IOC lifts Russia’s Olympic ban after country backs off Ukrainian sports
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday that it provisionally lifted its ban on the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). The ban was lifted not because Russia stopped attacking Ukraine, but because it stopped interfering with sports that fall under the Ukrainian Olympic Committee’s jurisdiction. “The decision was taken following a thorough analysis by the IOC’s […]
Ex-girlfriend claims Platner removed condom without her consent: Report
Graham Platner denied a second allegation of sexual assault in as many days following a Washington Post article that quoted an ex-girlfriend who accused the now 41-year-old Democratic Senate nominee in Maine of having removed protection without her consent during several sexual encounters in Washington, D.C., between 2013 and 2015. The report comes a day […]
Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Pennsylvania, Part 2
From a self-taught surveyor to a pioneering physician, learn how Pennsylvania signers John Morton, George Ross and Dr. Benjamin Rush helped shape American independence.
Affordability crisis becomes rare point of agreement in divided America
In a deeply divided country, one issue is cutting through the noise: Americans increasingly agree that the affordability crisis is real and that it could get worse. A new Guardian/Harris Poll released Tuesday found that 95% of Americans believe the country is suffering from an affordability crisis and that 57% believe the overall economy is […]
China weighs pulling AI models as US reliance comes into focus
Chinese government officials and the country’s top artificial intelligence companies are considering following America’s lead and pulling their top AI models from foreign nations. Closing that spigot would be a major disruption for some U.S.-based companies that have turned to them in the face of sky-high American AI costs. The talks, first reported by Reuters […]
Judge weighs press freedom vs. student privacy in contentious legal battle
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Newspaper editor Charlie Kratovil will have to wait at least a little longer before he learns whether he can fully report on a school gun incident after a judge declined on Tuesday to lift a court order censoring him. Judge Thomas Daniel McCloskey of Middlesex County, New Jersey, said he will […]
Lawmakers want DC judge removed for dual citizenship, ‘power grab’ over ruling
A Republican lawmaker said he plans to file impeachment articles against a judge who reversed changes to an immigrant verification program, classifying her action as “rogue.” U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., said he will file impeachment articles on Thursday after news of Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s ruling became ensnared with a different judge’s competing ruling about […]
US launches ‘powerful’ retaliatory strikes against Iran
The U.S. military on late Tuesday afternoon said it carried out new strikes on Iran. According to a post by U.S. Central Command, the strikes were in retaliation for Iran’s attacks against commercial ships traveling inside the Strait of Hormuz. The post described the attacks as “powerful” and said they were to “impose heavy costs” […]
When clickbait looks like the news: How ‘Angry Farage’ spread on British X
Over the past several months, social media users in the U.K. have been inundated with unusual AI-generated images, including several of a British politician in a fight with the governor of the Bank of England. The strange images have spread widely and are linked to a scam involving a fake AI investment platform. Throughout May […]
