It costs about 14 euros, or about $15, per minute to drive a rented Lamborghini on the public roads of northern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region. This feels especially exorbitant in a place where a couple of coins buys a glass of world-class wine. Even more grating, however, is that the experience is actually worth the money. […]
As a young pastry cook at Eleven Madison Park, Genie Kwon grew accustomed to a kitchen tradition: Every time the chef shouted out an order, the other cooks responded in unison, “Oui, chef!” Or as you may have heard it on the FX show “The Bear”: “Yes, chef!” For a long time, Ms. Kwon, who […]
Every Friday, the staff of The Athletic recommends the most compelling sports on TV to watch this weekend. This week, in honor of the early days of perennial March Madness, we lead with the most must-see college basketball games of the weekend, plus a few other games to watch. 📝Selection Sunday Shows Men’s NCAA Tournament […]
The stock market has plunged since President Trump took office for a second time, a stark contrast to the early days of his first presidency. The S&P 500 index has fallen sharply since hitting a record high on Feb. 19. The index fell into a so-called correction on Thursday. Corrections, a Wall Street term referring […]
A rare Level 5 out of 5 severe weather threat looms over the South as a dangerous line of storms threatens strong, long-track tornadoes and damaging wind gusts through Saturday. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A deadly, multiday severe weather outbreak across the eastern U.S. continues Saturday, with the risk of a tornado outbreak even higher than […]
Caribbean leaders have hit back at a threat issued by the United States government to cancel visas for anyone working with or supporting Cuban medical facilities, citing allegations of forced labour and claiming these missions “enrich the Cuban regime”. Cuban medical missions, which provide doctors, nurses and other medical staff as well as medical facilities, […]
Centerview Partners, one of the financial world’s top independent investment banks, has long been known as a largely Democratic outpost. One of its leaders, Blair Effron, is among the most influential fund-raisers in Democratic politics, while a longtime counselor is Bob Rubin, the former Treasury secretary. Rahm Emanuel, the erstwhile Obama chief of staff, also […]
US President Donald Trump has praised talks held with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the US-proposed ceasefire deal in Ukraine as “good and productive”. This comes after Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff met in Moscow on Thursday evening, after which the Kremlin said it shared the US’s “cautious optimism” over a peace process. Trump […]
From Thursday night into Friday morning, the Earth’s shadow gradually overtook the moon’s typically bright white face, which took on a ruddy red hue. It was the first total lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon, in more than two years. A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth and moon align, in that […]
Pep Guardiola has laughed off criticism from Fabio Capello after the former England manager accused the Manchester City boss of ruining Italian football. Capello branded Guardiola “arrogant” and said the implementation of his passing style in Serie A meant the league had “lost its identity.” The Italian’s comments were put to Guardiola at a news […]