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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding: The biggest component of the cost was the city's security and traffic management operation.

Updated : Jul 11, 2026

Inside Taylor Swift's $160,000 wedding permit: Why NYC charged the pop star for her big day

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's lavish wedding at Madison Square Garden came with more than celebrity glamour—it also required a special permit costing over $160,000. New York City officials say the fee covered police deployment, traffic management and other public resources needed to host the high-profile event.

Sundar Pichai faced protests from a section of Stanford students

Updated : Jun 15, 2026

Why over 100 Stanford students walked out during Sundar Pichai’s keynote

Students began leaving their seats at Stanford Stadium moments after Pichai took the stage, chanting “Free, free Palestine” and carrying Palestinian flags

Updated : Apr 15, 2026

Who is Vas Narasimhan, the Indian-origin Novartis CEO who joined Anthropic's board

The Indian-origin pharma executive is the first healthcare professional to sit on the board of the AI startup and his appointment points to Anthropic's growing interest in using AI for drug discovery and medicine.

Grey’s Anatomy’s ‘McSteamy’ Eric Dane, dies after battle with ALS

Updated : Feb 20, 2026

'Grey’s Anatomy' star Eric Dane dies at 53 after battling with ALS

In April 2025, Dane publicly announced he had been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive disease that attacks the nerve cells controlling muscle movement

Updated : Jan 20, 2026

$6.58 billion! Disney emerges as largest studio with the biggest box office collection in 2025

Disney’s climb past $6 billion makes it the first, and only, studio to reach that milestone in 2025. The next-closest major studio, Warner Bros., stands at about $4.3 billion

After nearly 50 years on ABC, Oscars move to YouTube for global live streaming

Updated : Dec 18, 2025

Oscars to stream live on YouTube globally from 2029, ending ABC’s decades-long run

The move will bring the film industry's most prestigious awards ceremony to a global streaming audience after ABC, owned by Walt Disney, has carried the Oscars every year since 1976