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Move between worlds: A brighter future unfolds at the intersections

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] We’ve never lived more interconnected lives — or felt more divided. Separated by belief, culture, and access, we turn inward...

1dSouth China Morning PosteducationImpact

US claims Iran halts executions of protesters amid crackdown on dissent

The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's d...

Jan 16France 24PoliticsImpact

Syria: The man behind the mission to heal decade-old wounds in the Sunni majority

Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...

Jan 15France 24Politics

Age-gap friendships are the cheat code to leveling up at work

The author and her friend Bryan have a 57-year age gap. Courtesy of Melissa Noble This post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here...

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Sen. Mark Kelly is suing the Pentagon. Legal experts say veterans' rights are at stake.

Sen. Mark Kelly said his lawsuit is about fighting back on the Pentagon's crackdown on speech. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Senator Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Pentagon's spe...

Jan 15Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Hong Kong parents of special needs children fear abuse claims under new law

Hong Kong mother Amy Chan* often feels overwhelmed caring for her nine-year-old son, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The 39-year-old said her son, diagnosed with the condition...

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China ‘dead or alive’ app allows solo users check in daily, alerts contacts if they miss it

A Chinese phone application called “dead or alive” that helps users check in daily has become a top-ranked app, reflecting the trend of solo living among the country’s young people. The Sileme app, or...

Jan 13South China Morning PostTechnology

China’s population shrinks for fourth straight year

A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try to encourage more births – tactics that range from cash subsidies to taxing condom...

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They quit, traveled, and rethought their lives — meet the adults taking gap years

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI In my early 30s, I was working long hours as the editor in chief of a magazine, juggling deadlines and the looming "should we have kids?" question — all wh...

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My nonprofit celebrates birthdays for families who can't afford them. In 14 years, I've never grown tired of seeing their joy.

Paige Chenault Lohoefer founded The Birthday Project in 2012 Courtesy of This be Grace Paige Chenault Lohoefer is the founder of the nonprofit The Birthday Party Project. The organization celebrates k...

Jan 13Business InsidersocietyImpact

Inside the relationship of Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, who are expecting their fourth child

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Vance arrive to speak at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn. Alex Brandon/AP JD Vance, Donald...

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Iran crackdown: 'Can a government willing to kill its own people be trusted to reform?'

William Hilderbrandt welcomes Dr. Ahu Kucuksefahani, Scholar in International Relations, social movements and digital activism. She offers a sobering analysis of Iran's deepening crisis amidst unprece...

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The $1 trillion reason Elon Musk ended Tesla FSD purchases

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reuters Tesla shifts its full self-driving service to a subscription-only model. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will end outright purchases of FSD in February. The lesson: Yo...

Jan 14Business InsiderautomotiveImpact

ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis

Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times . The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly viole...

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Mass anti-ICE protests in Minnesota

Despite bitter cold with temperatures starting around −29 °C, organisers said up to 50,000 people marched through the streets of Minneapolis and St Paul to demand that immigration enforcement officers...

13hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Wikipedia turns 25 and shares a glimpse into the lives of its volunteer editors

It's been 25 years since the launch of Wikipedia on January 15th, 2001, and it's come a long way from housing just 100 pages to becoming a behemoth of online knowledge with more than 65 million articl...

Jan 15The VergeTechnologyImpact

X claims it has stopped Grok from undressing people, but of course it hasn’t

Following the proliferation of the nonconsensual sexual deepfakes on X, the platform has detailed changes to the Grok account's ability to edit images of real people. They match the changes reported o...

Jan 15The VergeTechnologyImpact

X hasn’t really stopped Grok AI from undressing women in the UK

Elon Musk's X is trying to stop people using its AI chatbot Grok to undress women amid intensifying outrage and legal scrutiny over the deluge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding the site. It's...

Jan 14The VergeTechnologyImpact

America's homebuilding is powered by immigrant workers. Here are the places that rely on them the most.

The cities building the most homes rely more heavily on immigrant labor. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times The cities that build and remodel the most homes rely the most heavily on immigrant worker...

6dBusiness Insiderreal_estateImpact

Millionaires ask leaders at Davos to tax the rich

The Swiss resort town of Davos hosts the World Economic Forum each January, bringing together politicians, policymakers, and business executives. Christian Hartmann/Reuters Nearly 400 wealthy individu...

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