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Gautam Adani, chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, addresses a gathering during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Jan. 10, 2024.Punit Paranjpe | AFP | Getty ImagesGautam Adani, chair of India’s Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, was indicted with others on bribery and fraud charges unsealed Wednesday in federal court in New York.Adani and other defendants are accused of paying Indian government officials more than $250 million in bribes to obtain solar energy supply contracts worth more than $2 billion in profits.The 62-year-old and two executives in Adani Green Energy Limited —…

The US has blocked a Gaza ceasefire draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council – the fourth time it has used its veto power during the conflict to shield its ally, Israel.Fourteen of the 15 Council members voted in favour of the draft, which demanded that the war in Gaza “must end immediately, unconditionally and permanently and all remaining hostages must be immediately and unconditionally released”.Deputy US ambassador to the UN, Robert Wood, said the document “abandoned” the necessity for there to be “a linkage between a ceasefire and the release of hostages”.Wood said the proposed resolution would have…

Here comes the bride… on national television? That’s the question, folks. Just a few days ago, Joan Vassos ended her run as The Golden Bachelorette by getting engaged to Chock Chapple. Yes, that’s his real name. Chock Chapple and Joan Vassos on an episode of The Golden Bachelorette. (ABC) “I never in a million years thought I’d feel love like this again,” said Vassos after Chock proposed in Bora Bora on the November 13 finale of the series. Where do things stand now between the couple? So far, so surprisingly good, it seems, as Joan and Chock remain together and…

Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Pulse is a recurring column where we ask for readers’ takes on varying topics in a weekly survey and report back with our findings. There’s no question about it: 2024 has been a tough year for a lot of people, especially in the real estate industry. From…

Now I know the winter season is the best time to visit, mostly because of the pleasant weather. Summer in Dubai is supposedly brutal so visiting during the winter season is the move. Rachel Dube Dubai has year-round sunshine, but I now know the best time to visit the city is during the winter, which, according to US News, spans from November to early March.When I went in January 2022, the temperature ranged from 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit without any humidity. It was warm enough to enjoy touring and being out and about.The temperature was also perfect when I…

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Ayesha Curry revealed that transitioning from three to four kids has actually been “very easy.” “I think two to three was a little chaotic for us, and four has been pretty breezy,” Curry, 35, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her partnership with Command Brand. “We lucked out and we have a very mild-tempered, sweet little baby.” Ayesha and husband Stephen Curry welcomed son Caius Chai in May. The couple also share daughters Riley, 12, and Ryan, 9, and son Jack, 6. Ayesha noted that every time she has given birth, it has been a different feeling “every single time.”…

Executives at mortgage lenders anticipate a minimum 20% increase in credit reporting costs in 2025 compared to 2024. And the soaring costs will hit as lenders try to dig out from multiple years of financial losses and mass layoffs. In early November, Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO), the company behind the widely used consumer credit-risk assessment methodology, announced an increase in its wholesale royalty for mortgage originations from $3.50 to $4.95 per score. However, this is just one among many credit reporting costs for lenders, who must also absorb additional fees from credit bureaus and tri-merge resellers applied downstream.  Lenders told…

A McDonald’s is seen in the Flatbush neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, on Oct. 23, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesMcDonald’s is preparing 2025 value offerings in a bid to hang onto customers who are fed up with high costs at restaurants.The company is working on a new “McValue” approach for next year that involves keeping the $5 value meal offer it launched this summer on the menu for the first half of the year, along with introducing a “buy one add one” option for $1 more, CNBC has learned. The “buy one add one” offer includes a double…

Play video content TMZ.com Kyle Richards says she didn’t try to get it on with Kevin Costner … saying the rumors she made a pass at him are total BS — and, her castmate Sutton Stracke was just joshing. We caught up with Kyle at LAX Wednesday … and, we had to ask her about the wild story that she attempted to hook up with the “Yellowstone” star while at her vacation home in Aspen. Richards says there’s zero truth to the rumor … claiming she’s only met KC two times — and spoke with him for about a minute…