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Australian State Triggers Emergency Powers Amid Fuel Crisis
(Bloomberg) — Western Australia invoked emergency powers to force fuel suppliers to provide detailed information on their supply chains, as the nation seeks to manage an ongoing shortage spurred by panic-buying in the wake of the war in Iran. The state government activated the powers under the Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Act after several…
Read MoreCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney on the Liberations of the Seventies
Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s latest book, “Lake Effect,” begins in 1977, and follows the story of a woman who finds her staid domestic life style disrupted by her era’s shifting mores. “I spent a lot of time thinking about what it was like to be a woman who probably married in the nineteen-fifties, and then, all…
Read MoreGood ways to respond if your kid brings home less-than-ideal grades
Your youngster may come home with a school report that could use some improvement, or grades that are lower than you may have hoped. How best to respond? You may feel disappointed or frustrated or tempted to ignore the bad news, but ideally, parents should take action, says Germany’s Federal Association of Tutoring and After-School…
Read MoreNetanyahu expects Iran’s leadership to fall
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expects Iran’s government to fall sooner or later. “The ayatollah regime in Iran is weaker than ever,” he said in a video message broadcast on Tuesday evening, adding: “And I tell you, sooner or later it will fall.” He did not say when or exactly how a change…
Read MoreThe New Museum Returns, but Humans Are Left Behind
The New Museum knows that most viewers will be of two minds about “New Humans: Memories of the Future,” a blockbuster exhibition meant to crown the museum’s reopening after a sixty-thousand-square-foot expansion. With more than seven hundred objects, spread across three floors, the show is designed to both stimulate and fatigue you. The official remit…
Read MoreManuel Aragon: Building Financial Confidence Through Integrity, Innovation, and Resilience
In an industry often defined by complexity and confusion, Manuel Aragon has built a reputation for bringing clarity, transparency, and purpose to financial services. As the founder and owner of Aragon Tax Return Services, Aragon has dedicated his career to helping individuals, families, and business owners navigate the often intimidating world of taxes with confidence…
Read MoreVietnam War POWs honored at USS Midway on 53rd anniversary of war’s end
Fifty-three years after the end of the Vietnam War, veterans and supporters gathered aboard the USS Midway Museum to honor those who served, especially the 591 Americans who came home from enemy prison camps. The ceremony Monday coincided with Governor Gavin Newsom’s proclamation of “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day,” a recognition many say is long…
Read MoreHezbollah uses ambulances, paramedic uniforms, as disguise for terrorist activity, IDF says
The terrorists, the military claimed, systematically used ambulances to transfer weapons across the country, in order to launch attacks against Israel and IDF soldiers. The IDF said Monday it struck a Hezbollah cell in southern Lebanon over the weekend that was operating an ambulance while posing as paramedics. The terrorists, the military claimed, systematically used…
Read MoreHow to Measure the Good Life
In “The Meaning of Your Life,” he no longer trumpets free markets, extolls entrepreneurs, or praises work as “a blessing,” as he did in earlier books. Now he claims that the ambitious professionals he calls “young strivers” lead superficial and unfulfilling lives. What they lack, in his view, is “the one thing that can never…
Read MoreIsrael’s fractured opposition hands Netanyahu a full term
With the budget set to pass, Netanyahu’s government is poised to complete its term, as opposition infighting continues to undermine efforts to unseat him. Barring any dramatic unforeseen event, the State of Israel will have a budget on Monday morning, after months of speculation and weeks of political wrangling. And this means that, again, barring…
Read MoreHow Arsenio Hall Captured the Culture
“The audience went crazy,” Hank Moorehouse says. Later, a fire at Hall’s grandmother’s house would destroy most of his magic act. But Moorehouse proved prescient: Hall followed his advice all the way to Hollywood. “Arsenio” tells that story—with “The Arsenio Hall Show” as its dizzying, occasionally harrowing zenith—with Hall’s characteristic good cheer. Whether he’s starting…
Read MoreIranian-backed militias escalate in Iraq, targeting Kurdistan Region president Nechirvan Barzani
The attack has been condemned by France and Iraq, but Iran has distanced itself from the incident. Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, which have targeted the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq more than 400 times, escalated their attacks on Saturday, targeting the regional president Nechirvan Barzani’s house. The attack has been condemned by France and also…
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