Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Inside the Billionaire’s Game Room: Why the Ultra-Rich Are Spending Millions on Play
[ad_1] Set against a $20 million view, the right table turns leisure into a statement piece—equal parts sculpture, sport and social signaling. Courtesy of 11 Ravens There’s a shift happening in the world of luxury. The wealthiest individuals—those who’ve spent decades accumulating everything money can buy—are no longer interested in more. What they want now…
Read MoreTopflight Teamwork Makes for a Marvelous Met Mozart
[ad_1] Kathryn Lewek and Golda Schultz as the Queen of the Night and Pamina. Marty Sohl/The Metropolitan Opera Opera at the Met may mean expensively lavish stagings with the world’s biggest stars, but that’s not all you’ll find at Lincoln Center. Running there now concurrently are revivals of two Mozart masterpieces that amply demonstrate that…
Read MoreTeen Mom’s Kailyn Lowry and Fiancé Elijah Scott Subtly Slam Cheating Rumors
[ad_1] Now, she opts to disengage, adding, “I just don’t care. I don’t want to see it.” Because the 32-year-old—who is also mom to sons Isaac, 15, Lincoln, 11, Lux, 7, and Creed, 4, from previous relationships—has come to an important realization. “Everyone has skeletons, everyone has things that they don’t want the public to know, everyone is…
Read MoreMCSO: 2 arrested in Rockdale woman's dog mauling death
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people were arrested in connection with a Rockdale woman’s death following a dog mauling in December 2024, according to the Milam County Sheriff’s Office. Arrest warrants were issued for 61-year-old Joel Rubio and 65-year-old Terri Ann Frank on Monday on the second-degree felony charge of attack by dog resulting in…
Read MoreIdaho Cuts Public Health Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants
[ad_1] BOISE, Idaho — As a measles outbreak spreads through other states, Idaho is ending publicly funded vaccinations for people living in the U.S. illegally. A new law recently signed by Republican Gov. Brad Little will halt a variety of public benefits for those in the U.S. unlawfully, including communicable disease testing, prenatal and postnatal…
Read MoreAustin Public Health outlines $15 million in funding, over 50 jobs lost due to federal funding cuts
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Public Health (APH) leaders last week outlined the impacts of cuts to federal funding during a regularly scheduled Public Health Committee meeting. Changes in funding at a federal level could translate to the loss of around $15 million and more than 50 jobs at APH. APH Director Adrienne Sturrup gave…
Read MoreAmerican Health Care Will Suffer Under Trump’s Tariffs
[ad_1] Over the last few years, there has been increasing pressure on the U.S. health care system: this includes issues related to hospital staffing, as well as financial and operational challenges that have led to many health care facilities closing and reducing vital services like emergency and obstetric care. On a daily basis, many of…
Read MoreHope in a Shifting Art Market: A Breakdown of the 2025 Art Basel and UBS Report
[ad_1] Sales trends outlined in the ninth edition of the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report show a shift toward more accessible works, with significant growth in transactions under $50,000. Courtesy of Art Basel Despite mounting economic and geopolitical turbulence, this year’s just-released Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report delivered a cautiously…
Read MoreAt Least 44 Dead After Nightclub Roof Collapses During Rubby Pérez Performance in Dominican Republic
[ad_1] Families in the Dominican Republic are mourning a tremendous loss. At least 44 people have died and 146 are injured after the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo collapsed during a Rubby Pérez performance in the early hours of April 8, Dominican authorities confirmed. “We are still working, searching for people…
Read MoreWall Street Leaders Finally Turn on Trump’s Tariffs
[ad_1] President Trump and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink pictured at the White House on Feb. 3, 2017. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Wall Street titans had been oddly silent about Trump tariffs—until they became real. Amid market turmoil brought on by the President’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, a growing trickle of prominent bank CEOs and investors…
Read MoreHays County voters to consider $1.6 billion worth of bond packages across 3 school districts
[ad_1] HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Booming Hays County has elections on May 3 for three independent school districts to support current and future growth. The bond packages for Hays CISD, Dripping Springs ISD, and Wimberley ISD add up to $1.6 billion combined. Hays CISD Hays CISD voters will consider the largest of the three…
Read MoreA Rory McIlroy Masters win would be a nightmare for sportsbooks: ‘It’s the Rory Show’
[ad_1] Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. There is one sight that bookmakers don’t want to see Sunday evening at Augusta National: Rory McIlroy donning the green jacket. “It’s the Rory show,” Tristan Davis, a…
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