The usually quiet streets outside South Korea’s constitutional court in Seoul are now a political ground zero for a decision that will determine the country’s future. Months after Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law and triggered South Korea’s worst political…
Asian stock markets plunge, gold reaches record high Gold has reached a record high while the yen has strengthened against the dollar and stock markets have slumped after Donald’s Trump’s unexpectedly aggressive tariff announcement. Here’s the latest on the markets…
The James Beard Foundation announced Wednesday the finalists vying for its coveted Restaurant and Chef awards, and among them are five Chicago chefs and restaurants, including first-time nominees Galit and Kumiko. “I was just doing some cleaning and repair stuff,…
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a…
Kirk Cousins wants to go somewhere he can start. The Falcons quarterback made that clear in a one-hour phone conversation with owner Arthur Blank in early March. Cousins expressed the same in face-to-face meetings with coach Raheem Morris and General…
One of the industry’s leading large language models has passed a Turing test, a longstanding barometer for human-like intelligence. In a new preprint study awaiting peer review, researchers report that in a three-party version of a Turing test, in which…
Ireland has the strongest passport in the world, according to the Nomad Passport Index 2025. It’s the first time that the northern European country has held the solo No. 1 spot in the annual ranking from Nomad Capitalist, a tax…
Trump’s global tariffs drive gold and silver prices to multi-session highs KITCO Why gold prices are surging to record highs NPR Gold Hits Record High as Traders Digest Trump’s Tariff Spree Bloomberg Gold prices extend rise after Trump unveils tariff plans CNBC Gold Jumps…
In a tumultuous Hollywood age of corporate takeovers and executive turnovers, Richard Brener is a rarity of the business. The tall, soft-spoken president and CCO of New Line has been at company for 30, yes, you read that right, 30…
It’s a shop that opens with a chime reminiscent of a bike bell—a pleasant little ring to say you’ve arrived. Once you enter, you know that CBI Bikes on Iona Road is clearly the place to come for every style,…