A prominent group of political donors, civic leaders and business leaders, created to protect the institutions of American democracy, sent a letter to President Biden on Friday morning urging him to “cement his legacy” by ending his bid for re-election. “We respectfully request that you withdraw your candidacy for reelection for the sake of our … Read more
Brandon Bell/Getty Images/File Clothing is offered for sale at the Neiman Marcus department store. New York CNN — Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus are merging to create a luxury department store empire. And Amazon wants to help. Saks owner HBC announced a deal Thursday to acquire Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, creating a luxury … Read more
Google spends a large amount of money each year to become the default search engine on iOS. As this move comes under increasing scrutiny, the company is trying its best to get iPhone owners to use its apps. However, the company is reportedly struggling. The business of being the go-to search engine on the iPhone … Read more
Revamped thrillers, rebooted franchises, long-awaited returns, and a few originals so unique they’re almost beyond description: these are the series that have kept us glued to the small screen so far this year. Is originality overrated? Of the 15 entries on our list of the best shows of the year so far — listed in … Read more
Key events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Big interview: As a Spain international with a German wife who has never played club football in his home country and plies his trade at RB Leipzig, Dani Olmo is as well placed as anyone to talk about today’s big game. Sid … Read more
Researchers investigated three mysterious objects in the early universe. Shown here are their color images, compiled from three NIRCam filter bands aboard the James Webb Space Telescope. They are remarkably compact at red wavelengths (earning them the name “little red dots”), with some evidence of spatial structure at blue wavelengths. Credit: Bingjie Wang/Penn State NASA‘S … Read more
Patients taking the commonly prescribed diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy were at greater risk of optic nerve stroke, which can lead to blindness, according to a new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham. The study said people prescribed semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic for diabetes or Wegovy for weight … Read more
Three people were killed when a driver suspected of being under the influence plowed into a crowd celebrating the holiday in a New York City park on Thursday, officials said. A pickup truck traveling “at a high rate of speed” drove through an intersection, onto the sidewalk and crashed into the crowd at Corlears Hook … Read more
Tesla (TSLA) shares rose as much as 1.1% in early trading on Friday, putting the stock on track to extend its longest winning streak in more than a year and maintain its position as the market leader. After rallying 30% over the past seven sessions — and up nearly 40% over the past month — … Read more
Poor Wii U. That inexplicable console that was simultaneously too confusing to be useful and too unremarkable to be inspiring. Pointlessly carrying the weight of the Nintendo Wii’s phenomenal success, it was — by most measures — a rare misfire and a colossal flop. And now you can’t even get it fixed. What you need … Read more