Trust Foreign Policy Biden’s ‘historic’ Asia summit confronts an old foe: History | View caption Hide caption A summit between the United States, Japan, and South Korea sought to institutionalize the trilateral relationship. But the relations must overcome several sources of distrust: in Asia of U.S. staying power, in China toward the three allies, and…
A Turkish family is appearing to be challenging long-held beliefs about human evolution. Certain members of the Ulas family walk on all fours, which had not been observed in fully-grown modern humans prior to their identification. This unusual behaviour was first documented in a scientific research report, and in 2006, a BBC documentary named “The…
Vivek Ramaswamy is one of the highest-profile candidates seeking the GOP presidential nomination, but he has not voted in a Republican primary recently enough to be affiliated with the party in his home state’s voting records. Ramaswamy, 38, is listed as an “unaffiliated” voter in Franklin County, Ohio, where he’s been registered to vote since…
Yale University and a student group announced Friday that they’ve reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that accused the Ivy League school of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring them to withdraw. Under the agreement, Yale will modify its policies regarding medical leaves of absence, including streamlining the reinstatement process for students who…
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Wagner mercenary fighters to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state days after its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and some of his lieutenants were presumed to have died in a plane crash. Under the new rules, which took immediate effect on Friday, all “persons entering volunteer formations, and other…
Here are three of the week’s top pieces of financial insight, gathered from around the web: The in-person work lunch returns The business lunch is back with a vengeance, said Ray A. Smith in The Wall Street Journal. With office occupancy rates during the workweek back above 50% for the first time since the pandemic,…
The effects of climate change are making themselves known as this year hits new records of uncertainty. And these records are just the beginning if humanity doesn’t change course. 1 Hottest month on record This year saw a sweltering summer with July 2023 being declared the hottest month on record, according to Copernicus Climate Change…
Hawaii’s historic wildfires have caused devastation throughout Western Maui, and more than 1,000 people are missing while another 100 have died, per Axios. Because of this, locals have been vocal about restricting tourism, especially while search and rescue operations are underway, encouraging tourists to cancel their trips. However, many Hawaii natives have been against tourism in…
Welcome to The Check-In, our weekend feature focusing on all things travel. Stave off the heat with these summer travel tips Some of the world’s travel hot spots are literally scorching this summer. With temperatures soaring across the globe and heat waves affecting parts of Europe, Asia and the United States, there are some precautions…
