When I tell people the food and wine scene in Melbourne is one of the best in the world, most are visibly surprised. I’ve lived in L.A. for over a decade, spent significant time in culinary cities like Toronto and New York, and stay in the south of France for several months a year. But […]
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The prediction-market industry has a lot of reasons to be optimistic right now. It’s growing extremely quickly, multiplying many times in size since last year by drawing in new use… More »
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When James Comey appears in federal court in North Carolina on Monday, it’ll mostly be about housekeeping. The parties will set schedules for discovery and motions and maybe a trial… More »
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Alex, as we’ll call him, works for a global manufacturing company — a successful one with far-flung clients Alex visits weekly, sometimes aboard a private jet. His wife, who often joins him on the road, prefers a different mode of travel, and Alex generally lets her decide which one they use when… More »
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In its first vote under a new mayor, the Rent Guidelines Board left the door open for a rent increase despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a price freeze for a million rent-stabilized tenants in New York. The board approved a range of possible rent levels in its preliminary vote: 0 to 2% for one-year
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David Kass, a finance professor at the University of Maryland, is a longtime attendee of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Neb.—an event so popular it has earned the nickname “Woodstock of Capitalism.” In past years, Kass saw lines forming around the block as early as 6 a.m., along with overflow rooms and packed
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Councilmember Shahana Hanif formally dropped her support of a bill that would ban 24-hour shifts for home health aides, and other council sponsors say they’ve proposed modifications to ensure people don’t lose crucial care. The loss of a co-sponsor for Intro 303, which has been stalled in the Council, comes as Council Speaker Julie Menin
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President Donald Trump has a lot on his plate right now. He’s engaged in a strange and aimless More »
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In Nengi Omuku’s painting The Gathering, a wounded figure lays on a stretcher, the body dripping on what seems like shards of rubble surrounded by a gathering of figures with amorphous faces. A small hand is raised as though blessing the injured figure as it is transferred to safety. In the image, the crowd gradually
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It says a lot about our current president that in response to the news that a giant gold statue of Donald Trump was dedicated this week, you have to ask, “Which one?” More »
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