Death toll from L.A. fires could end up in the thousands due to toxic smoke
The death toll from Los Angeles’ catastrophic wildfires has risen to 24 and is expected to increase further. The 16 direct fatalities from the Eaton Fire alone make it California’s fifth-deadliest...
View ArticleSome college athletes renew calls to become employees
The way Kardell Thomas sees things, it wasn’t so much the schools as it was the system that let him down. When thinking about the pros and cons of college players forming a union as they navigate...
View ArticleSheep in Texas are helping the solar industry. It’s mutually beneficial
On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through pasture, casually bumping into one another as they remain committed to a single task: chewing...
View ArticlePresident Trump outlines a frenzy of Day One executive orders and actions:...
President Donald Trump is returning to the White House with an ambitious agenda, which he outlined in a brazen inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on...
View ArticleMilan Fashion Week: Simon Cracker showcases upcycled collection as luxury...
The independent Italian fashion brand Simon Cracker denounced the luxury fashion system with an upcycled collection previewed during Milan Fashion Week on Sunday that riffed on what they see as bygone...
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How David Lynch exposed America’s bizarre underbelly
“There’s a sort of evil out there,” says Sheriff Truman in an episode of David Lynch’s iconic TV series, Twin Peaks. That line gets to the heart of the work of the filmmaker, whose family announced...
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How Starbase’s rocket testing facility in Texas is impacting the environment
If there is a leader in the aerospace industry, SpaceX is it. The company’s Crew Dragon and Cargo Dragon spacecrafts are the current go-to vehicles to deliver astronauts and supplies to the...
View ArticleThis native Michigan apple tree could hold the key to saving apples from...
A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests. In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a...
View Article‘We’ve got 1,460 days to go’: This TikTok creator is monitoring egg prices...
President Donald Trump’s chaotic first day back in office saw him deliver on some big promises, declaring the federal government will only recognize two genders, scrapping DEI policies, and restoring...
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The White House has a new logo. See what’s changed
As of noon yesterday, the White House has adopted a new logo that will appear everywhere from the administration’s website to official letterheads and the backdrop of press briefings. And, for a small...
View ArticleThese tech leaders have jobs in the Trump administration
President Trump has been tapping a number of tech executives for a range of roles in his second administration over the past few months. Now, the first week of Trump’s second term, his cabinet is...
View ArticleWhy Trump dashed Biden’s AI executive order, and why it matters
During President Donald Trump’s first few hours in power, he revoked Joe Biden’s 2023 executive order on AI. In the absence of congressional action, Biden’s EO served as the first effort by the...
View ArticleTrump is ending EV subsidies. What happens next?
President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Joe Biden. His order on Monday is...
View ArticleTrump executive orders: How they’ll impact energy, the environment—and your...
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to take actions that would reverse the country’s climate progress, like pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, rolling back electric vehicle...
View ArticleTrump’s anti-EV agenda likely won’t slow demand for critical minerals. Here’s...
U.S. President Donald Trump‘s rollback of electric vehicle targets may temporarily slow demand for lithium and other critical minerals, but is unlikely to hamper the mining industry amid surging...
View ArticleSEC launches task force to regulate crypto
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday it was forming a new cryptocurrency task force to develop a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets. President...
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The Donald Trump show is back
As a former reality TV producer and veteran campaigner, President Donald Trump knows a thing or two about stagecraft. Now back in the White House, he’s regained access to the biggest stage in the...
View ArticleHedge funds bet big on Trump’s second term
Hedge funds have positioned for Donald Trump‘s U.S. presidency with their highest levels of borrowing since 2010, while betting the dollar would continue to rise, according to bank research and...
View ArticleBrain researchers think they can help erase your bad memories
In the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, science has found a way to erase bad memories. The movie ultimately makes the point that our memories form our identities, and as painful as it is...
View ArticleTrump to announce $500 billion private sector AI infrastructure investment
President Donald Trump is due to announce private sector investment of up to $500 billion of artificial intelligence infrastructure on Tuesday, two sources told Reuters. OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle...
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