
When a Virus Shuts Down the World Economy
A mysterious fever in Jakarta’s wet market ricochets through currency desks, factory floors, and protest squares, proving that global health and economic stability now move as one.
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A mysterious fever in Jakarta’s wet market ricochets through currency desks, factory floors, and protest squares, proving that global health and economic stability now move as one.

New York has logged more than 71,000 flu cases—smashing prior records—prompting emergency orders, mobile clinics, and a statewide mask mandate as hospitals buckle under the surge.
A fiery semi-truck crash on the 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights killed one and injured 15, snarling traffic for miles as crews battled flames and investigated the wreckage.

A long-dormant Korean tungsten mine run by Almonty Industries is set to feed U.S. defense and EV plants, slashing American reliance on Chinese supply.
President Jeffrey R. Holland, 85, leader of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has died, triggering global mourning and questions about succession in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Chicago wins its first NFC North crown since 2018 after Green Bay collapses in Baltimore, setting up a playoff party at Soldier Field.

A senior correspondent discovers that the 493-hp Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS is engineered not just for speed, but for the joy of losing your way.
New York’s subway quietly retired the MetroCard at midnight, shifting the nation’s busiest transit network to tap-and-go OMNY fares and ending a 30-year era.

Ukraine’s president lands in Florida for unannounced talks with Donald Trump on a possible cease-fire plan, upending U.S. politics and European diplomacy.
With playoff seeding on the line, Hurts and Allen collide in Buffalo’s frozen cathedral—who blinks first?