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Islanders demolish Red Wings to close out dominant road trip in style
DETROIT — The Islanders are real, and they are spectacular. The seventh game of a seven-game road trip, no matter who it is against, is as close to a...
Jets’ Jermaine Johnson sacrificing sugar for another shot at sacking Lamar Jackson
One coach won’t be turning to his backup in Baltimore. Lamar Jackson appears set to start Sunday against the Jets, returning to the practice field Thursday after missing the...
Trinity Rodman focused on fight for NWSL title as departure rumors swirl
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Spirit star forward Trinity Rodman on Thursday did her best to shut down speculation regarding her NWSL future as she tries to remain laser focused...
Hornets’ LaMelo Ball calls out report saying he’s ‘frustrated’ and open to trade
LaMelo Ball appeared to dispute a report suggesting that he’s open to being traded out of Charlotte.  The Hornets star posted a clown emoji in response to a social...
A Juvenile Triceratops and Francis Bacon Heat Up Phillips’s $67.3 Million Evening Sale
Phillips’s New York Evening Sale closed at $67.3 million—a 24 percent increase from last November. Photo: Jean Bourbon The auction results of the past few years have confirmed it:...
Affluent Shoppers Lift Walmart in a Challenging Economy
Doug McMillon will step down as Walmart’s CEO next year. Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Bentonville Film Festival Walmart has long been beloved for its discounts and budget-friendly...
U.S. Approves Advanced Chip Sales to Middle East A.I. Giants in Major Policy Reversal
Nvidia chips will fuel xAI’s first data center in Saudi Arabia. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images In a major win for the Middle East’s A.I. ambitions, the U.S. has...
The Broadway Musical Isn’t Dying—It’s Just Changing Keys
Despite headlines, the musical is not fading but flourishing across cultures, generations and mediums. Photo: Rebecca J. Michelson A recent New York Times piece suggested that “the Broadway musical...
Tim Cook’s Retirement Looms as His $4T Reinvention of Apple Defines His Legacy
Tim Cook’s looming retirement caps a 14-year run defined by record growth and disciplined execution. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook is poised to retire as early as...
The Best Tequila and Mezcal Gifts to Keep Spirits Bright This Holiday Season
High-end spirits are a crowd-pleasing gift to fall back on during the holidays. Whether you’ve got an uncle who likes to collect rare whiskeys or a friend trying to...
Christie’s Holds Its Nerve Mid-Marathon as the 21st Century Evening Sale Secures a Steady $123.6 Million
Yü-Ge Wang sells the top lot of the 21st Century Evening Sale: Christopher Wool’s Untitled (RIOT). Courtesy of Christie's We are already halfway through this week’s auction marathon, and...
The Seventh Lisbon Architecture Triennale Calls for a Radical Rethinking of the Contemporary City
Each exhibition asks how urban life is shaped by extraction, measurement and the accelerating forces of the technosphere. Sara Constanca, courtesy Fiatlux Experience The Earth can never belong to...