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The Bomb Is Back as the Risk of Nuclear War Enters a New Age

At the end of the Cold War, global powers reached the consensus that the world would be better off with fewer nuclear weapons. That era is now over.

The Wall Street Journal - 2d

Pope Francis, in new book, downplays health issues: 'I am well'

Pope Francis, who turned 88 last month and asked an aide to read a major speech last week due to a cold, says in a new book that he feels healthy and has no plans to resign as leader of the global ...

NBC News - 19h

Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation

How can we publicly debate policy in the face of the rising – and polarising – influence of the X owner and others whose only aim is to serve themselves. How should we as a society interact with ...

The Guardian - 3d

The Old World Is Breaking Down. A New One Is Breaking Through.

Four trends are converging to make life much scarier.

The New York Times - 3d

Child's World War Two memoir found on door panel after almost 80 years

It details how a lack of power, the cold winter, and food rationing were creating struggles.

BBC News - 3d

Bestselling author: I asked 26,000 people around the world their biggest regrets—these were the top 4

Author Daniel Pink studied over 26,000 people to find their most common regrets, including lost relationships and not taking chances. Here's how to fix them.

CNBC - 3d

New Findings About Consciousness Are Changing How I Think About Patients

After brain injury, some patients are no longer able to respond to the world around them. Is this really the case?

The New York Times - 3d

The Memories That Burn, Too

Shawn Hubler, who covers California from Sacramento, details the personal, psychological toll of the wildfires.

The New York Times - 4d

Jar Jar Binks Gets His Action Hero Moment In Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles

When Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles was released nearly 25 years ago, it featured a roster of heroes--and a few villains--from Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace. Jar ...

GameSpot - 4d

Taiwan's Lock-Kneed Soldiers Kick Up a Fuss Over Tabooed Tradition

Goose-stepping has a bad rap in the West, thanks to Nazi Germany. In Taiwan, it’s a beloved tradition that army veterans are fighting to keep.

The Wall Street Journal - 4d

Washington state tries new way to prescribe abortion pills

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Washington state tries new way to prescribe abortion pills A pilot program in Washington state aims to expand ...

The Hill - 5d

Otto Schenk, director known for traditional opera productions, dies at 94

Otto Schenk, an actor who became a noted director praised for traditional opera productions and criticized by advocates of contemporary approaches, died Thursday

ABC News - 5d

What This New Era of Power Looks Like in Washington

The vibe around the halls of Congress has been quite different from this time four years ago.

The New York Times - 5d

Look at the underside of a log, and you’ll find my new obsession: the beautiful, bonkers world of slime moulds | Lucy Jones

These tiny organisms matter. They have been used to map dark matter and improve transport networks, and they’re living all around us. A few years ago, I started looking at the underside of logs and ...

The Guardian - 6d

Meta proposes new scalable memory layers that improve knowledge, reduce hallucinations

According to Meta, memory layers may be the the answer to LLM hallucinations as they don't require huge compute resources at inference time.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Jimmy Carter's casket arriving at U.S. Navy Memorial

A horse-drawn caisson is awaiting former President Jimmy Carter's casket at the U.S. Navy Memorial for a procession to the Capitol. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Trina Solar achieves new world record for solar module conversion efficiency

Yahoo News - Jan. 7

Lego Releases Two New Jurassic World Sets, Including An Adorable T-Rex

Jurassic World fans can add to their collection of buildable dinosaurs with two new Lego sets that pair nicely with some of the other models in the series. There's a Triceratops fossil set for ...

GameSpot - Jan. 6

Trump critic named new Washington archbishop

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, a critic of President-elect Trump, was named the new archbishop of Washington on Monday. Pope Francis named McElroy, who is the bishop of San Diego, to replace Cardinal ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

Austria's far-right gets chance to lead a government for first time since World War Two

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has asked the leader of the country's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) to form a new ruling coalition in what could yield the first far-right-led government ...

NBC News - Jan. 6

A new start after 60: I was diagnosed with ADHD – and stopped hating myself

After decades of self-doubt and depression, I’ve finally found my place in the world. Jean Ward always wondered if there was something wrong with her, and hated herself for it. The feeling started ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

Washington Wizards vs. New Orleans Pelicans: How to watch NBA online, TV channel, live stream info, start time

How to watch Wizards vs. Pelicans basketball game

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

I’m from Japan, home to some of the world’s longest living people: What I eat for breakfast every day

Japanese nutritionist and longevity expert Michiko Tomioka shares her favorite "medicinal multigrain rice" breakfast to start her day.

CNBC - Jan. 5

I saw Jimmy Carter sink a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale and promise to change the world

As a rookie reporter in the 1980s, I was sent to interview the former president. He watched cricket on a village green, then bowled us all over with a speech Trump could never give. On American ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5

Column: What I learned from watching Fox News after the New Orleans terrorist attack

I don't regret my decision to turn on Fox News on New Year's Day, because it was a sobering, necessary reminder of the fetid information ecosystem that put Donald Trump in the White House,

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 4

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Washington Wizards: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, start time, TV channel

How to watch Pelicans vs. Wizards basketball game

CBS Sports - Jan. 4

Football Daily | Liverpool, Manchester United and memories of the perch

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! . Razor’s header. That Steven Gerrard camera-smooch . Berbatov’s overhead kick. A red card for Gerrard. The return of Cantona . Carra’s comedy ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

'This wasn't the man I knew:' Brother of New Orleans attacker speaks out

The younger brother of the New Orleans attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, spoke with KPRC to share his shock after the Bourbon Street attack.

NBC News - Jan. 3

Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 continues charity speedrunning tradition

This year will feature newer games such as Astro Bot and classics like Ninja Gaiden II.

ESPN - Jan. 2

Six New Star Wars Lego Sets Available Now, Including Baby Yoda And The Hover Pram

New Lego Sets Over 100 new Lego sets released on January ...

GameSpot - Jan. 2

Bugatti Mistral Sets New World Speed Record for Fastest Convertible

Yahoo News - Jan. 2

Ukraine war briefing: New Year’s Day drone strike kills two in Kyiv

Explosions boomed across the morning sky as Ukraine’s air force warned of incoming drones. What we know on day 1,044. See all our Ukraine war coverage Russia launched a New Year’s Day drone ...

The Guardian - Jan. 2

‘I heard the pops and I just ran’: New Orleans in shock after vehicle attack

Residents and tourists recall scrambling for cover as scenes unimaginable unfolded in the French Quarter. The silence on Bourbon Street told much of the story.. At the intersection that marks the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 1