PNAS Publishes Rank Pseudoscience
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently published an article on acupuncture. It’s a highly credulous take that tries to convince the reader
Month: April 2026
Comey surrenders over charge of threatening Trump’s life in Instagram post
Prosecutors say a 2025 seashell photo posted by the former FBI director was a call for violence against Trump.
Oil price briefly hits $120 after reports of ‘extended’ Iran blockade
The price of crude oil has swung sharply as uncertainty over the war in the Middle East continues.
Comey’s seashell post got him indicted. But experts are sceptical the government can win
Acting AG Todd Blanche said the case was investigated for months, adding “it’s serious when you threaten the president.”
Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad’s victims
There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.
The Trump administration is trying to ban trans women from women’s shelters
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a proposed rule this week intended to eliminate federal housing protections based on gender identity and
Comey appears in court on ’86 47′ allegation that legal experts say could be tough to prove
Former FBI director James Comey made his first court appearance on Wednesday in a criminal case against him that legal experts say presents significant hurdles
HIV patients in Senegal skip treatment, fearing arrest amid anti-2SLGBTQ+ crackdown
Fewer patients are visiting some HIV treatment centres in Senegal amid a wave of arrests targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people, according to health officials and government data
Right now, 50 countries — including Canada — are talking about how to quit fossil fuels
High-level talks to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels got underway Tuesday in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Santa Marta, where President Gustavo Petro warned the
Claimants in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder case rise to 7,000
The case, which opened in the High Court on Wednesday, originally involved 3,000 claimants and is set to become the largest product liability case in
Howdy’s dated $3/month ad-free streaming service said to have 1M subscribers
Six months after its launch, research firm Antenna estimates that the Howdy streaming service has more than 1 million subscribers. Roku debuted Howdy in August.
New Sam Bankman-Fried trial would be huge waste of court’s time, judge says
In an order denying Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, a judge accused the disgraced FTX founder of wasting precious court resources on wild
Even without OpenAI, Elon Musk has made A.I. a big part of his business empire.
SpaceX said a deal with Cursor gave it the option to buy the artificial intelligence start-up, which makes code-writing software, for $60 billion later this
Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe
European Union regulators said the company did not have effective controls to check a user’s self-declared date of birth, in violation of an online safety