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• Ukraine has faced the distressing prospect of gradually losing ground to larger Russian forces.
• But it regained the initiative with its attack into the Russian region of Kursk.
• Ukraine can build on this by presenting "the Russians with dilemmas they must solve," an expert

Sinéad O'Connor's life was marred with controversy over her steadfast, clear-eyed rejection of the status quo. She shaved her head in response to her beauty becoming a marketing tool, ripped apart a photograph of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live to protest child abuse in the Catholic church, and sang illuminating protest songs ranging in topics from Black liberation to Ireland's history of

• British Airways is upgrading its short-haul cabins as part of a huge investment.
• I flew on one of the older A320s, then toured a brand-new A320neo at the Farnborough Airshow.
• The new color scheme is sleek and modern while the passenger experience is improved too.

British Airways is spending $9 billion to lift

• 30A is a string of Florida towns and beaches between Destin and Panama City, two spring-break hot spots.
• Named for the highway running through it, 30A has long been a low-key favorite for Southern families.
• Now people from as far as Illinois and Montana are spending millions on real estate there, too.

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• I'm a millennial mom with three kids and my mom helps me out financially.

Although my dad has helped out over the years, my 64-year-old mother — a retiree and recent widow after my stepdad died in 2023 — supports me the most. Stating this makes me cringe. I feel immense shame over being in midlife and heavily reliant on

• Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have become a hot wellness trend for people without diabetes.
• Proponents say CMGs can help people make more

Our Milky Way galaxy is a cannibal.

It has grown by consuming other galaxies. Yet, it too, may be destined to collide and merge with an even bigger galaxy: Andromeda. Though galaxy collisions are normal events and NASA suspects this collision is inevitable (in billions of years), new research argues that with our current knowledge about Andromeda, such a future impact is still not certain — and has

• Economists expect an interest rate cut in September, which has big implications for housing.
• Lower rates would likely boost home construction.
• But in the short term, rate cuts could boost demand, sending prices even higher.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell strongly hinted that interest rates are likely coming down soon during his much-anticipated remarks on

• Political advocacy, especially for Republicans, used to be largely taboo in tech.
• The outspokenness of VCs is causing consternation among the limited partners who fund venture firms.
• Some VCs blame the election for an unusually slow summer of dealmaking.

A few weeks ago, multiple tech investors asked a partner at an

• The US X-37B and China's Shenlong are unmanned spacecraft that play secretive roles in space.
• Space-based technology has long given the US military an edge.
• A space plane like the Shenlong could be an attempt to threaten this advantage.

Just before the start of 2024

Seeking some exciting escapism? What could be more satisfying than fabulous fantasy films? This wonderous genre leads viewers down a path into magical realms, where myths and monsters roam, surprises lurk around every corner, and heroes set forth on adventures epic and enthralling.

Whether you’re searching for a movie that's frightening, family-friendly, mind-bending, heartbreaking, or pulse

Blink Twice is a thriller so rich with twists and clues you ought to see it twice. Sure, it begins like a dream: A cocktail waitress named Frida (I Wanna Dance With Somebody's Naomi Ackie) gets swept away to the private island of a debonair tech billionaire named Slater King (Channing Tatum). But beyond bountiful brunches and endless streams of champagne and plumes of pot smoke, something sinister