Quirky tours draw visitors in Rome
Millions of visitors have descended on the eternal city as Italy’s tourism industry experiences a post-COVID boom. Now there is a growing business in alternative tours, to satisfy those who…
Warning Sirens Never Sounded on Maui, State Official Says
None of the 80 warning sirens placed around Maui were activated by the island or the state’s emergency management agencies in response to the devastating Lahaina fire, a spokesman confirmed…
Trump Election Interference Case to Go to Grand Jury in Georgia Early Next Week
The News Atlanta-area prosecutors have indicated that they will go before a grand jury early next week to present the results of their investigation into election interference by former President…
“We Need to Raise a Lot More in Tax from the Wealthy but That Does Not Convince Me That We Need a Wealth Tax” | naked capitalism
Yves here. It is gratifying to see that in the UK, there is at least a semblance of a discussion about what to do about rising inequality, and particularly the…
Sam Bankman-Fried Sent to Jail After Judge Revokes Bail
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was sent to jail on Friday after a federal judge in New York revoked his bail, accusing him of trying…
What the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear the Purdue Pharma Case Means
The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it would pause a bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma that would give billions of dollars to those harmed by the opioid epidemic in…
The Latest Migrant Battleground: New York City Soccer Fields
For months, as New York City has struggled to find shelter for more than 50,000 migrants, Mayor Eric Adams has sought to rally residents to push Washington for more help.…
Fall’s Sinuous New Silhouettes
Models: Kirandeep Chahal at Purple Thoughts, Vaishnavi at Anima Creative Management and Puja Kulay at Heroes Model Management. Hair by Roxy Attard at Future Rep using R+Co. Makeup by Shivani…
Dwyane Wade Was Destined for the Hall of Fame — and Politics?
When the Miami Heat selected Dwyane Wade with the fifth pick of the 2003 N.B.A. draft, the league was in dire need of star players to carry it out of…
Opinion | Teens Don’t Really Understand That the World Can See What They Do Online, but I Do
Ms. Coppola’s daughter, for example, deleted her video shortly after it began to go viral. It lived on only because adults, ranging from private citizens to legitimate news organizations, saved…