Two months into the war in Iran, President Trump is confronting the complicated reality of a conflict that has proved costly, deeply unpopular and lacks a clear endgame. Energy markets are in turmoil. The Pentagon has given its first public estimate of the war’s cost: $25 billion so far. Key Republicans in Congress are growing…
To the Editor: “Older Americans Are Hoarding the Nation’s Potential,” by Samuel Moyn (Opinion guest essay, April 26), relies on a troubling premise: that older Americans constitute a problem population whose political participation and economic choices must be curtailed for the good of the nation. It would no doubt be seen as discriminatory if it…
It had been less than a month since Noah Arbit’s childhood synagogue in West Bloomfield, Mich., was attacked by a man who rammed a truck through the entrance, forcing dozens of staff members and preschool children to flee the burning building. A letter he received left him outraged, and horrified. “Let’s remember Jews brought this…
Google Photos on Wednesday announced a new AI-powered feature that will soon turn photos of your clothes into a digital closet where you can create new outfit ideas, and even virtually try on your creations. Yes, the idea takes obvious inspiration from Cher’s iconic virtual wardrobe featured in the movie “Clueless,” where she could scroll…
From the wildly popular traveling Van Gogh exhibit to the immersive “King Tut” experience that trades artifacts for hauntingly lit and realistic tableaux, museums everywhere are departing from conventional curated collections to find new ways to engage visitors. At the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, staff hope a new…
Disney is set to explore the secret lives of hot nannies. Hulu and Freeform have jointly ordered “Million Dollar Nannies,” which follows a cast described as a “young group of elite nannies” who move to Ibiza to launch a new agency. Hi Mom Productions and 3Ball in association with Walt Disney Television are behind “Million…
The big reveal for Meta’s next mixed reality glasses is being postponed until the first half of 2027, according to a report from Business Insider. Based on an internal memo from Maher Saba, the vice president of Meta’s Reality Labs Foundation, the report said that the company’s project, which is codenamed “Phoenix,” will no longer…
Shorouk Express But Tusk had a different take on Trump’s apparent U-turn. Reading between the lines, the U.S. president was seemingly backing away from his pledge to end the conflict, the Polish leader warned Thursday. “President Trump has stated that Ukraine could, with the support of the European Union, regain all of its territory. This…
Shorouk Express In spring 2022, three Organisation for security and co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine employees – Dmytro Shabanov, Maksym Petrov and Vadym Golda – were forcibly detained by Russian-controlled forces in the occupied regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. Before that, on February 24, the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion…
Shorouk Express Departments also need to find “efficiency gains” averaging 4 percent by 2028/29, a total of £13.8 billion per year. HM Revenue and Customs plans to save 13.1 percent of its spending through “AI and automation” and basing 85 percent of staff outside London, while the Department for Work and Pensions will use artificial…
