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by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:50 AM ET, Tue June 24, 2025 A cruise ship’s onboard restaurant has been honored in the 2025 Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards.La Dame on Silversea’s Silver Ray has been given an “Award of Excellence,” a global accolade given to restaurants based on their wine lists.  This year, La Dame was one of 2,010 restaurants to receive an Award of Excellence, which is given to eateries with wine lists that offer at least 90 selections and feature a well-chosen assortment of quality producers. The lists must also thematically match the restaurant’s menu in both price and…

The VCs, pod bros, and self-proclaimed “besties” of the All-In Podcast launched their own tequila brand Saturday night and it promptly sold out, according to liquor e-commerce sites. Their version of the Mexican spirit cost a jaw-dropping $1,200 per bottle, but only 750 bottles were made. The stacked poker-chip container was inspired by the “besties’” love of the card game. The All-In Podcast is one of the most popular shows by venture investors who have turned to politics. The besties consist of Launch founder Jason Calacanis; Craft Ventures founder David Sacks, who is the AI czar in the Trump administration;…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.’Too early to jump to conclusion’: Israel’s UN Amb. on if US strikes destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites06:38Steve Kornacki explains why New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary results may take several days07:21US damage assessment on Iran’s nuclear sites will ‘take time,’ says Republican Intel Cmte. member08:18Now PlayingSolar energy industry braces for potential negative consequences of Trump agenda bill03:10UP NEXTTrump should have ‘notified’ Congress before attack on Iranian nuclear site, says House Democrat07:06Pres. Trump: No casualties from Iranian attack on US base in Qatar26:35Sen. Mark Kelly says U.S.…

Abridge, an AI startup automating medical notes, has secured a $300 million Series E at a $5.3 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal. The round, led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Khosla Ventures, follows the company’s $250 million February fundraise at a $2.75 billion valuation. The 7-year-old Abridge is widely considered to be the leader in the increasingly crowded AI-powered medical scribe market, largely due to its early entry and integration with Epic Systems, the dominant health record software. In Q1, Abridge reached $117 million in contracted annual recurring revenue (a metric that includes all signed recurring…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.’Too early to jump to conclusion’: Israel’s UN Amb. on if US strikes destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites06:38Now PlayingSteve Kornacki explains why New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary results may take several days07:21UP NEXTUS damage assessment on Iran’s nuclear sites will ‘take time,’ says Republican Intel Cmte. member08:18Solar energy industry braces for potential negative consequences of Trump agenda bill03:10Trump should have ‘notified’ Congress before attack on Iranian nuclear site, says House Democrat07:06Pres. Trump: No casualties from Iranian attack on US base in Qatar26:35Sen. Mark Kelly says U.S.…

CNN  —  From the start of Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Iranian targets earlier this month, the aims of the operation were made perfectly clear. The intention, one Israeli military official carefully spelled out to CNN, was to permanently remove the Islamic Republic’s “existential” nuclear and ballistic missile threats. After the United States joined in at the weekend, pounding Iranian nuclear facilities with powerful bunker-busting munitions, President Donald Trump insisted the strikes were a “spectacular military success” and that Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “totally obliterated.” But with a ceasefire now in place, it’s far from clear that ambitious objective has…

PARIS (AP) — It-designer Anthony Vaccarello on Tuesday sent out a Saint Laurent men’s collection that felt both sun-drenched and haunted, set not just in the heart of Paris, but drifting somewhere between the city and the legendary queer enclave of Fire Island in New York.Staged at the Bourse de Commerce, the grand art palace and crown jewel of Kering ‘s Pinault family in the French capital, the show paid tribute to Yves Saint Laurent’s own history of escape and reinvention. Star power in the front row, including Francis Ford Coppola, Rami Malek, Aaron and Sam Taylor-Johnson, and house icon…

A variety of school supplies, including lunch boxes and backpacks in different colors and patterns, are on display for the upcoming school year.Deb Cohn-Orbach | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesFamilies are not holding back on back-to-school spending this year, despite growing economic pressure, according to a new PwC consumer survey.Nearly three-quarters of back-to-school shoppers expect to spend the same amount or more this year than they did in 2024, according to PwC’s survey of nearly 2,000 parents. In fact, more than 1 in 3 parents anticipate spending more than they did last year.”A lot of it is…

This summer, Alaska Airlines passengers can speed through security at some of the airline’s largest hub airports. Alaska is expanding its Touchless ID screening at TSA PreCheck lines across three of its major airports. The program allows fliers with TSA PreCheck to opt into an even faster line that allows travelers to verify their identity with a facial scan instead of showing a physical ID. The technology allows fliers to seamlessly pass through the kiosk and into the security scanning area in just a moment or two.  Alaska Airlines says it will launch Touchless ID at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on…

After a wave of mass bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users alike, Meta users are now complaining that Facebook Groups are also being impacted by mass suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on sites like Reddit to share information, the bans have affected thousands of groups both in the U.S. and abroad and have spanned various categories. When reached for comment, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the company was aware of the issue and working to correct it. “We’re aware of a technical error that impacted some Facebook Groups. We’re fixing things now,” he told TechCrunch in an…