US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent could be President Donald Trump’s new artificial intelligence adviser, with his name emerging as a possible choice for the administration’s proposed “AI czar” role as concerns grow in Washington over the risks posed by the rapidly developing technology.Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar…
French actress and singer Brigitte Bardot‘s personal items have fetched about €1 million at auction in Paris. The amount is almost 20 times the estimate, according to the auction house Millon. A total of 285 objects, ranging from straw hats, sunglasses and nightgowns to tableware and furniture from Bardot’s homes in Paris and Saint-Tropez, were…
A tiny figurine connected to Russia’s last imperial family spent nearly eight decades hidden from public view before emerging from a New York attic and selling for $5.2 million at auction. The hardstone figure, created by the Fabergé workshop in 1912, depicts Nikolai N. Pustynnikov, a personal Cossack bodyguard to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of…
A student at Mohawk College in Ontario, Canada, who expected to work four or five shifts a week to pay for her education, has received a $20,000 Schulich Builders Scholarship to cover her tuition, equipment, and living costs as she trains for a career in heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning. The funding is part of…
Dunlap Broadside [Declaration of Independence]. This is the first printed version of the Declaration of Independence. Image Credit: The U.S. National Archives/Wikimedia Commons A $4 flea-market purchase in Pennsylvania turned into one of the most remarkable discoveries in American history. In 1989, a man bought a framed painting mainly because he wanted the frame. When…
Trump said on Tuesday that nearly 30 countries had joined the Board of Peace overseeing Gaza’s stabilisation and reconstruction The Board of Peace, set up by US President Donald Trump, will reportedly unveil a six-month, $2.45 billion recovery plan for Gaza on Wednesday, outlining 66 projects focused on rebuilding infrastructure, restoring essential services, reviving the…
The PTI march is scheduled for September 27 Pakistan on Wednesday blocked major highways leading to the capital, Islamabad, and deployed tens of thousands of security personnel ahead of a march planned by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) seeking the release of its founder and jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.“Nearly 35,000 additional police and paramilitary…
In 1954, a Maryland family bought 62 acres of tired farmland and chose not to force it back into production. Instead, the property was given time to recover, allowing fields, woods, wetlands and wildlife habitat to return gradually. Seventy-two years later, that patient decision has become part of a much larger conservation story. Toad Hall,…
UK to review Chagos Islands agreement The UK is “reviewing” its Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, British defence secretary Wes Streeting said on Wednesday, saying the decision was taken because the United States “does not support” the agreement.His remarks came a day after US President Donald Trump, who initially gave his approval to the deal…
Logan teenager Daisha Auda (Photo: Tyson Parker) Self-taught teenager Daisha Auda from Logan, Queensland, has made television history by becoming the first Torres Strait Islander singer to reach the grand final of The Voice Australia. The 15-year-old singer earned a spot in the top four after a series of standout performances that won over both…