The $1.14 Million Trade That Sparked Hong Kong’s Segantii Insider Trading Trial
In the closely knit financial community of Hong Kong, major criminal cases are both rare and closely watched.
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This fast-food giant is quietly removing something millions of customers use every visit
The change has already started rolling out, and most people don’t notice until it’s gone. The glory days of self-serve fountain drinks at McDonald’s are almost over, and people are not happy.
‘Extensive brutality’: Rebel attacks reap hell on Congolese civilians | News
ISIS-linked group has tortured, killed and abducted civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including children. Amnesty International has accused a rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of mass war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a damning new report published Monday, the rights group said the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was…
Protestors Clamor Outside of Met Gala Opposing Jeff Bezos’ Involvement
With all of the action on the Met Gala carpet, there was just as much going on right outside of its entrance. Midway through the stream of stars strutting up the iconic Met steps, a protestor nearly crashed the carpet, getting as close as the pit of photographers before they were tackled by a number…
Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff
Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.
A Study Shows That Cellphone Bans Didn’t Improve US Students’ Test Scores
Matt Cardy/Getty Images Smartphone bans in the classroom might not be the panacea that governments and school administrations want them to be, according to a recently published study. As first reported by The New York Times, the National Bureau of Economic Research will publish a study called The Effects…
The da Vinci bloodline is unlocking the genius’s genetic secrets
For more than 500 years, Leonardo da Vinci has been admired as a brilliant artist, inventor, and thinker whose talents seemed far ahead of his time. Now, an ambitious international effort known as the Leonardo DNA Project is bringing scientists closer than ever to uncovering the biological roots of his genius. A newly published book,…
AUSL surprises players with ‘golden tickets’ and drafts 17 players
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League surprised star collegiate softball players with “golden tickets” in the weeks leading up to the draft — letting them know they will be drafted this season on one of the six AUSL teams. On Monday, draftees found out which team selected them during the AUSL Draft Show (ESPN2; 7 p.m….
Heidi Klum Shocks at 2026 Met Gala With ‘Living Sculpture’ Ensemble
Supermodel and television host Heidi Klum is one of many to pay homage to the art world at the 2026 MET Gala. Klum took to the steps on Monday night in a custom look by designer Mike Marino, inspired by classical works such as the “Veiled Christ” by Giuseppe Sammartino and the “Veiled Vestal” by…
Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests | Iran
Iran has executed three men charged in connection with political protests this January, authorities have said, the latest in a wave of hangings against the backdrop of the war against the US and Israel. Iranian authorities have carried out executions on a near-daily basis in recent weeks in what activists have denounced as a bid…