The pile of rubble was nearly seven stories high. There was a cloud of dust. And there was punishing, 96 degrees Fahrenheit heat.Rescue workers were desperately scouring for survivors on Saturday at the site of the high-rise building in Bangkok that collapsed after the powerful earthquake in Myanmar. Eight people were confirmed dead at the site but scores more are missing, mostly workers buried as the 33-story structure, which was under construction, caved in on itself near the city’s Chatuchak Park.The rescue crews used several excavators to dig through the debris, dump trucks to carry it away and sprayed mists…
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Buying some of the stocks analysts are most bullish on could help hedge some doubt heading into an uncertain second quarter. It’s been a contentious past few months for stocks, with investors plagued both by fears of a mounting trade war and recent data sharing mixed signals about the economy. February’s core personal consumption expenditures price index — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge — came in hotter than expected on Friday, showing that inflation may be lingering at higher levels than would be ideal. Investors sent stocks lower in response, since this higher-than-expected reading puts the U.S. central bank’s…
Most people struggle to predict what makes them happy, says Harvard University-trained happiness expert Laurie Santos.You might think a promotion or higher paying job will bring you joy and fulfillment, for example. That might be true if you’re struggling to pay rent — but as long as you have enough money to live comfortably, you’re more likely to feel happier if you can prioritize small daily health-conscious habits, like rest and social connection, Santos said during a live taping of interview series “Last Meal with Tom Nash” at SXSW on March 12.If you forgo sleep, exercise or time with loved…
Foley artist Gary Hecker recreates sounds (in this case, galloping horses) on the Foley sound stage at Todd-AO Studios in Santa Monica, California, July 3, 2012.Don Kelsen | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesIn a small studio tucked within the Sony Pictures lot, Gary Hecker makes art with sound.His canvases are some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters — from Zack Snyder’s “Justice League” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” to Disney and Marvel’s Spider-Man flicks and the Academy Award-winning “Master and Commander.”Hecker is a Foley artist, the maestro tasked with crafting the everyday sound effects that occur in a scene: squeaky…
Signage on the door of Illumina Inc. offices in Hayward, California, US, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCompany: Illumina, Inc. (ILMN)Business: Illumina provides sequencing-and array-based solutions for genetic and genomic analysis. It offers products and services to customers in a range of markets, enabling the adoption of genomic solutions in research and clinical settings. Its DNA sequencing technology is based on its reversible terminator-based sequencing chemistry, known as sequencing by synthesis biochemistry. Its BeadArray technology combines microscopic beads and a substrate in a manufacturing process to produce arrays that can perform many assays simultaneously.Stock…
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332(ER).Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesA Delta Air Lines flight had a reported close call Friday with a U.S. Air Force jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.CNN first reported the close call between the Airbus A319 that was departing Reagan and an Air Force T-38 jet, which is often used for training.The aircraft were close enough that alarms went off in the cockpit of the Airbus, CNN reported.Delta Flight 2983, which was destined for Minneapolis-St. Paul, was on a regularly scheduled route during the incident. It had two pilots, three flight crew members, and…
In a meeting at work last week, my colleague told the story of how she recently took her son, age 17, to his first concert, Kim Deal at the Brooklyn Paramount. She was so excited to blow his mind, to introduce him to the magic of live music that she’d discovered at 15 when she first went to a rock show herself. How cool, I thought, imagining her son, forevermore when asked “What was the first band you saw live?” getting to answer that he went with his mom to see a rock icon like Deal, bassist and frontwoman of…
There is a small cohort of stocks that have drawn analyst optimism, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have roiled markets. The three major indexes have yet to recover from February’s market sell-off as investors remain jittery over how Trump’s tariffs on a wide array of imports will affect the economy. The S & P 500 is down more than 5% so far this year, while the Nasdaq Composite has pulled back 10%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has slipped more than 2% in 2025. With more tariff news expected by Wednesday, investors may want to find stocks with rosier…
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s election campaign had brought him to the bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, over which $300 million worth of auto parts cross daily.He unveiled a series of promises of programs for workers and auto-related industries that would be rolled out if President Trump imposed tariffs on products from the Canadian auto industry. Among them was a proposed fund of 2 billion Canadian dollars to reshape the industry for a future without the U.S. market.The stakes are high. Cars and auto parts are the country’s second-biggest export by value and an employer, directly and indirectly,…
PITUFFIK, GREENLAND – MARCH 28: US Vice President JD Vance speaks at the US military’s Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025 in Pituffik, Greenland. The itinerary for the visit was scaled back after a plan for a more extensive trip drew criticism from officials in Greenland and Denmark, which controls foreign and defence policy of the semiautonomous territory. (Photo by Jim Watson – Pool / Getty Images)Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesVice President JD Vance on Friday accused Denmark of underinvesting in the security architecture of Greenland as he claimed other European allies had failed to keep…
