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NEW YORK (AP) — Before New York Fashion Week kicks off in Manhattan, some of the incoming brands are making an early first stop elsewhere — out in Queens, on the blue hard courts of the U.S. Open, where play continues through next weekend.Just four days separate the two crosstown spectacles, which are beginning to have more in common than ever before.In a sport where brands like Nike and Adidas were once the only players, the logos of Gucci and Miu Miu have started to weave their way in. Tennis fashion has been surging, and the luxury fashion industry doesn’t…

Taylor Swift attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.Frazer Harrison | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesA version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.A new push by states to tax the real estate of the wealthy has sparked a backlash among brokers and potential buyers, who say the taxes punish the most important local spenders.From tax hikes on pricey second homes in Rhode Island and Montana to Cape Cod’s proposed transfer…

With new TSA technology—and debates over facial recognition—August 2025 was a significant month for air travel news. In addition to updates from the security agency, airlines continued to attempt to navigate ongoing economic uncertainty throughout the month. This included several carriers cutting key routes to refocus resources elsewhere in their networks and adjusting annual profit forecasts to lower figures than previously expected. Through the tumult, however, there was still plenty of good news that travelers can get excited about. Many carriers still managed to announce new routes, lounges, and partnerships that should make flying simpler for many passengers. Here’s a look at…

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jude Law transforms into Vladimir Putin for Olivier Assayas’ “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” which has its world premiere Sunday at the Venice Film Festival.The film is an adaptation of Giuliano da Empoli’s bestselling book of the same name, an account of the Russian President’s rise to power alongside a fictional adviser called Vadim Baranov, who is played by Paul Dano. It’s partially set in the early 1990s amid post-Soviet chaos.Dano’s character was inspired by the real political strategist Vladislav Sourkov, who was considered the architect of the tightly controlled political system created under Putin. In…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 22-year-old philosophy student from China did not expect any problems after his 29-hour flight arrived at a Texas airport this month as he was on his way to study at the University of Houston.His paperwork was in order. He was going to study humanities — not a tech field that might raise suspicions. He had a full scholarship from the U.S. school and had previously spent a semester at Cornell University for an exchange program with no issues.But the student, who asked to be identified only by his family name, Gu, because of the political sensitivities…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tens of thousands of South African comic book fans and cosplayers flocked to Johannesburg on Saturday to celebrate the sixth edition of Comic-Con Africa, the continent’s biggest celebration of pop culture and gaming.The four-day festival, which began Thursday, celebrated anime, gaming, comics and cosplay with a variety of entertainment, including vintage arcade games, esports and costume competitions.Fans dressed up as their favorite comic book heroes and villains, snapping selfies in replicas of famous local sets and donning original character outfits inspired by their own imagination.“This year’s Comic-Con has been bigger and bolder than ever before,” said Comic-Con…

Nearly 40% of Nvidia’s second quarter revenue came from just two customers, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. On Wednesday, the chipmaker reported record revenue of $46.7 billion during the quarter that ended on July 27 — a 56% year-over-year increase largely driven by the AI data center boom. However, subsequent reporting highlighted how much of that growth seems to be coming from just a handful of customers. Specifically, Nvidia said that a single customer represented 23% of total Q2 revenue, while sales to another customer represented 16% of Q2 revenue. The filing does not identify…

Lying in an intensive care unit hospital bed, 11-year-old Genevieve Bisek is comforted by the many handmade cards she has received from fellow classmates after Wednesday’s shooting at a Minneapolis church.Some are decorated with beads, some with sparkling stars. All of them are taped to the walls of her room at the Hennepin County Medical Center, where she has been recovering. Her condition has been upgraded from critical to satisfactory.“All of these handmade cards are just absolutely adorable and heartfelt,” Genevieve’s aunt, Wanda Stipek, told The Associated Press in a phone interview Saturday. “This is coming from other kids who…

by Donald Wood Last updated: 8:15 AM ET, Fri August 29, 2025 A group of cruise operators has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Hawaii over a new law that taxes cruise ships, similar to the one imposed on hotel operators.According to Hawaii News Now, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said as part of its lawsuit that the Hawaiian government violated the United States Constitution when it passed an 11 percent tax on out-of-state cruise passengers in January. The tax on cruise lines is similar to the transient accommodations tax levied against hotel and vacation rental guests.“Here…

Henrik Fisker once envisioned a burgeoning EV empire at the startup he named after himself, which was to be led by the Ocean SUV. But cracks started showing in that vision almost as soon as the Ocean hit the road in 2023.  Fisker cut production targets multiple times, failed to meet sales goals and laid off staff. What’s more, its Ocean SUV was beset with software and mechanical issues, rendering it inoperable for some. Add troublesome brakes, sudden power loss and doors that wouldn’t open to the list of issues that led to multiple safety investigations and ultimately a pause…