Новости за 26.07.2024

Following his death at age 89 on July 23 in Rome, Harper’s today compares its long-time editor and essayist Lewis H. Lapham to Montaigne, Twain, and Mencken, and quotes from him a truism as relevant as ever in these days of interminable praises for Biden farewell speeches and worse: “What so annoys people about the More

The Madison-Gallatin region in southwest Montana is part of one of the most intact, diverse and wildlife rich areas in the temperate zones of the Earth called the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. There are 94 mammal species in these two ranges including the omnivorous grizzly bear and black bear, bobcat, lynx, coyote, fisher, wolf, marten, mountain More

Americans should tolerate no president invoking “the will of the people” to sanctify his crimes. Since late 2020, President Joe Biden has invoked “the will of the people” dozens of times to sanctify his power, including arbitrary decrees that were illegal or unconstitutional. Biden’s invocations did not prevent his re-election campaign from being terminated behind More

Action has already got underway in preliminary competitions in sports like rugby sevens, archery and handball.

With bounties of several million dollars offered for their capture, Mexican drug lords Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of the infamous “El Chapo”, were at the top of the most wanted list for US authorities. The two leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel were arrested on Thursday after landing in Texas on a private plane. But as the cartel is one of the most powerful organised crime groups in Mexico, the power vacuum resulting from their arrests could trigger new bouts of violence.

Rowena Hennigan took a self-funded sabbatical from work to rest and reset, spending four months in Europe on a shoestring budget. Here is how she made it work.

Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines showcased new business class products at the event.

Panel backs modest increases for National Science Foundation, NASA, and other agencies

Here's approximately how much a family of four will pay for cost of living in these 10 major Asian cities.

Broncos v Eels: Adams to debut; Cross-code Kelly to start  NRL.COM

It would require social media platforms to enable options for minors to protect their information and disable addictive product features by default, preventing and mitigating dangers to minors including suicide and disordered eating

For many residents of the United States, especially those in its cities and larger suburbs, the fact of homelessness is quite well established. Camps made up of lean-tos, tents, small fire pits and people exist in parks, woods, along city streets and under freeway bridges around the nation. The reaction to these settlements by residents More

One of the most telling aspects of the first Trump presidency was the absence of music. The boxers’ clutch of Melania and Donald at their 2017 inaugural ball shuffling across the boards to Frank Sinatra’s “I Did It My Way” said everything about the new Commander-in-Chief’s utter lack of groove and humanity.  The Euterpe, the More

NPS Employer contribution hike: Budget 2024 has increased the deduction available on the employer's contribution to the NPS account under the new tax regime to 14%. This is a good news for the salaried individuals. However, one important NPS deduction for salaried individual is still missing under the new tax regime.

Kieran McGeeney, Armagh's All-Ireland winning captain of 2002, and Padraic Joyce, the star of Galway's 1998 and 2001 triumphs, meet again in Sunday's final.

I’m an outsider by choice, but not truly.  It’s the unpleasantness of the system that keeps me out.  I’d rather be in, in a good system.  That’s where my discontent comes from: being forced to choose to stay outside.            –George Carlin, preface, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?  The purpose of life in America…is to be free. Yet More

GDP growth bounced back in the second quarter, growing at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the second quarter following a quarter where it grew just 1.4 percent. An uptick in equipment investment and durable goods consumption were the two biggest changes in categories of final demand. Equipment investment grew at an 11.6 percent rate More

As the Paris 2024 Olympics gets under way, BBC Sport looks at some of the best recent opening ceremony outfits.

Detectives investigating a fatal collision which resulted in the death of 58-yr-old Ina Rodrigues have released CCTV footage of two males they need to identify.

(Telecompaper) ‍Malaysian operator Astro is offering live coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 event until 12 August...

The best athletes from around the world will represent their nations at this summer's Olympic Games in Paris, and they could make a small fortune by reigning supreme in their chosen sport

Cyient shares fell 9% to Rs 1,724 on Friday after the company reported a decline in June-quarter profit due to project execution delays. The first-quarter net profit dropped 23.8% sequentially to Rs 144 crore, and decreased 18.6% YoY for the Hyderabad-based firm.

Labor Day in Reality for September 2, 2024 is a huge, ignored asset, except by the commercial interests offering “sales.” A neglected Labor Day symbolizes the decline of labor unions and the absence of vigorous leadership generating higher levels of energy for Labor supremacy over Capital. Up to now, many labor leaders have had little focused More

Sixty percent of the population of Estonia support the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (MPEÕK) separating from the Moscow Patriarchate, as called for by the interior ministry, according to a recent government office survey.