Robert De Niro’s New Nobu Hotel in the Caribbean Is Close to His Heart
It’s odd enough to find yourself traveling by helicopter from one Caribbean island to another for lunch, even if your destination is Nobu Barbuda, an outpost of the famous restaurant plunked down on a semi-deserted beach. It’s odd in a different way to arrive and spot the 81-year-old actor Robert De Niro dressed in a […]
Abrams endorses Wikler in DNC race
Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler scooped up a key endorsement as he seeks to head the Democratic National Committee. Stacey Abrams, the two-time Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Georgia and a leading voice in the party’s push to combat what it sees as growing voting suppression efforts, announced Monday that she is backing Wikler for […]
Mapping landslide hazards across Indiana
The Indiana Geological and Water Survey is undertaking landslide risk assessments and creating a landslide inventory across central and southern Indiana according to the schedule shown in the map above. Dots represent documented landslide locations so far. Work that started in 2023 covered Hoosier National Forest properties (darkest gray shading); work that started in 2024 […]
Trump made the GOP a big-tent party. Now, he’s stuck with the infighting.
A coalition of MAGA die-hards, tech bros and blue-collar workers were key to Donald Trump’s November victory. Now, some of them are already at each other’s throats. Free traders and protectionists are at odds over Trump’s promise to enact “universal” tariffs. Immigration hard-liners are butting heads with tech companies that support legal immigration. And isolationists […]
Melting Ice Sheets Likely To Trigger Antarctic Volcanic Eruptions
More than a hundred volcanoes lie beneath the Antarctic ice, and the release of some of the weight upon them could spur them into life. According to a new study, the danger of this depends on the rate at which their icy burden lightens. Human-induced hotter temperatures are making a variety of natural disasters worse […]
Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson Split After 10 Years of Marriage
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson have split after a decade of marriage … TMZ has confirmed. Jessica tells us … “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage. Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We are grateful for all of the […]
Golf: Veer Ahlawat Hopes To Make His Mark In USD 8mn Dubai Desert Classic
A year after gaining attention by finishing runner-up in the Indian Open, Veer Ahlawat now steps up at the USD 8 million Dubai Desert Classic. Ahlawat, who turns 29 in two months, may not have won in India last year, but his second-place finish did help him win the Order of Merit of […]
Here’s what £10,000 invested in Greggs shares on 2 January is worth now…
Image source: Getty Images Greggs‘ (LSE: GRG) shares have had a rough start to the year. Markets have punished the UK’s favourite high street bakery chain after it posted a sharp slowdown in sales. It’s a blow for investors who sunk their teeth into the FTSE 250 stock expecting a tasty treat. Greggs has transformed […]
WHO EMRO | Regional Health Alliance strategic dialogue: towards a unified regional WHO–UN health agenda in 2025 | News
On 15 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, under the leadership of Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy, will host a landmark meeting of the Regional Health Alliance (RHA) at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Bringing together over 80 participants from the 18 UN organizations in the […]
Your Frugal Travel Calendar for the Year Ahead
Traveling off-season, booking early, playing with flexible dates and going somewhere off the beaten path are tried-and-true budget travel strategies. But each year brings traffic patterns and perennial sales that can cue savvy travelers on when to book and when to travel. Whatever the timing, it pays to shop for travel during low-demand spots on […]
