The famous financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild left the bank which bears his family name after an investigation into sexual misconduct in 2003, it has emerged. De Rothschild, who died two years ago, was a leading figure in British banking, and financial adviser to Queen Elizabeth. The details were published in an internal memo circulated […]
Ernest Drucker, a pioneering public-health researcher who approached drug addiction with compassion, invigorated needle-exchange programs to stem the AIDS epidemic and diagnosed the destructive impact of what he called a “plague” of mass incarceration, died on Jan. 26 at his home in Manhattan. He was 84. The cause was complications of dementia, his son, Jesse […]
Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children. Subsequent waivers from the State Department have clarified that the work can continue, but the funds and legal paperwork to do so are still missing. […]
From Ferrari’s dominance in the 1970s to Ayrton Senna’s legendary career with McLaren, and more recently, Max Verstappen’s championship-winning exploits with Red Bull Racing, TAG Heuer has been a constant presence on and off the track. A Shared Legacy of Precision and Innovation Formula 1 and TAG Heuer share a commitment to innovation, accuracy, and […]
Samuel Butler, a Midwesterner who became a top figure of the Wall Street legal world, advising on transformative takeovers and leading city institutions like the New York Public Library, died on Jan. 4 at his home in Manhattan. He was 94. His family confirmed his death in a statement. Over a nearly five-decade career as […]
Getty Images It is among the most delicate and controversial challenges in modern medicine – how to determine whether the benefits of puberty blockers (or drugs that delay puberty) outweigh the potential harms. This question came to the fore in June 2023 when NHS England proposed that in the future, these drugs would only be […]
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and the owner of The Washington Post, defended his decision to end presidential endorsements at The Post and expressed optimism about a second Trump administration at the DealBook Summit on Wednesday. But he also delved into his personal philosophy in his discussion with Andrew, including how he approaches […]
BBC Jane Graham has been a school nurse for nearly 20 years – and during this time the nature of her work has completely changed. “When I started, the majority of the support we provided was for physical health, like asthma, allergic reactions and injuries,” she says. “Now it’s mental health.” She has seen a […]
Major League Baseball recently released a report about pitcher injuries. It was the culmination of interviews with 200 subject-matter experts about the growing rash of arm troubles in the sport, and the word “stuff” was used 47 times. The report includes entire sections about the concept of stuff metrics — like Stuff+ — and how […]
Another storm will come in off the Pacific on Thursday and spread widespread rain and mountain snow throughout California through Friday. This is expected to be a pretty dynamic system supporting a short duration period of moderate to heavy rain. Fast Facts Rain heads south to Southern California on Wednesday as current atmospheric river weakens. […]