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A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding.

One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, the so-called “God particle,” explains how the move would’ve stifled that breakthrough.
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“Acting Director of National Intelligence William Pulte announced Sunday that his office has completed a fourth batch of layoffs,” Fox News reports.

Tesla has confidentially settled with three of the five named plaintiffs in the racism lawsuit that has been hanging over its Fremont factory since 2017.

That doesn’t end much. Up to 580 Black workers are still suing over conditions at the same plant, and California’s civil rights agency is taking its own case to a jury.

Across the US, school districts are increasingly finding themselves caught in the middle of an uncomfortable question: Should they embrace e-bikes and e-scooters as tools that give students greater transportation independence, or restrict them because of growing safety concerns?

As these vehicles become a more common sight on school commutes, administrators are being forced to balance the freedom they provide families against rising crash statistics, reckless riding, and the reality that many American streets still aren’t particularly safe places for young riders.

A new utility that exports the contents of a Frontier object database into a single large JSON file. I needed this because I’m preparing to move my code editing suite to Drummer running on new Mac hardware. Took a long time to get here, but with Claude’s help the project looks possible, so we’re going […]

Megan Moroney just casually signed the entire alphabet in about four seconds — and nobody even knew she could do that until now. Continue reading…

'Now just taking stool softeners, which is giving me an urge to go to my mom's assisted living facility and play bingo with the gals,' Larry joked. Continue reading…

Some New York beaches have already been closing this summer over shark sightings, so the timing of Shark Week landing July 26 feels less like coincidence and more like perfect scheduling. Continue reading…

“Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) needs to get to work on passing the rest of President Trump’s agenda with fewer than 100 days to go before the midterm elections, a key member of the GOP’s rank-and-file warned Sunday,” the New York Post reports. Said Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA): “Look, I mean no disrespect. I […]

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Christmas planning is underway at the White House, and President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are excited to continue the cherished tradition of welcoming volunteers to help celebrate the holiday season at the People’s House. Starting today, applications are open for those interested in volunteering for 2026 Christmas at the White House. […]

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Spotify doesn’t label AI music on its platform, so websites like SoullessMusic.com and SlopTracker.org do it instead.

If you’re like us, your podcasts run all day. You press play first thing in the morning and keep it going. Through the commute, work, washing dishes and winding down at night. In the car, on a walk, one episode picking up wherever the last one left off. Then you sit down in the living […]

“Abdul El-Sayed has a frank private assessment of what victory in the Michigan Senate Democratic primary over Rep. Haley Stevens would mean,” Politico reports. “During a recent Zoom donor meeting, El-Sayed indicated that a win in the Aug. 4 contest — and another one in November — would give him a platform to push the […]