Day: April 19, 2025
Anti-Trump protesters turn out for rallies in New York, Washington, D.C., and other cities nationwide
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB People attend the “Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet” protest in New York City on April 19, 2025. Caitlin Ochs | Reuters Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats […]
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Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, while Zelenskyy says Russian drone attacks continue
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia, April 1, 2025. Sergei Ilyin | Via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian drone attacks continue. According […]
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I’m a dietitian who practices ‘stress-free eating’: These are the foods I eat every week—’I try for a balanced plate’
Your approach to eating should be stress-free, says registered dietician and cookbook author Kylie Sakaida. To practice stress-free eating, your goal should be “to make meal planning and cooking easy,” Sakaida says. It should also involve lowering our stress around “whether or not we’re making ‘the right food choices’ or what we perceive to be […]
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This fund is designed to help investors withstand wild market swings
ETF Edge This fund is designed to help investors withstand wild market swings Published Sat, Apr 19 202511:00 AM EDT Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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White House claims letter to Harvard with demands was an ‘unauthorized’ mistake: NYT
The White House letter sent to Harvard University outlining a list of demands about the university’s hiring and admissions was sent without authorization, according to the New York Times, citing two unnamed people familiar with the matter. The April 11 letter, which demanded that Harvard eliminate its DEI programs and screen international students for ideological […]
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Look inside: We spent $64 million turning an old Virginia prison into an apartment complex— ‘it’s important to preserve history’
From 1910 to 2001, the Liberty Crest Apartments were known as the Lorton Reformatory, a prison in Lorton, Virginia that housed inmates from Washington, D.C. It is more widely known as the site where many suffragists were held after the Silent Sentinels pickets at the White House in 1917. And according to the Library of […]
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This is a ‘powerful predictor of long-term success,’ says expert—and parents who do 5 things give kids an edge
When we think of raising a reader, we often picture a child snuggled in bed, bathed in the soft glow of a nightlight, listening to a parent read a story aloud. That scene is magical. But after more than 10 years of studying how kids become readers and interviewing literacy and child development experts, I’ve learned […]
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Elliott Management takes a stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise. How the firm may create value
A general view of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise company offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 3, 2024. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Business: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global edge-to-cloud company. It delivers open and intelligent technology solutions as a service. The company offers cloud services, […]
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Stablecoins to hit $2 trillion in the next three years and spur demand for Treasurys, says Standard Chartered
Stablecoin legislation could fuel an explosion in the supply of the cryptocurrencies whose value is pegged to an external asset, spurring demand for U.S. Treasurys and helping support the dominance of the U.S. dollar, according to analysts at Standard Chartered. Stablecoin assets – most of which are backed by Treasury bills – could grow to […]
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Meet Partiful, the Gen Z party-planning staple that’s taking on Apple
Partiful’s CEO, Shreya Murthy, and CTO, Joy Tao Courtesy: Partiful When Shreya Murthy and Joy Tao decided to launch a party-planning startup in 2020, they settled on a business goal of “bringing people together in person.” The Covid-19 pandemic demanded the exact opposite. Despite the challenge of the pandemic, Partiful survived, and five years later, […]
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