What a fake poll reveals about worries around prediction markets and the midterms
While a stunt involving fake polls may not have been an effort to rig prediction markets, concerns are growing ahead…
The teacher pay penalty, Meta’s major settlement, and a footwear flop
This week’s indicators: The teacher pay penalty; Meta’s massive settlement; Nike and Dick’s Sporting Goods are struggling. Fact checking by…
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII
King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation…
NASA’s newest telescope has a top secret past
The new Nancy Grace Roman space telescope is slated to launch this weekend. It was originally built for the National…
U.S., South Korea and Japan to hold drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on U.S.
The announcement that the three countries will go ahead with a trilateral military drill comes a day after North Korea…
Judge says Pentagon’s measures against Anthropic were ‘illegal and baseless’
A judge issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for its…
Six months of Iran war / Gains and losses / CIA Chief in Moscow
It’s been six months since the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran.Is anyone winning?On the one-year anniversary of…
How Israeli and American attitudes towards each other have changed
Since the October 7th, 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel, much has happened with the U.S.’s key ally in the Middle…
Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade…
The real cause of most wildfires? People
More than three quarters of all wildfires in the U.S. are caused by human behavior including accidents, negligence and arson.