Silhouettes of 80 soldiers were etched on sand on a beach in the town of Broadstairs in southern Britain on Wednesday, May 22, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Pete Gower, a 72-year-old veteran, remembered his father who fought with the Sussex Regiment in Normandy, saying “it must have been horrific for…
Restricting investments to Canada “would undermine the long-term sustainability of the fund,” John Graham said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cpp-investment-board-ceo-warns-about-undermining-fund-with-domestic-mandates-38852013
Fashion designer Sue Wong spent two years and millions of dollars restoring the 26-room, roughly 10,000-square-foot home https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cedars-mansion-los-angeles-84f97eb0
Authorities say they are investigating accident that injured more than 100 and led to one death. https://www.wsj.com/articles/singapore-airlines-flight-puts-focus-on-rising-turbulence-danger-205c7b65
Tennessee will soon become the first state in the country to offer free diapers to families enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program after receiving federal approval, state officials have confirmed. According to TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, families will be able to receive up to 100 diapers per month for children under two starting in August…
The company said it estimates savings of $1.5 billion in the plan’s first phase by the end of 2027. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pfizer-to-cut-costs-in-multi-year-effort-106efb28
AI-powered translation tool DeepL is now valued at $2 billion, double what it was worth when it last raised capital. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/22/deepl-ai-rival-google-translate-2-billion-valuation.html
Actress Cate Blanchett was bashed online after labeling herself “middle class” earlier this week. A UNHCR goodwill ambassador since 2016, Blanchett spoke during the “UNHCR: Displaced Stories” press conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, discussing the global refugee crisis and the importance of giving displaced people a voice. “When I look back at…
Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi and seven other people were killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash. https://ift.tt/3vz6dY4 May 22, 2024 at 10:57AM
Shock! Opportunities! Identical twins! The final episode of WSJ’s comic about the modern workplace. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-takeover-33245ccf