A Borrower’s Timeline of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Quagmire
[One county lawyer’s repayment saga stretches nearly 20 years, though she’s tried 22 times over the past 20 months to erase her debt.
Behold the Most Handsome Melons in Mexico
In the eastern city of Xalapa, what started as a joke among friends over two decades ago has become a vibrant annual tradition that highlights creativity and absurdity with melons.
Creating a Kill Switch to Shut Down a Rogue A.I. Is Harder Than It Sounds
A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down an A.I. system. Only no one really knows how.
Canada-U.S. Tensions Play Out in Unexpected Ways at Film Festival
In Toronto, small jokes and big worries show how relations between the two countries affect not just politics.
Kane hits Bundesliga century as Bayern rout Union
MUNICH: Harry Kane scored twice in Bayern Munich’s 7-0 demolition of Union Berlin on Friday, becoming the fastest player to reach 100 Bundesliga goals. Kane scored his 100th and 101st goals in just 98 domestic games, obliterating the previous record set by Cologne’s Dieter Mueller in 1977 by 31 games. It’s the latest record that … Read more
Bob Veldhof targets Pakistan hockey revival
Dutch coach says rebuilding is his passion, confirms one-year PHF contract with option to extend KARACHI: KARACHI: Pakistan hockey coach Bob Veldhof has said that rebuilding the national team is his passion and he wants the country to return to the top of the world hockey within two to three years, insisting that becoming head … Read more
Nursing Home Beds Are Disappearing. That’s a Problem.
As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, researchers worry there won’t be enough room in nursing facilities for a rapidly graying nation.
A Small Country’s Huge Windfall from the War in Iran
[Oil-rich Guyana is enjoying red-hot growth. But the boom is magnifying tensions over corruption, inequality and strained ties with Venezuela.
UN Security Council condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Council affirms Saudi Arabia’s right to self-defence, demands release of 73 detained UN personnel in Yemen The five permanent members of the UN Security Council clashed on Thursday during a high-stakes session about the legal validity of international sanctions against Iran. SCREENGRAB The UN Security Council condemned attacks by Yemen’s Houthi group on Saudi Arabia, … Read more
Focus now on investment, capital formation: FinMin
[ Aurangzeb outlines key priorities including fiscal, external shock-absorbing capacity ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb addressed the “Fireside Chat: Pakistan: External Shocks Remain Manageable” at the JP Morgan Emerging and Frontier Markets Opportunities Conference in London, outlining Pakistan’s progress in restoring macroeconomic stability and its priorities to move towards investment, capital formation, exports … Read more