Saks Owner Says He Saved Department Stores. Never Mind the Bankruptcy.
Richard Baker wanted to create a retail empire when he combined Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. About a year later, it filed for bankru…
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Who Is Peter Mandelson?
The former British ambassador to the United States was arrested on Monday, months after being fired over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the co…
Settlers Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land
For two years, Jewish settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. After ano…
Leah Stavenhagen, Advocate for Young Women With A.L.S., Dies at 33
She started a group intended to counter the notion that A.L.S. was an “older white man’s disease.”
More Than Half a Million Customers Have Lost Power on East Coast
The outages were mostly caused by problems with local power lines, and coastal Massachusetts was particularly hard hit.
Another C.D.C. Vaccine Skeptic Steps Down
Dr. Ralph Abraham, the agency’s principal deputy director, has called the Covid vaccines “dangerous.” Other skeptics have recently lef…
U.K. Police Release Ex-Ambassador to U.S. After Arrest Amid Epstein Accusations
Peter Mandelson was arrested on Monday on suspicion of “misconduct in public office” following revelations about his dealings with Jeffr…
Binance Employees Find $1.7 Billion in Crypto Was Sent to Iranian Entities
Binance pledged to crack down on crime. But internal investigators at the world’s largest crypto exchange continued to find evidence of po…
Supreme Court to Weigh Oil-Industry Effort to End a Major Climate Suit
The case could have significant bearing on a range of other lawsuits brought against the fossil fuel industry by cities and states across th…
Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Group Begins an Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation
The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before …
In a Clothing Pickle? There’s an App for That
Pickle, a new peer-to-peer apparel-rental app, helps users stay on trend without having to go into debt or rely on climate-unfriendly fast f…
The Lesson of A.I. Literacy Class: Don’t Let the Chatbot Think for You
Teachers say they want to equip high school students to drive artificial intelligence, rather than be mere passengers steered by chatbots.