Pakistani cricketers during a team practice session.(AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: When India and Pakistan are pitted against each other in a World Cup match, it is always termed as the mother of all clashes.And the build-up fever to India’s high-octane T20 World Cup opening match against Pakistan this time has already gripped the nation, with…

The Hidden Ways the Ultrarich Pass Wealth to Their Heirs Tax-Free An inside look at how Nike founder Phil Knight is giving a fortune to his family while avoiding billions in U.S.taxes.Sitting in the bleachers by the University of Oregonâs running track, [Nike Inc.] founder Philip Knight offered the sort of lofty promise many other…

America has a labor market mismatch, with workers quitting at record rates and far more open jobs than the number of unemployed people.But one reason for the job crunch likely comes down to old-fashioned entrepreneurship, a new analysis suggests. Through September, Americans have filed a record 1.4 million applications to start new businesses, according to…

Locked & Loaded The NRA and the entertainment industry interact publicly as mortal enemies.But as the number of weapons shown in movies and TV steadily increases — and stars like Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie make fortunes wielding guns onscreen — a co-dependence that keeps both churning is revealed: “making the liberal bias a lot…

The entertainment industry has yet to regulate the use of deepfakes and voice cloning. Image: photoworldwide / Getty Images On September 29, the Emmy for interactive documentary went to ‘In Event of Moon Disaster’, a film that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create a fake video featuring former US President Richard Nixon.The film shows him…

TikTok Hits 1 Billion Users—Faster Than Facebook (And More New Stats) Social user numbers.Ad reach by channel.Audience breakdowns.Get it all (and more) in our latest Digital 2021 Report update. The milestone we’ve all been waiting for is here: TikTok has passed 1 billion users.And that’s not all, either.Social media users have topped 4.5 billion too.…

Artists Mentioned Atticus Ross Halsey Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor This story leads Billboard ’s 2022 Grammy Preview issue , highlighting the artists, issues and trends that will define awards season. Halsey is quick.Quick to joke about their New Jersey accent slipping out after a few drinks.Quick to flip into scholar mode, explaining that one…

Climate change is set to become the “defining narrative of human health,” a top medical journal warned Wednesday – triggering food shortages, deadly disasters and disease outbreaks that would dwarf the toll of the coronavirus.But aggressive efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions from human activities could avert millions of unnecessary deaths, according to the analysis…

Illinois Republicans and suburban Chicago -area police chiefs are backing a new bill that would allow officers to override relaxed charging decisions by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, as surging, gang-related violent crime is now extending into the suburbs surround the metropolitan area.State House Republican Leader Rep.Jim Durkin, alongside state Republican Sen.John Curran, introduced…