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ManilaReuters — At least 15 Indian tourists were killed when their boat capsized off the coast of southern Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island on Saturday, VnExpress reported, citing local authorities. According to the report, 21 people survived the accident. There were 36 people on board the ship, including 32 Indian tourists, three crew members and one attendant. The Indian Embassy in Vietnam said it was monitoring the incident and had set up emergency response centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to assist affected families. “The exact details of the incident are being ascertained as search and rescue operations by…

Looking to add more books to your reading list this year? You’re Bookmaxing. Want to incorporate more fiber-rich foods into your diet? That’s FiberMax. Do you change your appearance to become more attractive? Looks great.Doing the bare minimum is a thing of the past – unless, of course, you’re on Relax Max. On social media platforms, you can find almost anything with the suffix “maxxing”, which refers to the phenomenon of optimizing your approach to health, intelligence, and other factors of self-improvement.The concept of maxxing coincided with a boom in the wellness industry. The Global Wellness Institute, a nonprofit organization…

Reuters — Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with American-made rifles during a visit to the West Bank this week, giving him an honest look at the human cost of the Israeli occupation as he considers the 2028 presidential election. Khanna told Reuters from a Palestinian village on Thursday that his group’s van was surrounded by settlers with M4 rifles the previous day while sightseeing in parts of the southern West Bank where residents frequently face attacks from settlers. “We were in a village that the Israeli settlers had destroyed, destroyed the school, destroyed…

Taraji P. Henson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 2008’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but years later she was still excited about the $150,000 she was offered for the film, even after producers rejected her $500,000 quote. “You don’t hear $20 million a lot anymore, but that’s what was happening at this point,” Henson said on the Ladies First With Laura Brown podcast in 2021, referring to the film’s stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. “And of course that’s not to say they shouldn’t have paid Kate and Brad their…

A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing the U.S. housing supply and improving affordability has passed, but experts say home buyers and sellers shouldn’t expect quick relief.The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act automatically became law on Saturday after President Donald Trump failed to sign or veto it in time. The law combines dozens of housing measures aimed at spurring home construction, expanding access to financing, and restricting purchases by large institutional investors.Read more CNBC’s personal finance coverageBill Owens, president of the National Association of Home Builders, said in a statement after the bill passed Congress on June 23 that the…

Brain-computer interfaces are early technologies that establish a direct link between the human mind and a device.BraincoElon Musk’s Neuralink is a brain-computer interface (BCI) that replaces disabilities by implanting it in people’s heads. But some companies are confident that mass-market neural technology will eliminate the need to open the skull at all.BCIs work by processing brain signals and converting them into commands, allowing external devices to be controlled by thought. Funding startups in this space is only part of the capital flowing into artificial intelligence. But interest in this nascent field is growing as companies achieve milestones, such as allowing…

Nearly 20 people remain missing after wildfires broke out Thursday in Spain’s arid region near the Mediterranean coast, local authorities said. The rapidly spreading fire killed at least 12 people and left four with severe burns. The wildfire near Almeria in the Mediterranean Sea is the first to cause multiple casualties in Europe this year, but is just one of several that have destroyed thousands of hectares in recent weeks as much of southern Europe endures unprecedented heat. This week, two large-scale fires broke out in France, forcing the evacuation of 12,000 people in the Pyrenees, and large fires broke…

More than three years after generative AI became mainstream with the launch of ChatGPT, OpenAI is expanding its focus from individual users to families. OpenAI is hiring a dedicated product manager in San Francisco to build experiences for families, caregivers, and seniors across our products. The role requires experience building products for parents and families, as well as other trust-oriented consumer experiences, according to the job posting. The hire comes as ChatGPT’s audience continues to expand beyond young users. According to Sensor Tower estimates shared exclusively with TechCrunch, the percentage of global ChatGPT users 35 and older rose to 31%…

This spring, I worked almost every day at a local garden center, making $17 an hour, or just over the $15 minimum wage in Massachusetts. I didn’t make much money, but it was one of the best jobs I’ve ever had.At the time of application, funds were insufficient. I was laid off from my position as Senior Director of Content in June 2025. This was part of a series of top-to-bottom cuts affecting dozens of positions across the organization. By January, unemployment benefits were gone. My retirement savings are almost gone. And my bill didn’t seem to care about either…

People walk past The Sphere in downtown Seattle, Washington on June 25, 2025. Juan Mavromata | AFP | Getty ImagesEarly one morning in January, Jake Lindsley woke up to a message: Amazon It was lighting up his cell phone.”I thought they were saying, ‘My package is delayed,'” Lindsley said in an interview. “I read it again and thought, ‘Oh my god, I’m fired.'”Lindsley worked as a finance manager at Amazon for nearly six years and was one of about 16,000 employees targeted by the company’s mass layoffs in late January. Combined with the layoffs of more than 14,000 employees three…