Posts by Liam Redmond
Iran Inflation Hits 66% As Trade Falls 35%
Iran’s annual inflation has reached 66%, while the country’s foreign trade has fallen 35% as U.S. sanctions, the war and a naval blockade restrict commerce and access to foreign currency. President Masoud Pezeshkian disclosed the trade contraction, while Iran’s rial fell to a record 2.02 million per U.S. dollar on the informal market on Aug.…
Read MoreTWICE’s Nayeon Buys $6.9M Building in Seoul’s Cheongdam-Dong: Here’s What Makes the Property Valuable
TWICE member Nayeon has reportedly expanded her real estate portfolio with a major purchase in one of Seoul’s most prestigious neighborhoods. The singer has acquired a building and its surrounding land in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam, for 9.5 billion KRW (approximately $6.9 million). The purchase makes Nayeon the owner of a commercial property in an area known…
Read MoreHYBE Reports Huge Gender Pay Gap in 2026: Why Are Male Employees Earning Over 3 Times More Than Women?
HYBE is facing scrutiny over a striking difference in its reported average employee compensation, with figures for the first half of 2026 showing that male personnel earned more than three times the average compensation of female employees. The figures have drawn attention because women make up more than twice the number of employees at the…
Read MoreLiverpool vs Nottingham Forest Live Stream: How to Watch Premier League, Start Time and TV Channel
Liverpool welcome Nottingham Forest to Anfield for their first home Premier League match of the 2026-27 season. The game kicks off at 12:30 p.m. BST (7:30 a.m. ET), with Forest arriving under new head coach Oliver Glasner, who took charge after a turbulent off-season at the City Ground. Liverpool opened their campaign with a 2-2…
Read MoreOpenAI To End Cursor Deal After SpaceX Acquisition
OpenAI said Aug. 28 it will wind down its agreement to provide models to Cursor, the AI coding platform acquired by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, with access scheduled to end Nov. 12. OpenAI said the decision followed the change in Cursor’s ownership and concerns about SpaceX complying with its terms of service. The decision came 14…
Read MoreIs Manon Being Removed From KATSEYE? Missing Photocard in Lightstick Sparks New Fan Speculation [PHOTOS]
![Is Manon Being Removed From KATSEYE? Missing Photocard in Lightstick Sparks New Fan Speculation [PHOTOS]](https://i0.wp.com/data.ibtimes.sg/en/full/96280/katseye-manon.jpg?w=1200&h=630?q=60&w=1024&resize=1024,1024&ssl=1 "Is Manon Being Removed From KATSEYE? Missing Photocard in Lightstick Sparks New Fan Speculation [PHOTOS]")
KATSEYE fans are once again questioning Manon Bannerman’s status with the group after a fan discovered that her photocard was missing from a newly purchased lightstick. Manon has been on hiatus from KATSEYE, with her absence continuing to prompt discussion among fans about when she might return. The latest speculation began after a fan shared…
Read MoreKyiv Warehouse Explosion Map: What Zelensky Said About Ammunition Storage As 27 Deaths and 42 Injuries Reported
A drone strike hit an enterprise in Myla, roughly 35 kilometers west of Kyiv, at around 8:10 p.m. local time on Friday. The impact set off a large-scale fire that was quickly followed by a series of explosions, according to Kyiv region military administration head Tymur Tkachenko. The blast damaged nearby residential buildings, a care…
Read MoreIs the NFL Coming to Japan? League Eyes Expansion as Interest Grows in Asia
The NFL is signaling growing interest in staging a game in Japan, with two of the league’s top international executives separately identifying the country as a priority market for future expansion, though no game, date or participating teams have been announced. Brett Gosper, the NFL’s head of Europe and Asia-Pacific, told Reuters this week that…
Read MoreBIGBANG’s Taeyang Applies for ‘Job’ at YG Entertainment? Singer’s Unexpected Comment Has Fans Cracking Up [CHECK OUT]
![BIGBANG’s Taeyang Applies for ‘Job’ at YG Entertainment? Singer’s Unexpected Comment Has Fans Cracking Up [CHECK OUT]](https://i0.wp.com/data.ibtimes.sg/en/full/96286/bigbang-taeyang.jpg?w=1200&h=630?q=60&w=1024&resize=1024,1024&ssl=1 "BIGBANG’s Taeyang Applies for ‘Job’ at YG Entertainment? Singer’s Unexpected Comment Has Fans Cracking Up [CHECK OUT]")
BIGBANG’s Taeyang gave fans an unexpected laugh after seemingly responding to a YG Entertainment recruitment post as though he were another job seeker. The amusing exchange took place on Aug. 26, when the entertainment-industry job account “enterjobedu” shared a recruitment notice for an artist public relations position at YG Entertainment. While the post was aimed…
Read MoreBill Maher blasts academics for trashing Western civilization – and Israel
Comedian Bill Maher roasted lefty academics for trashing Western civilization — while enjoying the freedoms and institutions it created. During Friday night’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” he vented during a conversation about Israel with Wesleyan University President Michael Roth, who has criticized the “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions” movement against Israel that has…
Read MoreNYC DSA boss Gustavo Gordillo’s humble immigrant backstory in question
NYC socialist honcho Gustavo Gordillo’s web of lies is unraveling fast after getting caught faking his address, his job, and apparently now — his own family’s immigration story. Gordillo, 38, recently said his parents were poor immigrants from Peru. “My parents came here, they had nothing,” he told the New York Times in a profile…
Read MoreNew York’s now rushing to screw up the legal weed industry even MORE
State government apparently hasn’t screwed up pot legalization badly enough yet: Now it’s looking to dictate wages for “budtenders,” certified “ganjiers” (cannabis sommeliers) and “trimmers” at legal-MJ shops. Yes: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Cannabis Control Board is looking to set up a union-run wage board to oversee the legal industry, when the state is still plagued…
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