Did Trump fire ethics watchdog overseeing executive branch?
Trump’s dismissal of the ethics office’s director was part of a larger purge of government watchdogs.
Month: June 2026
Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins
The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.
Investigating claim Trump wants to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland
A 2026 New Yorker article revived a claim from 2020.
‘This is huge’: Expert gobsmacked as ICE abandons its mega-warehouse expansion plans
President Tweety McTreason’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly started to “abandon” one of its big projects, The New York Times reported on Thursday —
Apple Thinks It Has Solved A Major Password Problem. A Cybersecurity Expert Has Questions.
Here’s when you can expect the new feature to roll out.
JD Vance not traveling to Switzerland for Iran talks: report
Vice President JD Vance will have to stay home instead of traveling to Switzerland to finalize the memorandum of understanding the Trump administration struck with
This Common Phone Habit Is Probably The Reason You Keep Getting Spam Calls
Doing this just once means you have “inadvertently subscribed yourself for the rest of your life to receive additional spam calls,” one expert said.
UPS is building a real-time digital twin of its entire logistics network, updated every 10 minutes
UPS detailed a slate of AI-powered logistics initiatives on Wednesday, including a real-time digital twin of its entire global network that updates every 10 minutes.
Apple opens iOS to rival app stores in Brazil after antitrust settlement with CADE
Apple on Wednesday announced changes to iOS in Brazil that will allow developers to distribute apps through alternative marketplaces, operate their own app stores, and process payments
Estonia plans government IDs giving AI agents rights and responsibilities
There’s no shortage of agentic AI tools out there that offer to perform online tasks on your behalf, if only you’ll give them all your
Got a Google Pixel? Find these 4 Android 17 features ASAP
Well, hey, how ’bout that? Here we are, on a random quiet-seeming week in June, and a new Android version is officially making its way
Canada vs Qatar World Cup: 3 goals for David, 2 red cards, 1 injured Kone
BC Place was a battlefield as Kone was stretchered off, Qatar got two red cards, and both teams brawled after full-time.
Obama opens presidential centre with call for unity
Former US President Barack Obama opened his presidential centre in Chicago, using the occasion to call for unity.
Paint peeling after $14 million memorial pool renovation
Paint is peeling and algae is blooming less than two weeks after the $14 million renovation of DC’s Reflecting Pool.