May 6, 2025, 6:46 a.m. ET An election campaign poster for Friedrich Merz in western Germany this year. Credit…Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Before he returned to politics, won a national election and became the first would-be chancellor in modern German history to fail to win the job on the first ballot in Parliament,…
Nikola Jokić had 42 points and 22 rebounds, and Aaron Gordon hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds to give the Denver Nuggets a stunning 121-119 comeback win over Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. The top-seeds, out of timeouts, missed a desperation heave as time expired in Game 1 of their Western Conference semi-final…
6 May 2025 Hilaria Baldwin “started to question [her] sanity” after she was accused of faking her Spanish accent. Hilaria Baldwin has opened up about the controversy The 41-year-old entrepreneur has admitted to being devastated by the controversy over her accent in 2020, when the public started to question the authenticity of her Spanish origins….
Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he accepted an invitation to a gathering of the French Foreign Legion in Corsica. At the last moment, the organizers asked him to arrive on the parade ground not by road or rail, but by parachute. Mr. Merz,…
Here’s What Einstein Would Tell Trump Einstein offers a lesson for scientists who are protesting an out-of-control nationalist administration attacking U.S. science today By Alexander Soifer Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock Photo Germany was once a beacon of science. On January 31, 1933, that all changed, when Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany. In early…
Seaweed absorbs rare minerals and elements from seawater as it grows. A new initiative from Blue Evolution, called Orca Minerals, aims to harvest the materials. On farms off the coast of Alaska and in Mexico, a company called Blue Evolution grows seaweed used in food and skincare products. But five years ago, while studying the…
6 May 2025, Cairo, Egypt – “It might be gloves. It’s always hand hygiene”, the theme of this year’s World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD), emphasizing the critical role of hand hygiene as a simple yet powerful and cost-saving infection prevention and control (IPC) intervention, alongside the importance of appropriate glove use and the need to…
BOSTON — The Celtics cruised along midway through the third quarter, looking every bit like the defending champions as they built a massive lead. But the Knicks stunned the Celtics in an 108-105 overtime thriller Monday at TD Garden. New York stole both Game 1 of the East semifinals and home-court advantage in one swoop…
Diljit Dosanjh made his much-anticipated debut at the 2025 MET Gala, turning heads with a look inspired by regal Indian heritage. Dressed by designer Prabal Gurung, the singer-actor paid tribute to Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, one of India’s most flamboyant royals known for his opulent taste and extravagant jewellery. Diljit arrived wearing an ivory…
Less than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American consumers. “Explosive” is how Carol Tomé, UPS’s chief executive, in July described the volume of shipments from e-commerce companies selling Chinese goods in the United States. And FedEx’s chief customer…
