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What a discovered lost Maya city might have looked like

The BBC's Georgina Rannard shows a virtual rendition of Valeriana - which has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under the jungle canopy in Mexico.

Here’s Why People Feel Like a Strong U.S. Economy Is Passing Them By

Many people feel they aren’t getting their share of strong economic expansion—and that isn’t always a disconnect from reality, according to new research.

Business - Inc. - 6 days ago

Five Teams Look Like N.B.A. Title Contenders This Season

The Celtics are strong candidates to repeat as championships, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Quentin Tarantino praises flop Joker sequel: ‘I really, really liked it’

Writer-director shows support for critically maligned and commercially disastrous musical follow-up to 2019 hit. Quentin Tarantino has come out in support of the critical and commercial flop ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Welcome to The Long Wave: ‘The Black diaspora is like a large, sprawling family’

My father’s old radio inspired a place where we can show Black life in all its textures. Plus: Jamaicans on Kamala Harris’s final push for the White House, and Mati Diop follows the return of ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Save Your Reputation: Don’t Like Your Employees Too Much

Discover how likability can affect your judgment—and personal brand.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

Why the racist jokes at Trump's rally fell so flat, according to comedians

Fellow comics were among the most vocal critics of Tony Hinchcliffe, whose recent jokes at at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday bombed.

‘We were trapped like rats’: Spain’s floods bring devastation and despair

Residents describe impact of floods and downpours – with some places hit with a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours. Spanish flash floods – live updates The gratitude that greeted ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Trump to supporters after Biden remarks: 'They've treated you like garbage'

Donald Trump during a rally Wednesday hit back over remarks made by President Biden in which he appeared to disparage the former president's supporters, telling the crowd, "They've treated you like ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

CDC says slivered onions are 'likely source' of McDonald's E. coli infections

Slivered onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders are the “likely source” of an outbreak of E. coli infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. The number ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Trump says he would 'protect' women, 'whether the women like it or not'

Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would "protect" women "whether the women like it or not," a comment the Harris campaign immediately pounced on.

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

National insurance rise will hit lower-wage parts of UK economy hardest, study shows

Findings of IFS think-tank come as Reeves acknowledges policies could dampen pay growth

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Trump says "whether the women like it or not, I'm going to protect them"

Former President Donald Trump said that his advisers deemed the line about protecting women "inappropriate."

Harris: Trump remark on protecting women whether they like it or not 'offensive'

Vice President Harris slammed former President Trump for saying at a rally on Wednesday that he would be women’s “protector,” a phrase he used two months ago and again this week at a rally in ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

How will UK tax rises on private equity’s carried interest work?

Changes unveiled in Rachel Reeves’ Budget mean the performance fee will be treated as income from 2026

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Faisal Islam: Rachel Reeves doesn’t mind if you don't like her Budget

The Budget is about the long game on the economy and Reeves believes the current pain is a price worth paying.

Ain't no party like an East L.A. Dodgers party — and it didn't stop

The fireworks exploded the moment Walker Buehler struck out Alex Verdugo to win the Series. Inside Paradise, "I Love L.A." blasted as everyone hugged and ordered more cubetas (buckets of beer).

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

Discounters Like Burlington, T.J. Maxx Expected to Win Holiday-Shopping Wars

Investors can expect a bleak outlook for department stores that have struggled to provide consumers with the value they’re looking for, but discounters such as T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less and ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Harris seizes on Trump's pledge to protect women 'whether they like it or not'

Vice President Kamala Harris slammed Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the former president's pledge to protect women was "offensive to everybody."

Japan's rising minimum wage likely to push up inflation, BOJ says

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

American activists were behind efforts to spread conspiracies with bot networks, study finds

American political activists on the left and the right are using networks of social media followers that behave like bots to rapidly spread conspiracy theories.

Russia's struggle to kick the Ukrainians out is likely only going to get tougher