U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol gather for a trilateral meeting during the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea in a first-of-its-kind trilateral meeting on Friday at Camp David.The president is hoping to smooth over a historically icy relationship between the two neighbors in order to bolster military cooperation in the region amid rising tensions from China and North Korea.The meeting between Japanese…
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NewsAriana Grande Releasing Yours Truly 10th Anniversary Reissue FridayThe deluxe edition will feature additional live recordings of tracks from the original LPBy Madison BloomAugust 19, 2023FacebookTwitterAriana Grande (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AG).FacebookTwitterAriana Grande has announced a deluxe 10th anniversary edition of her 2013 debut album Yours Truly. The digital reissue arrives this coming Friday (August 25) via Republic. The vinyl pre-order for the LP kicks off on August 28. Grande revealed the news via an Instagram Reel, which captured a vintage television flashing footage of the singer from the past decade.In a separate post on her Instagram stories,…
In this articleRKLBMRKFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTIn-space manufacturing may sound like science fiction but it’s happening already, albeit on a very small scale. It’s a fledgling market that analysts and several startups are projecting will take off. ”If you look at pharma, semiconductors, beauty and health products and potentially food in the sense of like new crops, we estimated the market to be above $10 billion at some point in 2030, depending on the speed of maturation,” said Ilan Rozenkopf, a partner at McKinsey.Space offers a unique environment for research and development because its higher levels of radiation, microgravity and…
TOKYO, JAPAN The Aman in the city’s Otemachi Tower might be the hotel group’s most serene location yet. Embrace a capsule wardrobe of zen neutrals, and let the forest bathing begin.Courtesy of DesignersCAIRO, EGYPT Christian Louboutin shows us how to cruise the Nile in style. The Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god, and Horus, the falcon god.Courtesy of DesignersThere’s no better way to explore Egypt than a trip down the Nile. Trendy Nour El Nil offers catered excursions on traditional dahabiya boats sailing from Luxor to Aswan. While Louboutin, who is part Egyptian and has two…
With Special Ops: Lioness Season 1 moving quickly towards its finale, the stakes have never been higher for Joe or Cruz on opposite sides of the coin. As Joe tackles professional issues on top of her crumbling family life, Cruz tries to understand emotions she’s never experienced. Special Ops: Lioness Season 1 Episode 6 contends with the plots that had yet to converge, finding the Lioness team in trouble in more ways than one. As Joe answered for her team at the White House, the others were dealing with some unexpected intruders while monitoring Cruz. Meanwhile, Cruz and Aaliyah forge…
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Neural recording across the vessel wall A micro-endovascular probe (yellow) designed for insertion into straight (versus branched) blood vessels is preloaded into a flexible microcatheter (cyan) and selectively injected into the straight vessel by saline flow. (Courtesy: Anqi Zhang, Stanford University) Brain–machine interfaces (BMIs) provide direct electrical communication between the brain and external electronic systems. As such, BMIs offer potential to restore impaired functionality in patients with paralysis or neurological disorders, by using brain activity alone to directly control prostheses or computer programs, for example, or to modulate nerve or muscle function. Improvements in function and performance are needed, however.…
In this articleGMFSTLAM-ITFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTUnited Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Detroit, Sept. 25, 2019.Michael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT – The Oracle of Omaha is cutting exposure to the U.S. automotive industry amid union negotiations — potentially for good reason.Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway this week said it nearly halved its stake in General Motors in the second quarter. While the firm didn’t disclose its reasoning, the sale front runs what is expected to be a challenging end of the year for the U.S. automotive industry, plagued by contentious contract talks between…
Before the strikes completely turn the theatrical release calendar inside-out, the fall box office isn’t going to just give up. Following what is expected to be a robust $30M+ four-day for Sony’s The Equalizer 3 over Labor Day weekend, New Line’s The Nun II is expected to file a post Labor Day weekend start of $30M+. It’s still early for the film campaign wise with only two teaser posters released and the YouTube trailer at 26M views (versus The Meg 2‘s official trailer at 43M on the Warner Bros channel), so there’s a chance for upside. You’ll remember that Warner…
WASHINGTON — True Anomaly, a startup based in Denver, opened a manufacturing facility where it plans to produce small satellites designed for surveillance and reconnaissance of objects in space. The company on Aug. 17 unveiled the 35,000 square-foot facility in Centennial, Colorado, True Anomaly designed a spacecraft called Jackal aimed at the U.S. military and intelligence market. The satellite, equipped with three cameras, will be capable of performing rendezvous and proximity operations, and servicing missions, the company said. The first two Jackals are scheduled to launch to low Earth orbit in early 2024 on the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare. CEO Even…
The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta lift a “reckless” ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country.Meta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay for news articles.Some people fleeing wildfires in the remote northern town of Yellowknife have complained to domestic media that the ban prevented them from sharing important data about the fires.”Meta’s reckless choice to block news … is hurting access to vital information on Facebook…
Search and rescue crews look through the remains of a neighborhood on August 17, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is deploying a team that includes an electrical engineer to investigate the origins of the catastrophic Hawaii wildfires, as the local power company faces growing scrutiny over whether downed electric poles triggered the blaze.The ATF has deployed a national response that includes an electrical engineer, three fire investigators, and an expert from the bureau’s arson and explosives group, according to an agency statement late Thursday. The team will assist Maui County…
Sam Asghari knows he’s going to be under the spotlight as his divorce from Britney Spears plays out … so now he’s playfully asking folks for help hiding from photogs. Britney’s estranged husband just posted a hilarious poll on his Instagram story … asking fans to vote on one of three disguises he can use to throw the paparazzi off his scent. Sam’s choices include glasses with a gray mustache and gray hair, aviator sunglasses with curly brown hair, or a very Gen-Z TikTok haircut. It’s all in good fun … Sam’s still pretty recognizable in any of the three…
The Ukrainian counteroffensive that launched in June against Moscow’s invasion has run into a Russian wall. In the run-up to the Ukrainian push, weapons from Western allies — such as tanks, artillery and other equipment — poured into Ukraine. Despite some small gains, Ukrainian forces have yet to see a large breakthrough, leaving some to wonder what else is needed.”This is about as hard as it gets,” said Bradley Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “Think World War I with drones. … That’s a little bit what the Ukrainians…
On Friday, Kendall Jenner headed to West Hollywood venue Delilah to celebrate her tequila brand 818, since the date was literally 8/18. This is the third year in a row that the model has celebrated her tequila’s day, though her brand is actually named after the area code she grew up in, not the date. Jenner wore a skintight see-through bodycon dress with one sleeve and an asymmetrical neckline in a champagne shade. Through the layers of thin fabric, her slightly paler bra and underwear set were visible as well as a darker belt around her waist. Over her shoulder…
A lot goes into being elected into a political office, and few can hack it. It is a huge financial burden that becomes bigger when every aspect of someone’s life is scrutinized, from their career to marriage. For a billionaire, the financial part is not a big deal because of the billionaire part. And since they tend to roll in the same circles, a billionaire is almost guaranteed support from his filthy rich friends. Whoever said money couldn’t solve all your problems must have been on to something because it can’t stop your marriage from appearing like a sham to…
Cultivating and maintaining ample face plumage doesn’t come easy for everyone. If, for whatever reason, you have a hard time growing a healthy, full beard, know that you’re not alone. Also know that the best beard growth products are all around you. Scroll down. See? There’s 10 of them right there.The path to beard nirvana starts with the basics. To achieve a full mane, you first need to create optimal growth conditions by prioritizing the health of your skin and hair follicles. This is why many of the products on this list are beard oils that work both on and…
Tencent sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. Aly Song | ReutersBEIJING — Corporate earnings releases are picking up on a few bright spots for China’s consumer in a competitive market where people are less willing to open their wallets.JD.com, Tencent and Alibaba this month reported results for the three months ended June that pointed to a steady pick-up in consumer spending that quarter, but with less clarity on whether that growth has continued.Here’s where companies said they saw consumer-related growth, according to public disclosures and FactSet transcripts of earnings calls:JD.comElectronics and…