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Don’t Abandon the MMR Vaccine
The legacy of Covid-era overreach is no reason to give measles a new lease on life. Source link
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
Swedan covers business developments, emerging companies, entrepreneurial stories, and trends influencing industries and the broader economy.
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Politics
Russia Is Not a Defender of Christianity
The Russian regime is actively persecuting Christians, in Russia itself and in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. Source link
Politics
Kadir Nelson’s “The Soloist”
When the news is especially distressing, it can be easy to feel like art is futile; that you should, instead, focus your attention on all…
News
Why Christopher Marlowe Is Still Making Trouble
Do you know the one about the Jewish guy and the Muslim Turk? They gang up on this Christian friar and strangle him. Then they take him…
News
Bohuslav Martinů Is One of Music’s Great Chameleons
How does a singular musical personality emerge from an agglomeration of pitches? The characteristic quirks of major composers are easily…
News
Nostalgic Cravings at the Minnesota State Fair
In the lead-up to the Minnesota State Fair, a twelve-day fête of starch and fat which marks the end of every summer, the event’s…
Politics
The War on Trans Art
In July, the artist Amy Sherald pulled out of a large-scale show at the Smithsonian after learning that she might not be able to include a…
Lifestyle
London’s commuters face travel chaos as tube strike hits hard
All fleet staff walk out on Monday, causing chaos for the UK capital’s commuters Londoners face severe travel disruption as a seven-day…
Politics
Singapore committed to helping firms navigate energy trade, technology and transition: Low Yen Ling
As the global energy sector faces both trading uncertainty amid geopolitical tensions and transformation in a low-carbon future, Singapore…
Business
Chinese battery maker CATL expects Hungarian production to start by early 2026
The battery maker has been extending its lead in the EV battery market, with a 38% share globally in 2024, up from 36% a year earlier…
Politics
'Chipocalypse Now': Trump zeroes in on Chicago as part of sanctuary city cleanup
The Trump administration is stepping up its federal presence in sanctuary cities, bringing in the National Guard to assist law enforcement…
Politics
A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump's order
Law enforcement officials on Sunday removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after…
Politics
Trump’s Retreat on China
To confront China, the president must rediscover the clarity and conviction of his first term — and leave behind the weakness and…
Politics
Trump Should Not Go Soft on Pot
Reclassifying marijuana under federal rules would be a mistake — and isn’t necessary for further medical research. Source link
Business
Opec+ set to raise oil output further from October: sources
[LONDON/MOSCOW] Opec+ is set to agree to further raise oil output on Sunday (Sep 7) while probably slowing the pace of increases from…
Business
Opec+ agrees further oil output boost from October to regain market share
[LONDON/MOSCOW] Opec+ has agreed to further raise oil production from October as its leader Saudi Arabia pushes to regain market share,…
Business
What’s the Deal with U.F.O.s?
I ran these notions by Arlan Andrews, a retired mechanical engineer and author who is the founder and director of SIGMA, a think tank of…
News
China’s WM Motor to restart production after government-backed revival plan
Chinese EV makers have faced years-long price wars as they battle intense competition in an overcrowded sector Chinese electric vehicle…
Business
Meta’s backstop is linchpin for US$26 billion AI data-centre deal
When Meta Platforms turned to lenders to secure US$26 billion in debt funding for the construction of a sprawling new data centre, one key…
Politics
Trump considering federal takeover of New York 9/11 memorial
The Trump administration is looking into whether it can take control of the 9/11 memorial and museum in New York City. Source link
Politics
Trump says 'Department of WAR' could reach Chicago
President Trump threatened a "Chipocalypse Now" in Chicago, led by the War Department, in a post with the likeness of the movie…
Business
Why I Don't Promise Marketing Miracles (And Neither Should You)
Let me be straight with you. If I claimed I could look at your business and guarantee a 10x return without breaking a sweat, you should be…
Politics
Judge shoots down Northern Virginia schools' lawsuit to keep transgender bathrooms
A federal judge on Friday rejected lawsuits by Fairfax County and Arlington County school boards over their transgender bathroom use…
Politics
Trump Is Down, but Not Out, in the Tariffs Court Case
It’s a case he should lose, but it’s no slam dunk. Source link