Donald Trump arrived at the Knicks’ biggest night in 27 years hoping to cement his status and power in his hometown. But the fans had other ideas On Monday night, the most powerful man in the world crashed a citywide celebration 27 years in the making and almost shut it ...
Month: June 2026
This US neighborhood is full of hazardous air pollution. Can a network of sensors make ‘the invisible visible’?This US neighborhood is full of hazardous air pollution. Can a network of sensors make ‘the invisible visible’?
Pacoima is hemmed in by highways and heavy industry, and its residents are fighting pollution with hyperlocal air quality monitoring Jose Luis Salas looks up at the ladder. “Are you ready?” he asks Shance Taylor, an environmental project manager who’s holding a white container, about the size of a shoebox, ...
‘A man of great appetites’: what’s it like to be a dictator’s personal chef?‘A man of great appetites’: what’s it like to be a dictator’s personal chef?
In an often chilling new documentary, the chefs of brutal leaders from Idi Amin to Saddam Hussein, talk about their unusual lives behind the scenes Kim Jong-il loved pepperoni pizza. Saddam Hussein couldn’t resist a fish barbecue. Idi Amin reportedly had the capacity for an entire roasted goat. The menus ...
Cat ladies aren’t that ‘crazy’ after all – the social science behind the stereotypeCat ladies aren’t that ‘crazy’ after all – the social science behind the stereotype
Felines have long been associated with feminine power – and these women are embracing a cliché used to bring them down To support 700 cats, you need roughly 1,350lbs of food a week. But that’s just the dry stuff, which isn’t a balanced enough diet for a cat. You also ...
Sea drone rescues US army helicopter crew near Strait of HormuzSea drone rescues US army helicopter crew near Strait of Hormuz
An uncrewed vessel picked up two crew members of an Apache helicopter that went down on Monday, US officials tells CBS News. ...
Hundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could riseHundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could rise
Dozens of people are dead and hundreds more injured following an earthquake in the country’s south. ...
300 migrants bound for UK kidnapped and threatened with kidney removal300 migrants bound for UK kidnapped and threatened with kidney removal
The Iraqi Kurds were captured by a militia who demanded a ransom of $5,000 (£3,700) per person. ...
China is keeping oil markets balancedChina is keeping oil markets balanced
Amena’s view When it comes to managing oil markets, the focus typically falls on OPEC and its efforts to regulate supply. Yet with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed for more than three months and roughly 12 million barrels per day of OPEC+ production shut in, market balancing has taken ...
Germany bears the brunt of China Shock 2.0Germany bears the brunt of China Shock 2.0
Andy’s view Beijing often gets blamed for the devastation of US factory towns that spawned an opioid epidemic and a populist revolt, but the “China Shock” was largely a Made-in-America phenomenon — one led by US multinationals. After Washington ushered China into the World Trade Organization in 2001, US Fortune ...
Greer heads to Silicon Valley to promote onshoringGreer heads to Silicon Valley to promote onshoring
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer files to California later this week for a tour of manufacturing facilities that will hype the Trump administration’s efforts to onshore jobs, according to plans shared first with Semafor. Greer is slated to visit Tesla and NextFlex in Fremont and San Jose, respectively, on Thursday ...