‘Buying Quiet’: Inside the Israeli Plan That Propped Up Hamas
Just weeks before Hamas launched the deadly Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, the head of Mossad arrived in Doha, Qatar, for a meeting with Qatari officials. For years, the Qatari…
The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn.
When Flint, Mich., announced in September that 68 assault weapons collected in a gun buyback would be incinerated, the city cited its policy of never reselling firearms. “Gun violence continues…
Gaza War Has Buoyed Egypt’s Leader Ahead of Presidential Vote
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt woke up on Oct. 7 remarkably unpopular for someone considered a shoo-in for a third term in office — guaranteed by his authoritarian grip…
What to Know About Elizabeth Magill, the Penn President Who Resigned
The president of the University of Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Magill, resigned on Saturday, four days after she came under fire for her responses at a congressional hearing on Tuesday in which…
Annual Changes to the Nasdaq-100 Index®
NEW YORK , Dec. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the Nasdaq-100 Index ® (Nasdaq: NDX), which will become…
Nasdaq Appoints Roland Chai as President of European Market Services
STOCKHOLM, Sweden , Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announces the appointment of Roland Chai as President of European Market Services, effective 1 January 2024 .…
Penn’s Leadership Resigns Amid Controversies Over Antisemitism
The president of the University of Pennsylvania, M. Elizabeth Magill, resigned on Saturday, four days after she appeared before Congress and appeared to evade the question of whether students who…
Conservatives Called Her Artwork ‘Obscene.’ She’s Back for More.
Very few visual artists have been the subject of a Supreme Court case. Karen Finley, 67, is one of them. A member of the so-called N.E.A. Four, Finley — along…
Life for the Lowest Class in Ancient Pompeii? It Was Awful.
Archaeologists excavating parts of the ancient city of Pompeii made public new discoveries on Friday that provide a grim glimpse into the bleak existence of enslaved people two millenniums ago,…
Ryan O’Neal, Who Became a Star With ‘Love Story,’ Dies at 82
Ryan O’Neal, who became an instant movie star in the hit film “Love Story,” the highest-grossing movie of 1970, but who was later known as much for the troubles of…