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Demand for summer concerts cools after last year’s Taylor Swift and Beyoncé megatours

For the past few years, live music has enjoyed an explosive post-pandemic revival, as ‘revenge spending’ fans itching to get back into concert...

CEO leadership advice: Share your fears and vulnerabilities, says Verge Genomics chief Alice Zhang

Alice Zhang is CEO and cofounder of Verge Genomics. I started my biotech company Verge Genomics out of graduate school in 2015. We use...

France deploys ‘dengue detectives’ in the lead up to the Olympics

When people visit romantic Paris this summer, the last thing they want to think about is possibly contracting dengue fever.  The mosquito-borne disease has...

Alaskans are seeking a respite from thousands of tourists who want to cruise the panhandle region

A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number of cruise ship passengers arriving in...

What do young voters care about? Housing affordability is top of mind

In an election year, economic concerns always matter. It’s no different this year, and why would it be? And on paper, the economy...

Portugal scraps ‘manifestation of interest’ clause in latest immigration crackdown

Portugal is trying to shake off its reputation as one of Europe’s most welcoming countries for immigrants, with its right-leaning government taking the...

Top officials for Indonesia’s new $32.5B capital city Nusantara resign

Progress towards Indonesia’s new capital, a legacy-setting project for outgoing president Joko Widodo, is looking shaky after its top officials unexpectedly resigned on...

Does Medicare cover concierge medicine?

Many of us have experienced the frustration of trying to find a physician who’s accepting new patients, waiting a long time to see...

Fearless Fund’s program for Black women entrepreneurs violates Civil Rights Act, appeals court rules

A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended a venture capital firm’s grant program for Black women business owners, ruling that a conservative...

Fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul postponed

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul’s boxing match, which was set to air live on Netflix next month, has been put on hold. An X...

Volkswagen to develop affordable EVs priced at $21,696 — a ‘very good’ move says Germany’s Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised the move by Volkswagen AG to develop electric cars to be priced in Europe from €20,000 ($21,696) as...

Saudi Arabia’s oil giant sees massive stock offering sell out in hours as investors clamor for annual dividend payouts of $124 billion

Saudi Aramco’s $12 billion share sale sold out shortly after the deal opened on Sunday, in a boon to the government that’s seeking...

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