George Vassiliou, 'eternal optimist' president who led Cyprus into the EU, dies at 94

Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who died on Wednesday aged 94, once risked arrest in Cold War Hungary smuggling a ...
ABC News

Pope Francis updates: Pope Francis' coffin has been closed

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...
The New York Times

Janet Fish, Painter of Luminous Still Lifes, Dies at 87

From her student days, she stubbornly refused to follow popular artistic trends. Instead, she spent decades exploring the effects of light on glass. Credit: Richard Byrnes and Jeanne FonesCredit ...
Entrepreneur

DEI Isn’t Dying. It’s Finally Growing Up. Here’s What Progressive Leaders are Doing Differently

As performative DEI fades, progressive leaders are embedding inclusion into how they lead and build culture — and seeing stronger business results. DEI isn’t about optics anymore; it’s about how ...
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Defense bill authorizes progressive design-build for military construction

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recently signed into law by President Donald Trump includes authorization of progressive design-build (PDB) for military construction. It is the ...
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Democrats let New Jersey’s “no tax on tips” bill quietly die as progressive agenda surges in final session

TRENTON, N.J. – A proposal to exempt service workers’ tips from state income taxes has officially stalled out in Trenton, as the Democrat-controlled legislature wrapped up its final session of the ...