One element of our current global crisis is an internal western struggle for securing the identity of the West. Although it has been building up for years, two developments in recent days have given it a new momentum within the West and greater global visibility. Kirk and Robinson are part of an increasingly large number…
Jane Fonda is relaunching the Committee for the First Amendment, the McCarthy-era committee founded by her father Henry Fonda with such stars as Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall to protect against attacks on free speech. Fonda’s new iteration already has the support of more than 550 boldface including Barbra Streisand, Kerry Washginton, Natalie…
The government officially shut down at 12:01 am Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, October 1. The shutdown will likely spark short-term volatility in the equity market. But past shutdowns have had little to no long-term impact on stock returns. The more pressing issue for investors is the delay of economic data, which, depending on how…
Fall is officially here, which means I’ve been actively scouring top retail hotspots for an affordable new find to add to the mix. We all know the power of a few closet additions. They suddenly make everything else in your closet feel new again. As a fashion-obsessed shopping editor, I couldn’t help but notice how…
Great Britain’s Sonay Kartal recorded the biggest win of her career with a three-set victory over world No 5 Mirra Andreeva in the last 16 of the China Open. Kartal’s 7-5 2-6 7-5 success in Beijing – her first over a top-10 player – took her into the quarter-finals of a WTA 1000 event for…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong is bracing for its fourth storm in five weeks, with a typhoon forecast to move close to the city this weekend, hot on the heels of Super Typhoon Ragasa which brought life…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver; and Fort Myers, Florida, were hot places to settle. California lost some of its appeal. The Associated Press obtained U.S. Customs and Border Protection data by state and metropolitan area on self-reported destinations of nearly 2.5 million people who crossed the border illegally or they came…
FC Barcelona hosts a Paris Saint-Germain FC side with mounting injury concerns on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, October 1 (10/1/2025) at 3 p.m. ET. The game is a streaming exclusive, so read on for how to watch. How to watch: Stream exclusive 2025-26 UEFA Champions League games on Paramount+…
Key Takeways: With billions of Android app users, we’re always looking to improve the Meta app experience, and in this post, we explore the ways we’ve leveraged Android’s Baseline Profiles to significantly improve their performance. We discuss the performance challenges we’ve faced as Meta’s apps, how the needs of users have become more complex over…
Washington — With roughly a month left before New Jersey chooses its next governor, the gloves have come off following a CBS News investigation that ignited a political firestorm, whipping the campaigns of Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill into a frenzy. It was last week when CBS News reported that a branch…