A fisherman works next to wind turbines in Vietnam’s central Gia Lai province on Nov. 5, 2025, ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Kalmaegi. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) There’s an old climate joke that goes, “You may not believe in climate change, but your insurance company does.” If you’re in the market for new environmental humor…
By putting more resources in the pockets of vulnerable Americans, SNAP increases purchasing power and is good for the economy, infusing approximately $29 million each month into Rhode Island. Despite the government shutdown, SNAP recipients received their disbursements in October. However, starting in November, SNAP recipients in Rhode Island will have to forego their benefits…
Second Lady Usha Vance was a secret adviser on a high-stakes minerals deal with Ukraine this year, White House chronicler Jonathan Karl claims in a forthcoming book. The question of whether the February deal had been legally vetted emerged during talks between President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Karl writes that’s when the…
PARIS — In October, The Business of Fashion (BoF) and The Business of Beauty (BoB) brought their communities together at the Shangri-La in Paris for an intimate discussion on building brand equity in a turbulent market. Hosted by BoF’s director of content strategy, Alice Gividen, and BoB’s executive editor, Priya Rao, the conversation uncovered what…
The British government is under pressure on a range of fronts in its attempts to manage asylum seekers entering the UK. In one notable development, Epping Forest council won a temporary injunction in the High Court in London last week that prevents the government using a hotel in its area for housing asylum seekers. Roughly…
The United States has issued a travel warning for Americans traveling to five countries. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update to its global travel alert that polio is circulating in Finland, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Kenya. The CDC added those countries to a list that includes more…
LOS ANGELES, California — Fast fashion retailer SHEIN has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle a civil lawsuit filed by the District Attorney’s Offices of Los Angeles, Napa, San Francisco and Sonoma counties, over accusations of unlawful shipping practices that violated California consumer protection laws. The case, filed in Napa County Superior Court, accused the…
Elon Musk has accused one of President Donald Trump’s top aides of committing a federal crime. Weeks after the epic breakup between the president and the world’s richest man, Musk has continued to snipe at Sergio Gor, the director of the presidential personnel office, who he believes fueled his falling out with Trump. The White…