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Waymo expands service area in Los Angeles and San Francisco
Waymo, the autonomous taxi company that’s offered rides in Los Angeles since November, is expanding its service area in the city. Starting…
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Culture
James Frey’s New Cancelled-Guy Sex Novel Is as Bad as It Sounds
The author page of “Next to Heaven,” James Frey’s new novel, breathlessly notes that Frey “was called America’s Most Notorious Author by…
Culture
Train a virtual dragon? Film studios turn to Roblox and other games to reach young fans
Surrounded by virtual cliffs and a cascading waterfall, dragon riders on Roblox’s massive online gaming platform immerse themselves in a…
Culture
Catherine Lacey’s Infinite Regress
A Möbius strip, a looped surface with a single continuous side, is often formed by cutting a long, thin piece of paper and joining its…
Business
A Forgotten Surrealist’s Paintings Return to New York
When Ford returned to his gallery, he entered Orlik’s name into Artnet, the art-price database. His search yielded barely any results.…
Culture
What’s Happening to Reading?
What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an unremarkable activity, essentially unchanged…
News
Apocalypse No: “The Life of Chuck” Stumbles at the Finish Line
It’s impossible to discuss “The Life of Chuck” without revealing the ending, because that’s where the movie starts. It’s built backward,…
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Why Donald Trump Is Obsessed with a President from the Gilded Age
Late in his life, McKinley reconsidered protectionism. He was reëlected in 1900, and by his second Administration he felt that the United…
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The Atomic Bombs’ Forgotten Korean Victims
Tanaka Terumi was thirteen years old when the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, in August, 1945. The blast knocked him…
Culture
The Portland Bar That Screens Only Women’s Sports
When Jenny Nguyen was in her twenties, working as a chef in her home town of Portland, Oregon, she became a regular at pickup basketball…
Culture
So You Want to Be a Genius
Let’s say there’s another pandemic. This time, a lethal disease spreads through contact with other people’s fecal matter. Precision toilet…
Business
Thai Airways exits debt restructuring plan with court approval
Thai Airways International won court approval to exit a debt restructuring programme, paving the way for resumption of trading in its…
Business
Nippon Steel shares rise after Trump approves US$14.9 billion US Steel bid
Nippon Steel shares rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump approved its US$14.9 billion bid for US Steel, clearing a key hurdle in…
Business
Malaysia’s oil giant Petronas looks abroad to help cut production costs
Petroliam Nasional (Petronas), Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, is looking to expand output from more affordable assets abroad…
Business
Indonesia bourse mulls extending trading window by one hour
The Indonesian stock market currently operates in a seven-hour window of 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Indonesia’s stock exchange will consider…
Business
Bank of Japan to weigh slowdown in bond buying cuts after volatility rises
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to consider whether to taper its bond purchases at a slower pace while also leaving its benchmark interest…
News
Trump directs ICE to prioritize deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests
President Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large…
Business
Stocks to watch: Suntec Reit, ESR Reit, Sabana Industrial Reit, Acrophyte Hospitality Trust, Fu Yu
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 16): Suntec Real Estate Investment…
Business
Australia’s ASIC initiates probe into bourse operator ASX
RALIA’S securities regulator said on Monday that it has launched an investigation into Australian bourse operator ASX’s governance,…
Business
Russell 2000 looks set for a catch-up with large-cap indices
The Russell 2000 is a stock market index widely recognised as the leading benchmark for small-cap stocks in the US market. The small-cap…
News
Massive manhunt underway for suspect accused of killing Minnesota lawmaker, her husband
The nationwide manhunt continued Sunday for 57-year-old Vance Boelter, the man whom law enforcement officials have identified as the…
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Indian family mourns fatal Uber crash, raises questions about global ride-hailing safety
On a day typically reserved for celebrating fathers, an Indian family from Noida is grieving the loss of theirs — the result of what they…
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U.S. Senate seeks to add expanded compensation for nuclear radiation victims to tax bill
A program to compensate people exposed to radiation from past nuclear weapons testing and manufacturing could be restarted and expanded…
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Country gets first up-close look at the case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
The "Maryland man" finally got his first day in court, with Kilmar Abrego Garcia appearing in an orange jailhouse jumpsuit before a…