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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The last time I interviewed Bobbi Brown was almost two decades ago.

In February 2023, Canadian criminal-defense lawyer Solomon Friedman was wrapping up a high-profile terrorism trial. Awso Peshdary had been accused of recruiting and funding two young Canadian men to join ISIS in Syria.

More than 61 million Americans have some type of disability, including difficulty with hearing, vision, cognition, ambulation, self-care, or independent living, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Tangled up in the contest to be the next US president, there is another battle brewing: Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Valley. In Donald Trump’s corner are venture capitalists like Marc Andreessen and Peter Thiel, along with executives like Elon Musk.

Inigo Philbrick​ looked the part. He wore ‘tailored Milanese suits and shirts’; he lived in a flat on Grosvenor Square; ‘he was known by the maître d’s at some of the toniest restaurants in town.

Solar power is booming and that helps the country meet its climate goals by replacing fossil fuels. The part of the industry that installs solar panels on homes has grown more than 5,000% in just the last 15 years, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.

The helicopter swooped into one of the most inaccessible corners of the Amazon rainforest. Brazilian special forces commandos leaped from its metal skids into the caiman-inhabited waters below.

Steven Tiller is a sneakerhead. Even though he’s spent his career surrounded by shoes—as a sneaker designer for Cole Haan, Lands’ End, Keds, and Steve Madden—he still marvels when he comes across an elegant, well-designed pair.