In Javier Fuentes’s touching and tender debut novel, Countries of Origin, the concept of home is complicated and politically fraught. After years of growing up undocumented in the United States, building a long and respectable career in the New York City restaurant industry, Demetrio faces deportation and must return to Madrid, his place of birth. There is a moment when, a couple of months into this new chapter of life, he laments this gnawing realization that he is still very much adrift. “I was feeling as foreign as I had the day of my arrival, even though I now navigated…
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 12, 2023.Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Oracle — Shares dipped more than 12% a day after the software company posted disappointing earnings and revenue guidance for its fiscal second quarter. Oracle’s revenue, which came in at $12.45 billion, was weaker than the $12.47 billion forecast by analysts. Its forward guidance of 5% to 7% revenue growth in the second quarter also fell short of the 8% implied growth expected by analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv.WestRock — The stock rose 4.8% following…
How it works: composite image showing illustrations of the de-icing process and electron microscope images of the nanowire surface. (Courtesy: Siyan Yang, Qixun Li, Bingang Du, Yushan Ying, Yijun Zeng, Yuankai Jin, Xuezhi Qin, Shouwei Gao, Steven Wang, Zuankai Wang, Rongfu Wen and Xuehu Ma) A passive coating that is almost 100% effective at removing ice and frost from surfaces has been unveiled by researchers in China. The team’s design features an array of copper nanowires that combine excellent photothermal, heat-conducting, and superhydrophobic properties to achieve a very high defrosting efficiency. The coating was developed by Siyan Yang and colleagues…
In this articlePGFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTA combination package of Procter & Gamble Co. DayQuil Severe and NyQuil Severe brand cold and flu medicine is arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois.Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe main ingredient used in many popular over-the-counter cold and allergy medications doesn’t actually work to get rid of nasal congestion, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday. In a unanimous vote, 16 advisors said oral versions of phenylephrine – a nasal decongestant found in versions of drugs like Nyquil, Benadryl, Sudafed and Mucinex – aren’t effective at relieving…
With Funny Girl off the boards last week and the impact of the 2-for-1 ticket prices of the Broadway Week promotion, Broadway box office receipts for the week ending Sept. 10 took an 18% tumble from the previous week, settling in at $21,334,228. Gone from the roster was Funny Girl and its $2 million-plus contributions to the weekly overall tally. (Actually, Once Upon A One More Time had also closed the previous week as well, but with considerably less of an impact on Broadway’s total box office, and the arrival of the previewing Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through The…
by Trevor Kimball, September 7, 2023(Photo: 3Bird Media) It looks like the ratings for The CW’s new Saturday night series weren’t good enough for the network. Recipe for Disaster has been pulled from the network schedule, so it looks unlikely to be renewed for a second season. A cooking competition series, the Recipe for Disaster TV show is hosted by Ann Pornel with Eden Grinshpan and Chef Shahir Massoud serving as judges. The competition pits three professional chefs and their novice friend assistants against each other to prepare spectacular dishes under absurdly adverse conditions. Each episode, the studio is transformed…
PARIS – In six months, Portuguese startup NeuraSpace has gone from 25 to 250 satellites on its space traffic management platform. “For NeuraSpace, the ball is rolling,” Chiara Manfletti, NeuraSpace chief operating officer, told SpaceNews at the World Satellite Business Week conference here. The latest customer is South Africa’s Dragonfly Aerospace. Dragonfly announced plans Sept. 11 to rely on NeuraSpace for conjunction analysis and maneuver suggestions for Dragonfly’s EOS SAT-1. EOS-SAT-1 is the first of seven satellites Dragonfly plans to launch to gather agriculture and forestry data. “For us to partner with Dragonfly, a truly commercial company, where they see…
Borderlands developer Gearbox is reportedly up for sale by parent company Embracer Group. As per Reuters, the Swedish conglomerate is looking to restructure following a $2 billion (about Rs. 16,586 crore) deal with Saudi Arabia government-funded Savvy Games Group that fell through, earlier this year. The fallout resulted in the former cutting down on spending, in addition to closing down studios and laying off its employees. Having been acquired merely two-and-a-half years ago, Gearbox is now the latest victim, with some alleged third-party publishers expressing interest in acquiring the developer. No names were mentioned, though they were described as “international…
(L-R) US President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, depart after the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon on St. Patrick’s Day at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2023.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The White House’s oversight and investigations war room finally got the battle on Tuesday that they’d been arming themselves for.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement that he has directed GOP led House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden was the long anticipated retribution that White House aides had been waiting for, after House Democrats…
Kanye West y Bianca Censori han sido criticados por todo lo que han mostrado en Europa. Sin embargo, se niegan a cambiar su peculiar estilo por el momento. La pareja sigue paseando por Italia y continúan mostrando más de lo común, especialmente Bianca, que no parece interesarse por la moda “convencional”. El lunes fue fotografiada con su marido en Florencia y de nuevo puso sus “encantos” a la vista. Recordemos que a ha recibido críticas por lo que muchas personas aparentemente ven como un atuendo inapropiado (y podemos ver por qué). El hecho de que estemos difuminando sus pezones lo…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for a probe Tuesday following a claim that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk curbed a Ukrainian military operation aimed at Russia’s Black Sea fleet last year by limiting access to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, a report said.”Congress needs to investigate what’s happened here, and whether we have adequate tools to make sure foreign policy is conducted by the government and not by one billionaire,” Warren, D-Mass., said Monday, according to Bloomberg.CNBC has reached out to Warren’s office to confirm.The call stems from an excerpt released last week from biographer Walter Isaacson’s book titled “Elon Musk,” in which…
kate spade new york is a handbag icon. Among others, the brand is responsible for the Sam, which launched in 1993 and became an immediate classic.Despite having the utmost admiration for the timeless silhouettes and quality of kate spade new york’s bags, I’ve never invested in one—with the exception of the I Love NY Manhattan tote, which I use strictly for travel. When I heard about the launch of the well-sized Dakota bag, which flaunts a laid-back approach to classic silhouettes, I knew I had to don one. It comes in four colors, including a textured croc style in emerald…
When Criminal Minds went off the air in 2020, it seemed like the door was closed on the BAU forever. Thankfully, Paramount+ answered fans’ wishes everywhere when it ordered Criminal Minds: Evolution, a 10-episode follow-up that brought some of our favorite characters back to crack a season-long crime. Now, all eyes are on Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2. We’ve rounded up everything there is to know about the next season. Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 Renewal Status Paramount+ shocked fans when it renewed the revival series for a second season in January 2023. Bringing a beloved show back is no…
In today’s fast-paced grooming industry, the right equipment is essential. This BaBylissPRO Lithium FX Hair Clipper review will examine the innovation and quality of the trimmers at hand. It’s not just another grooming tool; it’s a symbol of excellence, combining cutting-edge technology with unparalleled design.The advanced brushless motor, paired with the precision of the Gold Titanium Wedge Blade, offers a grooming experience that’s a class apart. As hair care enthusiasts become more discerning, they seek tools that don’t just do the job but elevate the entire experience. This BaByliss Pro Lithium FX review dives deep into this hair clipper, exploring…
In its origins, the word “fabulous” lacked a positive connotation but simply meant “having to do with fables.” I’m no etymologist, so I don’t know how “fabulous” drifted into its current meanings, but I suspect it has something to do with the concepts that are expressed by similar words like “wonderful” (full of wonders), “marvelous” (related to “marvels”) and awesome (“expressive of awe”). Fables are stories that depict marvels, that narrate supernatural or paranormal events that evoke wonder or awe. Fair enough. But why have we come to use these words with a consistently positive connotation, when the marvels revealed by a fable could…
A Citic Press book stand advertises for the release of the Chinese version of Walter Isaacson’s new Elon Musk biography.CNBC | Evelyn ChengBEIJING — Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Elon Musk hit the Chinese market Tuesday, several hours ahead of the U.S. release due to a time difference that puts Beijing 12 hours ahead of New York.A day earlier, publisher Citic Press Group raised the book’s selling price to 79 Chinese yuan ($10.84), up from 59 yuan previously, according to Chris Sun, lead translator of Isaacson’s book into Chinese.Citing conversations with the publisher, Sun said a rare, urgent additional printing…
A new Thursday matinee seems to be paying off for the Neil Diamond Broadway bio-musical A Beautiful Noise: Last week the show grossed more than $1 million, a nine-month high attributable at least in part to an unusual new performance schedule. Last month, producer Ken Davenport announced that beginning in September the musical would no longer perform on Wednesday evenings, switching instead to a twice-on-Thursday schedule. According to a spokesperson for the production, attendance for the first Thursday matinee (September 7) was a near sell-out of 1,036, about double the July-August average attendance for Wednesday evening shows. Although specific dollar…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said his department is comfortable working with SpaceX despite recent reports about Elon Musk restricting the use of the company’s Starlink satellite services in Ukraine. During a news conference Sept. 11 at the Air Space & Cyber conference, Kendall said he could not comment on reports — from news media and from Musk’s biographer Walter Isaacson — that SpaceX’s boss thwarted Ukrainian forces by shutting off Starlink’s satellite network over Crimea — a territory occupied by Russia that Ukraine was fighting to reclaim. Kendall said he is not familiar with the…