From The Amazon To Manhattan: The Embassy Of Nature Arrives In New York With A New Vision For Capital, Culture And National Influence

For most of his life, Luis Felipe Fernández-Salvador y Campodónico, Sixth Marquis of Lises (Kingdom of Spain), pursued the kinds of ambitions more commonly associated with another era. Explorer. Filmmaker. Entrepreneur. Institution builder. For decades, he crossed remote Amazonian territories searching for the lost treasure of Atahualpa, produced internationally recognized films, restored historic landmarks and […]

U.S. and Colossal Launch ‘BioVault’ to Preserve DNA and Living Cells of Endangered Species

A U.S. government agency and biotech company Colossal Biosciences have announced plans to build a genomic and cellular “BioVault” for every species protected under the Endangered Species Act, creating a cryogenic archive of living cells, reproductive tissues and genomic DNA from roughly 2,300 threatened and endangered animals and plants. The initiative is being launched through […]

High Court Clears Way for Trump to Strip Temporary Protections From Haitians and Syrians

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to end temporary protected status, or TPS, for migrants from Haiti and Syria, a major immigration ruling that could expose hundreds of thousands of people to deportation and deepen legal and political conflict over humanitarian protections. The Court’s ruling was 6-3, overturning lower-court orders that had […]

Senate Republicans Reverse Course on Iran War Powers After Trump’s Pressure Campaign 

Senate Republicans blocked a new war powers resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s authority in the Iran conflict, a dramatic reversal that came just hours after Trump personally berated GOP senators at a closed-door Capitol meeting. The late-night vote ended 47-50-1, with Republicans defeating the measure after a nearly identical resolution had passed the […]

California Science Center Sets Opening for Endeavour’s Dramatic New Launch-Position Home

The California Science Center has announced that the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will open to the public on Nov. 13, finally giving the space shuttle Endeavour its permanent home in Los Angeles after years of planning, construction, and public anticipation. The new facility is a $450 million, 200,000-square-foot expansion that will complete […]

Oil Calms Inflation Fears, but Tech Jitters Keep Global Markets on Edge

Global markets on June 24 were pulled in two opposite directions at once: easing inflation fears offered real relief, but that optimism was smothered by renewed anxiety around expensive technology stocks and unstable cross-asset positioning. The result was a market day defined less by one clean theme than by tension between improving macro signals and […]

ICC judges sue Trump over ‘draconian’ sanctions

Three International Criminal Court judges sanctioned by the United States filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Donald Trump and other senior US officials, arguing the measures against them are unlawful. In a New York court filing, judges Kimberly Prost of Canada, Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda and Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Benin alleged the […]

Chef Loredana Brings Conscious Nutrition and Regenerative Cooking to the Forefront in 2026

In a time when families are seeking healthier, more practical, and more intentional ways to nourish their bodies, Chef Loredana, a Mexican chef and conscious nutrition specialist, is positioning her work at the intersection of food education, regenerative cooking, and everyday wellness. Known on Instagram as @ChefLoredanaBerte, Chef Loredana has built her mission around a […]

Stronger Dollar Surges on Rising U.S. Rate Expectations and Global Risk Aversion

The U.S. dollar climbed to its strongest level in more than a year as investors increasingly bet that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates again and sought safety amid a sharp selloff in technology stocks. The dollar index rose to 101.71, its highest level since May 2025, as markets priced in a more hawkish […]