Denver progressives secure big win with Kiros but don’t sweep the board
A 29-year-old Democratic socialist just ended a Denver congressional era that’s been going on as long as she’s been alive. Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old lawyer turned doctoral student, defeated Congresswoman Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st district Democratic primary on Tuesday, winning a seat that DeGette has held for nearly 30 years. Kiros is now heavily […]
‘Newsfluencers’ give young people a third of their news. But are they really journalists?
For the first time ever, internet platforms are the most popular global source of news, according to the annual Digital News Report from the Reuters institute of Journalism, released this month. The new report found that 77% of global respondents now consume news in the form of online videos each week — and 56% of […]
USMCA is not ending now. The countdown may start anyway
USMCA is not ending this week, but the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact is getting less certain. Reuters reported that President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to declare Wednesday that it will not extend the agreement, starting a decade-long countdown that could eventually end the pact. The declaration would not kill USMCA now. Instead, […]
Johnson calls early recess amid SAVE Act standoff; Trump calls for law ending birthright citizenship
A fight within the Republican Party has lawmakers shutting down and heading home early ahead of the holiday. What’s behind the rift? Plus, Democratic socialists are once again declaring victory in their efforts to unseat the establishment. How far left is Colorado after Tuesday night? And the president’s financial disclosures show he made a killing […]
California’s laws are your laws. You just don’t realize it
People across the country are subject to regulations enacted in California and other states they don’t live in. From a box of hair dye on a New York City shelf labeled as being “known to cause cancer in the state of California” to vehicle emissions standards, companies opt to change their products nationwide to adhere […]
Americans were charmed by a German soccer fan’s US travelogue. Then they saw his old posts
Soccer fans from around the globe have been visiting the U.S. for weeks to watch the World Cup, sharing their experiences online and often complimenting the U.S. But one fan who went viral announced that he has deactivated his X account because of the criticism and backlash he’s received online. Known online as Freddy, the […]
Use Apple’s ‘Hide My Email’ Feature? This could expose your real one
A security researcher is sounding the alarm about a flaw in Apple’s “Hide My Email” feature. The feature, it seems, could actually expose users’ actual email addresses. “Hide My Email,” available to users of Apple’s iCloud+ service, generates random email addresses for use across the web that forward any messages to users’ actual email accounts. […]
Did rising egg prices seem illegal? Turns out, they were
For years, egg prices have been a topic of discussion among Americans, in the media and even in the federal government. People were doing everything they could to offset the costs, from refusing to use real eggs at Easter to purchasing chickens to collect their own eggs. Even the White House faced criticism for using […]
Russia bears the brunt as Ukraine war casualties exceed 2 million
Casualties from more than four years of war in Ukraine now exceed 2 million, according to new research, and most of the dead and wounded are Russian. The Center for Strategic and International Studies said Wednesday that Russian casualties — including killed, wounded and missing soldiers — have totaled about 1.4 million since the war […]
