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Meet Jasper Gould and Emile Chilingirian: The two Brooklyn teenagers who built a Gen Z finance newsletter to nearly 60,000 subscribers while running a student investment group | World News

Representative Image of high school students running a youth-led financial media and investing operation (AI-generated image) Jasper Gould and Emile Chilingirian are juniors at the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, but much of their time outside class is spent on projects that look more like a small financial media company than a typical high school […]

Tupac Shakur murder trial begins after 3 decades, former gang leader Keffe D accused of killing rap icon | World News

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis pleads not guilty as Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas. The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former street gang leader accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, begins Monday in Las Vegas, nearly three decades after the hip-hop star was shot.Davis, 63, faces one […]

In 2026, volunteers began planting 30,000 trees to rebuild the wetland forest that once shielded New Orleans from storms | World News

30,000 native trees near New Orleans and Lake Borgne, PC: AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel In the wetlands behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne in Meraux, Louisiana, hundreds of young saplings stand wrapped in white plastic cylinders as volunteers ferry them through the marsh by airboat. The goal is to plant more than 30,000 native […]

Indian Jazz musician Pritesh Walia released from ICE custody after 14 days: ‘When you are sitting in a detention facility, the world feels very small’

Indian musician Pritesh Walia shares his experience of ICE detention for 14 days and thanks the music fraternity for rallying behind his release. Jazz musician Pritesh Walia, who was arrested by ICE for alleged visa overstay, released a video announcing that he was back home on bond while his immigration case was still going on. […]

Archaeologists find earliest physical evidence of brass-making in East Asia in southern China | World News

Archaeologists find the earliest physical evidence of brass-making in East Asia in southern China (PC: Cambridge University Press) A set of ancient crucibles found in Guangzhou is giving archaeologists new clues about how brass-making technology may have reached medieval China. The vessels came from an official metallurgical workshop at the Royal Palace of the Nanyue […]

Zohran Mamdani: Watch: NYC Mayor Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing free broadway tickets for students, user says ‘your Bangla is better than mine’ | World News

Zohran Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing Broadway free tickets. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stunned viewers by speaking in Bengali while announcing more than 2,000 free Broadway tickets for the city’s high school students, with the tickets to be distributed through a lottery.The programme, launched in partnership with the Theater Development Fund (TDF), will […]

14-year-old Dineth Fernando moved to Australia seven months ago and studied 200 Scrabble words a day; recently he became world youth Scrabble champion

Fernando learnt to play Scrabble at school when he was eight. His passion for the game grew quickly and he competed in the Sri Lankan national championships in 2022 and 2024. Hard work takes you a long way and 14-year-old Dineth Fernando has already found that 200 words a day can take you very far. […]

US deports Indian national Jashandeep Singh after ‘sexually motivated coercion’ conviction | World News

Indian man Jashandeep Singh deported from US on August 3/Image: DHS An Indian man, Jashandeep Singh, has been deported from the United States after criminal convictions for sexually motivated coercion involving force, burglary and theft, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Singh was deported on August 3, DHS said, as part of a […]

Mark your calendars: UAE Union March 2025; full guide to date, timings, venue, registration details | World News

Thousands of Emiratis unite at Al Wathba on December 4 for the Union March, celebrating heritage, culture, and national pride / Image Credit: Emirati Times Drums, chants, and fluttering flags will soon fill the air at Al Wathba as thousands of Emiratis unite for the UAE’s grand Union March 2025 on December 4 — a […]

Dubai’s metro card Nol can now buy you dinner, tickets and park your car – Here’s where to grab yours | World News

Dubai’s Nol Card evolves into an all-in-one payment solution, now usable for transport, dining, parking, attractions, and student travel / AI-generated illustration Dubai’s Nol Card, long your go-to for metro, tram, and bus rides, has just transformed into a full-fledged cashless lifestyle tool. From paying for meals at cafes and restaurants, to parking fees, and […]