarked field. At its border, A cicatrix of tracks…
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The Common Thread Between Abrego Garcia and the EPA’s “Gold Bars”
The main connection between the Garcia case and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund case would seem to be the Trump administration’s…
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Tariff-fuelled volatility killing private equity optimism as deal flows squeezed
In just three months, private equity markets’ initial optimism for a busier year has largely dissipated. Instead, the turmoil unleashed on…
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DP World continues expansion in Brazil
Logistic giant DP World has opened a new freight forwarding office in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. The new location in the Jardim…
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Fiasco for Trump as Judge Threatens Contempt amid New Warning in Polls
Donald Trump’s illegal deportations are running into more trouble. A federal judge just declared there’s probable cause to find the…
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Man shares DNA test for "big boy" dog, turns out he's a wolf
A TikToker has gained viral attention after sharing the results of his 100-pound canine's DNA test, proving that he is in fact part wolf.…
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Luxury brand Hermes to pass on tariff costs to US clients as sales growth slows
France’s Hermes will fully shift the burden of tariffs in the US to its wealthy clientele, the company said on Thursday (Apr 17), as it…
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SIA launches joint fare products with All Nippon Airways on Singapore-Japan flights
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin operating revenue-sharing flights between Singapore and Japan from…
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The Left Is Paying a High Price for Getting Men Wrong
The left is losing young men. The 15 percent increase in support for Trump among Gen Z men in the 2024 election—compared to 2020—appears…
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Old clip of assault on family falsely linked to Indian Muslim land boards overhaul protest
As deadly protests broke out in India over legislation to change how Muslim-owned properties are managed, social media users shared an old…
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Pictures show Gaza in ruins, not Myanmar quake damage
After a massive earthquake hit Myanmar on March 28, social media posts falsely claimed images of a destroyed town showed the tremors'…
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A nation behind bars: Why has Israel imprisoned 10,000 Palestinians?
On April 17 every year, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day is commemorated to highlight the plight of those held in Israeli jails and their…
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India’s IDFC First Bank to raise 75 billion rupees from Warburg Pincus, Adia
The Mumbai-based lender will issue 1.25 billion preference shares to the investors First Bank has approved a plan to raise 75 billion…
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April heralds return of migratory birds to UK – unless the weather turns cruel
Despite TS Eliot’s famous reworking of the opening lines to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, April is not usually the cruellest month,…
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Temu, Shein see US sales surge ahead of small parcel tariff
Online shopping giants Temu and Shein saw their sales rebound in March and April as US shoppers stockpiled products such as makeup brushes…
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ECB to cut rates again to help economy overcome trade turmoil
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday (Apr 17), looking to prop up…
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Asia: Markets boosted by ‘Big Progress’ in Japan tariff talks
Tokyo led stocks higher on Thursday (Apr 17) as optimism over Japan-US trade talks offset Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s warning…
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‘Compelling yields’: DBS flags opportunity in hotel S-Reits on Mice, concert hub status
Hotel Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could benefit from the Republic’s drive to establish itself as a regional…
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Bank of Korea holds rate steady after inflation sped up and won wobbled
The Bank of Korea (BOK) held its benchmark interest rate steady to foster stability after consumer inflation unexpectedly picked up and…
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Bank of Korea holds rate steady while citing big rise in downside risks
The Bank of Korea (BOK) kept its benchmark interest rate steady while citing a significant increase in downside risks to growth that have…
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Trump administration escalates its war with Harvard: What to know
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated nearly $3 million in grants for Harvard University in the latest clash with the…
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Stroll along The Bund riverside promenade on flying trip to Shanghai
Hardly anyone misses this popular selfie spot on The Bund waterfront along the Huangpu River in Shanghai with its amazing backdrop.…