Simone Biles has ‘no flashbacks’ as she helps USA to women’s team gold
After the events in Tokyo, it had looked like we might have seen Biles at her final Olympics. However, you are not going draw a celebrity crowd and transcend your…
Kamala Harris hopes to keep Georgia in play with star-studded rally
Getty Images Kamala Harris is bringing her newly-minted presidential campaign to Georgia, a state that some Democrats now consider up for grabs in the closely contested election. The vice-president held…
Project 2025 leader Paul Dans resigns from Heritage Foundation
Getty Images The director of the ultra-conservative Project 2025 has stepped down, saying he will now focus on getting Donald Trump back into the White House. Paul Dans announced he…
Amazon responsible for product recalls, says US
US regulators have ruled that Amazon is responsible for handling recalls of unsafe products sold on its site and must improve its process. They said Amazon’s alerts were not sufficient…
William Calley, face of My Lai massacre, dead at 80
A former US officer who was the only person to be convicted in connection with the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War has died, according to reports. William Calley…
Hundreds of thousands of dragonflies swarm beachgoers
Social media videos show the harmless insects invading a beach in Rhode Island.
Climate Change: Can One Specific Example Counter the Denialists? | naked capitalism
Yves here. KLG suggests that important local effects of climate change could persuade skeptics. His introduction: Anthropogenic Climate Change/Global Warming (AGW) is still denied, by the usual suspects with axes…
CrowdStrike Lessons: Liability Shields Fuel Risky Practices, Expert Warns | naked capitalism
Yves here. While this post provides useful detail about the Crowdstrike 404, I must confess to not understanding the headline claim about liability shields. And the post does not explain…
The Fallout from Venezuela’s Election
Venezuela is on fire. After a vote on Sunday, its authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, claimed victory in his re-election campaign. But few believe he truly won, and he has not…
Hamas Leader Killed in Iran, and the Toll of Native Boarding Schools
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