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Facebook Tweet Email Link The writing has been on the wall for a long time: South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional threats and global conflicts simmer. Now, a new report has found that the number of South Korean troops declined by 20% in the past six years, in large part because of the dwindling pool of young men – reflecting the shrinking workforce and swelling elderly population in one of the world’s most rapidly aging countries. The Defense Ministry report attributed the drop to “complex factors” including…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival will screen a documentary on the 2023 Hamas attack, after all, following an uproar over the film’s disinvitation from the upcoming festival. Earlier this week, TIFF withdrew its invitation to the film “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue.” The festival said the decision was based in part on legal clearance for footage used in the documentary. Deadline, which first reported the news, said a sticking point was the identification and legal clearance of Hamas militants’ own livestreaming of the attack.On Thursday evening, TIFF chief executive Cameron Bailey and “The Road…
Northeasterners looking for a sunny escape this winter will have a wide array of new flight options to warm-weather locales, thanks to JetBlue’s latest expansion. The budget carrier is adding new routes this December from New York and Boston to popular vacation destinations such as Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Starting on December 4, JetBlue will launch new daily, year-round service from New York (JFK) and Boston (BOS) to Daytona Beach, Florida (DAB), followed by daily year-round service from both Northeastern airports to Vero Beach, Florida (VRB), on December 11. The new launches mark JetBlue’s return to the Daytona market and its…
Two years after launching, social network Bluesky is revising its Community Guidelines and other policies, and asking for feedback from its users on some of the changes. The startup, a competitor to X, Threads, and open networks like Mastodon, says its new policies are meant to offer improved clarity and more detail around its user safety procedures and the appeals process. Many of the changes are being driven by new global regulations, including the U.K.’s Online Safety Act (OSA), the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), and the U.S.’s TAKE IT DOWN Act. Some of the changes represent an effort by…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 10:25 AM ET, Thu August 14, 2025 WHY IT RATES: The newly reorganized advisory board will shape Hawai’i tourism’s future. — Lacey Pfalz, Associate Editor, TravelPulseGovernor Josh Green, M.D., today announced the appointment of 12 individuals to the reorganized Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) Advisory Board. The appointments follow the resignation of the previous board earlier this summer, after the Governor called for new leadership to address longstanding concerns over governance and alignment with state priorities. “Because Hawai‘i is one of the world’s most desirable visitor destinations, tourism is a main economic driver for our islands.…
Set your alarms. Bookmark this page. Refresh like your future depends on it. After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, TechCrunch is just days away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 — our handpicked cohort of the most promising early-stage startups set to take the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 this October 27-29. The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list will go live, right here, on Wednesday, August 27, at 9:00 a.m. PT. Whether you applied, referred a standout founder, or just want to see who made the cut, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for.…
Since nothing Taylor Swift ever does is small, her two-hour conversation with boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on their “New Heights” podcast is a watershed moment for a media format that has already outlived the device it was named for.By Thursday afternoon, Wednesday night’s talk had already been seen more than 11.7 million times on YouTube. But that’s only a fraction of its circulation — clips distributed on Instagram, TikTok, X and elsewhere have received more than 400 million views, and the episode was also available for streaming on audio platforms.Swift, who infrequently gives interviews to journalists,…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 10:50 AM ET, Thu August 14, 2025 Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR) has finished its first phase of a program designed to help its 177 Pueblos Mágicos, or Magical Towns, grow their tourism sustainably while benefitting the local communities. The Pueblos Mágicos are specially designated towns and cities that demonstrate unique culture, cuisine, or history of Mexico. These include the town of Sayulita in Nayarit, Tulum in Quintana Roo and Loreto in Baja California Sur, among many others. The program to develop them further is called the National Strategy to Strengthen Magical Towns, and it has…
Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been over two years since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (two of which have already shuttered operations) and Spill have been presented as potential replacements, but few aside from Meta’s Threads have achieved the speed of growth Bluesky has reached. As of February 2025, Bluesky has surpassed 30 million users. Its growth stems from several policy changes at X, including a heavily criticized change to the block feature…
Donald Trump Tariffs Fashion and beauty Prescription drugs See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Westport, Ireland — In ancient Celtic folklore, Tír na nÓg is the land of eternal youth, where time stands still and people don’t age. Today, in the west of Ireland, they’ve come close to bottling it. Westport, a small coastal town in picturesque County Mayo, is the unlikely nerve center of the world’s Botox supply. A facility operated by the Chicago-based pharmaceutical company AbbVie employs at least 1,300 local people and about 500 additional contractors – an economic backbone to a town of barely 7,000…