38 h. ago Klarna revives New York IPO plan with valuation of up to $14bn

Swedish fintech aims to raise up to $1.27bn less than six months after postponing previous attempt to go public

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4 d. ago Hypersonic space plane could fly from London to New York in 1 hour by 2031

Hypersonic space plane could fly from London to New York in 1 hour by 2031  supercarblondie.com

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8 d. ago Moment 'shameless' pair raid London pharmacy in broad daylight

Two men raided a west London pharmacy in broad daylight - one seen brazenly swiping items from shelves near the counter, while the other coolly held open a carrier bag for the loot.

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3 w. ago ‘Looming over the city like gods’: the men who changed New York for better and worse

Jonathan Mahler’s new book looks back at the tumultuous period between 1986 and 1990 when figures such as Trump, Koch and Giuliani forever affected the cityJonathan Mahler didn’t plan to publish his new book about New York City from 1986 to 1990, tumultuous years culminating in a historic mayoral election, amid a similarly dramatic campaign for city hall. But he’s not unhappy to do so.The Gods of New York tells how the Democrat Ed Koch sought a fourth term as mayor but by election year, 1989, was widely seen as an “incumbent plagued by scandal, just like Eric Adams now”, Mahler said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Glencore to Keep London Listing After Dropping New York Plans

Glencore to Keep London Listing After Dropping New York Plans  The Wall Street Journal

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4 w. ago Glencore to stay in London after shelving plans for New York listing

Swiss miner confirms $1bn cost-cutting programme to boost profitability and share price

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4 w. ago Russia nuclear submarine base damaged after earthquake – report

Satellite images show damage to floating pier at Rybachiy base after last week’s 8.8-magnitude earthquakeA nuclear submarine base in Russia’s remote far east region was damaged last week after one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the area in decades, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing satellite images.Photos captured by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite imaging firm, show damage to a floating pier at the Rybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Continue reading...

Events

last month Texas House pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fight

Lawmakers travel to Illinois, New York and elsewhere to stop vote on Republicans’ redistricting planUS politics – live updatesTexas Democrats in the state legislature denied Republicans a legislative quorum on Monday by leaving the state, preventing, at least for now, plans proposed by the White House to aggressively redistrict Texas’s congressional lines in their favor.When the legislature gaveled in at 3pm local time on Monday, Republicans fell short of a quorum by eight votes after Democrats fled to Illinois, a legislative conference in Boston, New York and elsewhere. Continue reading...

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