Seoirse Comerford owns the Comerford bar in Doonbeg. He described the tournament as “unbelievable”. “If you look at the red double decker buses going up and down the street full of people, we never thought we would have seen the like of that.” He said the golf course is a big employer and is keeping…
People walk with umbrellas outside of the U.S. Capitol on July 9, 2026. Finn Gomez | Getty Images As Social Security faces a funding shortfall, some lawmakers have renewed calls to raise taxes on high earners to help shore up the program. Proponents of the strategy, who until recently have all been Democrats, now include several Republicans….
Singapore’s government has announced it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who was already the highest-paid political leader in the world before this increase. According to a press release from Singapore’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Wong’s annual pay package will rise nearly 64 percent,…
Former Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon on Sunday called for Congress to allow the nation’s leading frontier AI labs to regulate themselves while lawmakers come up with a long-term regulatory framework for slowing the pace of AI development. “My personal opinion would be to insist and allow that the current labs regulate themselves. I do…
Police in Turkey have detained 47 people in a series of raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ+ activists, officials say. Raids took place in 12 provinces over the weekend as part of a campaign dubbed “My Family is Safe” that the Turkish government says has been designed to protect family values. One…
The crude oil tanker Giannis unloads its cargo of Middle Eastern crude at the Motor Oil terminal in Agioi Theodoroi, near Corinth, Greece, on August 24, 2026, following its departure from the United Arab Emirates’ bunkering hub of Fujairah. The tanker is operated by Greece-based Dynacom Tankers Management, a fleet manager whose vessels operate across…
Imageegami | Istock | Getty Images Job growth beat expectations in August, but wage growth has lagged the latest inflation readings, adding urgency to a question economists are only beginning to wrestle with: Could AI pressure workers’ pay before it costs them their jobs? The latest nonfarm payrolls report isn’t the only source of government…
Optical illusion personality tests are interesting brain teasers that trick the brain and eyes into believing what a person sees first among the many objects hidden in a certain image. Interestingly, these images also claim to reveal something about your personality based on what catches your glance, and your brain locks onto a particular shape…
House Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that Congress would “work through” President Donald Trump’s promise to give $5,000 to American adults if Republicans keep the House and Senate after the midterm elections. “I commit that Congress will work through it and find consensus on that, like I have to do everything…
Major Rishabh Singh Sambyal (Instagram/@major_rs_sambyal) When Major Rishabh Singh Sambyal was spotted alongside the Indian President Droupadi Murmu as her Aide-de-Camp (ADC) for the first time, he quickly became a national crush. Since then, the cameras have captured their growing bond, which many have described as resembling that of a mother and son. Now, as…
