Rifle in Charlie Kirk killing complicates the usual gun-control narrative
The single shot that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk's last week upended decades of the gun control debate. Source link
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Yuan’s gradual advance may offer boost to emerging currencies
CHINA’S new-found tolerance for steady yuan appreciation looks set to re-accelerate a rally in emerging-market (EM) currencies, as investors brace themselves for lower US interest rates.…
Why Gen Z can’t afford to specialize at work
In 2013, at the age of 22, I found myself in what many in my field would consider a dream position: working in New York City as an analyst at Goldman Sachs. The position offered everything…
How to watch the 2025 Emmy Awards live, including free options
The invention of television disrupted the entertainment industry, although not everyone saw the potential right away. Darryl F. Zanuck, co-founder of 20th Century Fox, famously quipped in…
SGX’s new index risks being ‘just another index’ without clear differentiators, caution analysts
While it can raise the profile of larger non-STI stocks and attract fund products, analysts call for more clarity on criteria for inclusion Market watchers have floated ideas for the…
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 inclusion Market watchers have floated ideas for the…
Can AI doulas improve maternal health?
For pregnant women, the future is here—just in time for an urgent healthcare crisis. In the U.S., maternity care deserts are growing, often leaving communities completely without options.…
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
MSNBC’s Shameful Breaking News Coverage on Charlie Kirk
The subsequent removal of one pundit does not make things right. Source link
The Western Canon Can Help Us Resist the Totalitarian Temptation
C. S. Lewis offered a moral and intellectual antidote to the totalitarian temptation: a return to ancient truths to help defeat the lies of his own day, and of ours. Source link
The GOP Shouldn’t Give Up the Obamacare Fight (Again)
Don’t let Democrats portray Covid-era subsidies as the new normal. Source link
‘Access’ Trumps Safety in New Abortion Shield Laws
Allowing abortion pill prescriptions to be shipped without a patient’s name will contribute to safety risks. Source link
The Palestinian Organizer Who Wouldn’t Be Silenced
In early March, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mahmoud Khalil—a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student, campus organizer, and legal permanent resident—and detained…
The Breanna Stewart of sports mascots
On October 24, 2024, tens of thousands of fans lined the streets of lower Manhattan to celebrate their latest hometown championship team, the New York Liberty. They gathered to cheer…
Ground transportation is one of the most lobbied sectors in the United States. Here’s why that matters
Transportation policy and infrastructure are determined by what the most influential lobbyists spend their resources on. If one of the old investigative journalism shows was publishing a…
How Musk’s techno-utopianism evolved from 20th-century Europe
In The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge with AI, the futurist Ray Kurzweil imagines the point in 2045 when rapid technological progress crosses a threshold as humans merge with…
S-Reits deliver double-digit total returns in Q3 as investors await rate cuts
Real estate investment trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) rebounded strongly in the third quarter to date, with the iEdge S-Reit index delivering total returns of 10.3 per cent since end-June,…
3 questions to ask to clarify confusing feedback
You are constantly getting feedback from others about your performance at work. A client may be happy with their interaction. A colleague may walk away from a meeting upset. You get…
Trump's travel ban keeps international students from coming to the U.S. for college
With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States. Source link
Hedge funds slash bullish oil bets to lowest ever amid Opec hike
Hedge funds chopped their bullish position on US crude to the lowest on record as the Opec+ alliance’s latest decision to boost production compounded already-gloomy forecasts that the…
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 top destinations for first-time share sales this…
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
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 government custody. Source link
School district cuts 'mental health' opt-out for girls seeking to avoid biological boys in restrooms
A California school district has dumped its hotly contested policy offering a "mental health accommodation" for girls seeking to avoid sharing locker rooms and restrooms with biological…