Menendez to Be Sentenced on Federal Corruption Charges
Robert Menendez, the once-powerful U.S. senator from New Jersey who was convicted last year of participating in a brazen scheme to trade political clout for bribes, could spend much of…
Pentagon Removes General Milley’s Security Detail and Revokes His Clearance
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told Gen. Mark A. Milley, the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that he is removing his security detail, revoking his security clearance,…
State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now
The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a waiver for lifesaving medicines and medical services, offering a reprieve for a worldwide H.I.V. treatment program that was halted last week. The waiver,…
Euronext to acquire Nasdaq’s Nordic power futures business
Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Milan, Oslo and Paris / New York – 28 January 2025 – Euronext (Euronext: ENX), the leading European capital market infrastructure, and Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ), a…
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/28/2025 | naked capitalism
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The Growing Inequality in Life Expectancy Among Americans | naked capitalism
Lambert here: Everything’s going according to plan. By Amy Maxmen, public health local editor and correspondent, was a senior reporter at Nature covering health inequities, global health, infectious diseases, and…
Vietnam’s Drivers, Facing Steep Fines, Are Minding the Rules of the Road
Vietnam’s motorbike drivers have always tended to treat red lights as suggestions, more slow down than stop. At rush hour, they’ve brought the same indifference to other rules, like: Yield…
Whole Foods Workers Form First Union in Amazon’s Grocery Chain
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia voted on Monday to become the first unionized store in Amazon’s grocery chain, opening a new front in the e-commerce giant’s efforts…
The Verdict on Peter Copping’s Debut at Lanvin
So begins the year of fashion change. First out of the gate: Lanvin, where Peter Copping, who took the creative reins in September, wasn’t just tasked with giving an old…
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Bizarre, Frightening Obsession With Britain
Keir Starmer, the newly elected prime minister, appeared to call Mr. Musk out. “To large social media companies and those who run them,” Mr. Starmer said at the time, “violent…