Video captures ‘traumatic’ bear cub handling
No cubs were physically harmed when a group pulled the baby black bears out of trees to take photos.
Full 12-person jury seated in Trump criminal case
The trial, the first ever in which an ex-US president is the defendant, may see opening arguments on Monday.
Review: Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department finds the star vulnerable but vicious
The music is full of the pillowy synths and muted drums that served the hypnagogic vibes of her last album, Midnights, so well. That’s fine when she submits to melancholy…
Will US Congress pass long-awaited Ukraine aid bill?
Mr Johnson’s foreign aid proposal provides $60.8bn (£49bn) to Ukraine, $26.4bn to Israel and $8.1bn to the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan. The House of Representatives will vote on each component…
Can TikTok’s owner afford to lose its killer app?
The US wouldn’t be the first to block TikTok – India banned the app in 2020, citing security concerns. But TikTok survived that ban because the Indian market, which was…
Columbia University: Ilhan Omar’s daughter suspended and 108 arrested for Gaza protest
On X, formerly Twitter, Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, 21, said she had been suspended from Barnard College for “standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide” despite never having…
USC campus tense after Muslim valedictorian’s speech cancelled
But the decision to cancel her speech also raised angry objections, as the fight over free speech and the Israel-Gaza intensifies on college campuses. On the other side of the…
Tunde Onakoya: Nigerian attempts to break chess marathon record
He is set to play until at least 20:00 New York time on Friday, which will see him clock 58 hours and surpass the world record, recognised by Guinness World…
Fog of Escalation: Israel Strike on Iran Sort-of Open Thread | naked capitalism
Normally I would put up a post on such an important event as Israel (according to US sources) delivering on its promise to strike Iran in retaliation for Iran’s retaliation…
Argentina Applies to Become a NATO “Global Partner” As Long-Time US Client State, Colombia, Eyes BRICS Membership | naked capitalism
When it comes to foreign policy, Argentina’s Javier Milei government appears to have only one guiding principle: to align itself with the US and Israel as closely as possible, whatever…