DOGE’s wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report
It won’t come as a surprise that Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) didn’t save taxpayers nearly as much as it claimed. Analysis from outside
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Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan’s Okinawa before bearing down on China
The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island.
11 rumors we’ve investigated about Trump falling asleep
The 80-year-old president often calls his predecessor “Sleepy Joe,” so some of his opponents have returned the favor, branding him “Sleepy Don.”
Meteorite that smashed through a New Jersey roof reveals clues to life’s origins
A rare meteorite that crashed through a New Jersey roof contains evidence of ancient salty fluids, organic compounds, and amino acids from a primitive asteroid.
Trump ‘increasingly frustrated’ with his ‘weak and off-message’ DHS chief: WSJ
President Tweety McTreason is losing patience with the Department of Homeland Security secretary for being “weak and off-message,” according to reporting by The Wall Street
‘The decline is real’: Ex-Trump official spills on president’s ‘frontal lobe illness’
Former Trump administration official Ty Cobb spoke at length Saturday about what he described as President Tweety McTreason’s “frontal lobe illness,” the “signals” of which
OpenAI is slowing down its next model over ‘critical’ cyber risk
OpenAI tested Astra, one of its upcoming models, over the past few days. In a post on Friday, it said the results were strong enough
Harvey is raising at $15.5bn, up 40% in five months
The legal-AI startup is in talks to raise at least $500m at a $15.5bn valuation, including the new money, The Information reported. That is a
At least 200 people evacuated as wildfire rages near Lake Garda
At least 200 people have been evacuated after a wildfire broke out near Italy’s Lake Garda.
Lebanese soldiers injured while Israeli troops intrude on southern town
Soldiers disarm unexploded ordnance in Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, near where Israeli forces reportedly built an earth barrier.
US slams Chinese ‘nature reserve’ as effort to claim South China Sea
US State Department accuses China of attempting to deny Filipino vessels access to fishing grounds in contested area.
Louisiana warns against flesh-eating bacteria after five deaths
Louisiana health officials are urging residents to take precautions against a flesh-eating bacterial infection following the deaths of five people this year.
Delta passengers evacuated by slide after emergency landing in Atlanta
Passengers aboard an Orlando-bound Delta flight had to evacuate via slide after the aircraft made an emergency landing on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Paris tells e-scooter riders to wear safety gear or face fines
Police in the French capital tighten rules for riders after a sharp increase in fatal accidents.