How Vuori Became One of the Hottest Names in Fashion
When Joe Kudla talks about the Vuori customer — the loyal, die-hard consumer of the company he founded a decade ago — Jimmy Spencer is exactly the kind of person…
Will Cuomo Run for Mayor? Racial Politics Complicate His Decision.
Andrew M. Cuomo has been here before. In 2002, fresh off a stint as the nation’s housing secretary, Mr. Cuomo decided to run for governor of New York. Fellow Democrats…
Trump’s Deportation Plan Is Said to Start Next Week in Chicago
The incoming Trump administration intends to carry out “post-inauguration” immigration raids in Chicago next week, according to two people familiar with the planning and correspondence reviewed by The New York…
TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users
TikTok said late Friday that its service would “go dark” for its 170 million American users on Sunday because of a ban in the United States over fears that its…
How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company. For several years, during both Republican…
mBridge, a Bank of International Settlements Project Hyped by BRICS Fans as a Way to Evade Sanctions, Shut Down | naked capitalism
Back in the stone ages when yours truly stated blogging, the practitioners, economists, and journalists covering the world of finance, and most of all those worried about the dangerously large…
Evaluating the Risks of Engineered Viruses and Bacteria, aka ‘Mirror Life’ | naked capitalism
Yves here. Perhaps I will not be the only one to find the level of concern expressed in this article to be grossly inadequate compared to the hazards. Even though…
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
US President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offences, three days before he leaves office. Biden said the offenders were “serving disproportionately…
SpaceX Starship Rocket Is Lost During 7th Test Launch, Causing Debris to Fall
The seventh test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket failed on Thursday as the vehicle’s upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction as it headed upward to space. SpaceX was able to…
A Guide to Living in Yonkers N.Y.
Yonkers, the third largest city in New York with a once sleepy downtown, has been attracting new businesses, rental projects and creative spaces, with more planned. Developers and businesses are…