Month: September 2023
Despair flows after England’s Sycamore Gap tree is cut down. Could it regrow?
The famous tree in northern England is believed to have been around 200 years old. Efforts are under way to salvage it through regrowth or grafting — or starting over from a new seed. (Image credit: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty
Read MoreSu Zhu, Co-Founder of Failed Crypto Fund, Arrested in Singapore
The co-founder of the multibillion-dollar crypto hedge fund Three Arrows, which imploded last year, was arrested while trying to leave the Southeast Asian country’s airport.
Read MoreMcCarthy Confronts GOP Holdouts in Vote to Avoid Government Shutdown
The House’s short-term bill would keep government funded past Saturday but has no chance in the Senate.
Read MoreEVs Will Hit Detroit Harder Than a UAW Raise
While pay increases following the strike will take the shine off automakers’ margins, their electric vehicles are still making huge losses.
Read MoreTwo Books on Being All By Ourselves
A review of Richard Deming’s ‘This Exquisite Loneliness’ and Daniel Schreiber’s ‘Alone.’
Read MoreFraud ruling threatens Trump’s N.Y. business empire – NPR
Fraud ruling threatens Trump’s N.Y. business empire NPR Trump blasts New York civil fraud trial to raise 2024 campaign cash before key deadline CNBC Opinion | Why the Donald Trump Fraud Case Matters The New York Times
Read MoreMinister photographed in Saudi Arabia alongside Syrian counterpart, Taliban official
Syria’s Mohammed Martini reportedly takes exception to being pictured next to Haim Katz in group photo at tourism confab, distances himself from the Israeli
Read MoreThe 5 Best New TV Shows of September 2023
As of 12:01 a.m. this past Wednesday, the writers’ strike is over. But even if the actors’ contract is also settled within the next few weeks, TV schedules throughout the fall will be full of stopgap programming meant to tide
Read More6 Ways to Tap Into Nostalgia—and Why You Should
When people walk into Keri Piehl’s retro toy store in Albuquerque, N.M., their eyes light up. Wooden spinning tops, Yo-Yos, Trolls, rainbow lava lamps, scratch-and-sniff stickers—it’s like time travel, unlocked. Some visitors make a beeline for the games and puzzles,
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Will Decide if State Laws Limiting Social Media Platforms Violate the Constitution
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution. The justices will review laws enacted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in
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- Republicans Wrestle With Trump’s Demands for Tax Cuts – The New York Times
- Early vote count favors Australia’s government being reelected for a second term
- Trump Says He’s ‘Taking Away’ Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status
- Car Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In
- Donald Trump Attacks Judges Despite Justice Jackson’s Warning – Newsweek
- Captive-bred axolotls thrive in Mexican wetlands, researchers find
- Waltz angered Trump over conversations with Israel – The Washington Post
- Trump’s Truth Social posts make no sense – what do they say about his mentality? – The Guardian
- How the India-Pakistan Crisis Could Spiral
- As China Looks for Way Out of U.S. Trade Deadlock, Fentanyl Could Be Key
- Trump’s budget is here; GOP defense hawks aren’t happy – The Hill
- The Trump administration says it will cut EPA staffing to Reagan-era levels – NPR
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