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Right-Wing Rings of Power

Libertarian tech moguls and conservative politicians have taken inspiration from The Lord of The Rings. Did J.R.R. Tolkien have a free-market message?

DEATH BY NEGLECT

A lawsuit alleges an Arkansas jail allowed a mentally challenged man to die of dehydration and starvation behind bars. Who is accountable?

HOW TO CONQUER YOUR PRIMITIVE BRAIN

More than 40 PERCENT of everything we do-from washing dishes to spreading misinformation is HABITUAL. Science has some ideas about how to do BETTER.

Michigan's Bid to Be the Next Silicon Valley

Automakers and government are combining to make the state a hub of advanced technology

Natasha Lyonne

For Natasha Lyonne, humor is essential for any detective mystery.

Octavia Spencer

Playing Poppy Scoville-Parnell, a true-crime podcaster out to solve crimes on Truth Be Told Apple TV+, January 20), was always in the cards for Octavia Spencer.

Jonathan Groff

WHEN YOU'RE AN ACTOR IN AN M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN MOVIE, IT'S EASY to start obsessing over the eventual twists that are surely to come.

The finest living experience in Saudi Arabia

By adopting contemporary and innovative concepts in its real estate projects, Al Akaria is creating value for all stakeholders

Focused on health and wellness

After 100 years, Tamer Group is still leading the way to a brighter future

Trailblazer for a sustainable maritime industry

The Saudi Arabian maritime giant Bahri is connecting economies through excellence in transportation and logistics

Fast-tracking growth in building materials

Empowered by Vision 2030, buildingmaterial ventures are advancing world-class Saudi manufacturing

Raising the bar for quality in Saudi real estate

ROSHN’s integrated urban development projects herald a new era for aspirational community living

A strong, resilient banking partner

SABB continues to deliver growth by remaining at the forefront of international banking, fintech and sustainable financing

The national pillar of digital payments

Since its establishment in 2019, Saudi Payments has positioned the country as a global champion in digital payments and financial innovation

Saudi Arabia: Transformation surges forward

Rapid enactment of Saudi Vision 2030 enables the country’s highest economic growth for over a decade

Scavenger Hunt Through Modern-Day Ruins

Urban exploration of abandoned man-made structures became popular in the 1990s when modern society was fast forwarding into the next century. Left behind were remnants of human civilization. Far away from modernization, rusted in air, tangled in weeds and vines, ruins tell forgotten tales and sometimes become history in and of themselves. From a Volkswagen cemetery in Utah to Soviet architecture in Armenia to a women's correctional facility in Thailand, here are deserted sites that take you back to a forgotten era. -FAN CHEN

THE MOST TRUSTED BRANDS IN AMERICA 2023

TRUST IS A BIG PART OF EVERY BUYING DECISION.

The Chances for Peace in Ukraine are Slim

As the war nears its one year anniversary, both Kyiv and Moscow are preparing for more and bloodier fighting and betting they can win more on the battlefield than at the negotiating table

Clean Energy's Dirty Secret

The human cost of modern society's rechargeable batteries is the men, women and children of the Congo

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A Pandemic of Cyberattacks

Hackers, armed with high-tech tools and flush with funds, are quietly ruining people's livelihoods, reputations and businesses. The cyber police are outmatched

America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023

And that makes sense, not only because diversity is important, particularly to younger job applicants, but also because it is well-documented that workplaces filled with people with different worldviews are more creative, more innovative, and generally make better decisions.

TFI International Revitalising a transportation legacy 70 years in the making

Fuelled by red-hot demand, high private sector employment, and rising corporate profitability, Canada’s economy-wide output expanded for seven consecutive months following April this year and has risen 4.0% since August 2021, according to Statistics Canada. Bolstered by the country’s standout performance on the world stage, Canadian businesses have taken the opportunity to increase their capital expenditure, with Deloitte projecting a 10.2% increase in business investment spending on structures, machinery, and equipment by the end of 2022.

Portland Holdings Enabling Canadian Technologies Globally

In November 2022, the rating agency Moody’s affirmed Canada’s AAA credit rating the highest quality with minimum risk due to the country’s high economic strength and very strong institutions and governance framework”. These ratings provide a high degree of resilience to shocks” in the economy an enviable achievement given the past years of global uncertainty. Other key drivers behind Canada’s world-beating rating are the high debt affordability and fiscal policy effectiveness, which have been the basis for the country’s post-COVID-19 recovery. Canada is the third-largest economy in the AAA credit rating category, after the United States and Germany, and its economy continues to grow, clocking up 4.5% real gross domestic product growth last year.

Silvercorp Metals & New Pacific Metals

A growth-oriented philosophy for tomorrow’s silver mining industry

High Tide

Riding the tidal wave of Canada’s cannabis success

Canada- A global nation backed by a resilient economy

Canada ranks 13th in the world and 3rd in to the government organization Invest in Canada. In 2021, despite the global pandemic, annual average for the decade to reach CAD 74.8B – the highest recorded since 2007.

Why We Should Expand-Not Cut-Social Security

Social Security is a big piece of most Americans’ retirement. The program, however, is running out of money and conservative politicians, including those in the new Republican-majority House of Representatives, want to cut it. In this essay, adapted from his new book RETIREMENT REBOOT: COMMONSENSE FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR GETTING BACK ON TRACK Agate Publishing, January), veteran financial journalist Mark Miller argues that fixing and beefing up Social Security is affordable, practical and necessary.

Aiming for Moral Authority

Senator Elizabeth Warren weighs in on the importance of a values-driven military and her efforts to reduce defense spending

James Cromwell Is Happy to Be Offensive

The veteran actor and activist talks about being People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ 2022 Person of the Year and why Hollywood brass don’t like him