Gold slips as profit-taking, softer geopolitical tone hit safe-haven demand

[BENGALURU] Gold slipped on Thursday (Jan 15) as investors booked profits after three consecutive sessions of record highs, while an apparent softer tone from US President Donald Trump on...
Oscar-Shortlisted ‘All The Empty Rooms’ Shows The Spaces Left Behind By School Shootings
Purple hair ties stretched over a door handle. SpongeBob plush toys arranged neatly on a bed. Unicorn figurines, a...
Wells Fargo misses profit estimates on severance costs, shares fall
WELLS Fargo missed analysts’ profit estimates in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, after it booked US$612 million in severance...
Cheer on Team USA During the 2026 Winter Olympics In Designer Collabs: Skims, Ralph Lauren, J.Crew & More
NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
Two Political Prisoners in Venezuela Describe Their Ordeal In Captivity: ‘Treated As Less Than Dogs’
Wishbone Kitchen’s Genius Hosting Tips Will Help You Throw the Best Galentine’s Day Party Ever
Museum Educator Sierra Schiano On the Structural Pressures Behind LACMA’s Union Vote
Stranger Things Documentary Director Addresses Claim Duffer Brothers Used ChatGPT for Finale
Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias accused of sexually assaulting 2 former employees in the Caribbean
‘High Potential’ Showrunner On Morgan’s Romantic Prospects & Getting On The Feds’ Bad Side: “We’re Planting This Seed”
Olandria Carthen Is the Diamond of the ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Paris Premiere

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Gold slips as profit-taking, softer geopolitical tone hit safe-haven demand
[BENGALURU] Gold slipped on Thursday (Jan 15) as investors booked profits after three consecutive sessions of record highs, while an apparent softer tone from US President Donald Trump on...
Oscar-Shortlisted ‘All The Empty Rooms’ Shows The Spaces Left Behind By School Shootings
Purple hair ties stretched over a door handle. SpongeBob plush toys arranged neatly on a bed. Unicorn figurines, a Champion brand hoodie, charm bracelets, seashells. These are some of...
Wells Fargo misses profit estimates on severance costs, shares fall
WELLS Fargo missed analysts’ profit estimates in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, after it booked US$612 million in severance expenses as part of CEO Charlie Scharf’s effort to streamline...
Cheer on Team USA During the 2026 Winter Olympics In Designer Collabs: Skims, Ralph Lauren, J.Crew & More
If you're building your February schedule around watching as many Olympic games as possible, you deserve to be doing it in style! Cheering on Team USA will feel even...
NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA's first medical evacuation. The four...
Two Political Prisoners in Venezuela Describe Their Ordeal In Captivity: ‘Treated As Less Than Dogs’
Earlier this week, the Venezuelan regime, led by interim President Delcy Rodríguez, announced that political prisoners would be gradually released.In this context, two Italian citizens who spent 14 long...

Fashion

Wells Fargo misses profit estimates on severance costs, shares fall
WELLS Fargo missed analysts’ profit estimates in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, after it booked US$612 million in severance expenses as part of CEO Charlie Scharf’s effort to streamline...
First Sponsor expects net loss for H2, full year 2025 on forex losses
Fair value loss on its financial derivatives is a result of the strengthening of foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar[SINGAPORE] First Sponsor expects to post a net loss for...
Alibaba and JPMorgan are said to invest in chip designer Montage’s HK listing
[HONG KONG] Chinese chip designer Montage Technology is set to enlist Alibaba Group Holding and JPMorgan Asset Management among the key investors in its upcoming Hong Kong listing, according...
Scarce landed housing land will entice developers hungry to serve aspiring landed home buyers.
Group’s undervalued share price is unwarranted given its rare landed housing landbank[SINGAPORE] Many affluent Singaporeans aspire to live in private landed homes, the purchase of which is generally restricted...
Australian, New Zealand dollars seesaw on greenback, extend gains on yen
[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars steadied on Wednesday after their US peer enjoyed a broad bounce overnight, while both currencies extended gains on the yen as expectations...
Low Keng Huat controlling shareholders up offer price to S$0.78 per share, extend closing date
Revised offer represents an increase of 8.3% or S$0.06 over the initial offer price[SINGAPORE] The offerors for Low Keng Huat have raised the offer price for the property developer...

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Museum Educator Sierra Schiano On the Structural Pressures Behind LACMA’s Union Vote
LACMA staffer Sierra Schiano describes long-standing structural issues—from understaffing to opaque decision-making—that gradually pushed her and her colleagues toward unionization. Courtesy of Sierra Schiano Over the holiday break, the...
Meet the Collectors: Carl Gambino and Sarah Ivory Refuse to Play the Market Game
Carl Gambino and Sarah Ivory at home, where collecting is inseparable from daily life. Painting by Sholto Blissett | Photo: Gloria Kilbourne The art world can be challenging to...
A 22-Year-Old Founder Wants to Build the Moon’s First Hotel by 2032
Skyler Chan launched GRU last year. Courtesy GRU Space Civilian travel to the Moon remains years away, but a California startup is already making plans to host overnight guests...
Could Rococo’s Relatability Make It the Next Big Thing?
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The happy family, called Young couple contemplating a sleeping child, or The return home, or The reconciliation. Oil on canvas, 70 x 89 cm. Estimate: €1,500,000-2,000,000. ©...
Elon Musk’s Grok Hit With Bans and Regulatory Probes Worldwide
A post by Elon Musk on the X app, showing an A.I. prompt-created Grok image depicting Musk wearing a bikini. Leon Neal/Getty Images Grok, the A.I. chatbot developed by...
The Most Important Art Biennials of 2026
There is broad consensus across the art world that since the early 2000s, there has been a global proliferation of biennials—the so-called biennialization of contemporary art—largely driven by local...

Health

Two Political Prisoners in Venezuela Describe Their Ordeal In Captivity: ‘Treated As Less Than Dogs’
Earlier this week, the Venezuelan regime, led by interim President Delcy Rodríguez, announced that political prisoners would be gradually released.In this context, two Italian citizens who spent 14 long...
US Patients Turn to Vietnam’s Vinmec for Advanced Surgery and Stem Cell Care
An increasing number of Americans are traveling overseas for medical treatment, prompted by long wait times and system capacity pressures at home.Cross-border healthcare, in turn, offers access to well-equipped...
GREEN: Revisiting the ‘deal’ — it does not look good for Alberta
Breadcrumb Trail LinksNewsOpinionLettersThe Smith government says the deal is a breakthrough for Alberta energy independence, the liberation of its largest natural resource from monopoly capture by the U.S., and...
Trump Admin Official Says Action on Greenland May Arrive in Coming Weeks
A Trump administration official says Washington is still intent on annexing Greenland, even as leaders in Copenhagen and Nuuk insist the island is not for sale. The comments suggest...
GOP Senators Move to Rein in Trump’s Foreign Policy: ‘He Didn’t Bluff With Venezuela’
Several Senate Republicans are moving to curb President Donald Trump's foreign policy authority amid concerns that his actions in Venezuela signal a broader willingness to deploy U.S. military force...
Nick Desimone: Compassionate Care In Mental Health And How Empathy Fuels Long-Term Sobriety And Recovery
Dr. Nicholas DeSimone is a committed advocate for compassionate mental health care and sustainable addiction recovery. As a mental health and addiction professional, his work has consistently emphasized empathy-driven...

Innovation

Cheer on Team USA During the 2026 Winter Olympics In Designer Collabs: Skims, Ralph Lauren, J.Crew & More
If you're building your February schedule around watching as many Olympic games as possible, you deserve to be doing it in style! Cheering on Team USA will feel even...
This Limited-Edition DedCool x OUAI Laundry Collab Will Make Your Sheets & Clothing Smell Amazing
Don't you just wish you could wash everything you own with your favorite fragrance? Well, we got great news if your signature scent is OUAI's Melrose Place. DedCool has...
Keanu Reeves’ Girlfriend Alexandra Grant Details Magical Date Night at Rockefeller Center 
Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant took their love on the ice. The artist offered a glimpse inside her and The Matrix star’s ice skating date in New York City, which saw...
Kiefer Sutherland Arrested for Alleged Assault of Ride Share Driver
Kiefer Sutherland is facing a new legal battle.  The 24 star was arrested on Jan. 12 after being accused of assaulting his ride-share driver in Los Angeles, the Los...
Did You Know Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning Aren’t Their Real Names? 
Golden Globes 2026: What Dakota Fanning Promised Elle Fanning Before ‘The Nightingale’Will the real Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning please stand up?  While the famous siblings have been known...
You Might’ve Missed Robert Pattinson’s Role in Marty Supreme
See Leonardo DiCaprio Hug It Out With Timothée Chalamet After Losing Best Actor at Golden GlobesRobert Pattinson paddled his way into Marty Supreme.  Indeed, it seems the Twilight alum...

News

Gold slips as profit-taking, softer geopolitical tone hit safe-haven demand
[BENGALURU] Gold slipped on Thursday (Jan 15) as investors booked profits after three consecutive sessions of record highs, while an apparent softer tone from US President Donald Trump on...
Why is Meta laying off workers again?
Social media giant Meta said it’s cutting more than 1,000 workers and closing several content studios as it focuses its efforts on artificial intelligence-powered wearables such as smart glasses....
Wall Street slides at open as investors assess results from big banks
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes fell at the open on Wednesday (Jan 14) as investors digested earnings from Bank of America and Citigroup, while retail sales and producer...
Jollibee CFO says growth supports 2027 US listing of international arm
The international business accounts for 6,800 of 10,300 stores by the end of last year’s third quarter[MANILA/SINGAPORE] Jollibee Foods’ international business is “ready to be a standalone”, its global...
‘Are you dead?’ Chinese app for single living goes viral
[HONG KONG] An app called “Are you dead” targeted at people living alone has gone viral in China, with surging downloads and widespread commentary on social media, prompting the...
Contributor: You can blame me for all those em dashes in AI-generated text
Now that I know how fond chatbots are of the em dash — the thing I just used to convey a thought that intruded on but is connected to...

Politics

Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias accused of sexually assaulting 2 former employees in the Caribbean
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The Spanish prosecutors’ office...
South Carolina confirms over 120 new measles cases, outbreak along Arizona-Utah border grows
Health officials in South Carolina confirmed 124 new measles cases since Friday, as the outbreak in the northwestern part of the state balloons following the holidays. There is a second,...
California husband sues McDonald’s after ‘vagrant’ kills his wife in drive-thru
A California widower claimed McDonald’s workers watched and made no effort to save his wife’s life as she was fatally attacked by a “vagrant” in the drive-thru. Jose Juan...
Saks Global files for bankruptcy after Neiman Marcus takeover leads to financial collapse
High-end department store conglomerate Saks Global filed for ‌bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday in one of the largest retail collapses since the pandemic. Saks Fifth Avenue, an affiliate of...
Gisele Bündchen shares rare family photos with husband Joaquim Valente and kids: My ‘heart is full of gratitude’
Gisele Bündchen’s “heart is full of gratitude” following this holiday season with her expanding family. The former supermodel, 45, shared a rare collection of family photos featuring her new...
Exclusive | ‘The Traitors’ star Rob Cesternino explains ‘frustration’ with Donna Kelce: ‘Over her head’
Rob Cesternino didn’t know he and Donna Kelce had “Bad Blood.” The “Survivor” alum, 47, was the second person murdered on “The Traitors” Season 4 after the 73-year-old NFL...

Special Edition

Oscar-Shortlisted ‘All The Empty Rooms’ Shows The Spaces Left Behind By School Shootings
Purple hair ties stretched over a door handle. SpongeBob plush toys arranged neatly on a bed. Unicorn figurines, a Champion brand hoodie, charm bracelets, seashells. These are some of...
‘High Potential’ Showrunner On Morgan’s Romantic Prospects & Getting On The Feds’ Bad Side: “We’re Planting This Seed”
SPOILERS: This post contains details about the High Potential, Season 2 episode ‘Under the Rug’ Love her or hate her, Kaitlin Olson‘s Morgan Guillory is living rent-free in multiple...
FBI Searches Home Of Washington Post Reporter As Part Of Classified Documents Investigation
The FBI searched the home of a journalist at The Washington Post as part of an investigation into potential disclosure of classified information. The New York Times first reported...
SkyShowtime Unveils Latest Polish Drama: ‘Morpheus’ Follows A Lawyer Turned Crime Boss
EXCLUSIVE: Morpheus is coming to SkyShowtime, a new Polish drama original for the Comcast and Paramount-owned Euro streamer. Andrzej Grabowski (Pitbull), Kamil Szeptycki (Chopin, Chopin!), Mateusz Kmiecik (Śleboda) and...
Golden Globes 2026 Audience Down 8% To 8.66M Viewers On CBS
The 2026 Golden Globes saw another year-over-year audience decrease with 8.66M live + same-day viewers tuning in for the 83rd edition of the awards ceremony, according to Nielsen data...
Alex Delaware Series Based On Books In Works At Amazon MGM Studios From Writer Jennifer Johnson
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios is developing Alex Delaware, a TV adaptation of the long-running psychological crime book series by Jonathan Kellerman. The studio has secured the rights to all...

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Wishbone Kitchen’s Genius Hosting Tips Will Help You Throw the Best Galentine’s Day Party Ever
If you're not hosting this year, but still have plans with your gals, she's got some tips for you, too: "Well, you already know that rule number one is...
Stranger Things Documentary Director Addresses Claim Duffer Brothers Used ChatGPT for Finale
Inspiration can come from anywhere. But no, One Last Adventure: The Making of Strangers Things 5 director Martina Radwan doesn’t think brothers Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer were using ChatGPT while writing the series finale,...
North West Shows Off 2 New Finger Piercings Days After Debuting Bridge Ring
Kim Kardashian’s Daughter North West Debuts Bridge Piercing and All-Black GrillsGood luck keeping up with all of North West’s accessories. The 12-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West...
We’re Calling It: Boho Pants Will Be Replacing Your Jeans All of Spring 2026
If you haven’t tried boho pants yet, Spring 2026 is the perfect excuse to finally branch out from your jeans. I’ve been wearing denim for basically every casual moment...
MrBeast Says He Has “Negative Money” Banked Despite $2.6 Billion Net Worth
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Flat Hair? These Hair Products Loved by Leah Kateb, Madison LeCroy & More Really Pump up the Volume
As someone with super straight hair, I'll try anything to achieve textured waves and bouncy volume. That includes these celebrity-approved Amazon hair hacks. And if you see these celeb's...