Former ballerina overtakes Taylor Swift to become the youngest ever female self-made billionaire
Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder of the online ‘prediction market’ start-up Kalshi, is now worth an estimated $1.3bn after her latest investment round
Day: December 6, 2025
Indian boy, 3, youngest player to be ranked by the International Chess Federation
A 3-year-old Indian boy is officially the 1,572nd-ranked player of rapid chess in the world, making him the youngest player ever ranked by the International Chess Federation.
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.
Student magazines are getting axed under Trump’s anti-diversity measures
The University of Alabama this week announced the immediate and indefinite closure of two student publications it says run afoul anti-diversity measures imposed by the Donald Trump administration.
Mechanical problems, poor seamanship blamed for damaged aircraft carrier and multiple jet fighters
The USS Gettysburg shot down an F-18 Super Hornet fighter in December 2024 after mistaking it for an incoming missile.
Professor visiting Harvard arrested by ICE agrees to leave country
Carlos Portugal Gouvea, charged with firing a pellet gun on eve of Yom Kippur outside a synagogue, has said he was not aware of the holiday or that he was shooting next to oneUS immigration authorities arrested a visiting professor at Harvard law schoo…
Versace’s shocking announcement
Dario Vitale, the previously unknown designer who dared to take the reins of Versace after Donatella, is leaving the fashion house after a single collection.
Woman, 83, dies after being struck by car in hit-and-run while ‘popping to the shops’ as cops launch urgent appeal
AN 83-year-old woman has died after being struck by a car that fled the scene as she was “popping out to the shops”. A dark-coloured vehicle is reported to have hit the pedestrian in Liverpool at around 4.15pm on Friday. She suffered catastrophic injur…
Australia Set To Begin GMLRS Rocket Production This Month
Australia confirmed on Friday it will start manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems this month under its co-production arrangement with the U.S. and Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The Australian Department of […]
Twitch star QTCinderella says she wishes she never started streaming
The Streamer Awards organiser said the negatives of her online role made it hard to enjoy the job.