The U.S. is deploying 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for counter-narcotics missions, adding to a growing American military buildup in the Caribbean that has already triggered confrontations with Venezuela. The jets are expected to arrive next week as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to target drug cartels blamed for shipping fentanyl […]
“Clock botching” is the latest workplace buzzword making headlines. The term describes when employees are physically present but emotionally checked out. The phrase is trending after workplace experts linked it to burnout, disillusionment and inefficient office cultures. Unlike laziness, it signals quiet withdrawal — when employees show up but simply go through the motions of […]
The new College Sports Commission has approved deals worth nearly $80 million since its inception on June 11. Over 8,300 students have submitted third-party deals to the commission for approval since the “pay for play” era began, with some worth more than $1.6 million. The system to approve name, image and likeness contracts between college […]
The Trump administration is blaming Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for a disappointing jobs report, the first released since the president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner for allegedly releasing inaccurate numbers. BLS’ August numbers revealed only 22,000 new jobs and a 4.3% unemployment rate. “Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell should have lowered rates long […]
In the fight for control of the nation’s central bank, President Donald Trump took aim at Lisa Cook, a Biden-nominated Federal Reserve governor, alleging she committed mortgage fraud by claiming more than one of her homes as her primary residence. Trump is trying to fire Cook from the Fed, and his Justice Department opened a […]
A new end-to-end encrypted chat feature on the social media platform X does not remove sensitive metadata from images, which could lead to the unintended exposure of information such as GPS coordinates. Straight Arrow News made the discovery after gaining early access this week to the beta version of XChat. In a controlled test, SAN […]
Air travelers expecting compensation after long flight delays may as well hold their breath. The United States Department of Transportation said it will withdraw a proposal backed by the Biden administration, shifting away from efforts to expand passenger rights. The Biden-era proposal would have required U.S. and foreign airlines to create detailed customer service plans […]
A confrontation in the NFL season opener Thursday night between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys is being investigated by the league. Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter was ejected before the first play from scrimmage for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. What is ‘spitgate’ all about? The incident, which fans and football writers are […]
A new report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party shows the Pentagon funded hundreds of research projects that aided the Chinese military. The projects equated to around $2.5 billion in funding over just a recent two-year period. Pentagon research The 80-page report looked at 1,400 collegiate research papers published between June […]
A federal judge has dismissed the antitrust lawsuit filed by Newsmax against Fox News. However, the judge did leave open the option for Newsmax to refile. Newsmax filed suit earlier this week, accusing Fox News of operating as a monopoly for conservative cable news TV and using anticompetitive tactics. Lawsuit dismissed Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed […]
