In the introduction to “The New Yorker Index 1992,” a twenty-page catalogue of everything the magazine published that year, the staff writer John McPhee acknowledged a ritual familiar to many New Yorker readers: tackling a stack of unread issues. Instead of catching up at home, he’d schlep his copies up to New Hampshire and read…
The FBI is investigating a prominent surrogacy agency that shuttered abruptly earlier this month, leaving desperate parents-to-be out of tens of thousands of dollars and surrogates missing payments as their pregnancies progressed. The agency’s owner, Megan Hall-Greenberg, 49, effectively disappeared — she deleted her social media accounts, and clients and employees say she hasn’t replied…
Getty Images Storm damage is one area often in dispute Insurers need to do more to improve how they handle claims and make it clearer to customers what their policies cover, the UK’s finance regulator has said. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was responding to a “super-complaint” by consumer group Which? about the home and…
Tata Motors has opposed proposals to exempt small petrol vehicles from the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms, arguing that such relaxations could dilute the focus on sustainable technologies and undermine the country’s push towards electric mobility, PTI reported.In a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Mumbai-based automaker said granting exemptions to petrol vehicles…
Joint Parliamentary Committee Chair Aparajita Sarangi moved a resolution in Lok Sabha seeking time to submit its report “up to the first day of the last week of the Budget Session, 2026”. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Parliamentary committee examining Bills to remove the prime minister and chief ministers was granted extension on Thursday…
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has released reports stating the cause of death of the film director Rob Reiner and his wife, the photographer Michele Singer Reiner. Both are listed on the organisation’s website with the cause given as “multiple sharp force injuries” and “homicide” stated as the manner of death. The date of…
The body protects itself from free radicals through the powerful antioxidants beta-carotene, flavonoids and tannins, which are present in persimmons. These compounds decrease oxidative stress, which contributes to aging, heart disease and cancer development. Research indicates that persimmon extracts demonstrate anti-inflammatory properties, by reducing inflammation markers, and protect cells from damage, according to animal model…
No deal on frozen Russian assets would pose ‘big problems for Ukraine,’ Zelenskyy says Meanwhile, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that a failure to agree on the use of frozen Russian assets would pose a serious challenge for Ukraine. “I will speak with all the leaders, present our arguments, and I very much hope we…
On a sweltering second day in the so-called city of churches, faith appeared to evaporate. Faith in technology, certainly, a sentiment shared by both sets of players. But for England there was a broader loss of belief in their attacking philosophy after having it systematically dismantled by Australia. This could have been the day that…