Donald Trump Is Saying There’s a TikTok Deal. China Isn’t
US efforts to ban TikTok started during Trump’s first term in 2020. Months before he left office, Trump threatened to ban TikTok and another Chinese app WeChat. The Biden administration…
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Why decisive leaders earn respect
Some moments shift your perspective. My moment arrived in an email from my boss with a simple subject line: “You should take a look at this presentation as it will prepare you for your new…
Protesters riot at ICE facility near Chicago
Protesters rioted outside of a migrant processing center near Chicago, sparking clashes with federal law enforcement and drawing a rebuke from Homeland Security, which said local…
Does Trump Actually Know the Status of His TikTok Deal With China?
Attorney and commentator Norm Eisen—who runs one such group, Democracy Defenders Action—has circulated a draft open letter, titled “An Open Letter Opposing Threats by the Administration…
Is your baby food on the recall list?
Parents who have purchased Sprout Organics baby food products from Walgreens and other stores since last year will want to check to make sure they don’t have a now-recalled Sweet Potato…
People-centered supply chains for the win
Each September, leaders from business, government, and civil society descend on Gotham for Climate Week NYC, but there is an equally important voice that can enrich these conversations:…
AI-generated Zac Efron in Prada ad spoof fools fans with spray tan and ‘Botox’ look
A Zac Efron ad campaign has the internet up in arms over his unexpected new look. An image of the actor recently went viral for its heavy-handed spray tan and bee-stung lips. In the photo,…
Trump Is Coming For Liberal Nonprofits Next
Attorney and commentator Norm Eisen—who runs one such group, Democracy Defenders Action—has circulated a draft open letter, titled “An Open Letter Opposing Threats by the Administration…
Hunter Biden played role in president's pardon decisions, top Biden aide says
President Biden's legally embattled son, Hunter Biden, sat in on last-minute pardon decisions at the White House, a top former presidential aide told House investigators. Source link
Vladimir Putin Is Pushing Trump Toward a Massive Confrontation
Vladimir Putin is once again calling Europe’s bluff. Three Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace on Friday in a significant display of aggression that will test NATO’s…
Senate rejects dueling stopgap funding bills and leaves Washington ahead of shutdown deadline
The Senate has rejected competing proposals from Republicans and Democrats to keep the government open into the new fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, and left town for one week in the midst…
Why Gen Z’s credit scores are dropping—and what to do if yours is too
Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week. The total national…
3 things companies can do to counter Trump’s attacks on democracy, according to the ACLU
Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, companies across industries have been capitulating to the president’s authoritarian demands. Businesses like Target and Google have…
Judge Shreds Trump’s NYT Lawsuit for Lacking “Legitimate Legal Claims”
A federal judge struck President Donald Trump’s complaint against The New York Times Friday, dismissing the suit as just angry ramblings. According to the clearly frustrated Judge Steven…
Silicon Valley wants its own Steven Spielberg, and it think it’s found him
It was an ambitious goal, but Hollywood was built on ambitious goals. Jason Carman gave himself until his 20th birthday to make a high-concept, effects-driven short film that would capture…
NATO Ambassador Takes Trump’s Love for Putin to Wild Extreme
The Trump administration’s messaging on Russia’s recent incursions is loud and clear: It’s just not a big deal. Speaking with Fox Business Friday, America’s NATO Ambassador Matthew…
Trump Firing Top Prosecutor for Failing to Invent Fake Crimes by Foes
Yes, Trump does assert that James is guilty of crimes and that he is innocent of them. And so do his propagandists. “She is guilty of multiple significant serial criminal violations,”…
Painted cows and pasta sauce physics: A look at this year’s Ig Nobel Prize winners
A team of researchers from Japan wondered if painting cows with zebralike stripes would prevent flies from biting them. Another group from Africa and Europe pondered the types of pizza…
Senate Republicans Push Through Motion to Honor Charlie Kirk
The Senate has passed a “National Day of Remembrance” resolution to honor conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk after he was killed last week. Introduced by Senator Rick Scott, the…
People are boycotting Disney, Hulu, and ESPN after ABC yanked Jimmy Kimmel off the air. Will it work?
After Jimmy Kimmel made comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk on his show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC suspended the long-running program. The move came in the wake of criticism from…
How this AI-powered robot was designed to soothe fear and lonliness in hospitals
Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the…
Illegal border crossings ticked up in August, still near record lows
The number of illegal immigrants detected crossing the southern border rose in August, though the numbers are still far below any month under President Biden. Source link
Majority of Republican Voters Now Think Country is Going Wrong Way
“I’ve spent a lot of time worrying about the worsening political discourse and, now, the disturbing assassinations,” 42-year-old Texas Republican Chris Bahr told the AP. “If you’d have…
House Kicks Off Chaotic Battle After Passing Spending Bill
The Republican-controlled House has passed another stopgap bill to keep the government chugging along until late November. The final tally Friday morning was 217-212, with just one…