Once upon a time, there was a princess in Denmark who aspired to become an artist. Though she was the eldest child of the country’s reigning king, for the first 12 years of the princess’s life, only men had the right to inherit the throne. That changed when the Danish constitution was amended in 1953,…
New Delhi: According to a recent study that examined 100 American executives to determine who was the smartest of them all, Elon Musk may be the wealthiest CEO in the world, but he may not be the smartest. According to a Preply report, Demis Hassabis of the artificial intelligence startup DeepMind topped the list, surpassing even…
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Medical device stocks of all kinds were pummeled over the past week as investors tried to calculate the ripple effects of new weight loss drugs. It wasn’t the first rout in the sector — the pressure has persisted for several months. The fear has been that whenever you have a large group of consumers changing…
Smithsonian’s Folkways label and American History Museum are releasing Robert ‘Mack’ McCormick’s tapes, research and writings as part of Folkways’ 75th anniversary October 14, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT From left, Robert “Mack” McCormick, Roosevelt Sykes, Sunnyland Slim holding McCormick’s daughter, Susannah, and Robert Shaw at the Montreal Expo in 1971. McCormick spent decades building…
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A large black bear was caught on a home surveillance camera raiding a woman’s kitchen in Connecticut and snatching a frozen chicken before darting out the cracked open window. Footage of the unlikely break-in was captured by homeowner Helena Houlis’ Ring security camera and shows the black bear brazenly wandering around the first story of…
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“Far-out” is an accurate, but inadequate, descriptor for the high-flying (and often plain high) cultural magus named Harry Smith (1923-91). And the label “polymath,” too, while true, falls short for this innovative painter-filmmaker-collagist-musicologist-designer-scholar-curator-collector/hoarder, whose very first and very strange (it could not be otherwise) institutional solo is at the Whitney Museum of American Art. When…
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Mass evacuations, airstrikes, ground fighting and extensive power outages have made reporting on the war in Gaza and Israel enormously dangerous. At least 11 journalists — nine Palestinian, one Lebanese and one Israeli — have been confirmed dead this week, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. At least one Israeli journalist has been reported…
New Zealand bagged an eight-wicket win as they thumped Bangladesh to secure their third consecutive win in the ongoing World Cup 2023 on Friday. Batting second in the match being played at Chennai’s M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, the Black Caps sailed through the 246-run target courtesy of skipper Kane Williamson’s unbeaten 78-run knock. The Kiwis had…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it was banning the sale of Reynolds American Vuse Alto menthol e-cigarettes, saying the risk to kids outweighs any benefit to adult smokers. The FDA said its ban includes three menthol-flavored and three mixed berry-flavored products, each offered in three different nicotine strengths. The agency is…
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Messi uncertain for Argentina-Paraguay World Cup qualifier. AFP/File Lionel Messi, the famous soccer player, may not be able to play in Argentina’s big World Cup qualifier game against Paraguay. This is because he got hurt while playing for his club in the United States. Even though he looked good while practicing, his coach, Lionel Scaloni,…
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