Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.
As Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, workers are facing higher prices and fears of A.I.-driven job losses.
It is in part an attempt to treat gig workers as full-scale employees rather than independent contractors. Drivers and riders will pay the price.
A sleazy situation that Trump can’t wish away.
An octogenarian president for a 250-year-old republic.
6/13/1977: Justice Tom C. Clark dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 13, 1977 appeared first on Reason.com.
The arts institution followed a judge’s order to take down President Trump’s name after seeking a 12-hour extension, attributing the delay to thunderstorms.
Tommy Robinson will debate whether the West is "right to be suspicious of Islam" at the Oxford Union, despite outcry from faith leaders, politicians and campaigners.
They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are .... pretty cool.
The strikes come as Iran's foreign minister said a deal to end fighting with the US is close.
On historic American hotels across the country.
Workers begin removing Trump’s name from Kennedy Center The Washington Post
We like it when projects are completed, but what if we could abide comfortably in the toiling and striving it takes to get them there?
A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said.
U.S. forces kill leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Trump says The Washington Post
George Washington and Alexander Hamilton with tears on their faces
Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here's the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.
Republicans are divided over whether to pursue a third party-line spending package, with some lawmakers expressing skepticism that such an ambitious effort can clear Congress in a high-stakes election year. GOP leaders and top budget writers have already begun laying the groundwork for a third package, which they hope will include defense funding, fraud prevention…
The U.S. spent decades driving the New World screwworm far into South America. But now the parasite has reemerged, and officials are working to beat it back yet again using many of the same tried-and-true methods as the government did in the 1950s. Experts have been tracking the path of parasitic fly as it moved steadily northward…
The unprecedented expiration of the nation’s warrantless spy powers has plunged the country into legal uncertainty over the extent to which it can surveil foreigners located abroad. Both chambers of Congress on Thursday failed to pass bills to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) through July 2 amid outrage from Democrats…
Police have arrested three teenagers on suspicion of the murder of a man in an Essex park.
Aid agencies are racing to help health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus is known to have killed at least 140 people, but the true toll may be far higher.
A 30-year-old woman suffered serious injuries to her arm and leg after a shark attack at Sydney's Coogee Beach, the latest in a string of incidents.
Kushner project being developed on disputed land, Albanian villagers say Reuters
After three decades in the industry, the actor-writer-director-producer has figured a lot out.
A woman has been seriously injured in a shark attack off a Sydney beach in the fourth incident of its kind in recent weeks.
The war has produced regime change, but Iran’s new leaders are more willing to take risks and believe they have already absorbed the worst that America and Israel can deliver.
Rampant enthusiasm is buoying tech shares to levels that defy gravity. Invest with caution, our columnist says.
President Trump said more than 200 commercial vessels had safely traveled through the strait. That’s still far fewer than before the start of the war.
“As important as the boys and the pools and the light,” a memoirist writes, “the most important thing was becoming the driving.” It would inspire an obsession with moving focus into the future.
"There are some physicians that work to 100”: Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft on becoming a medical doctor in her 70s.
Al Qaeda-linked militants curb their brutality in seized Malian territory Reuters
Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access Reuters
US thrash Paraguay 4-1 for dream World Cup start Reuters
In the spring of 1994, the World Cup arrived, the Knicks were great and so were the Rangers. And in the middle of it all, an infamous White Bronco chase.
The Dems are fixin’ to do all right.
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Before the World Cup came, Hoboken’s little square mile was already teeming with life.
Zoomers are doing Tae Bo, listening to records, and reading paper books. Why?
The words, statistics, and stories we share matter.
President Trump said Friday that a U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called "the infamous leader" of the Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela.
The World Cup officially kicked off this week - but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions.
A U.S. helicopter crash spurred an escalation that led both sides to back down and negotiate.
Stars of the hit TV show say they did not know their on-screen husbands had previous convictions.
See how Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire thanks to the SpaceX IPO The Washington Post
Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead.
Niño Guerrero was killed in a "swift and lethal kinetic strike," the US President wrote in a social media post.
The president said the strike was coordinated with the government in Caracas.
Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, released publicly this week, sparked concerns about cybersecurity and hacking.
The approval marks a key development in the merger that will reshape media, allowing the continue of the takeover of the Hollywood studio, which owns CNN and HBO.
One resale site said that more than 48 percent of its tickets to the game in San Antonio had been sold to people from New York and New Jersey.
Washington National Opera sues to force Kennedy Center to turn over $17M in gifts The Washington Post
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said on Friday that U.S. forces shot down an unspecified number of Iranian one-way attack drones in the Strait of Hormuz, as an emerging deal between the two nations hangs in the balance. Centcom wrote on the social platform X that Iran had launched “multiple one-way attack drones” targeting commercial ships…
Commerce dept. worries that a Fable 5 "jailbreak" could be a national security threat.
China 'strongly dissatisfied' with Pentagon move against top Chinese tech firms Reuters
Retail investors build big dreams on small slices of SpaceX Reuters
Iran peace deal looms, new military action flares near Strait of Hormuz Reuters
President Donald Trump has said a "swift and lethal kinetic" US military strike has killed "the infamous leader" of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua street gang.
DOE head says agency didn’t punish blue states. His lawyers admit it did. The Washington Post
The painter broke social taboos by celebrating same-sex relationships in his art.
Football fans gathered at a FIFA World Cup watch party at Niagara Falls for the Canadian and USA teams' opening matches.
President Trump’s plan to celebrate his 80th birthday with a UFC viewing on the White House lawn is drawing skepticism from former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who says the location is inappropriate. “I think UFC fights are great. I enjoy watching them, but to be honest with you, I don’t really think they belong…
Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined Today in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973. He was a middle-of-the-road critic, known for his wit and intelligence.
All three leaders of the North America host nations have missed the tournament opening matches.
Qatar not expecting gifts as they chase World Cup dream, says Lopetegui Reuters
A US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the proposed Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has determined the merger is not likely to harm competition in the industry or be harmful to consumers.
A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to reinstall displays it removed from National Parks sites over the past year as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) content and climate change information. A group of park advocacy organizations sued the Interior Department, National Park Service and its leaders…
The ruling accused the Trump administration of engaging in censorship by taking down materials at parks across the country.
The $111 billion deal would unite two major movie studios and put CNN under the same roof as CBS News.
What's happening with the contested ballots in Peru's election? Reuters
Haitian woman's death after ICE release ruled homicide by medical examiner Reuters
A federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s last-ditch effort to halt an end-of-day deadline to remove the president’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s order allows the deadline to remain until the next stage of the appeal. The schedule indicates the next ruling won’t be until at least June 29. It means Trump’s name is required to be removed from the exterior of…
OpenAI under investigation by group of state attorneys general, source says Reuters
Rolex raises gold watch prices again as super-rich buyers are undeterred Reuters
The Justice Department closed its investigation into the proposed $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, saying it found no threat to competition or consumers.
US deports Iranian pro-democracy activist to Central African Republic, lawyer says Reuters
The right-wing Swiss People's Party calls the plan a "sustainability initiative", but opponents say it is a recipe for chaos.
Wall Street ends higher as SpaceX's market debut dominates Reuters
A 17-year-old girl has been stabbed in the neck and taken to hospital.
These arguments are relatively weak. And to the extent they are valid, they can be addressed without changing the Court's ideological balance.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved Paramount’s $110 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, according to the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the merger between the two global entertainment giants. A DOJ analysis determined that the transaction “is not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers”…
US judge orders halt to Trump administration's 'censorship' of park exhibits Reuters
The decision paves the way for a proposed $111 billion merger uniting two rival studio giants — Paramount, owner of CBS, and the much larger Warner, which includes HBO and CNN.
Zuckerberg says Meta made 'mistakes' in AI workforce shift Reuters
Building a presidential legacy, one whitewash at a time.
As of today, SpaceX is owned by investors who will want to see it make money.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX went public Friday, setting a new record with its stock market debut and turning the tech mogul into the world’s first trillionaire. The highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) popped 11 percent when trading officially opened on the Nasdaq, sending the company’s valuation soaring to a massive $1.96 trillion. Here are five…
BBC speaks to students from war-torn Myanmar who say they were cheated after paying to study abroad.
New public data for redistricting and other uses may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people's privacy when it releases statistics.
Musk is now worth $1.11tn according to the Bloomberg rich list, while SpaceX listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of $2.2tn.
As Ukraine fights back, every other ex-Soviet republic but Belarus distances itself from Moscow.
Trump administration revisits policy to plug Medicare drug price negotiation loophole.
A top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee urged Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Friday to call several Trump administration officials in for testimony following an explosive report on the White House’s purported efforts to contain the scandal surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) pressed Comer in a letter to “take immediate steps”…
Iran team chief slams FIFA’s 'lack of coordination' on visa issues Reuters
Coalitional instincts, brought to you by the E.R.
Forget military and political ‘wings.’ It’s one terror group serving Iran.
From the long (20K-word) decision of the Washington Supreme Court Thursday in In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceeding Against Feyissa,… The post Cultural Difference "Cannot Be Accepted as a Reason to Mitigate" Ethiopian-Born Lawyer's Dishonesty-Related Misconduct appeared first on Reason.com.
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Over the course of a year, the Journal followed Ukrainians in a town on the front line as the fabric of their lives was slowly, painfully torn apart.
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