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French voters react to the expected results of the second round of legislative elections near Place de la Republique in Paris on July 7, 2024. (File photo | AP)LONDON: As global power shifts and political certainties crumble, economically struggling and disgruntled voters have turned against incumbent governments of both the right and left in many of this year’s dozens of elections.Voters from India to South Africa to Britain have dealt blows to long-ruling parties, European elections have shown growing support for the far right on the continent, and France’s centrist president has struggled to thwart a similar surge at home.Speaking…
Top Line The latest episode of “The Boys,” a popular Amazon Prime Video series that satirizes right-wing politics and is seen as a critique of former President Donald Trump, was originally going to be titled “Assassination Attempt,” but is now being titled “Season 4 Finale” in the wake of the assassination attempt on President Trump. The latest episode of “The Boys” was originally titled “The Assassination Mission.” (Photo: Michael … [+] Loccisano/Getty Images)Getty Images Key Facts The episode, which premiered on Prime Video on Thursday, also includes a warning to viewers at the beginning, stating that “any similarities to recent…
Mateo Askaripour’s second novel This great hemisphere It’s an epic fantasy novel that tackles the enduring power struggles of racism, classism, and politics, but it’s also a heartwarming story about a young woman learning to navigate the world. Sweetmint is an invisible young woman who lives somewhat isolated from the rest of her community in the relatively quiet Forest 26. She has done well in everything she has done in life and is now interviewing to become an apprentice to Kroger Tenmase, known as the “Chief Architect”, the savior of the Northwestern Hemisphere and a leading inventor. Once she is…
IncolaRepeat customers include both hardware and chemical businesses.Maintaining our market-leading position and continuing to provide our customers with high-quality, innovative solutions FORT WORTH, Texas, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Incora, a leading global provider of innovative supply chain management solutions (collectively, “Incora” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce successful renewals of existing contracts representing over $500 million in annual operating revenue. Many of the multi-year renewals run through the end of the decade, providing Incora the opportunity to continue building these strong customer partnerships for the long term.”It’s a credit to our dedicated team that we have been…
The design market is a dynamic one, influenced by social, economic and fashion changes. Parallels between the design and fashion worlds have arisen periodically over the years and have become closer as time goes on. The fashion world, fuelled by capsule collections that provided a platform for top and young designers and continue to do so today, had a similar impact on the design world. International brands such as Cassina, Kartell present collections designed by international super designers such as Patricia Urquiola, the Burlak brothers, and hygiene brands such as Hans Groy constantly present unique collections by designers such…
Good morning Broadsheet readers. Angel City Football Club became the most valuable women’s sports team in the world, AI researcher Fei-Fei Li was valued at $1 billion, and female founders and CEOs wowed the crowds at Brainstorm Tech. Have a great Thursday! – Best technology. We just finished Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech, and while Broadsheet readers have already heard from San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and Fearless Fund Founding Partner Ariane Simone, I’d be remiss if I didn’t share more stories from the leading women in tech who joined us this week in Park City, Utah. — Aisha Evans, CEO…
Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Facebook owner Meta is considering a multi-billion-euro investment in eyewear group Essilorluxottica as the social media platform steps up efforts to develop smart glasses. The Silicon Valley company is considering buying a minority stake in the Franco-Italian group, which has a market capitalization of 87 billion euros, according to people with knowledge of the company’s thinking. The move comes as Meta has been in talks with EssilorLuxottica to deepen its existing collaboration following the successful launch of an improved version of its Ray-Ban…
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, on Monday signed the state’s first law aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from having their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression disclosed by their schools without their consent.The SAFETY Act prohibits schools from implementing policies that force students out of school and protects teachers and other school employees from retaliation if they refuse to comply with such policies. According to the California LGBTQ Caucus, the new law makes California the first state to ban outing policies.San Diego Democrat Chris Ward, who first introduced the bill in the California Assembly, said in a statement Monday…
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing renewed attention to COVID-19 and the precautions the public can take as much of the U.S. faces a summer surge in infections.The White House said in a statement that Biden is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue to work while self-isolating at his home in Rehoboth, Delaware. The president, who tested positive for COVID-19 2022, told reporters after arriving at Dover Air Force Base late Wednesday that he is “in good spirits.”President Biden arrives at Dover Air Force Base on his way back to his home in Rehoboth, Delaware, after testing…
China’s advanced electronic warfare (EW) capabilities are shifting the balance of power in the South China Sea, as recent clashes between the U.S. and Chinese militaries have demonstrated. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on China’s enhanced electronic warfare capabilities, highlighting an incident in December 2023 between a U.S. EA-18 Growler carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft and China’s Type 055 cruiser, the Nanchang, in the disputed South China Sea. According to SCMP, the U.S. Navy fired Adm. William Coulter, commander of U.S. Electronic Attack Squadron 136 (VAQ-136), based on the USS Carl Vinson, in December 2023, citing a…