Posts by Nathan Pine
Online child safety advocates urge California lawmakers to increase protections
SACRAMENTO — Julianna Arnold wasn’t alarmed when her teen daughter first joined Instagram. Many people her age were using it. And her daughter Coco had a social life and other hobbies, like track and gymnastics, to balance out her time online. “It was music and dancing videos and it seemed innocent,” said Arnold, who resides in Los…
Read MoreA year after toppling Assad, Syria’s Sharaa is winning over the White House
One year after leading the insurgent charge that swiftly ended generations of Baathist rule, Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is claiming victories on an even more unlikely front. Sharaa’s transformation from Islamist rebel chief and key associate of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda to pragmatic statesman has in many ways proven even…
Read MoreUBS may cut further 10,000 jobs by 2027: report
The bank has been cutting jobs as a result of the integration of former rival Credit Suisse [VIENNA] UBS may cut an additional 10,000 jobs by 2027, Swiss paper SonntagsBlick reported on Sunday (Dec 7), without citing where it obtained the information. Responding to the report, UBS did not confirm this number, but said it…
Read MoreSmall and mid-cap firms hope Value Unlock measure will boost understanding of their businesses
[SINGAPORE] Despite solid fundamentals, many small and mid-cap companies listed here bemoan that their true value is underestimated by the market. With newly announced measures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) review group, these firms hope to bridge the gap between their performance and how the market perceives them – potentially leading to better…
Read MoreAncient African city rises from ashes of colonialism
Benin City, in southern Nigeria, has risen from a history marked by conquest and loss to become a bustling urban center of more than 2 million residents. Once the heart of the powerful Kingdom of Benin, the city was devastated in 1897 when British colonial forces looted its treasures and burned the royal palace. Today,…
Read MoreMelissa McCarthy Reigns Over ‘SNL’ With Off-Kilter Characters In Season 51’s Best Episode Yet
In what has been a largely uneven Saturday Night Live season (shakily written sketches, over-reliance on cameo appearances and a significant rookie contingent that has struggled to find its place and gel with more established players — to name a few problems), Melissa McCarthy‘s sixth time hosting stint on the venerated late-night show was a…
Read MoreOhio State HC Ryan Day reveals one regret from loss to Indiana
Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday night, falling in the Big Ten championship game to the Indiana Hoosiers by a final score of 13-10. In a hotly-contest game with both defenses stealing the show, the Buckeyes simply didn’t have enough. Losing the game will eliminate…
Read MoreBYU publicly calls out Kirk Herbstreit over CFP statement
The No. 11 BYU Cougars suffered a lopsided loss against the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big 12 championship game, falling with a 34-7 final score at AT&T Stadium on Saturday. This defeat marked the Cougars’ second loss of the 2025 season. The 11-2 program’s only other loss came in a 29-7…
Read MorePentagon Pressers & A Dozing Donald Trump Heat Up ‘Saturday Night Live’s Cold Open In NBC Late-Nighter’s Thanksgiving Break Return
“Let’s say, if I had a drink for every Venezuelan we’ve killed, I’d really like that number of drinks,” said Donald Trump’s fog of warred Secretary of Defense/War tonight in Saturday Night Live’s unusually high temperature cold open. In a cabinet full of jokes, Pete Hegseth is one of the true zingers – as SNL…
Read MoreMia Goth Says She Doesn’t “Know What’s Going On With” Marvel’s ‘Blade’: “It Just Unraveled”
Mia Goth is providing an update on the status of Marvel‘s long-delayed and beleaguered take on Blade. In an interview with Josh Horowitz for his Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Frankenstein star said she is completely in the dark on what’s happening with the project, saying she began preliminary production processes after being cast, but…
Read MoreS-Reits set for best year since 2019 with 14.7% total returns in the year to date
Of the 33 iEdge S-Reit Index constituents, 29 posted positive total returns in the year to date [SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts, or S-Reits, are set to deliver their best yearly performance in six years, as prices rebound amid stable operating performances and a more supportive interest rate environment. As at Friday (Dec 5),…
Read MoreKaitlan Collins Responds To Trump’s Rant Calling Her “Stupid And Nasty”: “Technically My Question Was About Venezuela”
After President Donald Trump derided (and misspelled the name of) CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins, the reporter shot back with a response. In the rant posted to Truth Social, in which he called “Caitlin Collin’s of Fake News CNN, always Stupid and Nasty,” the POTUS took umbrage with the journalist’s question about the…
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