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With 100% Tariffs Looming, Indian Suppliers Lay Plans to Pivot Away from the US Market
Trade negotiations between the United States and India have been fraught with tension bordering on passive aggression over the past year, with both sides repeating publicly that they’re vying...
Asia-US East Coast Freight Rates Hit 2026 Peak. Can the Rally Continue?
Asia-to-U.S. East Coast ocean freight rates have accelerated to another annual peak this week, buoying global rates and illustrating the upward pressure from a resilient container market. On the...
Celebrating Halle Berry’s 60th Birthday: Her Evolution From Sexy Strappy Sandals to Classic Pointed Pumps
Halle Berry is turning 60. The actress has been been a red carpet staple since she first burst onto the scene in 1989 in “Living Dolls.” Since then, the...
LoveShackFancy, Fanatics Team on Limited-edition College Collection
LoveShackFancy and Fanatics are teaming up to court the college kids. The limited-edition college collection brings a fresh, feminine perspective to collegiate apparel, combining official university colors, logos and...
World
Bernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Wherever You ListenSign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox.The data centers that...
Toons Have Seldom Been Loonier Than in “Coyote vs. Acme”
In the 1952 “Looney Tunes” short “Operation: Rabbit,” Bugs Bunny encounters another member of the cartoon-critter pantheon. “Allow me to introduce myself,” the figure says, brandishing a business card....
Phoebe Bridgers Comes Back to Earth
“Lost Weekend” announces itself as a return from time spent in the wilderness. “WIFE IS HOME FROM WAR,” read one typically parasocial fan comment on a promotional Instagram post....
“The Hobbler,” by Ingeborg Bachmann
Maybe there’s still hope for a new morning, for clouds that cluster like ripe grapes which, when squeezed, will release from the heavens the sweet streams of enchanted days....
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Business
Hedge funds halved short bets on yen since joint intervention
Published Sat, Aug 15, 2026 · 03:23 PM[TOKYO] Hedge funds further dialled back on their wagers against the yen, signalling a reduction in negative sentiment surrounding the currency after...
PM Modi seeks global push to India’s films, gaming, VFX and digital content
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address on India’s 80th Independence Day, called for boosting India’s soft power and increasing the global reach of films, visual effects (VFX),...
PM Modi unveils free coaching initiative in Independence Day address
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a plan to establish a network of free coaching centres for young people preparing for competitive examinations, saying the initiative would...
Buffalo resident aids in relief amidst destruction from earthquake in Colombia
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — "I just received a notification that another building collapsed."This is what MarCe Zerrate said as WIVB News 4 spoke to her via Zoom from Colombia....
News
ICE Refused to Give Detainees Medical Treatment After Gas Leak
The high temperatures also raised tempers, with arguments and physical incidents increasing among the detainees in a facility that is understaffed, causing the publication’s source to fear for his...
ICE Agents Mock Army Wife They Tried to Deport
Other detainees were led off of the plane in Brazil, but Eliaser was allowed to stay on board to return to Louisiana. Agents then told her that thanks to...
FDA Only Now Goes to Mexico to Investigate Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak
It’s been more than a month since the Federal Drug Administration linked Taylor Farms to the deadly cyclospora outbreak, and yet the agency is only just now sending investigators...
Transcript: Fox Hits Trump with Brutal Polls as Aides Feed Him Hopium
Sargent: Well, we have two new forecasts that pretty much bear out what we’re saying in this conversation. The Fifty Plus One forecast has Dems very narrowly favored to...
Beauty
PM Modi unveils free coaching initiative in Independence Day address
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a plan to establish a network of free coaching centres for young people preparing for competitive examinations, saying the initiative would...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX completes $60 billion acquisition of AI startup Cursor
SpaceX has completed a $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence coding startup Cursor, a key part of Elon Musk's bid to gain ground on rivals Anthropic PBC and...
Tata, NIBE to arm Army with loitering munitions under Rs 1,577-cr deal
The Indian Army will be equipped with loitering munitions under contracts signed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with domestic firms TATA Advanced Systems Limited and NIBE Private...
India’s 600th Test puts history, red-ball revival in focus at Galle
Ninety-four years after India first walked onto the Test stage at Lord’s, the country will enter an exclusive club when Shubman Gill leads the side against Sri Lanka...
Celebrity
PM Modi seeks global push to India’s films, gaming, VFX and digital content
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address on India’s 80th Independence Day, called for boosting India’s soft power and increasing the global reach of films, visual effects (VFX),...
Independence Day 2026: PM Modi Speech Time on August 15, Where to Watch Live Streaming
Independence Day 2026 Live Streaming: On August 15, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a speech from the Red Fort's ramparts to commemorate India's 80th Independence Day....
Maharashtra FDA suspends 14 licences linked to Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended the licences of 14 food business establishments linked to online platforms such as Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart after a state-wide...
Maharashtra FDA suspends 14 licences linked to Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended the licences of 14 food business establishments linked to online platforms such as Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart after a state-wide...
Culture
Investor Relations Data Draws $18M for AI Startup Quartr
Investor relations data just proved it can power a fast-growing business, as Quartr raised $18 million, or about 15.6 million euros, on August 11 to expand its data platform....
Insurtech Startups Rise as Axle Raises $17.5M Series A
Insurance data startup Axle has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding, the company said on August 11, in a round led by Base10 Partners. The financing lands as...
Live Shopping Booms as Whatnot Hits $20B Valuation
Whatnot has raised $545 million in a Series G round that values the live shopping marketplace at $20 billion, nearly doubling its worth in under a year. ICONIQ, Lightspeed,...
A Guide to Holiday Gifting and Showing Appreciation Throughout the Year
Holiday gifting comes around each December when budgets are closing, teams are stretched and other priorities are competing for attention. However, this chaos can be avoided if CEOs and...
Style
What’s the Value of an Hour?
A further irony is that we live in an analytical, financialized age. All around us, systems calculate, markets churn, and clever people find ways to monetize seemingly everything, from...
The Importance of A.O.C’s Public Family Planning
This past Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez had posted several chatty videos explaining why she was pursuing egg-freezing, and why she wanted to do so publicly. Most of her reasons will be...
What to Do in New York City This Fall
Outer-Space Monsters, an Elon Musk DocCreature features arrive from around the world, starting with the South Korean director Na Hong-jin’s science-fiction drama “Hope” (Sept. 9), in which a small-town...
AI Startup Funding: Europe Grabs 55% of VC Cash
AI startup funding in Europe hit a record in the first half of 2026, with a new HumanX and Crunchbase report putting the total at $23 billion. That is...
Fashion
Hedge funds halved short bets on yen since joint intervention
Published Sat, Aug 15, 2026 · 03:23 PM[TOKYO] Hedge funds further dialled back on their wagers against the yen, signalling a reduction in negative sentiment surrounding the currency after...
Oil climbs over US$1 on tanker attacks, no progress on peace
Published Sat, Aug 15, 2026 · 08:58 AM[HOUSTON] Crude oil futures climbed over US$1 a barrel on Friday (Aug 14) on tanker attacks and a lack of progress on...
Netflix plans to close two gaming studios, including one in Hollywood
Netflix said it is in the process of closing two of its gaming studios, as the division is making another round of organizational changes.The Los Gatos, Calif., streamer said...
US retail sales unexpectedly fall in July
Published Fri, Aug 14, 2026 · 09:21 PM[WASHINGTON] US retail sales unexpectedly fell in July after recent strong gains that were fuelled by large tax refunds, but consumer spending...
