How Russia’s Wagner Group Is Expanding in Africa
Best known for its mercenaries, the Wagner Group also mines diamonds, spreads disinformation and props up autocrats in an effort to grow Russia’s footprint.…
First Mover Asia: Tether Is Quiet About Its Bankers. Will It Affect Its Peg?
Tether has relationships with a number of banks but won't say much more; bitcoin rises slightly.
This small city has third largest art market in the US
It's easy to be overwhelmed by the art scene in downtown Santa Fe. The small city has over 200 galleries with pieces ranging from classic to contemporary.…
German army needs ‘enemy image’ – top MP
Russia’s military action in Ukraine has allowed Germany to once again see “what an enemy could look like,” a senior German MP has said
A complex modernization of the German Armed Forces would require re-inventing “an image of an enemy,” Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, the head of the German Bundestag’s Defense Committee, has said.…
Ukraine reports 15,000 suspected war crimes – Russian ministers and propagandists among those accused
More than 15,000 suspected war crimes have been reported in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the country's chief prosecutor has said.…
Apple might unveil a new MacBook Air at WWDC–but will it have an M2 chip?
With WWDC rapidly approaching, the rumors about what Apple is going to announce are starting to pile up. The latest report claims that the long-awaited MacBook Air redesign might make an appearance at the big show—but without one of its most anticipated features.
Apple might unveil a new MacBook Air at WWDC–but will it have an M2?
With WWDC rapidly approaching, the rumors about what Apple is going to announce are starting to pile up. The latest report claims that the long-awaited MacBook Air redesign might make an appearance at the big show—but without one of its most anticipated features.
A Plea to Celebrate Life as Funerals Begin for Uvalde Victims
A week after the shooting at Robb Elementary School, the nearly two dozen funerals have begun in a community that must contemplate an agonizing new reality.…
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas’s social media moderation law
The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate content on their platforms.…
The Supreme Court shuts down Texas’s attempt to seize control of social media — for now
The justices split 5-4 on whether Texas can effectively seize control of the major social media platforms.…
Who You Gonna Call? Explores the Life of Ray Parker Jr., the Man Behind the Ghostbusters Theme
If all you knew about Ray Parker Jr. was a) he wrote and sang the outrageously catchy, Oscar-nominated theme to Ghostbusters, and b) Key & Peele poked fun at him via this sketch that really captures the show’s signature blend of hilarity and pathos, that’s about to change with a new documentary, titled (of course) Who…
Netflix’s anti-password sharing experiment in Peru reportedly leaves users confused
Netflix’s test to crack down on password sharing has reportedly left some users confused, according to a report from Rest of World.…
President Biden: What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine
The U.S. will help Ukraine be in the strongest possible position at the negotiating table. We do not want to prolong the war just to inflict pain on Russia.…
Sorry, Texas: Supreme Court blocks law banning “censorship” on social media
Enlarge / US and Texas flags flying outside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. (credit: Getty Images | PA Thompson)
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the Texas law that prohibits social media companies from moderating content based on a user's "viewpoint."
The World’s Largest Plant Is a Self-Cloning Sea Grass in Australia
The species is called Poseidon’s ribbon weed, and researchers say it has spread to cover an area the size of Cincinnati over the past 4,500 years.…
‘God, please don’t let him come in my room’: Teacher prayed as gunman approached
CNN's Ed Lavandera speaks with Robb Elementary School teacher Nicole Ogburn who says she prayed the gunman wouldn't come into her classroom as he approached the school.…
How the Biden White House predictions about inflation are biting back now
In 2021 the Biden administration had predicted that inflation would be temporary. Now the president has met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to discuss the ongoing issue, saying, "respect the Fed's independence."…
Texas’s bizarre social media law suspended by Supreme Court
Texas's HB20 was put on hold Tuesday by the Supreme Court, five-to-four. As is typical for emergency for emergency requests, the majority did not define its reasoning; Justice Alito wrote a six page dissent joined by fellow conservatives Gorsuch and Thomas, while Kagan, a moderate, wrote she would "would deny the application to vacate stay" without signing onto the dissent.…
Precursor Ventures’ first hire just spun out to start her own venture firm
Sydney Thomas, who was the first hire at Precursor Ventures, a seed and early-stage focused fund that backs first-time founders, is starting her own venture firm.…
Ukraine pins hopes on national team playing on ‘football’s front line’ in World Cup quest to lift spirits
It's approximately 3,000 kilometers from Severodonetsk to Glasgow.
Texas Shooting Stokes Democrats’ Disagreements About the Police
President Biden recently issued an executive order aimed at overhauling policing. But while the move was widely praised, Democrats remain split about just how much to fund the police.…
Experts warn of continued monkeypox spread as hundreds of cases found worldwide
Enlarge / A negative stain electron micrograph of a monkeypox virus virion in human vesicular fluid. (credit: Getty | BSIP)
The multinational monkeypox outbreak continues to pose a low risk to the general public, and, for now, it seems unlikely that cases will mushroom into a global pandemic, according to the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Adm. Linda Fagan to Become First Female Service Chief
In 1985, the service had no gender-based prohibitions on where women could go. That cleared the way for Admiral Linda L.…
Watch Shanghai residents race to get out after months of lockdown
CNN's Selina Wang takes a closer look as China begins easing Covid restrictions in some Shanghai neighborhoods that endured brutal months of lockdown.…
‘Ethical oil’ rhetoric pushes Canadian petro-state
Editor’s note: This article is especially timely in view of oil price jumps that followed EU leaders’ late-Monday agreement to ban 90% of Russian crude by the end of the year.…
Report calls out Apple’s membership in trade groups ‘stalling’ climate efforts
While going to great lengths to promote itself as an environmentally conscious tech firm, Apple joined several industry associations that are “fighting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” according to a new report from the Tech Transparency Project.…
Putin’s Ukraine War Woke Up Europe
Europe is more united than ever in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Families and friends remember the victims of the Uvalde school massacre as the first funerals are held
Ten-year-old Maite Rodriguez wanted to be a marine biologist before she could say the words.
How Putin’s war will affect old Soviet regions
The war in Ukraine is dividing the former Soviet region, making it poorer and less secure. Russia will take advantage of this.…