This false claim by Trump supporters about VP Harris is debunked by the 14th...
You may have heard the rumor that Kamala Harris isn’t eligible to be president because neither of her parents was born in the United States and they had unclear citizenship status when Harris was born...
View ArticleWhy is BTC down? Bitcoin price plummets as stock markets react to recession...
It is not a good day for Bitcoin investors. The world’s leading cryptocurrency is currently trading down over 15% at the time of this writing, to $51,090. But Bitcoin isn’t the only crypto that has...
View ArticleA year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire, survivors of Maui’s Lahaina fire...
Josephine Fraser worried her young family’s next home would be a tent.Fraser and her partner, their two sons and their dog had moved nine times in as many months, from one hotel room to another, since...
View ArticleDOJ vows to protect against election interference by providing ‘actionable...
The Justice Department remains committed to sharing with social media companies information that it picks up about efforts by foreign governments to influence this year’s elections, Deputy Attorney...
View ArticleMrBeast’s massive ‘Beast Game’ reality show is under fire. Here’s why
YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast is facing complaints about the safety of contestants from the preliminary round of his ambitious “Beast Games” game show, which boasts 1,000 competitors hoping for a $5...
View ArticleThe Biden administration is betting this CHIPS Act program can revitalize...
Can a burst of multimillion-dollar federal grants help revitalize even the most economically stagnant communities in America? The Biden administration is betting on it. On Monday, officials from the...
View ArticleTrump’s nemesis on the UAW predicts his presidency would set the labor...
Putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket increases the Democrats’ chance of winning Michigan and keeping the White House in November, the head of the United Auto...
View ArticleWhy is the stock market down today?
Nearly everything on Wall Street is tumbling Monday as fear about a slowing U.S. economy worsens and sets off another sell-off for financial markets around the world.The S&P 500 was down by 3.1%...
View ArticleWhy are there riots in the U.K.? Anti-immigrant violence erupts in England as...
Northern England faced intense social unrest over the weekend, as rioters set fire to hotels sheltering asylum seekers and engaged in violent clashes with the police. This upheaval marks the worst...
View ArticleMedieval anarchy inspired ‘House of the Dragon’—and its themes resonate today
Students in my medieval history courses often wonder whether historical reality can be gleaned from medieval cinematic fantasy. I tell them that fantasy does not aspire to historical verisimilitude....
View ArticleDespite market downturn, Kellanova stock jumps on reports that Pringles,...
One of the biggest deals in the history of the snacking industry may be on the near horizon, according to new reports from Reuters and the Wall Street Journal. Anonymous sources close to the matter...
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How to pick tech stocks when the market is plummeting
This story originally appeared in The Technology Letter and is republished here with permission. The market turmoil that has rocked tech stocks the past month, driving down the Nasdaq Composite Index...
View ArticleWarming oceans, feral animals, and microplastics are threatening the...
Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, deep blue water, thousands of creatures — fish,...
View ArticleAI is changing the future of CAPTCHAs
CAPTCHAs are those now ubiquitous challenges you encounter to prove that you’re a human and not a bot when you go to log in to many websites. Websites and mobile apps have long been attacked by bots...
View ArticleAnti-AI lawsuits in the music industry pose novel questions for courts
Country musician Tift Merritt’s most popular song on Spotify, “Traveling Alone,” is a ballad with lyrics evoking solitude and the open road. Prompted by Reuters to make “an Americana song in the style...
View ArticleWalgreens and CVS drugstores experiment with smaller locations
America’s drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as price-sensitive shoppers look elsewhere. Customers may see Walgreens stores that are one-fourth the size of a regular...
View ArticleElon Musk sues OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman again for allegedly abandoning their...
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the ChatGPT-maker betrayed its founding aims of benefiting the public...
View ArticleGoogle loses its massive antitrust case against the DOJ
A federal district court ruled Monday that Google engaged in monopolistic behavior when it paid to supply the default internet search engine on other tech companies’ mobile devices, handing a win to...
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Why Hurricane Debby is a sign of what’s to come
In October of 2015, residents of Charleston experienced a historic level of flooding as the city received nearly 25 inches of rain in two days, leaving thousands (including myself) without power or...
View ArticleHere’s where Democratic VP pick Tim Walz stands on workers and organized labor
After weeks of anticipation—and fervent campaigning from the pool of contenders—Vice President Kamala Harris has selected her running mate. Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota who drew attention in...
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