The New Massive Resistance
Violent mobs have no legitimate part to play in our democratic republic, not in Oxford, Miss., in 1962, not in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2025. Source link
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Congress Should Update Trump’s International Tax Relief
As the Senate considers the House’s tax bill, it should remember that international changes to the tax code in 2017 were also helpful for economic growth. Source link
“Materialists” Is a Feast of Talking Pictures
Words are actions, as anyone who’s ever been told “I do” or “You’re fired” knows. Yet, after nearly a century of talking pictures, most directors fail to depict talk as vigorously or…
Do Androids Dream of Anything at All?
Although the literature of automatism has existed in one mold or another since the late Middle Ages—with sixteenth-century folktales about a golem made of clay and summoned to life,…
Jean Smart and John Krasinski Go It Alone, on Broadway and Off
This has been the season of the star. For months now, possibly because the film and television industries spent 2024 in disarray, New York theatre has been a kind of buffet of mostly male…
What Trump Missed at the Kennedy Center Production of “Les Mis”
On Wednesday evening, when the new Czar of All the Arts, Donald Trump, went to see “Les Misérables”—which is, we are told, along with “Cats,” and “Evita,” a favored musical of his—at the…
Singapore shares fall on Friday amid Middle East tensions; STI down 0.3%
Dip mirrors loss in global equity markets on fears Israel’s strikes on Iran could stoke wider regional conflict Local stocks ended lower on Friday (Jun 13), in line with losses in global…
Iran Launches 100 Drones at Tel Aviv in Retaliation after Israeli Airstrikes Killed Iran's Top Military Officials and Disrupted Nuclear Program
Iran launched over 100 drones at Israel on Friday in response to massive airstrikes that killed senior military officers and scientists while crippling its nuclear facilities. The…
Chinese firms may join group seeking to buy Li Ka-shing’s ports: sources
China’s largest shipping company is among the firms in talks to invest in a multinational consortium seeking to buy billionaire Li Ka-shing’s global ports, according to people familiar…
Captain Sumeet Sabharwal: Air India's Pilot Made Desperate Mayday Call Seconds Before Crash as Experts Believe Bird Strike Led to Tragedy
The pilot of the Air India flight frantically reported that the aircraft was fast "losing power" just moments before the deadly crash, killing at least 260 people, with only one passenger…
Asian Markets Sell Off as Middle East Tensions Spike and Oil Prices Surge
Asian traders woke to a nervous open on Friday after oil surged and Wall Street futures sank following reports that Israel had carried out a military strike against Iran. The unexpected…
OCBC users hit by log-in, payment issues; services restored by 2.30 pm
More than 1,000 outage reports are lodged on tracking site Downdetector from around 11 am Customers of OCBC experienced difficulties making payments via the bank’s mobile app and Internet…
Israel Launches Massive Airstrikes on Iran's Nuclear Program and Kills Several Top Military Officials as Khamenei Vows 'Harsh Punishment'
Israel has carried out "preemptive attacks" on Iran, targeting its nuclear program and killed several senior military officials in a bid to stop Tehran from advancing its development of…
Gold tops one-month high as Middle East tensions spur safe-haven demand
GOLD prices climbed on Friday to their highest point in more than a month, on track for a weekly gain, as investors sought safe-haven assets after Israel’s strike on Iran heightened Middle…
Oil soars more than 9% after Israel strikes Iran, rattling investors
OIL prices surged more than 9 per cent on Friday, hitting their highest in almost five months after Israel struck Iran, dramatically escalating tensions in the Middle East and raising…
Meta finalises investment in Scale AI, valuing startup at US$29 billion
META Platforms has finalised an investment in Scale AI that values the startup at over US$29 billion, Scale AI said on Thursday. Two sources familiar with the matter said that Meta’s…
‘I got up and ran’: How one man survived the Air India crash that killed 241
AS AIR India Flight AI171 descended toward its doom on Thursday, Ramesh Vishwaskumar sat in the first row of economy class - headed for one of the most harrowing and luckiest moments of…
AMD unveils AI server as OpenAI taps its newest chips
Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intelligence server for 2026 that aims to challenge Nvidia’s flagship offerings as OpenAI’s CEO said the ChatGPT…
Judge questions Trump's use of troops in California
A federal judge seemed skeptical of President Trump's ability to deploy the National Guard to quell unrest in Los Angeles over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, saying…
AI toys and games? Barbie maker Mattel teams up with OpenAI to create new products
Your next toy or game may be able to converse with you. Mattel, the El Segundo toy maker behind Barbie and Hot Wheels, said Thursday that it’s teaming up with OpenAI, which created popular…
Air India crash latest test for new Boeing leadership
The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown progress under new leadership. Shares of the American…
Europe: Shares drop as trade optimism wanes, geopolitical tensions rise
EUROPEAN equities logged their fourth consecutive decline on Thursday as trade optimism dimmed, while mounting geopolitical tensions prompted a pullback from risk assets. The pan-European…
Left wing staging nationwide 'No Kings' protests to counter Trump's military parade
Liberal groups are planning to rain on President Trump's military parade Saturday with hundreds of organized protests set to take place in cities across the country. Source link
What Is So Bad About a Nuclear Iran?
For one, the regime is the foremost state sponsor of terrorism on earth. Source link