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2 New Yorkers struck by lightning while hiking on Colorado peak were saved in record-high state helicopter rescue
It was a striking view. Two New York men struck by lightning while hiking a Colorado peak were airlifted to safety in what is believed to be the highest-altitude...
Buzzing cicada causes panicked Ohio driver to lose control and flip car: ‘Keep the windows up’
What a buzz kill! An Ohio driver bugged out behind the wheel when a rogue cicada flew into his SUV — causing him to lose control and flip the...
Mexico president calls for US immigration forces to spare fans at LA soccer game
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a message to US immigration forces in Los Angeles, asking for grace for fans at the Mexico vs. Dominican Republic Gold Cup soccer game at SoFi...
Bullpen blows five-run lead in Mets’ brutal loss to Rays as winning streak ends
Most of Carlos Mendoza’s pitching moves this season have been platinum, but Friday night the Mets manager got burned. Clay Holmes, at 79 pitches, was removed after five innings...
Tyrese Haliburton reveals he has ‘24/7’ group chat with Cailtin Clark
The best basketball players in Indiana are also seemingly best friends.  Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers revealed to ESPN that he and Fever star Caitlin Clark are all in...
Rosa Barba Reimagines Cinematic Space With Light, Sound and Time at MoMA
When cinema emerged at the end of the 19th Century, it was among the most disruptive technological and aesthetic innovations of the modern era, radically transforming how people understood...
Devon Rodriguez, the World’s Most-Followed Artist, Rode the Six Train to Fame
After going viral on TikTok in 2020 for sketching strangers on the subway, Devon Rodriguez and his realist portraiture have attracted millions of followers. Getty Images for Meta When...
Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang Leaves to Join Meta Following $14.3B Deal
Alexandr Wang attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Getty Images As Meta intensifies its A.I. race against Big Tech...
Architecture’s Algorithmic Turn: A.I., Adaptation and the Future at the Venice Biennale
In this year’s Biennale Architettura, architecture isn’t a form—it’s a feedback loop. Photo by Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia In the lagoon of Venice, where time often...
Markets in Flux: Geopolitics Redraws the Map of Global Investing in 2025
The global investment playbook is being rewritten as political instability challenges U.S. debt, the dollar and even gold’s safe-haven status. Unsplash+ Two major geopolitical conflicts emerged in 2025, casting...
Review: Jean Smart Can’t Save the Overwrought and Underwritten ‘Call Me Izzy’
Smart’s considerable stage presence isn’t enough to salvage this production. Photo: Marc J. Franklin As much as I like Jean Smart—for five seasons, I was glued to her sophisticated...
ChatGPT Barbie? Mattel and OpenAI Join Forces on New A.I.-Infused Toys
Mattel’s brand portfolio includes Barbie, Polly Pocket and Hot Wheels. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images Astronaut Barbie, Tennis Player Barbie, Presidential Candidate Barbie—you name it. Over the decades, Barbie...