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FDA Upgrades Salmonella Egg Recall to Class I, Its Highest Risk Level
Nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs are under the FDA’s highest-risk classification after a salmonella outbreak sickened 98 pe...
Wildfire Smoke Is Already an Earnings Problem — and We Keep Choosing to Ignore It
New research ties wildfire smoke to a 2% U.S. labor-income hit, yet behavior still lags the risk. That gap has direct op...
Why Being Told Your Symptoms Are 'Normal' May Keep Patients From Treatment
A new study in Nature Human Behavior finds that reassuring patients their symptoms are normal can unintentionally lower ...
Why the Return to School Hits Children Harder Than Parents Expect
The switch from summer freedom to September's grades, social scrutiny and screen habits is a major adjustment for childr...
Slovaks Are House-Rich but Cash-Poor, NBS Wealth Data Show
Slovak households hold most of their wealth in housing, with a median home value of about €120,000 against just €4,100 i...
Slovakia’s New Business Register Law Brings Name Reservations and Higher Setup Costs
From 17 August 2026, founders in Slovakia can reserve a company name before incorporation, but mandatory notary or advoc...
Daron Acemoglu Argues the College Divide Now Defines U.S. Politics
The MIT economist's new book excerpt contends that educational segregation has insulated college-educated elites from no...
Swissquote Hits Record Client Assets but Cuts 2026 Guidance as Crypto Revenue Drops 66%
Swissquote posted record CHF96.3bn client assets and strong inflows, but a crypto-led revenue slump forced a full-year f...
Apple Alerts Users in 110 Countries to New Mercenary Spyware Attacks
Apple has warned a small set of high-risk users across 110 countries that mercenary spyware may have targeted their devi...
A Pre-Date-Night Card Checklist That Can Save Hundreds on Dining and Entertainment
Stacking dining, rideshare and entertainment credits on premium cards can turn routine date nights into hundreds of doll...
Delta Lays Out Pacific Growth Strategy and Confirms Singapore Return
Delta's chief commercial officer says Asia is now the airline's long-haul growth priority, with Singapore service set to...
The Travel Credit Cards This Rewards Writer Recommends for 2026
A rewards writer ranks beginner, premium, airline and no-annual-fee travel cards by earning power, flexibility and perks...
Mexico City Boutique Hotel Casona Roma Norte Joins SLH, Hilton and Hyatt Points
The Michelin-keyed Casona Roma Norte in Roma Norte is joining Small Luxury Hotels of the World, with Hilton Honors award...
Trump Says U.S. Will Claim Strait of Hormuz, Deepening Iran Standoff and Oil Supply Risk
Trump's pledge to declare the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory has escalated an unresolved Iran conflict and put the key ...
Talanx Lifts 2026 Profit Outlook After Record €1.5bn First-Half Net Income
The German insurer's record first half was driven by lower large losses and stronger underwriting margins; management no...
Hiscox Raises 2024 Return Guidance for Lloyd's Syndicate 33, Cites Stronger 6104 Outlook
Updated estimates put Syndicate 33's 2024 account at 6.1%–16.1% of capacity, while small Syndicate 6104 sees a sharply h...
Gallagher Re: August Derecho Adds Multi-Billion-Dollar Hit as US Storm Losses Pass $35bn
The 9–12 August severe weather outbreak, including a Chicago-area derecho, is expected to add a low single-digit billion...
Aviva First-Half Profit Rises 24% as Direct Line Lifts UK Premiums
Aviva's first-half operating profit rose 24% to £1.326 billion, helped by a 42% jump in UK and Ireland general insurance...
RiverStone International and QBE Agree $1.6bn Loss Portfolio Transfer
Legacy specialist RiverStone International will assume roughly US$1.6 billion in reserves from QBE across North American...
12 New U.S. Boutique Hotels Where Hotel Points Now Work
Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors and World of Hyatt have pulled a fresh batch of independent, design-driven U.S. hotels in...
Beyond Casco Viejo: Panama City's Forgotten Neighbourhoods Rebuild Through Community Tourism
A community-led tour group in Santa Ana and El Chorrillo is channelling visitor spending into the neighbourhoods that Ca...
Snowflake Volunteer Turns Android Phones into Tor Proxies for Censored Users
The Tor Project's new Android app lets anyone lend spare bandwidth as a rotating Tor entry point. Hands-on testing shows...
Cadillac's V-One Concept Signals a Softer, Customer-Facing Future for V-Series
The Monterey reveal wraps the V-Series.R's 830-hp hybrid V-8 in a more refined cabin, testing demand for a Cadillac cust...
CENTCOM Launches Multinational Attack Drone Task Force Falcon Strike
U.S. Central Command is creating a one-way attack drone task force spanning air, surface and undersea systems with regio...
UK higher education sector pays tribute to Mark Garratt
Colleagues remember a four-decade career in university marketing and recruitment marked by mentorship, generosity and ne...
Trump Hits Some Drones With 100% Tariffs and Orders US Production Push
From Sept. 3, larger or thermal-capable drones face 100% US tariffs; smaller models get 25%, while ally-made systems rat...
13F Filings Show Institutions Trimmed Mag7 and AI Favorites as Conviction Splits
An SEC filing sweep shows 44% of institutions reduced Magnificent Seven positions while 42% added, and semis still drew ...
U.S. Courts to Start Publishing How Often Judges Authorize Spyware Wiretaps
Starting with the 2028 Wiretap Report, to be published in 2029, U.S. courts will disclose how many times judges authoriz...
Google Lets Users Hide Visible AI Watermarks, Keeps Invisible Provenance
Optional visible watermarks are coming to Gemini and Flow, but SynthID and C2PA metadata will remain for verification.
Suspected Iranian Hack Wave Hits Water Systems Across a Dozen US States
A coordinated cyber campaign has disrupted water utilities in several states, exposing deep vulnerabilities in fragmente...