Britain’s Prime Minister Takes Leave After His Father’s Death
The death was announced without fanfare, the way a family announces such things. Roy Burnham, the father of the British prime minister, died on September 14, 2026, at the age…
Monaco’s Heir Receives the Keys to Les Baux-de-Provence
The ceremony took place on a square in a medieval village in Provence, and at its center was an eleven-year-old boy. Prince Jacques of Monaco, the hereditary heir to the…
Sylvester Stallone Turns 80
He was born in Hell’s Kitchen, New York, on July 6, 1946, with a nerve injury from a forceps delivery that left the left side of his face partly paralyzed…
Amazon Pauses 21 Air After Miami Crash
Amazon said on September 14 that it has suspended its relationship with 21 Air, the Miami-based cargo carrier that operated a freighter that crashed on landing at Miami International Airport.…
Amazon Cargo Plane Overruns a Miami Runway, Killing Five
The landing began as routine. An Amazon Prime Air freighter arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, touched down at Miami International Airport shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday on runway 30,…
Susquehanna’s Hong Kong Expansion: Triple the Space, and the Hiring to Fill It
Susquehanna International Group has spent the past few weeks touring office towers in Hong Kong’s Central district, and the space on its shortlist would roughly triple its presence in the…
Google Drops EU Spam Penalties to Ease DMA Pressure
Google told European publishers this week that it will stop demoting their results for spam starting Aug. 30, a policy change aimed at heading off antitrust fines under the European…
Airbnb’s New Fee Structure Angers Hosts
The emails started arriving last week, and within days the forums were full of complaints. Airbnb Inc. has introduced a new fee structure for hosts, according to people familiar with…
A Belgian Car Salesman Becomes a Prince, With Limits
Clément Vandenkerckhove spent his twenties selling cars in a Belgian showroom, dealing with customers who had no idea that the man handing them keys was the son of a prince.…
Appeals Court Lets 3,000-Plus Social-Media Addiction Suits Proceed
The ruling came down Monday from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: thousands of lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms, Google and Snap of designing products that addict young…
