The filmmaker Shuchi Talati’s debut feature follows a model student and her stifled mother, who are both vying for the attention of a new crush. Source link
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Australian Boomers Retiring With Less Than Half the Money Needed
(Bloomberg) — About two thirds of Australian baby boomers leaving the workforce don’t have enough pension savings to retire comfortably, according to research from the industry’s peak body. Most Read from Bloomberg Slightly more than 30% of Australians are able to afford a comfortable lifestyle in retirement, the Association of …
Read More »In Springfield, Ohio, Threats Leave Haitian Residents Shaken
Tension hangs over the city after a week of closings and lockdowns, and the strain of recent months has led some Haitian immigrants to consider moving to bigger cities. Source link
Read More »Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction, criticizes judge’s ‘unbalanced’ decisions
Lawyers representing Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX CEO and co-founder who was convicted of fraud and money laundering late last year, are seeking a new trial. Following crypto exchange FTX’s collapse, Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts, then sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $11 …
Read More »Best Nonstick Frying Pan for 2024
There are a few simple tests I run on nonstick skillets for measuring even heating, surface flatness as well as each pan’s nonstick properties and ability to release food. Fried and eggs and omelets: classic nonstick fare The first and arguably most important test shows us how well each pan …
Read More »‘The Power Broker’ Is Finally Getting a Digital Edition. What Took So Long?
Robert Caro’s mammoth study of the urban planner Robert Moses is coming out as an e-book this month, on the 50th anniversary of the biography’s publication. Source link
Read More »China’s startup scene is dead as investors pull out—’Today, we are like lepers’
The number of new companies that are started in China annually has collapsed as fundraising by Chinese venture capital firms has similarly imploded. A recent Financial Times report described a dire Chinese startup landscape, with founders, investors, and VCs offering bleak comments on condition of anonymity. “The whole industry has …
Read More »Why Thousands of Haitians Have Settled in Springfield, Ohio
Businesses needed workers, and Haitians, many already authorized to work, heard living costs were low. But the newcomers have strained resources, and that has fueled tension. Source link
Read More »Why ORNG’s founder pivoted from college food ordering to real-time money transfer
Alex Parmley has been thinking about building his latest company, ORNG, since he was working on his last company, Phood. Launched in 2018, Phood was a payments app that let students use dining dollars to order food from third-party apps and merchants anywhere in the world. It built the first …
Read More »What I’m Hearing: Jordan Love’s timeline, what’s next with Watson, Cousins’ struggles
Before we dive into Week 2, I want to share why many in the league were talking about training camp over the past couple days. We saw some teams come out of the gate looking conditioned and fierce — like the Chiefs, Steelers, and Lions, who are all known for …
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