The oil and gas crisis stemming from the Iran war has made energy security a central factor globally, officials and executives at Semafor World Economy said, though they diverged on whether that shift would benefit gas. Fossil fuel prices have surged since the war began, driving debate over the instability ...
Month: April 2026
America’s hiking culture is built on egoAmerica’s hiking culture is built on ego
From peak-bagging to thru-hiking, Americans have turned traversing land into personal milestones. This wilderness ranger and Indigenous writer has witnessed it firsthand Këmituxwe Éhènta Wehikiyànkw You are walking in our old homeland After spending 12 years backpacking some of America’s wildest trails as a wilderness ranger for the US Forest ...
Thomson Reuters Fired Worker For Speaking Out About ICE, Former Employee SaysThomson Reuters Fired Worker For Speaking Out About ICE, Former Employee Says
Thomson Reuters, the technology and content conglomerate that owns the Reuters media agency but also owns and operates the investigative CLEAR database, fired a longstanding employee after they spoke out about the company selling data products to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. The ...
Trump hints Iran talks could resume this week as US maritime blockade continuesTrump hints Iran talks could resume this week as US maritime blockade continues
The United Nations’ secretary general said it was “highly probable” that the negotiations would restart. ...
Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran talks could resume ‘over next two days’; Lebanon and Israel enter negotiationsMiddle East crisis live: Trump says Iran talks could resume ‘over next two days’; Lebanon and Israel enter negotiations
US president says the country is ‘inclined’ to go to Pakistan for more talks; Israel and Lebanon enter direct negotiations in Washington for the first time since 1990s US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says South Korean president Lee Jae Myung has said rising tensions around ...
Plastic detox: six kitchen upgrades to rid your food of microplastics and PfasPlastic detox: six kitchen upgrades to rid your food of microplastics and Pfas
Get rid of ‘forever chemicals’. Here are our top plastic-free kitchen swaps to help you safely prep, cook, store and clean The six best plastic-free cutting boards in the US for 2026, tested Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Microplastics in ...
Why aren’t Republicans thrilled by the fall in teen pregnancies? | Arwa MahdawiWhy aren’t Republicans thrilled by the fall in teen pregnancies? | Arwa Mahdawi
In the US, the birth rate for 15- to 19-year-olds dropped 7% last year. But what seems like good news for society has been lamented by some leading Maga figures Teenagers these days, eh? Instead of having unprotected sex and popping out babies, they’re wasting their time on TikTok, or ...
Always in crisis mode? You might be catastrophizing – here’s how to stopAlways in crisis mode? You might be catastrophizing – here’s how to stop
When your boss asks to meet, do you assume you’re about to get fired? Experts explain this common pattern Your boss asks you for a meeting later in the week; you have never received negative feedback, but you automatically assume you’re about to get fired. Thoughts begin to swirl as ...
‘Such a water-cooler show!’ Jane Krakowski on Ally McBeal – and life as the world’s biggest scene-stealer‘Such a water-cooler show!’ Jane Krakowski on Ally McBeal – and life as the world’s biggest scene-stealer
The 1990s series set her career alight; then came 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and countless theatre triumphs. She discusses Tina Fey, Stephen Sondheim and why it would take a broken leg to keep her off stage ‘I’ve been on three television shows that moved the needle a little bit,” ...
‘They accomplished so much, even as they were dying’: the groundbreaking gay art of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek‘They accomplished so much, even as they were dying’: the groundbreaking gay art of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek
A new book uncovers the yearning romance that fueled the Aids-era artists’ life and work Andrew Durbin, author and editor-in-chief of Frieze Magazine, spent almost five years writing The Wonderful World That Almost Was. This dual biography of photographer Peter Hujar and sculptor Paul Thek, two gay artists who made ...