Posts by Nathan Pine
The leader of the Emmett Till generation | Opinion
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy who was viciously beaten and then lynched in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman, would have been 85 this week, on July 25. Coincidentally, Till’s birthday is also the fifth anniversary since Bob Moses, a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Mississippi during the…
Read MoreCorey Ruiz’s sister says criminal record does not define him
Corey Ruiz’s sister said her brother’s criminal record should not define him, as she delivered an emotional plea for justice during a news conference attended by family members and supporters following his fatal shooting by police. Ruiz, 38, was fatally shot by a Madison police officer on Wednesday after officers responded to reports of a…
Read MoreElizabeth Smart Reveals the Advice That Changed Her Bodybuilding Journey
Police Thought They’d Never Find Elizabeth Smart After Suspect Died in Custody Richard Ricci, a contractor who’d done some work at the Smart home, was arrested for an unrelated parole violation on June 14, 2002. After police found some of Lois’ jewelry in Ricci’s possession, he was charged with burglary and became the prime suspect…
Read MoreIndonesian stocks briefly near bull market as sentiment steadies
Published Sat, Jul 25, 2026 · 04:25 PM [JAKARTA] A brief rally in Indonesian stocks pushed the benchmark index to the cusp of a bull market, as investors rotated into laggards and concerns over the country’s fiscal health eased. The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed 0.3 per cent lower on Thursday (Jul 23), erasing gains…
Read MoreGlobal bonds are reeling as oil surge rekindles inflation threat
Published Sat, Jul 25, 2026 · 03:48 PM [LONDON] Global bonds were pummelled this week by the latest resurgence in energy prices, delivering losses to investors who bet the worst of this year’s rout was over and teeing up credibility tests for central bankers. UK gilt yields this week set their longest period of daily…
Read MoreChina fines Trip.com US$765 million for abusing market dominance
Published Sat, Jul 25, 2026 · 02:35 PM [BEIJING] Chinese regulators fined Trip.com Group 5.18 billion yuan (US$765 million), concluding that the country’s largest travel booking platform abused its market dominance after a months-long investigation. The probe found that Trip.com employed monopolistic practices centred on traffic allocation mechanisms, utilising its platform rules and technology, according…
Read MoreEl Nino worsens plight of Asia’s rice belt after war price shock
[SINGAPORE] A dry spell is sweeping across Asia’s rice fields, dealing another blow to farmers grappling with steep fuel and fertiliser prices triggered by the war in Iran. From Vietnam to the Philippines, production of the region’s most important food staple is under threat as a strengthening El Nino prolongs dry weather. That includes India,…
Read MoreDonald Trump Delivers Rally-Like Hour Of Rehash In White House Correspondents’ Dinner Speech
Speaking at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Friday, Donald Trump delivered an hour-long speech blending shopworn rally material with a string of leaden one-liners. He was making his first appearance as president at the dinner, which had to be rescheduled last Aprtil after a shooter attempted to rush the ballroom and was…
Read MoreBlackRock gets soft demand for bond sale after AI debt sell-off
Published Sat, Jul 25, 2026 · 11:23 AM [NEW YORK] BlackRock has seen weaker-than-usual demand for a corporate bond sale tied to a Meta Platforms data centre project in Texas, as investors grapple with concerns about excessive artificial intelligence infrastructure spending. Final demand reached US$20 billion by late Friday (Jul 24) afternoon, or about 1.6…
Read MoreRalph Hemecker Dead: Director Of ‘Blue Bloods’, ‘The Flash’ Was 65
Director, writer, producer and showrunner Ralph W. Hemecker, known for his work on Witchblade, Blue Bloods, Once Upon a Time, The Flash, and The X-Files, among many others, has died. Hemecker died at his Glendale, CA home on July 10, his family confirmed to Deadline. The cause of death was not disclosed. He was 65.…
Read MoreGuillermo Del Toro Says “No Godd*mn AI” In ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Re-Release
As Guillermo Del Toro brings Pan’s Labyrinth back to theaters 20 years later, he’s sticking to tried-and-true restoration techniques. During Friday’s Hall H panel for the movie’s milestone anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con, the 3x Oscar winner reinforced his stance on using “absolutely no goddamn AI” in the 3D re-release, which premieres Oct. 9 in…
Read MoreBillionaire founder of Chinese broker Futu faces his toughest test
A securities fraud class action lawsuit is pending against Futu, Li Hua, chief financial officer Chen Yu [HONG KONG] From an early engineer at Tencent to the billionaire founder of Futu, Li Hua built one of China’s most prominent online brokerages. Now, the cross-border business model that powered Futu’s rise has exposed the 49-year-old entrepreneur to the…
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