Yves here. An old saw in consumer marketing was that as California went in new tastes, the US would eventually follow. But in this case, New York City may have pulled out ahead in its reaction its particularly severe income inequality. Its K-shaped economy is more acute than in the US overall, with even richer…
The Front Burner / August 18, 2026 Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the language is trying to name. Ad Policy Participants from a coalition of voting rights groups march over the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on May 16, 2026,…
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty said on Monday, August 17, 2026, that Egypt’s foreign policy is guided by a balanced vision that takes national security considerations into account and places the national interest at the top of its priorities, amid successive crises and rapid geopolitical shifts regionally and internationally….
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Aug. 5, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, with long-dated yields surging to their highest level in over two decades, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran persisted. The early hours of Tuesday morning…
Yves here. An old saw in consumer marketing was that as California went in new tastes, the US would eventually follow. But in this case, New York City may have pulled out ahead in its reaction its particularly severe income inequality. Its K-shaped economy is more acute than in the US overall, with even richer…
The Front Burner / August 18, 2026 Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the language is trying to name. Ad Policy Participants from a coalition of voting rights groups march over the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on May 16, 2026,…
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty said on Monday, August 17, 2026, that Egypt’s foreign policy is guided by a balanced vision that takes national security considerations into account and places the national interest at the top of its priorities, amid successive crises and rapid geopolitical shifts regionally and internationally….
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Aug. 5, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, with long-dated yields surging to their highest level in over two decades, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran persisted. The early hours of Tuesday morning…
Blake Lively encouraged people to “be kind” following the deaths of her late Gossip Girl costar Michelle Trachtenberg and Hayden Panettiere. Lively, 38, shared a clip of Trachtenberg and Panettiere in their 2005 comedy Ice Princess via her Instagram Story on Monday, August 17, along with a reminder that everyone has private struggles. “You never…
Sanofi, one of Massachusetts’ largest pharmaceutical employers, will lay off 229 workers, according to records the company filed with the state. The workers losing their jobs have been employed with Blueprint Medicines, a Cambridge-based biotech that Sanofi acquired in a $9.1 billion deal in July 2025. The workers’ positions will be cut between Oct. 9…
Anthony Joshua is set to take on Tyson Fury later this year but, following his performance against Kristian Prenga last month, one British boxing legend has declared that his ‘punch resistance has clearly gone’. Joshua was brutally stopped by Daniel Dubois in a savage five-round beatdown in September 2024 when challenging for the IBF heavyweight…
Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice President George Afriyie has made a bold declaration regarding the governance of the nation’s football governing body. According to him, he would do everything within his power to get a new face to ascend to the highest position in the country’s football office. This comes after many suggested that…
[Today’s Iran war post launched before complete. Please return or refresh this page at 8:30 AM EDT for a final version] We said from the outset that this war would prove to be a test to destruction. And it is the illusion of US military dominance that is cracking first. Mind you, the US still…
President Donald Trump is providing Russian President Vladimir Putin a window of opportunity to break apart NATO, analysts fear, even as the Kremlin searches for an elusive path to victory in its grinding war of attrition against Ukraine. American actions are accumulating into an existential crisis for the alliance. Trump and members of his administration…
