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PLTR valuation concerns hit Tech & stocks as BTC tumbles beneath USD 100k - Newsquawk US Market Wrap
SNAPSHOT: Equities down, Treasuries up, Crude down, Dollar up, Gold down. REAR VIEW: Strong PLTR earnings, but valuation concerns arise; UK Chancellor Reeves reiterates commitment to fiscal rules & refuses to rule out tax hikes; RBA holds rates as...
80s music stars give backing to anti-fascist gig in Doncaster
Stars of the 1980s music scene have given their backing to an anti-fascist gig taking place in Doncaster this weekend, with organisers saying: “Racists are the tiny minority.” The Love Music, Hate Racism concert featuring a host of bands will take...
A guide to Essaouira and Morocco’s Atlantic coast
Nestled along Morocco’s windswept Atlantic coastline, Essaouira is a port and bohemian town known for its striking white-and-blue medina. This UNESCO World Heritage–listed place status never fails to capture the imagination thanks to its rich...
The Glenlivet launches Cask Master’s Collection with pop-up at Changi Airport
Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail (PR GTR) and The Glenlivet, Speyside single malt, have launched The Glenlivet Cask Master’s Collection, a new aged range of 14, 16, and 19 Year Old expressions celebrating the mastery and vision of Cask Master...
On the rise in Germany, far-right AfD deepens ties to Trump administration
Audio By Carbonatix By Sarah Marsh, Paul Carsten and Maria Tsvetkova BERLIN/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Germany’s far-right AfD party, long shunned at home, is courting support in Washington, leveraging ties to MAGA personalities who have risen to senior...
Make:cast – Makerspaces in Schools with Sarah H. Chung
Sarah H. Chung is a maker educator who has worked on the development of a 20,000 foot makerspace for Center City public charter schools in Washington, DC. She’s had several stops on her journey as a maker educator, working in formal and informal...
When is the best time to visit Amsterdam?
With cobblestone lanes wrapped around arched bridges and canals, Amsterdam makes for a charming vacation at any time of year. All the romantic scenery, coupled with mild weather, makes it hard to decide when you should go. Every travel season in...
Marist High School Band Announces Central Europe Tour for 2027
Cheers erupted in the Marist High School band room when students learned they would be taking their next major performance tour to Central Europe in the spring of 2027. Andrew Creagh, Band Director at Marist and an alumnus from the Class of 2004,...
How Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis
WEIMAR, Thuringia, Germany — Walking through Weimar, Germany, the legacy of the Holocaust seems inescapable. Stolpersteine — German for “stumbling blocks” — are placed outside the homes of people killed during the Shoah, essential evidence of...
Culture How Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis Germany has made remembering the Holocaust central, but that commitment has been strained by Oct. 7 and the rise of the far-right. What happens if Germany loses its…
By Jake Wasserman October 30, 2025 Research for this article was made possible with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Washington, DC. WEIMAR, Thuringia, Germany — Walking through Weimar, Germany, the legacy of the Holocaust seems...
Media Briefing: Overheard at the Digiday Publishing Summit Europe, October 2025 edition
This week’s Media Briefing looks at what publishers attending the Digiday Publishing Summit Europe had to say about the existential threat of site traffic losses and AI search tools encroaching on their businesses. Publishers have lost hope that...
Saudi Arabia’s request to buy F-35 jets clears first key Pentagon hurdle — sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Trump administration is considering a Saudi Arabian request to buy as many as 48 F-35 fighter jets, a potential multi-billion-dollar deal that has cleared a key Pentagon hurdle ahead of a visit by Crown Prince Mohammed...
4 Underrated Songs From the Incredible Catalog of British Pop Legends Squeeze
Hey, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voters, are you listening? How about some consideration for Squeeze? Influential, consistent, long-running, flat-out brilliant: This British band deserves to be there. Don’t believe us? Here are four songs from deep...
Enjoy the culture of Italy this weekend
By Judy Wilson | Associate Editor Deerfield Beach – A two-day celebration of the culture of Italy with wine stomping and spaghetti eating contests, beach bocce, and homemade pasta takes place this weekend at the Italian Festival on Ocean Way. With...
‘Four Winters’ documents the thousands of European Jews who fought the Nazis as partisans during World War II
An explosion rocks the Eastern European forest landscape as a boxcar slides down a hill. This is no accident. It’s an act of anti-Nazi sabotage by Jewish partisans during World War II. According to the film “Four Winters,” more than 25,000 Jews...
Sweden meets LA: jazzahead! announces eye-catching Grand Opening concert for 2026 with KNOWER and the Norrbotten Big Band
Mike Flynn Thursday, October 30, 2025 Things are gearing up for a bumper edition of the European jazz summit with big names set to get the 2026 edition going in style Bremen is set to welcome a spectacular edition Jazzahead! headliners the...
Ghana turns up the volume: Apprise Music takes the spotlight at WOMEX
In the vibrant corridors of the global music industry, few events command the same magnetism as WOMEX — the World Music Expo. Every year, thousands of musicians, producers, managers, labels, and cultural tastemakers from across continents converge...
Italy: Roberta Metsola and Antonio Tajani to address SiGMA Central Europe 2025 in Rome
Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, and Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, have confirmed their participation at SiGMA Central Europe, which will be held...
Derry Halloween markets and music set to continue into Saturday
Derry Halloween will continue into the weekend, it has been confirmed, with some Legenderry food, markets and entertainment continuing in the city centre throughout Saturday. On Thursday evening, the decision was taken to cancel outdoor elements...