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“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is passing laws aimed at strengthening his rightist-religious political bloc before tight elections in October,” Bloomberg reports. “At the center of the drive are measures to ensure military exemption for ultra-Orthodox men, along with curbing the attorney general’s powers and tightening government oversight of media.” “The moves are proving […]

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Some neighbors have expressed concern about the sudden disappearance of the familiar colors at the northeast corner of Avenue B and Fourth Street.  Not to worry: The white exterior is only primer. Antonio Echeverri, who has ow...

The city's heat emergency plan has been extended through today as another day of 90-degree temperatures coincides with smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting into the region. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is forecasting an Air Quality Index (...

Photo and reporting by Stacie Joy

A three-day celebration of Hunter S. Thompson's life and legacy is coming to the East Village this weekend. GonzoFest NYC takes over Howl! Happening Friday through Sunday with a lineup of talks, live music, art, panel discussions and spoken-word performances exploring the...

The Kerrs were devoted to one another and to their faith. But when one of their own rejected modern medicine, they faced a dire question: What if her children ever needed a doctor to save their lives?

I’m sick of “opt-out” toggles for automatically enabled generative AI features. It’s past time to make “opt in” the default setting for sensitive features.

Researchers identified traces of erythrulose, a monosaccharide, thousands of light-years away.

The original OnePlus phone disrupted the mobile market 13 years ago with its affordable price and top-end specs. Now, the company is exiting North America and Europe to focus on China.

The Sign of Anguish, 1936 #dali #surrealism

“Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempt to finally launch Republicans’ third party-line bill this week hinges on a handful of GOP holdouts today,” Politico reports. “A band of GOP fiscal hawks won’t commit to supporting the $95 billion budget framework set to be marked up in House Budget this morning. Republicans rushed to assemble and move the […]

Two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Texas and Maine have put the spotlight back on the Trump administration’s deportation tactics. Hamed Aleaziz, who reports on immigration policy, explains how these killings signal a return to a more aggressive form of enfo...

“Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan he believes the Trump administration ‘absolutely screwed up’ the communications surrounding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files,” NewsNation reports. Said Vance: “I say this with all candor we absolutely screwed up the comms of the Epstein files, like we just did. But do I think the reason […]

George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts.

The right words in the right sequence create information. Ideas that change our world. The first kind of word salad allows the writer to hide. Fancy words, carefully juxtaposed, saying nothing. This can serve a valuable function for politicians, academics and bosses–but there’s no real information for the reader. It’s simply a collection of words […]

Original air date: April 17, 2026 With the Daily Blast on break this week, join us as we revisit some of our top episodes of 2026! In today’s episode, George Conway argues that as improbable as it might seem right now, congressional Republicans will ultimately decide they h...