Eco-billionaire Jeff Bezos, better known for his ocean-cruising lifestyle aboard a $500 million mega-yacht, has now turned his deep pockets toward ocean conservation. In a new pledge announced this week, Bezos committed $37.5 million to safeguard 835,000 square miles of Pacific waters—an area five times the size of California. A Billionaire with a Blue Agenda…
The stock market reached records again this week, propelled by the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since last December. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq hit a number of all-time closing highs this week, one as recently as Friday, after the Fed announced a quarter-point reduction to the…
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In tough political and economic times, Harris Reed wants to party and celebrate. The ever-optimistic British American designer looked to London in the ‘70s. Leopard and tiger prints adorned trousers and parts of the dresses, as well as the platform Herman Munster shoes. Reed staged the show at the Gothic Bar of the Autograph Collection…
Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images Back in the day, if you ever felt like someone was watching you, you merely had to look around for a creep or two. Today, thanks to the advent of virtually invisible wireless networks, things aren’t that simple. It’s entirely possible to have an…
By RAY MASSEY Updated: 15:07 BST, 20 September 2025 Are you ready to tee-off with BMW’s ‘new class’ of car, the all-electric five-seater iX3 sports activity vehicle? The Bavarian carmaker claim it is capable of up to 500 miles on a single charge – enough to get you from the golf courses at Wentworth to the…
Genevieve Smith spent her summer compiling an application to study at a university in the Netherlands – a vague goal now solidified, she says, due to rising costs and political turmoil in the U.S. The California-based student spent two years studying at Santa Rosa Junior College after graduating high school, all the while plotting her…
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after jewellery and watches worth more than HK$1 million (US$128,610) were stolen from a luxury flat in Repulse Bay. Police said they received a report at around 10am on Saturday from the security staff at The Lily, a serviced flat complex in the affluent neighbourhood in Southern district….
While his name evokes memories of the legendary Irish footballer, racewalker McGrath is born and bred in Spain but is the son of keen football fan James, who hails from Glasgow. James passed his love of Celtic down to his son, but when the decision came over whether to live in Glasgow or Barcelona, it…
The Trump administration suffered two legal defeats within hours on Friday, with a federal judge in Rhode Island ruling the president’s executive order on “gender ideology” can’t be applied to National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grantees. Separately in California, a panel of Ninth Circuit judges affirmed the administration must hand over documents related to…
The stock market raced to another record high this week after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate, but some stocks may have risen too high, too fast. The S & P 500 rose a half of 1% on both Thursday and Friday, each time closing at a new all-time high after the Fed…