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Tampines Changkat MP Desmond Choo resigns from SBS Transit’s board after Cabinet appointment
Member of Parliament for Tampines Changkat single-member constituency (SMC) Desmond Choo resigned from the board of SBS Transit on Monday…
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Sembcorp Industries enters agreement to explore exporting clean energy from Vietnam
Energy company Sembcorp Industries’ subsidiary, Sembcorp Utilities, has entered into an agreement with several of its counterparts in…
Politics
Trump develops new perspective on Fort Knox gold
The Trump brand has long been associated with gold, but the president suddenly lost interest in the famous U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort…
Politics
Trump kicks off Memorial Day with a smackdown of his perceived political foes
President Trump celebrated Memorial Day with an all-caps criticism of the "SCUM," his "INCOMPETENT" predecessor and "USA HATING JUDGES"…
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The 2028 podcast primary is underway as Democrats try to reshape their image
The Democrats' 2028 podcast primary is well underway. Source link
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Justice Department says it's 'absurd' and 'wrong' to suggest U.S. marshals won't protect judges
The Trump administration is criticizing as "absurd" and "wrong" a report saying federal judges are considering shifting control of armed…
Business
Four energy companies from Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam ink deal to explore clean energy export from Vietnam
Alliance reflects growing momentum towards a regionally integrated Asean Power Grid Four energy companies from Malaysia, Singapore and…
Business
Volvo Cars to cut 3,000 jobs in restructuring
Volvo Cars will cut 3,000 mostly white-collar jobs as part of a restructuring announced last month as it grapples with high costs, a…
Business
China raises cross-border renminbi use requirement for major banks
The sharp increase highlights Beijing’s determination to accelerate the use of the renminbi in global trade China’s central bank asked its…
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Remember Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone
We remember the likes of John Basilone to honor his sacrifice and to remind us of the blood and toil that has kept us safe and free.…
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Conservatives Shouldn’t Fear an Ivy League Education
Yale has pushed me, challenged me, and introduced me to people and perspectives I never would have encountered otherwise. Source link
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The Loved, and Lost
On Memorial Day, we remember the young Americans that we owe so much — even our very liberty. Source link
Politics
Trump Pauses AI Trade Rule, Should Scrap It for Good
Instead of restricting American AI with bureaucracy, the president should focus on enabling rapid global deployment of American…
Business
“Your Friends and Neighbors” and the Perils of the Rich-People-Suck Genre
The first episode of the new Apple TV+ drama “Your Friends and Neighbors” takes pains to explain how one can rake in…
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Returning to the Scene of My Brutal Rape
A woman is running. In the path, a man appears as if from nowhere. He is masked and he holds a knife. What are her choices? On one side is…
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Torture and Tres Leches in Iran’s Most Notorious Prison
The Evin House of Detention, in Tehran, is among the world’s most infamous prisons. It was built by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah…
Politics
William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Invention of American Conservatism
National Review embraced Goldwater. Bozell ghostwrote his campaign book, “The Conscience of a Conservative,” a hit with college students.…
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Kadir Nelson’s “Major Taylor, a Champion Who Led the Way”
For the cover of the June 2, 2025, issue, the artist Kadir Nelson features Marshall W. (Major) Taylor leading a parade of bicyclists from…
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The Self-Taught Cook Who Mastered the Flour Tortilla
As a kid growing up in Hermosillo, the biggest city in the arid northern Mexican state of Sonora, Ruben Leal took the region’s signature…
Business
Chinese food delivery giant Meituan net profit up 46.2% in first quarter
The company controls nearly 70% of China’s delivery market, but rising competition could drive up costs and squeeze margins, analysts say…
Business
Hong Leong Bank forms private banking alliance with Lombard Odier
Bursa-listed Hong Leong Bank (HLB) – a subsidiary of Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan’s Hong Leong Financial Group (HLFG) – on Monday (May…
Business
India’s central bank seeks approval for overseas rupee lending: sources
India’s central bank is taking another step to internationalise the rupee, seeking approval to allow domestic banks to lend the currency…
Business
Malaysia’s Petronas aims for China, Vietnam expansion while seeking long-term LNG supply
Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional, or Petronas, aims to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales into markets such as China and Vietnam…