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From Pad Thai to padlocked.  Lotus of Siam, long revered as the “best Thai restaurant in America” by influential food critics, will shutter its outpost at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas after roughly four years.  And Sin City insiders say there’s a drama raging behind the scenes of the shock closure — publicly touted as a mutual agreement between landlord and tenant in a statement issued by Station Casinos, which operates the popular Summerlin resort. “This isn’t a naturally occurring breakup,” local watcher Scott Reuben wrote at Vital Vegas — touting the fact that most restaurant leases last five…

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a lobby group for the auto industry, wants an outright ban on Chinese-made cars, parts and software. John Bozzella, the AAI’s CEO and president, sent a letter to congressional leaders this week that asks Congress to ban selling, importing and manufacturing Chinese-made cars, hardware and…

Following the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine and the subsequent wave of emigration, one notable trend has been the rise of so-called “birth tourism”. Thousands of Russian women, unwilling to tie their children’s future to a country that started a war and concerned about Russia’s growing isolation, began…

September 5, 2026 — 2:08pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAQueensland Ambulance Services have said it is inaccurate to describe this week’s incident as a system failure, as politicians continue to clash over its impacts.The QAS’ computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system…

September 5, 2026 — 11:08amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA woman has been charged with the domestic violence murder of an elderly man in the state’s north-east.The body of an 81-year-old man was found…

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In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Summa Health’s first tech bets, the healthcare leaders on Forbes Veteran 250 list, BioMarin’s acquisition of an early-stage bone disease therapy, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.Last October, venture capital firm General Catalyst paid $485 million to…

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