Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits ‘botched’ repairs
President Tweety McTreason had blamed “sick” vandals, and a former Olympian had been charged, but prosecutors now say contractors caused the damage.
Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification
We are a month away from the initial rollout of Google’s Android developer verification system, and the company contends this policy does not impinge on
Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive
On Friday, a judge largely denied a motion to dismiss from a web scraper, SerpApi, which is accused of conspiring with Perplexity AI to illegally
A fire’s rumble reveals where it’s burning
Researchers tracked a prescribed grassland fire using infrasound, sound waves pitched too low for people to hear.
MAGA lawyer bankrolled a ‘conspiracy theorist’ inside Trump’s administration
A prominent MAGA lawyer bankrolled an election denier now working inside the Trump administration, according to tax filings. According to reporting by Democracy Docket, a
Trump officials ‘furious’ about new dress code for embattled federal agency: report
Senior Trump administration officials are “furious” about a new dress code for an embattled federal agency, a journalist revealed. In a Friday post on X
Charges dropped against Olympian accused of damaging Trump’s $14m pool project
Prosecutors in the US have dropped the case against a former Olympian accused of vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington.
Reporter’s notebook: In Dubai’s sun and sand, AI, server farms, and optimism bloom
Walking around Dubai, it’s hard to believe a war is still going on in neighboring countries. No missiles have struck the city, and it was
Data center developer eyes disused newpaper printing plant
As newspapers move online, the buildings that once housed their printing presses need new occupants. The Minnesota Star Tribune has just sold its old printing
Protesters detained at rally in support of Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Police detained several protesters in Lahore, Pakistan as they rallied in solidarity with Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
US drops charges against Olympian for damage to Reflecting Pool
The US Department of Justice has moved to dismiss its case against Olympian David Hearn.
Peru’s ex-president Humala released after conviction overturned
Humala and his wife were sentenced to 15 years last year after being convicted of money laundering.
America’s gun violence epidemic, through the eyes of a Chicago trauma surgeon
Gun violence is a uniquely American epidemic, according to Dr. Selwyn Rogers Jr. , the founding director of the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center.
Science word of the day: Allele
Science word of the day: Allele Pronunciation: Ah-LEEL’ What it means: Genes contain the instructions for the various proteins that determine traits, such as eye