Lifestyle

Longtime Gazan refugees still trapped in dismal Jordan camp warn of Trump resettlement plan
JERASH, Jordan — Izzaat Al-Hindi trudged down a passageway of the Jerash Refugee Camp, navigating potholes, garbage piles and drab, dilapidated buildings. He still remembers the day his family fled here...

Luigi Mangione photos show how appearance compares to last court hearing
Luigi Mangione appeared in court for the first time since last year on Friday.Mangione, 26, attended the hearing at a Manhattan court in connection with the state charges he...

Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing: man seriously injured, police say
By Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As...

Map shows states with the worst health care
Health care costs have been surging in the U.S., leading to some patients being unable to afford treatments, even if they have an insurance policy.Not all states offer the...
World

“Moby-Dick” Sets Sail at the Met Opera
Jane BuaBua writes about classical music for Goings On.Among the most notable opening lines in literature is undoubtedly that of Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick.” For just three words, “Call me...

Min Jin Lee’s Indelible Twentieth-Century Women
In “Free Food for Millionaires,” Min Jin Lee’s best-selling début novel, the protagonist, Casey Han, is the ambitious daughter of Korean immigrants, who struggles to balance her aspiration with...

Reëxamining Romantic Tropes with the Ripped Bodice
In 2016, Leah Koch and her sister Bea Hodges-Koch opened the Ripped Bodice, a romance bookstore, in Los Angeles. Since then, the genre has exploded—between 2020 and 2023, print...

Elon Musk’s A.I.-Fuelled War on Human Agency
Not long ago, the American public could have been forgiven for thinking of Elon Musk’s vaunted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a version of a familiar Republican cost-cutting,...
News

A.P. Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban
The Associated Press filed a lawsuit on Friday against top White House officials, accusing them of violating the First and Fifth Amendments by denying A.P. reporters access in retaliation...

Do Elon Musk and His Father Get Along?
Errol Musk wants the world to know that he and his son Elon are actually on very good terms.“Always have been,” he said in an interview on Friday, just...

Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Change How You Travel? Let Us Know.
Those dark days began almost five years ago.On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic, and four days later, U.S. states began to order shutdowns...

Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety
In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration hired experts in surgical robots and pioneers in artificial intelligence. It scooped up food chemists, lab-safety monitors and diabetes specialists who...
Beauty

Olga Khayrullova: World Record Holder in the field of Beauty and Fashion.
The fashion and beauty industry witnessed an extraordinary milestone with the creation of a new world record: The Largest Festival of Beauty and Fashion. This remarkable event gathered over 1,200...

From Small-Town Beginnings to the International Spotlight: The Inspiring Journey of Celina Weil
In a world where dreams often feel out of reach, Celina Weil’s rise to becoming Miss Intercontinental Europe stands as a beacon of hope and ambition. What started as a spontaneous decision...
Celebrity

Trevor Dutch is INKED & IRRESISTIBLE: Redefining Masculine Style with Every Mark”
Trevor Dutch: Ink, Art, and Ambition—The Face of Modern Masculinity Interview by L’official From the bustling streets of New York City to the glitzy runways of fashion week, Trevor Dutch...

Anissa Asabban: Turning Childhood Dreams into Global Success
From a young girl in Frankfurt with a passion for fashion to an international powerhouse managing global talent, Anissa Asabban’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. As the founder of...

Anissa Asabban presenting the persian Couture Brand Zima Maison in Hollywood.
Anissa Asabban crowned with dreams in a majestic gown and presents the couture brand Zima Maison in Hollywood. She sets an example with her personality. This entire couture design is...

Bozena Zag: Redefining Success through Resilience and Reinvention
At 36, Bozena Zag faced a life-altering crossroads—newly separated, raising three children on her own, and grappling with the crushing weight of depression. The comfortable routine of her past was...
Culture

US securities regulator to drop lawsuit against Coinbase, exchange says
COINBASE said on Friday (Feb 21) the US securities regulator planned to withdraw its lawsuit against the crypto exchange, ending a contentious years-long legal battle once considered existential for...

US homebuilders near S&P 500 bottom on high rates and tariff fears
INVESTORS are ditching US homebuilder stocks at a record pace as elevated borrowing costs bruise the industry’s prospects and signal that the shares may have further to fall.
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Disclosure-based regulatory system and investor protection ‘not mutually exclusive’: Chee Hong Tat
THE move towards a more disclosure-based regulatory system for Singapore’s equity market does not mean that protection for investors will be relaxed, said Chee Hong Tat, the Second Minister...

UOB prices A$2 billion floating rate senior unsecured notes
UOB announced on Friday (Feb 21) that its Sydney branch has priced its A$2 billion (S$1.7 billion) floating rate senior unsecured notes. The notes will be due on Feb...
Style

Richard Brody Presents the 2025 Brody Awards
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your in-box.David Remnick...

“The White Lotus” Overstays Its Welcome
Given the number of murders that have taken place at White Lotus resorts since the HBO series began, in 2021, one wonders why visitors continue to flock to them....

M Is for Mortality: Lessons from Edward Gorey on His Hundredth Birthday
Gorey said, “I write about everyday life.” His work reminds us that death is a major fact of existence. Source link
Fashion

Europe: Stoxx 600 closes near record high; German elections in focus
EUROPEAN shares settled near a record high on Friday (Feb 21) and marked their longest streak of weekly gains in nearly a year, while Germany’s Dax dipped as investors...

US: Wall St opens mixed after Thursday’s fall; UnitedHealth drops
WALL Street’s main indexes opened mixed on Friday (Feb 21), a day after Walmart’s dour forecast hit sentiment, while UnitedHealth slid after a report that the US Justice Department...

Singapore unveils S$5 billion boost for fund managers, other moves to revive equities market
SINGAPORE’S capital markets look set to receive a liquidity boost, following the announcement on Friday (Feb 21) of a S$5 billion investment initiative by a review group led by...