California Has a Legal Clause for Housing That Could Put NIMBYs in a Corner
[For years, the state has been nudging its cities to build housing to address a severe shortage. Maybe what they needed was a shove.
Month: November 2025
Gold prices in Pakistan Today
[ In 2006-07, a 1 percent withholding tax was imposed on commercial imports of gold in the country. Photo: Express News Gold prices fell in both international and domestic markets on Thursday, with local rates declining by Rs5,000 per tola. In the global bullion market, gold dropped by $50 per ounce, settling at $4,042. Following … Read more
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects. His family companies are profiting from them.
Help! My Rental Car Died Within a Mile, and Avis Charged Me $1,367.
[A visitor to Italy had to abandon an S.U.V. after it conked out just minutes from the rental agency. Then he got another surprise: a hefty repair bill.
Trump Meeting With Saudi Prince Showcased Prince’s Makeover — and America’s
Prince Mohammed was briefly a global pariah after the killing of a Saudi dissident. But over the years he has rebuilt his image as a deal-maker and influential investor.
How Healthy Is Thanksgiving?
We have some good news about your holiday spread.
‘Wicked: For Good’ Review: Two Besties Till the End
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return to Oz for the second part of Jon M. Chu’s maximalist adaptation of the Broadway musical.
Ex-Spurs star Taricco banned for racist gesture in S. Korea
Former Premier League defender Mauricio Taricco has been suspended for five games after making a racist gesture towards a referee in South Korea. Photo: AFP SEOUL: Former Premier League defender Mauricio Taricco has been suspended for five games after making a racist gesture towards a referee in South Korea. The 52-year-old Argentine, now an assistant … Read more
UN adopts traditional, oft-ignored Olympics ‘truce’
Debate highlighted tensions over Russia and Ukraine, with the resolution emphasizing sport as a platform for peace UNITED NATIONS: UN member states adopted a resolution Wednesday urging international conflicts be paused during the Olympics — an ideal embraced in principle every two years and regularly ignored. Modeled on a millennia-old Greek tradition, the Olympic Truce … Read more
Delayed Jobs Data to Give Snapshot of a Labor Market Under Stress
[Economists expect that employment growth was anemic in September, before the government shutdown delayed data collection.
