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Carol Herman, Who Helped Define California Cool With Ron Herman Stores, Dead at 76
Carol Herman, who along with her husband Ron defined California cool via their signature stores, died May 11. Herman, who was 76, died of multiple system atrophy, a form...
World

Drake Is Back in Earnest
In 2009, after he had retired from his old career as a teen-age actor, and just as he was launching his new career as a grownup hip-hop star, Drake...

All of a Sudden, the Glories of Cannes Are Upon Us
As ever, Gray uses personal dramas to illuminate larger political realities. In the coming-of-age film “Armageddon Time,” he drew a direct connection from the racist policies of the Reagan...

Kadir Nelson’s “Plein Air”
For the cover of the May 25, 2026, issue, the artist Kadir Nelson decided to paint a tribute to the city’s budding artists. “I recently spied a young kid...
Business

Stocks to watch: Hongkong Land, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, SIA, Sembcorp, Delfi
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (May 20): Hongkong Land : The property group posted a 5 per cent rise...

Carol Herman, Who Helped Define California Cool With Ron Herman Stores, Dead at 76
Carol Herman, who along with her husband Ron defined California cool via their signature stores, died May 11. Herman, who was 76, died of multiple system atrophy, a form...
News

MAGA Voter Demolishes Trump’s Major Iran Claim on Live TV
MAGA voters are becoming more and more disillusioned with the president’s performance.“Matt from Las Vegas” tore into Donald Trump during a call-in segment on Real America’s Voice Tuesday, furious...

Trump Brags About How Skinny He Is in Unhinged Ballroom Tour
“I thought the market would go down 25 percent, and I was OK with that to get rid of a nuclear potential holocaust. Would have been a nuclear holocaust....

Transcript: Trump IRS Shakedown Takes Darker Turn: “Stinks…Illegal”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 19 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The...

“Betrayal”: Trump EPA Rolls Back Key Drinking Water Protections
However, Trump added that while he has instructed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, and other military leaders to hold...
Beauty

AI integration in road, transport can help avoid accidents: MoRTH official
There is a lot of scope for AI integration in the road and transport industry to help avoid accidents and check issues of vehicular pollution, a government official...

T20 WC: It”s about adapting, says England’s Tom Banton on new No 4 role
England batter Tom Banton says he is relishing his new role at No.4, adding that he is now "older" and "more mature" with a better understanding of his...
Celebrity

UP govt receives ₹20,300 crore of FDI proposals amid investor push
These proposals have flowed in under the “Uttar Pradesh FDI/FCI, Fortune Global 500, and Fortune India 500 Company Investment Promotion Policy 2023”, the government said.
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Traffic curbs in Delhi for AI Impact Summit 2026: Check advisory here
New Delhi is under heightened security as the five-day AI Impact Summit begins today, February 16, at Bharat Mandapam. The Delhi police have deployed over 10,000 personnel and have...

Sanjay’s 68, bowlers seal 31-run win as USA stay alive for Super 8 round
Sanjay Krishnamurthi's explosive unbeaten half-century followed by a disciplined bowling show powered USA to a crucial 31-run win over Namibia, in a must-win Group C clash here on...

India-US trade deal: Transparency on constraints and commitments needed
When I heard of the trade deal that would end the punitive tariff of 25 per cent for buying Russian oil and reduce the reciprocal tariff on Indian...
Culture

7 ways to develop an entrepreneurial mindset after corporate burnout
If you’re coming out of corporate burnout, you probably don’t need another motivational quote. You need a way to rebuild how you think about work, risk, and yourself. The...

Stop Chasing Trends And Build Real Value
Distraction is expensive. In business and in life, every zigzag and half-step drains time, money, and energy. My stance is simple: stop chasing trends and start compounding value. That’s...

Coach owner Tapestry targets international markets for 70% of growth
Published Tue, May 19, 2026 · 06:46 PM[FASANO, Italy] Tapestry expects about 70 per cent of its growth over the next few years to come from international markets, with...

4 grounding habits for founders in constant uncertainty
Some seasons of building a company feel less like executing a roadmap and more like standing in the middle of a storm trying to read a compass. One week...
Style

5 books successful startup founders recommend again and again
If you spend enough time around founders, you start noticing something interesting. The most successful entrepreneurs rarely recommend books about becoming rich fast or hacking productivity. Instead, they return...

5 Signs Your Business Has Outgrown In-House Accounting
Performing accounting in-house is usually regarded as the logical step at the initial stages of growth. It’s not uncommon for company founders to handle bookkeeping themselves, or for a...

Chaya Czernowin Gives Voice to a Wounded World
Global disaster shadowed this year’s Witten Days for New Chamber Music, an ostensibly insular contemporary-music festival that takes place each spring in the Ruhr Valley, in Germany. Two Iranian composers...

Mary Todd Lincoln Has Long Been Derided. Is Her Reputation Salvageable?
In these early years, Mary helped more often than she hindered, as when she steered Lincoln away from accepting the dead-end territorial governorship of Oregon. Like Nancy Reagan a...
Fashion

Stocks to watch: Hongkong Land, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, SIA, Sembcorp, Delfi
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (May 20): Hongkong Land : The property group posted a 5 per cent rise...

China trade corridor a good foundation to do more, as bilateral cooperation not sure ‘win-wins’: SM Lee
He adds trade is now mixed up with security and rivalry considerations, among others, with more effort needed for positive outcomes[NANNING] Amid uncertainties and worries over trade, what used...

Online retailer Shein to acquire San Francisco-based Everlane
Shein, one of the largest fast-fashion retailers in the world, is set to acquire the “quiet luxury” apparel brand Everlane, media reports said. Shein will buy Everlane from majority...

‘Even a CEO’s job can be replaced by AI’: DBS CEO Tan Su Shan bets big on agentic AI
Amid worries of AI leading to jobless growth, DBS is committed to supporting younger talent[SINGAPORE] DBS is reframing banking with agentic artificial intelligence, and maintaining an organisational culture open...























