While Long Island Rail Road workers feast on overtime, its service is the worst it’s been in nearly two decades, according to a state report released Thursday. Nearly 21,400 LIRR trains were late, canceled or terminated mid-run in 2017, a 20 percent increase over 2016 and the poorest numbers in 18 years, State Comptroller Thomas […]

Russian voters go the polls on March 18 to choose a president, but there’s not much to truly decide. Vladimir Putin will win his fourth term after 18 years in power. But behind the scenes of an election with a foregone conclusion — an event that should be drama-free — a more complicated picture emerges. […]

President Trump had some goofy exchanges with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Thursday, but “it was at least a relief to see Trump making nice with an ally,” Seth Meyers said on Thursday’s Late Night. Audio surfaced on Thursday of Trump admitting to “outright lying to Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, about the U.S.’s trade relationship with […]

Late in 2017 Porsche Design introduced a new watch that was strictly limited to a 500-piece edition and only available for owners of the 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series, a sports car able to reach a top track speed of 330 kilometers per hour. That watch’s new caliber, designed by Porsche Design’s engineers, is called […]

SYPartners has developed eight best practices for helping clients — and themselves — become more diverse and inclusive organizations. Here’s how to launch your D&I transformation. Diverse and inclusive companies drive innovative results. Yet the tech industry still struggles with diversity and inclusion, often failing to attract diverse talent due to inclusivity issues in the workplace. For organizations […]

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were on the defensive on Friday as worries over the U.S. investigation into the Trump Organization tested investor nerves, already frayed by fears U.S. tariffs could hurt the global economy and trigger a trade war. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.miapj0000pus> slipped 0.2 percent […]

(Reuters) – Broadcom Ltd on Thursday said it was likely to pursue smaller acquisitions of chipmakers after its failed hostile takeover bid to acquire rival Qualcomm Inc and said that its smart phone chip business would see a drop in demand this quarter from a North American customer and an increase from South Korea. Most […]

Distance commentary is never a healthy task. And with Syria, with the drumbeat of shrapnel in children and starving, drowsy mothers in the background, it often feels fraudulent — as the writer is so far away from a reality seen only on YouTube. I wrote a piece last month, expressing frustration at how the UN had said […]

This is a very big deal for both brands. Yesterday on Ulta’s 2017 fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Mary Dillon had a lot of good news for investors. But one announcement she made will surely stand out to beauty shoppers more than any growth statistic: Ulta is going to start carrying Chanel Beauté, beyond just fragrances. […]

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Korea said on Friday it was seeking high-level talks this month with North Korea to prepare for a summit and that South Korean President Moon Jae-in may meet Donald Trump before the U.S. president’s planned meeting with the North Korean leader. Amid a flurry of diplomacy from Asia to Europe to […]