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By Aishvarya KaviPhotographs by Eric Lee and Kent NishimuraMs. Kavi, Mr. Lee and Mr. Nishimura witnessed the events at the Institute of Peace from outside the building on Monday, March 17. In the days that followed, Ms. Kavi continued reporting to confirm a more complete account of events.For nearly five hours last Monday, Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting team joined with private security and with law enforcement authorities for an extraordinary showdown at an iconic building alongside the National Mall.They were demanding access to the U.S. Institute of Peace. The group, a nonprofit created by Congress 41 years ago, supports diplomatic…

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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. AZEK — Shares of the outdoor products manufacturer soared 23% after cement manufacturer James Hardie Industries said it would acquire AZEK in a cash and stock deal totaling around $9 billion. James Hardie stock tumbled 11%. Pinterest — The social media stock added nearly 5% following an upgrade to buy from neutral at Guggenheim. Analyst Michael Morris said that a recent pullback has opened up an attractive entry point for investors. ViaSat — Shares gained 4% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the satellite stock, which competes with Elon Musk’s Starlink, to a…

German start-up Isar Aerospace says it has postponed the launch of a space rocket from Norway due to adverse weather conditions and will try again at a later time.The Spectrum rocket is intended to become the first orbital flight to originate from Europe, where several countries including Sweden and the United Kingdom have said they want a share of a growing market for satellite launches.”The first test flight of Spectrum is scrubbed due to unfavourable winds … the team is working to determine a new launch window,” Isar Aerospace said in a statement.Set to take off from Norway’s Arctic Andoeya…

She has been electrocuted, hatcheted, murdered by a doll with her soul trapped inside it. She has also notched up an epic kill count of her own, decapitating one victim with a nail file, eviscerating another and melting one unfortunate’s face off with boiling water. And that was before she joined “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”“At least in the ‘Chucky’ movies you get stabbed in the front,” Jennifer Tilly says coolly, shooting a knowing look at this reporter as she lands the rimshot.We are in a booth of the Margaux restaurant at the Marlton Hotel in Greenwich Village. It…

Brian James, who helped spark the punk-rock revolution in Britain in the 1970s as the lead guitarist and chief songwriter of the British band the Damned, bringing a rare degree of musicality to a genre known for its chain-saw attack, died on March 6. He was 70.His death was announced on his Facebook page. The announcement did not cite a cause or say where he died.Mr. James formed the Damned in London in 1976 with Dave Vanian, a former gravedigger, on lead vocals; Captain Sensible on bass, and Rat Scabies on drums. The band was part of Britain’s original punk…

The Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings wants more researchers and students to ask deep questions about artificial intelligence and its potential to upend human norms.To that end, Mr. Hastings has donated $50 million to Bowdoin College, his alma mater, to create a research initiative on “A.I. and Humanity” — the largest gift to the liberal arts college in Maine since its founding in 1794, the school announced on Monday.The aim of the program, Mr. Hastings and school officials said, is to make Bowdoin a mecca for studying the risks and consequences of A.I. The initiative also aims to help prepare students…

Relaxing in a United Airlines Club lounge is now going to cost airline regulars much more.United is overhauling its lounge membership program, reducing amenities and increasing the cost to enter the dozens of United Clubs worldwide, including locations in Tokyo, Chicago and Los Angeles.At a time when lounges are more in demand than ever, United travelers who purchase annual memberships can now expect to pay more for less.A United Club membership previously included unlimited visits to United Clubs worldwide, entry for two guests — either two adults or one adult and dependent children under 21 — and access to participating…

President Trump has criticized a portrait painted during his first term that is hanging in the Colorado State Capitol, and demanded that the state’s governor take it down.The portrait, painted in oil by the Colorado-based artist Sarah Boardman and unveiled in 2019, features the president in a dark suit and red tie. It hangs in the Gallery of Presidents in the building’s rotunda.“Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the State Capitol, put up by the Governor, along with all other Presidents, was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps,…

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted March 24, 2025 7:27 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign Monday with a stop in Gander, N.L. The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers — most of them Americans — when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once…