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Florida Jury Awards Plaintiff $18 Million in Asbestos Case against Brake Grinding Manufacturer
Court: Florida – 17th Judicial Circuit Court – Plaintiff, Denise J. Guth Cook alleged asbestos exposure from consumer talc products and automobile parts. She specifically alleged bystander and household exposure from asbestos-tainted clothes worn by her father and brother, who worked at automotive repair shops….By: Goldberg Segalla
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Stocks Post Gains, but Bond Market Signals Investors Are Anxious
The slumping dollar and increase in yields on U.S. government bonds were signs that the world’s faith in the United States economy had been shaken.
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Steeling China for a Tariff Fight, Xi Faces His Biggest Test Since Covid
Xi Jinping has refused to back down in China’s tariff confrontation with President Trump. But he’ll have to persuade his people that the pain is worth it.
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Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With Trump
Top Iranian officials pressed the country’s leader to reverse his position, arguing that the risk of war with the United States and the worsening economic crisis could topple the regime.
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Gazans Face an Excruciating Choice as Israel Orders Them to Evacuate
A new declaration targeted eastern Gaza City, including several areas that had been declared evacuation zones. The United Nations said 390,000 people had been displaced in recent weeks.
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Marine Le Pen’s ‘Witch Hunt’ Talk Echoes Trump. Will It Work in France?
After years trying to moderate her party’s image, the far-right leader, convicted of embezzlement, now voices Trump-like outrage, at some risk.
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U.S. Architecture Pavilion Draws Lessons From the American Porch
To heal a nation, the U.S. Pavilion in Venice showcases the surprising permutations of the porch.
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Screen Scholars Assemble in Chicago Despite Culture Warfighters Defunding Universities
Presenting interdisciplinary research and sharing concerns about their discipline, members of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies met in Chicago April 3-6, 2025. This annual international conference always intrigues with its imaginative POV on film and film-like phenomenon in world culture. Subjects included cop body cameras, podcasts, AI-generated jokes and AI-generated fake faces to…
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The Day James Bond Movies Died
A case can be made that the recent announcement of Amazon gaining creative control of the James Bond series from producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, its caretakers of the last thirty years, should be welcome news. After all, there hasn’t been a new film since “No Time to Die” opened in 2021, and…
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She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.
