Brexit has been an outright fiasco since a voter referendum set it in motion three years ago. Unpredictability has long been the order of the day. But now the Brexit saga seems to be entering a new, heightened stage of chaos even by its own extreme standards. The U.K. is experiencing a full-blown constitutional crisis…
The Trump administration did not agree to the $20 million financial aid package offered to Brazil to help battle wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest, National Security Council spokesman Garrett Marquis said Wednesday. "We didn't agree to a G7 initiative that failed to include consultations with [Bolsonaro]," Marquis wrote in a tweet. "The most constructive…
U.S.|Tropical Storm Dorian Live Updates: Puerto Rico Faces Direct HitThe storm is expected to slam into the Virgin Islands and northeastern Puerto Rico on Wednesday. By the holiday weekend, it could be threatening Florida as a Category 2 hurricane.Right NowTropical Storm is 60 miles southeast of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands, with…
Tuesday brought another fascinating if slightly less bananas securities filing from another tech, or tech-ish, unicorn startup planning to go public. Peloton Interactive, valued privately at more than $4 billion, sells exercise bikes, mainly, and also subscriptions to exercise programs. Sales have been strong, doubling to $915 million in its most recent fiscal year, though…
"Shark Tank" judge Kevin O'Leary was involved in a boating crash on Lake Joseph in Ontario, Canada, that left one man dead and another woman seriously injured.According to TMZ, O'Leary's boat crashed into the bow of a larger boat on Saturday around 11:30 p.m. local time. A male passenger on the larger boat was killed…
Americas|Brazil Says It Will Reject Millions in Amazon Aid Pledged at G7ImageA forest burning in Brazil’s Amazon this week.CreditCreditVictor Moriyama for The New York TimesAug. 27, 2019Updated 9:58 a.m. ETRIO DE JANEIRO — Hours after leaders of some of the world’s wealthiest countries pledged more than $22 million to help combat fires in the Amazon…
What’s going on in Hong Kong right now? Well, a lot, including that Megvii Technology, a China-based artificial intelligence startup, is filing for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The A.I. unicorn is expected to raise at least $500 million and possibly as much as $1 billion in its IPO. Its…
The Amazon has suffered more than 10,000 forest fires since August 15, leading to a state of emergency in Amazonas, Brazil's largest state. Mother Jones reports that numerous influential people including French President Emmanuel Macron and the actor Leonardo DiCaprio have posted on social media calling for aid using outdated photos of the Amazon. While…
In the summer of 1950, the national women’s tennis championships at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, reached a turning point. On one side was the favorite, Louise Brough, a blond Californian and the reigning Wimbledon champion. On the other side was the rangy, Harlem-raised Althea Gibson. She was not only the…
Another WeWork competitor is on the prowl.International Workplace Group (LSE:IWG), a Switzerland-based shared office provider, is reportedly mulling the spin off of its U.S. business into a separately listed company in New York. Mark Dixon, IWG's CEO, is in talks with investment banks about creating a standalone business that would become a publicly traded rival…
