How A Harrowing Fire Became A Silver Lining for A Museum of Chinese American Life
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Chinese general takes a harsh line on Taiwan and other disputes
One of China’s top military leaders has taken a harsh line on regional territorial disputesABC News - World -
Chinese-Americans Are Pushing San Francisco Toward the Political Center
Long a reliable voting bloc for the left, Chinese-Americans have been important drivers of a recent backlash against progressive policies in San Francisco, galvanized by issues like anti-Asian crime and school policies.The Wall Street Journal - World - San Francisco -
Art meets action: how Emily Blunt became Britain’s biggest Hollywood star
The oh-so-British star embraces the mainstream without embarrassment – but accolades have come her way anyway. Earlier this year Emily Blunt received her first Academy Award nomination, for her sly, brittle supporting turn in Christopher Nolan’s ...The Guardian - World -
How Sir Alex Ferguson became a fairy godfather for young managers | Simon Burnton
The 82-year-old’s impact on football goes far beyond his own success with the advice he gives to up-and-coming managers. At around this time in 2006, soon after Chelsea beat Manchester United at Stamford Bridge to secure a second successive league ...The Guardian - World -
How AI and innovative technology are helping countries to protect ocean life
More than 100 nations have agreed to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. One way of doing this is to create what are known as Marine Protected Areas, where human activity is restricted or banned. Ben Tracy reports on how a mix of AI and ...CBS News - Top stories -
How countries are using innovative technology to preserve ocean life
More than 100 nations, including the United States, have agreed to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.CBS News - Top stories -
How AI and innovative technology are helping countries to protect ocean life
More than 100 nations have agreed to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. One way of doing this is to create what are known as Marine Protected Areas, where human activity is restricted or banned. Ben Tracy reports on how a mix of AI and ...CBS News - World -
How Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the US
Chinese firms are racing to set up factories in Mexico to bypass US tariffs and sanctions.BBC News - Top stories -
This is how we do it: ‘I’ve had more sex in the past two years than in the rest of my life’
Violet and Oliver met in their 70s – and are both revelling in their uninhibited, experimental sex life. How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyI used to have trouble taking my clothes off with the lights on. Now I’m ...The Guardian - World -
How accurate is a new movie about the real-life spies who inspired Bond? We checked
Guy Ritchie's latest follows a group of British special forces who took on German U-boats during World War II — and helped inspire James Bond. Here's what's fact and what's fiction.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
This Japanese Museum Actually Keeps Time
The Timepiece Museum has about 120 clocks of all shapes and sizes on display, out of a total of about 800, with the oldest dating from the 1400s.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
House museums #64: Edgar Allan Poe
This modest farm labourers’ cottage in New York was where the master of the macabre wrote his final worksFinancial Times - Business -
American Resolve Is Slipping
Neither Biden or Trump support such credible offensive measures as confronting Iran or Russia.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Camille Claudel's hand, not her trauma, is at the center of a magnificent Getty Museum show
Sculptor Camille Claudel was more than a tragic figure. Her art influenced her titanic mentor, Auguste Rodin. A smart L.A. exhibition explains howLos Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Roberto Cavalli, a Life Out Loud
The fashion designer who made maximalism cool.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
A new start after 60: I gave up teaching, started doodling – and became a cartoonist
As retirement approached, Nancy Beiman wanted to do something creative. Before long she was sketching out the story of a very unusual blended family . When Nancy Beiman was 65 and contemplating retirement from her job as a professor of animation, ...The Guardian - World -
Japan’s remarkable call for American leadership
What stood out last week was the fact that a Japanese leader appeared before Congress and told the United States to act like a global power.The Hill - Politics - Japan -
House fire, explosion injures 1 in Maryland, fire department says
The injured man was transported to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Lt. Twana Allen said in an email to ABC News.ABC News - Top stories -
My Life Outside of the Apple Vision Pro
Apple's mixed-reality headset is impossible to ignore and, one WIRED writer finds, can create a wall of isolation between partners.Wired - Tech - Apple -
Knife by Salman Rushdie review – a life interrupted
While the author’s account of the 2022 murder attempt is a courageous defence of free speech, it is also shot through with self-regard, making it a sometimes hard book to admire. Twelve weeks after the knife attack that almost killed him on 12 ...The Guardian - World -
Jeremy Kyle guest felt 'life was not worth living'
Steve Dymond from Portsmouth was found dead days after going on the Jeremy Kyle Show.BBC News - Top stories -
Drag queen Lady Bushra on life, laughs and Bradford
Lady Bushra, one of the UK's best-known British Asian drag queens, opens up about his first UK tour.BBC News - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Shelley Zalis Isn't Interested in Work-Life Balance
The Female Quotient founder explains why she rejects the idea of balance, and details the mindsets that help her stay positive and present as a working mom and entrepreneur.Inc. - Business -
New owner says don’t worry about Origin Museum game items being auctioned
Sheri Graner Ray was distressed recently when she saw that someone was selling artifacts from The Origin Museum on eBay.VentureBeat - Tech -
Inside LACMA's plans to share its collection with a new Las Vegas museum: 'I'm a West Coast booster'
Early this year the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced a partnership with the planned Las Vegas Museum of Art. LACMA's Michael Govan and LVMA director Heather Harmon discuss the details of the arrangement.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Children's museum total solar eclipse event may have led to measles exposure
Officials are warning that people who attended a total eclipse event at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis may have been exposed to measles.ABC News - Top stories -
Company Bosses Draw a Red Line on Office Activists
Google’s dismissal of protesting workers is the latest example of employers pushing back against pressure tactics by staff.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Minions and camels hit the streets for marathon
More than 50,000 people are running through the capital, many in fancy dress.BBC News - Top stories -
Barca: 'Embarrassing' LaLiga lacks goal-line tech
Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and manager Xavi Hernandez slammed the "embarrassing" lack of goal-line technology in Spain after a 3-2 loss to Real Madrid on Sunday.ESPN - Sports -
Climate politics and the bottom line — CBS News poll
Many Americans see an economic cost to combating climate change.CBS News - Politics - Climate -
Climate politics and the bottom line — CBS News poll
Many Americans see an economic cost to combating climate change.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Company Bosses Draw a Red Line on Office Activists
Google’s dismissal of protesting workers is the latest example of employers pushing back against pressure tactics by staff.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Chris Mason: Measure draws election dividing line
Ministers believe the novel deportation scheme is worth a try, but Labour plans to get rid of it.BBC News - Top stories -
Biden’s damaging war against American energy production
There is a boom in American oil production. By waging war against it, President Biden could make us more reliant on OPEC, Venezuela, Russia and Iran in the years ahead.The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Blinken to raise risks for American travelers on trip to Beijing
The Biden administration is unlikely to ease high-level travel warnings for China unless the country takes concrete steps to address safety concerns, a senior administration official told The Hill ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip ...The Hill - Politics -
Farewell to stock exchanges — fire is not their only enemy
Technology and modernisation were transforming these financial monuments even before the Copenhagen blazeFinancial Times - World -
Paychecks, Drafts and Firings: The Possible Future of College Sports
National Labor Relations Board testimony, now in the hands of a judge, could have wide-ranging consequences — positive and negative — for athletes and their institutions.The New York Times - Top stories -
Zelensky lauds House passage of Ukraine aid bill: 'This is a solution for protecting life'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the U.S. after the House passed a bill providing additional funds to Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia. "Today, we received the awaited decision on the US aid package that we ...The Hill - Politics - Ukraine -
Nancy Pelosi book, 'The Art of Power,' will reflect on her career in public life
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public lifeABC News - Entertainment -
Mum wishing son's life away in free childcare wait
Alex McGinn is waiting for her son to turn three so he qualifies for 30 hours of free childcare.BBC News - Top stories