Posts by Liam Redmond
Antisemitism is an ancient hatred — and it’s still alive today
Historians who’ve researched the origins of antisemitism say it goes way back. Anti Jewish sentiment traces to the ancients. Alexandria had a Jewish population mockingly called lepers or exiles from Egypt. Tensions arose between Greeks and Jews. Antiquity. Religious exclusion in polytheistic Egypt, Greece, Rome — dietary restriction, Sabbath observance, circumcision created otherness. First century…
Read MoreGlobal alarms rise as China’s critical mineral export curbs takes hold
[WASHINGTON] Alarm over China’s stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday (Jun 3) as global automakers joined their US counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of rare earth alloys, mixtures and magnets could cause production delays and outages without a quick solution. German automakers became the latest to warn that China’s export…
Read MoreEx-Ubisoft executive on trial denies seeing office harassment
[BOBIGNY, France] A former executive at French video game giant Ubisoft, on trial with two others for alleged sexual and psychological harassment of employees, denied on Tuesday witnessing any abuse in the office. Serge Hascoet, the company’s former chief creative officer, said that he had been unaware of incidents that prompted several employees to complain…
Read MoreUS steel, aluminium tariff hikes to take effect on Wednesday: White House
[WASHINGTON] The United States will double its tariffs on imported steel and aluminium starting on Wednesday, according to the White House, as it published an order signed by President Donald Trump. The move marks a latest salvo in Trump’s trade wars, bringing levies on both metals from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. But…
Read MoreTrump signs order hiking steel, aluminium tariffs to 50%
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump signed a directive on Tuesday (Jun 3) raising steel and aluminium tariffs to 50 per cent from 25 per cent starting on Jun 4, following through on a pledge to boost import taxes to help domestic manufacturers. Trump cast the move, which takes effect at 12.01 am Wednesday as necessary…
Read MoreManiac busted after jumping Mar-a-Lago wall, telling cops he wanted to ‘marry’ Trump’s teen granddaughter Kai
A 23-year-old man was nabbed by Secret Service agents early Wednesday after hopping the wall around President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, telling officers he wanted to “spread the gospel” to Trump and wed his 18-year-old granddaughter, Kai. Anthony Thomas Reyes was busted just after midnight and confessed to arresting officers that he had scaled the wall…
Read MoreHPE posts strong revenue growth, sees reduced tariff impact
[NEW YORK] Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported quarterly revenue that topped estimates and said it expects a reduced impact from tariffs on its business this year. Sales increased 6 per cent to US$7.63 billion in the fiscal second quarter, the Texas-based company said on Tuesday (Jun 3). Profit, excluding some items, was 38 US cents…
Read MoreOil climbs 2% to two-week high on geopolitical tensions
[NEW YORK] Oil prices climbed about 2 per cent on Tuesday to a two-week high as persistent geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and the US and Iran looked set to keep sanctions on both Opec+ members Russia and Iran in place for longer. Brent crude futures rose US$1, or 1.5 per cent, to settle at…
Read MoreFed’s Bostic wants more progress on inflation, in no rush to cut
[NEW YORK] US Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Raphael Bostic said he’s in no rush to move interest rates, adding he wants to see “a lot” more progress on inflation despite recent encouraging price data. “There’s still a ways to go in terms of the progress that we are going to need to see,”…
Read MoreUS: Stocks advance on hopes of China trade deal
Published Wed, Jun 4, 2025 · 06:09 AM [WASHINGTON] Wall Street stocks bounced on Tuesday as investors hoped for upcoming trade deals to cool tensions from US President Donald Trump’s punishing global tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.5 per cent higher at 42,519.64 while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.6 per cent to 5,970.37. The…
Read MoreSlow and Furious: Patrons scramble out of the way as SUV rolls into Long Island sidewalk eatery
It was a slow-motion mishap. An SUV sent patrons at a Sag Harbor sidewalk restaurant scrambling out of the way when it rolled onto the sidewalk and knocked over chairs and tables, wild video footage shows. The gray 2006 Honda Element appeared to be easing into a parking spot outside Lulu Kitchen & Bar in…
Read MoreExclusive | Want to live in a 1950s diner? LI home listed for $1.97M boasts a stunning replica — that took decades to complete
This home is an escape — and a portal into another era. From the street, 1 School House Court blends in with its stately Long Island neighbors — with a stone façade, classic colonial symmetry and manicured landscaping in Oyster Bay. But beneath its traditional exterior lies a playful secret: a full-scale 1950s diner and…
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