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Although the women accused in colonial America’s infamous Salem Witch Trials were long ago pardoned, the convictions of hundreds of British women executed under similar laws still officially remain. Now, one local authority in the south of England is campaigning to change that. Decades before Salem, hysteria over witchcraft was already rampant across England, perhaps nowhere more so than in London and the neighboring counties of Kent and Essex in the south-east. The British Parliament estimates that between 1560 and 1700, more than 500 women were tried for witchcraft in the south-east. 112 of them were executed. However, the trial…

Ozempic is no laughing matter for comedians. Ms Handler revealed that an “anti-aging doctor” prescribed the drug without her knowing what it was. “I didn’t even know I was on it,” she said on the January 25, 2023 episode of “Call Her Daddy.” “She said, ‘If you want to lose five pounds, this is it.'” But Handler noted that while trying the drug, she didn’t like the way it felt. “I came back from vacation and injected myself with it,” she recalled. “A few days later, I went to lunch with my girlfriend and she said, ‘I really haven’t eaten…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald TrumpSergei Bobylev | Kent Nishimura | ReutersA high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could bring about a breakthrough in the fraught trade relationship between the two economic powers.But while both the Trump administration and Beijing have expressed optimism ahead of the sit-in, details of the summit remain murky and some experts are questioning the White House’s confidence.Phil Luck, director of the economics program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said he expected an outcome that would be “relatively minor, relatively ambiguous” and “not awe-inspiring.””I think,…

Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Light Rocket | Getty Imagescoinbase Shares rose nearly 3% on Thursday as the digital asset company reported better-than-expected financial results, largely driven by a resurgence in retail and institutional cryptocurrency trading on its platform, even though the token is now just one of several assets at the center of the company’s “everything exchange” vision.Coinbase’s net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30 rose to $432.6 million, or $1.50 per share, from $75.5 million, or 28 cents per share, a year ago. Earnings beat the consensus estimate of $1.10 per share reported by LSEG.Revenue rose…

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella (left) speaks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who joined by video, during the Microsoft Build 2025 conference on May 19, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Imagesmicrosoft Net income took a $3.1 billion hit in the first quarter due to the software company’s heavy investment in OpenAI.Microsoft said in its earnings report Wednesday that the decrease in earnings reflected “equity method investments,” resulting in a 41 cent decrease in earnings per share. Net income was $27.7 billion, or $3.72 per share, still up from $24.67 billion, or $3.30 per share,…

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks during a press conference at San Francisco City Hall on October 23, 2025 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesSan Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who has recently been embroiled in a national debate over safety in big cities, told CNBC on Thursday that he feels “pressure every day” to continue improving conditions for residents. Last week, President Donald Trump withdrew his “federal surge” plan in San Francisco. The possibility of deploying the National Guard made headlines because sales force CEO Marc Benioff told the New York Times that he supports President Trump’s call…

Seoul, South Korea — As President Donald Trump danced on the tarmac in Malaysia, had an audience with Japan’s Emperor in Tokyo, and accepted a golden crown in South Korea, one important question lingered: Will he hold a surprise meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un? Mr. Trump has publicly stated on several occasions that he would like to meet Mr. Kim while in the region. This could have been a made-for-TV sequel to Trump’s surprise visit to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in 2019, when he made history as the first sitting US president to set foot on North Korean…

If you’ve lived through “Dramageddon” in the beauty community, you’re probably familiar with the history of the OG Beauty YouTuber. But there’s one beauty YouTuber we always rely on when it comes to comfort watches. That’s Kathleen Wrights. You may have seen her YouTube thumbnails or her fragrance TikToks go viral over the years. She is a former beauty YouTuber from the “golden era” of beauty tutorials in the 2010s. Although she never left our screens, she recently underwent a rebrand of sorts. From launching a fragrance at Le Monde Gourmand, collaborating with Selena Gomez to create content for Rare…

Let’s check out the companies that are becoming a hot topic for after-hours trading. Alphabet — Google’s parent company’s stock rose nearly 5% on strong performance, including better-than-expected Google Cloud revenue and YouTube ad revenue. Alphabet’s adjusted earnings were $3.10 per share, beating LSEG’s estimate of $2.33 per share. The search giant reported revenue of $102.35 billion for the period, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.89 billion. MGM Resorts — The casino-hotel operator fell 6% after the market Wednesday after its third-quarter profit was lower than expected due to a decline in visitors to Las Vegas. Adjusted earnings were 24…

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, attended the Pennsylvania Energy Innovation Summit on July 15, 2025 on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesPalantir’s global communications chief said Wednesday that the company’s political shift toward the Trump administration is “concerning.””I think it’s going to be difficult because so much of the company is moving toward Trump, you know, moving in a certain direction,” communications director Lisa Gordon said in an interview at the Information’s Women in Technology, Media and Finance Summit.”That’s alarming,” she said, noting that she is a Democrat and…