Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Chinese President Xi Jinping balances wins abroad and challenges at home, Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison, and a Panamanian court voids Chinese-linked port deals. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Chinese President Xi Jinping…
MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (CBS12) — At No Limits Coffee Shop in southwest Miami-Dade, the entire front and back-of-house operation — from greeting customers to bussing tables — is run by workers with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and learning disabilities, a team that has spent the last six months proving exactly what its name promises. February…
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has downplayed the current significance of Chinese efforts to develop new long-range strike aircraft with more global reach. He said that China remains, at best, a regional…
Rising economic and political uncertainty is starting to make stock market investors jittery. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.20%) stock market index is down fractionally from its all-time high as I write this, but a wave of uncertainty is washing over the market right now, which has triggered some volatility over the last couple of…
The next phase of the new Women’s Champions League format gets under way on Wednesday and Thursday, when the four playoff first legs take place. Arsenal and Manchester United are among eight teams vying to join Barcelona, Lyon, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, who automatically qualified for the quarter-finals as the top four in the league…
By Jennifer Theurer Kitchen Restore collects new or gently used kitchen items so Riley County families can prepare and share healthy meals. Offered through Nourish Together, a community initiative of the Food and Farm Council of Riley County and the City of Manhattan, the program distributes cups, plates, whisks, and baking dishes among several other…
Mike Flanagan will once again be directing a horror movie based on an acclaimed story by Stephen King. Flanagan is known for making Netflix TV shows like The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher, and more. The beloved director has also made the movies 2017’s Gerald’s Game, 2019’s…
Elon Musk has long had a passion for Mars. The moon? A diversion. That plan has now shifted. SpaceX will “prioritize going to the moon first,” said The Wall Street Journal. Just last year the world’s richest man called the prospect of a moon landing a “distraction.” The company was aiming to go “straight to…
Key Points The dawn of artificial intelligence (AI) roughly three years ago has had a profound impact on the face of technology. Many experts claim that the advances brought by generative AI are ushering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In recent months, however, investors have become concerned that a slowdown will eventually hit AI, as…
After a 37-year hiatus, Nigeria is finally returning to the United Kingdom for a state visit. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu have accepted King Charles III’s invitation to Windsor Castle this March 18-19, marking a significant moment in the diplomatic relationship between these two nations. The last time a Nigerian leader…