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The offices of London Stock Exchange Group Plc, right, in Paternoster Square in the City of London, UK.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — TUI became the latest company to ditch its share listing in London, as shareholders voted overwhelmingly for the German travel giant to list solely in Frankfurt.The Hannover-headquartered group’s investors voted 98.35% in favor of moving the portion of its shares traded on the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE 250 to Frankfurt’s MDAX, with the transfer expected to occur on June 24.TUI has a dual listing between the two cities, but said in a statement Tuesday that the…

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Anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder said he believes Alexei Navalny’s death was intended as a message to political opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of elections next month.Dissident Navalny, who died Friday, had been serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of extremism in Russia, which he vehemently denied. World leaders reacted with dismay and suspicion to the death, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying “Putin is responsible.” Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday said the West’s reaction to Navalny’s death was “self-exposing,” given that no forensic medical examination had been made available at the time. Browder, the CEO and co-founder of…

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Do you find your cologne fades away too quickly? When it comes to the best men’s fragrances of all time, musk is earthy, clean, and long-lasting. If your goal is to attract the perfect partner, musk’s distinct fragrance is a real head-turner. The best musk cologne for men is complex, potent, and for skilled perfumers, an amazingly versatile scent. Its fragrance is crisp, fresh, and inviting, making it the perfect base for a wide variety of top notes. Philip Kraft, a well-known German fragrance chemist, reveals: “The more one studies its character, the more contrasting, vibrant and oscillating musk becomes.…

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It takes a village, especially when you’re working to acquire and transform homes that need some TLC in the ridiculously expensive state of Hawaii. Luckily for Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama, stars of the new HGTV series Renovation Aloha, they have a large family including 87 first cousins. Many of them happen to be contractors, cabinet makers, garbage collectors, contractors, assistants, and everything in between. Through the eight-episode season, which premieres February 20, the duo rely on ohana as they take on some of the most challenging projects of their career. They collectively work to turn dilapidated properties into dream homes…

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As promised, Vampire Weekend have released the first two singles from their new album, Only God Was Above Us. The new songs, “Capricorn” and “Gen-X Cops,” arrive with collage-like music videos that utilize film and footage from Steven Siegel—the photographer whose Subway Dream 11 doubles as the new Vampire Weekend album cover. Watch the videos below.Vampire Weekend have also announced the Only God Was Above Us Tour. The trek begins in April with the band’s (sold-out) total solar eclipse concert in Austin, Texas. Support on the tour comes from LA LOM (aka the Los Angeles League of Musicians), the English…

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor took to the stage at the BAFTA Film Awards tonight to perform her resurgent hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ – watch the footage below.The song features memorably over the now infamous final scene of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, and since the film’s release at the end of 2023, it has became a viral hit on TikTok and even entered the Billboard Hot 100 – her first-ever song to chart in the US. It also climbed the UK single charts, peaking at Number Two last month. Sophie Ellis-Bextor recently spoke with NME about the return of ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, and the track…

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Apple has applied for the patent of a new sensor for its Apple Watch that could allow it to track the sweat measurement of a user. The company has been trying to expand the health and fitness tracking features on its smartwatches. Previous reports have suggested that the next-generation smartwatch from the firm — the purported Apple Watch Series 10 — could feature a blood pressure sensor. Now, on Thursday, a patent application from Apple was spotted at the US Patent and Trademark Office that describes the ability to monitor perspiration.Spotted by Patently Apple, the patent application is titled “Wearable…

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The Biden administration plans to loosen the limits on tailpipe emissions proposed last year by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), giving automakers more time before they’ll be required to sell significantly more electric vehicles than gas-powered cars, reported this weekend. Under the , EVs would have to account for 67 percent of new car and light-duty truck sales by 2032.Rather than forcing manufacturers to start ramping up EV sales right away, the changes would allow them to make the shift more gradually through the remainder of the 2020s, sources told the NYT. After 2030, though, EV sales would need to…

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When Fire Country Season 1 Episode 22 aired way back in May of 2023, its controversial conclusion left fans divided. The debut season of the hit CBS drama dragged its protagonists through hell and delivered some surprisingly satisfying character arcs — only for the season finale to bring us right back to where Bode Leone’s story began: Bode’s decision to take the fall for a drug ring landed him back behind bars and left viewers with the feeling that Fire County Season 2 might wind up rehashing the redemption narrative the show already explored in Season 1.…

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Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s prime minister, speaks on day two of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMUNICH, Germany — The West is suffering a “colossal failure of imagination” in thinking Russia’s war in Ukraine will not hit them next, European policymakers have been told amid calls for a doubling down of transatlantic support for Kyiv.Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized a waning sense of urgency among delegates at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday as Moscow’s full-scale offensive nearly enters its third year.”The sense of urgency is simply not clear enough in…

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Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty ImagesCorporate America has a message for Wall Street: It’s serious about cutting costs this year.From toy and cosmetics makers to office software sellers, executives across sectors have announced layoffs and other plans to slash expenses — even at some companies that are turning a profit. Barbie maker Mattel, PayPal, Cisco, Nike, Estée Lauder and Levi Strauss are just a few of the firms that have cut jobs in recent weeks.Department store retailer Macy’s said it will close five of its namesake department stores and cut more than 2,300 jobs. JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines…

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A group of 20 leading tech companies on Friday announced a joint commitment to combat AI misinformation in this year’s elections.The industry is specifically targeting deepfakes, which can use deceptive audio, video and images to mimic key stakeholders in democratic elections or to provide false voting information.Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, IBM, Adobe and chip designer Arm all signed the accord. Artificial intelligence startups OpenAI, Anthropic and Stability AI also joined the group, alongside social media companies such as Snap, TikTok and X.Tech platforms are preparing for a huge year of elections around the world that affect upward of four billion…

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Customers shop at an RC Willey home furnishings store in Draper, Utah, Aug. 28, 2023.George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesInflation has pulled back significantly from its pandemic-era peak. In fact, some categories have fallen into outright deflation, meaning consumers are seeing the prices decline instead of rise.Deflation has largely occurred among physical goods rather than services, economists said. The former are tangible objects, while the latter are largely things we can experience, like haircuts and veterinary visits.Demand for goods soared early in the Covid-19 pandemic, as consumers were confined to their homes and couldn’t spend on things such as travel or…

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German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz arrives for the weekly federal government cabinet meeting on Oct. 11, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.Michele Tantussi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMUNICH, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday reaffirmed Berlin’s commitment to spend 2% of the national gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, this year and over the longer term.”Germany will invest 2% of its GDP on defense in the 2020s, in the 2030s and beyond,” Scholz told the Munich Security Conference.Germany has this commitment in 2024 through regular and special budget outlays for the first time since the early 1990s, a defense…

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Not very long ago, a description of our current moment would have read like a dystopian premise: a planet afflicted with deadly weather events, with rising oceans and global migration crises, with animal species rapidly going extinct, all while a rabid conservative movement flourishes worldwide, distorting facts and profiting off our downfall. Perhaps that is why, in these eight new dystopian novels (all published since last year), the dystopian setting is more or less our own—just nudged into a near future where our current perils have escalated, where the threats we already face can be seen and felt more clearly.…

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The mid-morning sun kisses your bronzed skin as you idly comb the sand with your toes. A gentle, salty breeze. Crashing waves leaving meandering trails of foam in their wake. Subtle wafts of cedar and hibiscus from the distant clifftops come, then go. Lovely. Just lovely. Now if only someone could bottle that feeling… Alright, alright. I’ll drop the charade already and cue my top picks for cologne that smells like the beach. The last thing I want to do is pigeonhole summer scents to one set of top, middle, and base notes. There’s plenty of room for nuance, especially…

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