Pope Francis on Monday placed Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan modernist once called “God’s architect” for his work on the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona’s world-famous basilica, on the path to sainthood. Francis recognized his “heroic virtues” and authorized a decree declaring him “venerable,” a move toward sainthood, the Vatican said in a statement. For the next step,…
The Trump trade war has gone viral on TikTok, pushing a Chinese e-commerce app, DHgate, to the top of the Apple App Store in the U.S. After Trump increased U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports by 145%, numerous Chinese suppliers and manufacturers began making TikTok videos explaining to consumers how the global luxury goods market actually…
Mike Budenholzer is the latest NBA coach to be fired as the Phoenix Suns announced they are parting ways with him after just one season in charge. The team announced Budenholzer’s departure in a short, terse statement on Monday. “Competing at the highest level remains our goal, and we failed to meet expectations this season,”…
Sir Rod Stewart has no plans to slow down any time soon. The Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? hitmaker, 80, has shared a defiant message to the joy of fans saying he won’t be retiring – ever. The British crooner, one of the most iconic musicians of all time, shared a picture of himself performing…
Mehul Choksi, a wealthy diamond dealer whom India has sought in connection with a fraud case involving one of India’s largest state-run banks, has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said on Monday. Mr. Choksi, 65, is wanted on charges relating to an attempt to defraud the publicly owned Punjab National Bank of nearly $1.8…
This is the full speech delivered by Grab CEO Anthony Tan at last week’s GrabX event. Watch the video above, or read the complete transcript below. Hi everyone. Welcome to GrabX—our first ever product event! We have an exciting lineup of innovations to show you today. These are innovations we’ve created with our user needs…
Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast It’s another Monday edition of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast with Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman. The guys recap all the action around MLB from this weekend and start the pod by discussing the San Diego Padres domination of the Colorado Rockies. The pair look at the stellar pitching the Padres have and…
Katy Perry and her all-female crew shot “across the sky” like a firework and blasted off into space on a Blue Origin rocket. The E.T. singer, along with journalist Gayle King and billionaire Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, launched to the edge of space on Monday morning as part of Blue Origin’s latest mission, called NS-31. Former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe,…
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Emboldened by President Trump, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Monday escalated his culture war against what he calls “gender madness,” after his governing party voted to amend the Constitution to mandate that all Hungarians are either male or female. The amendment proposed by the government was endorsed by Parliament, where the prime minister’s…
