Posts by Liam Redmond
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who later admitted to sexual abuse, dead at 84
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who later admitted to sexually abusing children while a high school wrestling coach before entering politics, died over the weekend at his home in the Chicago area. He was 84. Hastert (R-Ill.) served for 20 years in the House of Representatives and presided over the chamber during the…
Read More70% of Asian families set to transfer wealth, but only half see next gen ready for family office
Beyond shaping their assets’ future ownership, families need to do as much to develop their future stewards [SINGAPORE] Around seven in 10 high-net-worth families are set to transfer wealth to their later generations, but only around half think the next generation is prepared to engage with the family office. Hence, families need to spend as…
Read MoreOver 70% of Asian families set to transfer wealth, but only half say next gen is ready for family office: report
Beyond shaping their assets’ future ownership, families need to do as much to develop their future stewards [SINGAPORE] Around seven in 10 high-net-worth families are set to transfer wealth to their later generations, but only around half think the next generation is prepared to engage with the family office. Hence, families need to spend as…
Read More70% of Asian families to transfer wealth, but only half see next gen ready for family office
Beyond shaping their assets’ future ownership, families need to do as much to develop their future stewards [SINGAPORE] Around seven in 10 high-net-worth families are set to transfer wealth to their later generations, but only around half think the next generation is prepared to engage with the family office. Hence, families need to spend as…
Read MoreMiddle East Oil Exports Hit Pre-War Levels: Why Tanker Attacks Aren’t Cutting Supply Yet
Middle East crude oil exports rose above their pre-war average on four days in the final week of September, reaching between 19.5 million and 22.5 million barrels per day (bpd), according to provisional data from ship-tracking firm Kpler. The increase came despite continued attacks on commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz. The…
Read More‘Marshals’ Season 2 kicks off with major character killed in brutal onscreen death
Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you’ve watched the Season 2 premiere of “Marshals.” The second season of “Marshals” kicked off Sunday with a brutal onscreen death. Dolly Weaver, a major character on the “Yellowstone” spinoff played by Ellie Jameson, was killed after the car she was in rolled down the side of a…
Read MoreHalf of new accounts at private banks in Singapore industry group opened in a month: ABS
This is done by deploying AI and digital tools in onboarding processes, removing excessive processes [SINGAPORE] Nearly half of all new accounts opened at member banks of the Private Banking Industry Group (PBIG) were opened within a month, amid an industry push to reduce account-opening times, said the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS). These…
Read MoreThese Giants aren’t supposed to be atop the NFC East — but their reality is exceeding the optics
Maybe, after a preseason of optimism that revived a trajectory, it’ll be a different ending for Deonte Banks after all. Maybe, after a similar preseason of optimism that revived a similar trajectory, it’ll be different for these Giants under John Harbaugh after all, too. Because imagine this scene playing out last year. Imagine Banks —…
Read MoreShocking sleazy new details surface about Grammy-winning Texas Dem candidate: ‘Shhhh… it was our secret’
WASHINGTON — A Latin Grammy winner running as a Democratic House candidate in Texas once told a woman online to shave her “la cotorra” and joked about rape with another female commenter. Award-winning singer and married dad of four sons Bobby Pulido, 55, who is locked in a competitive contest to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Monica De…
Read MoreWhat Gemini Models Will Free Users Get After October 9?
Google is about to make a significant change to the free Gemini app: starting Oct. 9, users without a Google AI subscription will lose direct access to Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.1 Pro and be limited to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. The change applies to Gemini users on personal Google accounts. “These changes will start…
Read MoreExclusive | NYC teacher praised Oct. 7 mastermind in Park Slope Food Coop group chat, lawsuit says: ‘Long live Yahya Al-Sinwar’
A Brooklyn teacher brazenly posted, “Long live Yahya al-Sinwar’’ in a group chat, according to a new legal filing. Now he’s under investigation by city education officials. Damien Neva, 48, a washed-up fashion photographer-turned-public-school teacher in, praised the heinous Hamas leader, who was the architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel, in November…
Read MoreSingapore’s tech workforce grows 4% as 2025 digital economy hits S$144.1 billion: IMDA
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s tech workforce grew 3.8 per cent to 222,200 in 2025, driven by an increasing demand for tech talents in the non-tech sector, an Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) report on Monday (Oct 5) showed. The Singapore Digital Economy Report 2026 noted that the expansion comes alongside growth in the Republic’s digital economy, which…
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