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PALO ALTO, CA— When the board of directors at NexiCorp accidentally fired the entire C-suite during a botched automated HR update, the markets braced for a bloodbath. Instead, they got a miracle. For the last six months, NexiCorp has been led by ceo_v1.py,

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HAWTHORNE, California — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled the second iteration of his Mars colony prototype Wednesday, highlighting what he called "substantial quality-of-life improvements" including three-tier Wi-Fi service, a proprietary streaming platform, and what engineers cautiously described

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is expected this week to confirm Kevin Warsh as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve, with lawmakers praising his "unprecedented qualifications" for managing the nation's monetary policy — chief among them, a personal net worth so substantial that price

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Poll finds 71% of U.S. respondents "very concerned" about a body of water they place somewhere between Dubai and Daytona Beach

WASHINGTON — As the Strait of Hormuz entered its twelfth consecutive day of near-total closure — the latest phase of a disruption that has intensified

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Boreal Crown Voyages says 18 disembarked passengers from the MV Pelagic Sovereign are engaged in a "wellness check-in"; former CDC director's "dead end" prediction added to testimonials carousel


AMSTERDAM — Boreal Crown Voyages, operator of the expedition cruise ship MV

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Attorneys for Puget Sound defendant move to distinguish isolated interpersonal grievance from broader anti-pinniped animus; seal unavailable for comment


SEATTLE — Attorneys for a Bellevue man charged with throwing rocks at a federally protected harbor seal near the

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Attorneys for Puget Sound defendant move to distinguish isolated interpersonal grievance from broader anti-pinniped animus; seal unavailable for comment


SEATTLE — Attorneys for a Bellevue man charged with throwing rocks at a federally protected harbor seal near the Puget Sound shoreline moved Thursday to clarify that their client's conduct should not be interpreted as a philosophical position on the species, or even, counsel emphasized, a provisional

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I Bet on Finland and All I Got Was This Existential Crisis and Some Really Good Cake

VIENNA — I am writing this from the Hotel Imperial lobby at 2:47 AM, surrounded by the wreckage of what I can only describe as the most expensive lesson in trusting algorithms I have ever received. The WiFi is still down. It has been down since Tuesday. Friedrich, the concierge, just walked past with a look that said I

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Jackie Esiskel reviews Kore-eda's "Sheep in the Box" at Cannes 2026 and survives a night at an "underground listening bar" with Tilda Swinton

By Jackie Esiskel, Senior Film Correspondent at Large, Cannes 2026

Filed: May 16, 2026 | Dateline: Cannes, France, the Riviera, The South of Somewhere

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By Julian Cross | Food & Dining Correspondent

OUROBOROS: A Culinary Journey Through Grief — 47 Wythe Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. $385/person. BYOB. No substitutions. No refunds. No dignity.


WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — The parking garage smells, correctly, like a parking garage. Oil stain

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Our new culinary correspondent visits Brooklyn's most innovative tasting menu and has thoughts. Several of them unprintable.

By Julian Cross | Food & Dining | IRREVERENT Magazine


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