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Gates Foundation Plans to Boost Giving and Cut Staff Ahead of Its 2045 Sunset
Headcount reductions come as the organization accelerates its historic plan to give away $200 billion before closing in 2045. Justin Tallis-WPA Pool/Getty Images An estimated 500 employees are expected...
Beyond Oil, Venezuela’s Entrepreneurs See Flickers of Hope in These Sectors
Delcy Rodríguez, long a key Maduro ally and former vice president of Venezuela, became the country’s acting president on Jan. 5, 2026. Venezuelan National Assembly/Anadolu via Getty Images Amid...
Wall Street Rallies Behind Jerome Powell as the Fed’s Independence Comes Under Threat
As Trump escalates attacks on the central bank, Wall Street unites around the importance of Fed independence. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This week, several of America’s most influential...
A Museum Lover’s Guide to Toyama Glass Art Museum
The city’s long relationship with glass, rooted in medicine bottles and industrial craft, continues to shape the city’s contemporary cultural identity and its namesake museum. 株式会社エスエス北陸 Northeast of Tokyo,...
A peek inside the Giants’ John Harbaugh dinner: ‘I’ll be back’
The red-wine cellar where John Harbaugh was wined and dined Wednesday night with off-the-menu items by owner Chris Mara, general manager Joe Schoen and confidantes is steeped in Giants...
John Mellencamp will R.O.C.K. in the USA this summer with ‘jukebox’ tour of his biggest hits
Not every musician has the pull to announce a concert tour with a trailer that stars Sean Penn. John Mellencamp does. The 74-year-old rocker revealed Wednesday that he’ll embark...
Puerto Rico’s National Forest Becomes a Living Laboratory for Art and Ecology
For its third exhibition, ArteYUNQUE installed artworks on the Science and Conservation Trail in El Portal de El Yunque. Courtesy ArteYUNQUE | Photo: Adriana Vázquez Avacedo Bringing art into...
The 8 New Restaurants to Try in New York This January
If social media is any indication, 2026’s New Year’s resolutions seem to have taken a turn away from abstention and towards indulgence. Quests, in particular (whether for cheese or...
2 dead in Thailand after crane crashes onto road — a day after crane from same construction firm fell on train, killing 32
BANGKOK — A crane collapsed onto a road near Thailand’s capital on Thursday, crushing two vehicles and killing two people, a day after a similar accident in the northeast caused the derailment of...
At 25, Wikipedia Navigates a Quarter-Life Crisis in the Age of A.I.
Turning 25 amid an A.I. boom, Wikipedia is racing to protect traffic, volunteers and revenue without losing its mission. Photo illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images Traffic to...
