Cyclospora, salmonella outbreaks beg the question: How safe is the nation’s food safety system?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration announced late last week they were investigating a multi-state Salmonella outbreak as federal health officials continue to track thousands of Cyclospora cases. The simultaneous outbreaks have renewed scrutiny of the nation’s food safety system. The Salmonella cases have been linked to eggs produced […]
How Roombas got swept up in a ban on importing robots
The Roomba cleaning your floors while you sit on your sofa is more than an autonomous vacuum cleaner, according to the U.S. government. It’s an “advanced robotic device” from China, the government says — and may no longer be imported into the United States. The restrictions, announced Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission, target the […]
Carvana rides used-car demand to record quarter
Online used-car retailer Carvana posted a record second quarter as more Americans turned to affordable used vehicles instead of buying new. The numbers Carvana sold nearly 200,000 vehicles during the quarter, a roughly 40% increase from a year earlier. Revenue climbed 52% to about $7.4 billion, while profit jumped to $310 million from $183 million. […]
Data centers want a closed-door deal. Nevada’s electric utility is suing to stop it
Nevada’s largest utility company, NV Energy, is suing a data center company over potential impacts to residents’ electric bills. It’s a unique twist in the nationwide data center boom that has generally seen utilities and tech firms’ interests aligned. The lawsuit, first reported by the Nevada Independent, is about how decisions are made regarding the […]
CPJ urges Tanzania to commit to press freedom at UN rights review
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tanzanian authorities to enact comprehensive reforms to support press freedom in a report submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ahead of the country’s November 1 Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR is a peer review mechanism of the UNHRC, through which the human rights records […]
Foreign buyers retreat from the US housing market. Trump takes credit
The U.S. may be losing its sheen as a second home for foreign nationals, as international buyers retreat from the U.S. housing market. A report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) found that international buyers purchased 67,100 existing homes from April 2025 through March 2026. That is a 14% decline from the […]
‘Watchful thinking’: Fed leaves rates unchanged despite persistent inflation
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark federal funds rate unchanged, despite stubbornly high inflation and recent signaling that rate hikes are back on the table. In a 9-3 vote, Fed officials kept the central bank’s key interest rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, where it has been since December. The three […]
Troops are posting videos of Iran strikes. Officials say it makes them targets
As the conflict in Iran intensifies again, the military is homing in on an unconventional target: U.S. troops’ cellphones. Citing interviews with military officials, Reuters reported that the U.S. may soon begin confiscating the cellphones of service members stationed in the Middle East. The officials said the Iranian military can use videos posted online by […]
Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday during testimony in front of the Republican-led Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. In doing so, he eliminated the opportunity for fireworks between him and the committee’s chairman, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who planned to question Fauci on COVID-19’s origins and the federal response to […]