Heavier is now ‘healthier’ than in 1970s: study
MIAMI — Being on the heavier side may not be as dangerous as it was in the 1970s, at least when it comes to the risk of dying, according to a study on Tuesday.
Botanists warn on threats to world’s plant kingdom
LONDON — Britain’s Royal Botanic Gardens warned Tuesday about the threats facing the world’s plant kingdom in the first global report of its kind aimed at drawing attention to often-overlooked species.
Hamilton adored by scalpers too with $12.5-million windfall
THE BROADWAY HIT Hamilton is making millions. It could be making millions more if not for scalpers snapping up seats and hawking them for $2,000 a piece or more.
Cuba scrambles to keep pace with US-fueled tourism boom
HAVANA — The number of US visitors to Cuba has nearly doubled this year, its tourism minister said on Wednesday, as the island races to build hotels and expand Havana airport to keep up with booming demand.
South African firms bet on coffee and donuts despite slowdown
JOHANNESBURG — A fortnight after the first Starbucks in South Africa opened in a trendy Johannesburg district, queues still snaked onto the pavement, a sign of the craving for international brands despite an economic slowdown.
Justin Timberlake returns with cheery pop
NEW YORK — Pop superstar Justin Timberlake returned Friday with his first new song in three years, a cheery pop number that will appear on his upcoming movie Trolls.
What young Wall Streeters see in American Psycho The Musical
By Amanda Gordon, Bloomberg
ELEVEN Yale business school students spill out of a Broadway theater after a performance of American Psycho The Musical. They’ve just watched a 1980s investment banker sing and chop through a coworker and homeless man and now they’re sorting out what the satire says about the real Wall Street, where some of them are looking for work.
A mountain bike trail in Tagaytay
TAGAYTAY’S Twin Lakes — the country’s first vineyard resort township community — has added a mountain bike trail to its attractions.
Early Birds at Early Bird
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Nanette Franco-Diyco
MY FAMILY AND I were at our precinct at 6:00 a.m. on Monday and promptly cast our votes with ease.