Some international LGBTQ+ travelers pull back on U.S. trips

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Participants march in the Reclaim Pride Coalition’s seventh annual Queer Liberation March in New York, June 29, 2025. Erik McGregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Canadian citizen Robert Sharp was planning to visit Provincetown, Massachusetts — one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly places in America — for his friend’s milestone birthday in July. But against a […]


Mysterious international cyberhackers ‘Scattered Spider’ now targeting airline industry: FBI

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A shadowy crew of international cyberhackers known as “Scattered Spider” are now believed to be targeting the airline industry, the FBI warned in a new alert. The mysterious gang, which has been linked to data breaches at insurance giant Aflac and several major retailers in the United Kingdom in recent years, now has its sights […]


International Booker Shortlist Announced

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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the Finalists for the International Booker Prize A couple of interesting features of the 2025 finalists. First: they are short, with the longest topping out at 278 pages and most of them even […]


Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo, its first international destination

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A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet-owned Waymo announced Monday that it will start testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, the company’s first step toward international expansion.  Waymo hasn’t committed to start commercial service in Tokyo yet, […]