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Trump Finds Consolation in Posting Dozens of AI Slop Delusions
Things are looking grim for the president, but an alternate reality is at the tip of his fingers
Stanford becomes first school to organize a player-led College Football Players Association chapter
The College Football Players Association, an organization advocating for unionization and collective bargaining, announced Monday that Stanford has be…
Pakistani officials fear Trump may order US ground offensive in Iran: dpa
A U.S. ground offensive in Iran could derail diplomatic efforts, reducing chances for a U.S.-Iran deal and impacting regional stability. The post Paki…
Gianni Infantino letter praising 'magnificent' Argentina 'leaked' after World Cup
A letter from FIFA president Gianni Infantino praising La Albiceleste's professionalism to the Argentinian FA president Claudio Tapia, despite the pos…
College sports keeps peddling a lie about players. Stop believing it | Opinion
Enough of the charade, it's time to use collective bargaining to save college sports from itself. Let me explain the great fallacy of the NIL era, a f…
Senate to begin voting on Trump intelligence nominee Jay Clayton – US politics live
The US president’s pick to be the country’s director of national intelligence is expected to be approved within days – but only after a tense confirma…
Poll shows Labour ahead of Reform UK for first time since Burnham became PM – UK politics live
The Green party has its lowest share of the vote since Zack Polanski became leader, data showsI have already posted lines from Andy Burnham’s BBC inte…
Trump pauses US strikes for Middle East diplomacy with Iran: Channel 12 News
Trump pauses US strikes for Middle East diplomacy with Iran. Next US-Iran meeting in UAE by September 30, 2026 at 0.6% YES. The post Trump pauses US s…
Trump hints at military action if US-Iran talks fail
Trump's stance may escalate tensions, potentially destabilizing regional security and impacting global markets if diplomacy fails. The post Trump hint…
Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
Today, I’m talking with Evan Smith, who is cofounder and CEO of Altana, a company that develops software tools to manage big, messy supply chain netwo…
Biden, Carney and Oasis: How the world is celebrating Mayo's All-Ireland win
Mayo finally ended a 75-year wait for the county's fourth All-Ireland Senior Football title on Sunday.
Trump Attacks Thune Over Stalled Voter ID Law—Urges Calling Off Congressional Vacation
Trump also renewed his push for the Senate to nix the filibuster.
U.N. chief urges global support for Syria during first Damascus visit since Assad’s fall
António Guterres appealed for international support as Syria rebuilds from war and criticized Israel's actions in southern Syria. U.N. Secretary-Gener…
Bitcoin Course at Risk in El Salvador? 2027 Election Rivals Challenge Nayib Bukele
Bitcoin's future in El Salvador faces a test as 2027 election rivals challenge Bukele's third term and BTC strategy. The post Bitcoin Course at Risk i…
Canadian intern at NATO’s military headquarters arrested on espionage charges
Belgian authorities arrested a Canadian woman of Chinese origin accused of spying for a third country inside NATO headquarters as an intern. A Canadia…
U.S. and Iran edge toward talks as Hormuz shipping hits three-week low, regional officials say
Qatar- and Pakistan-led mediators are pushing the U.S. and Iran to return to an interim ceasefire deal that had collapsed after the exchanges of fire …
‘Perfect Vehicle to Funnel Money’: John Oliver Slams Trump’s Crypto Foray on HBO
John Oliver’s latest Last Week Tonight episode focused on Trump’s crypto activities in a scathing breakdown. On a show that averages 4.1 million viewe…
First Kenyan to play in NFL deported under Trump immigration crackdown
Former rugby star Daniel Adongo allegedly overstayed visa but supporters say he needed mental health helpA former rugby star who became the first Keny…
Netanyahu and Zelenskyy to arrive in Washington for Lindsey Graham funeral
Both men scheduled to meet Trump at time where US policy towards wars in Iran and Ukraine in state of fluxBenjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy a…
Trump Approval Rating: Below 40% In Latest String Of Polls
Trump had a 39% approval rating in a CBS/YouGov poll released Monday.
Tariffs are Trump’s favorite plaything – and his justifications are absurd | Steven Greenhouse
The president is using forced labor as a pretext to slap tariffs on countries around the worldWith the midterm elections less than four months away, i…
Anthropic Nearly Tripled Its Lobbying Bill to $3.53 Million in Six Months
Technology, artificial intelligence, and prediction market companies spent record sums lobbying Washington in the first half of 2026. New federal disc…
Honduran ex-president returns home after Trump pardon
Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez – who was serving a 45-year prison sentence in the United States for drug trafficking until President Don…
In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet President Trump on Tuesday, with one eye on Iran and another on the coming elections back h…
Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino steps down after ‘woke’ rebrand sparked backlash from customers — and even Trump
Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino is stepping down after the failure of her “woke” rebrand last year.
Dylan Mulvaney Responds After Donald Trump Bashes Kaitlan Collins at Award Ceremony with …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe fake confusion might not be an insult in reality, but it's clear that Trump intended it to be. Dylan Mulvaney Responds Afte…
The Download: lasers for nuclear fuel, and organ preservation advances
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How lasers c…
OpenAI's Hugging Face debacle makes a great case for open models
If you think OpenAI and Anthropic are the only ones with these capabilities, think again KETTLE So, an OpenAI model broke out of its sandbox last week…
The US agency that fights workplace discrimination just voted to stop measuring it | Jamil Smith
Republicans have moved to dismantle a 60-year-old demographic reporting system. Now the agency wants to choose what it seesWorkplace discrimination is…
Bruce Springsteen Refuses to Back Down Despite New Backlash From ‘Haters’
Bruce Springsteen has never separated his music from his beliefs, and according to those closest to him, he isn’t about […] The Bruce Springsteen Refu…
This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust
“It’s not an argument with two sides, it’s an argument with 10 sides,” one senior administration official tells WIRED about how US AI policy is being …