New York state declares measles disaster emergency
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025. New York has reported 108 measles cases so far this year, with seven cases in New York City and 101 elsewhere in the state.
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Porsche, Facing Falling Profits, Plans to Cut 25% of Its Work Force
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Teeing Off in the Birthplace of Golf, in St. Andrews, Scotland
In St. Andrews, Scotland, history and golf intertwine, on and off the famous courses.
Teeing Off in the Birthplace of Golf, in St. Andrews, Scotland
In St. Andrews, Scotland, history and golf intertwine, on and off the famous courses.
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The Mage review: Josie Ho scavenges lost souls in supernatural detective thriller
2.5/5 stars A seemingly deranged rubbish collector makes for an unorthodox cinematic sleuth. Yet this is precisely the conceit of The Mage, a supernatural whodunnit that pairs the pungent outcast with a cynical police detective to make sense of a spate of gruesome deaths in Hong Kong. Beneath the grime is Josie Ho Chiu-yee. The billionaire heiress has long exhibited a fascination with the wealth spectrum’s lower end in the stylised horror films produced by her own studio, 852 Films, having...