Luxury prison in Indonesia demolished after public outcry
Indonesian lawmakers on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a controversial luxury compound inside a penitentiary near the capital.
Singapore launches matchmaking service for government workers
The launch of FirstDate comes as the ageing nation wrestles with a record-low fertility rate.
Senate committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier’s nomination for surgeon general
Dr. Nicole Saphier, Tweety McTreason’s third nominee for surgeon general, is moving closer to confirmation
F.T.C. Investigates OpenAI and Anthropic Over Potential Consumer Harms
The agency will examine whether A.I. labs have broken federal laws prohibiting companies from unfair and deceptive practices.
US woman’s execution halted an hour before sentence due to be carried out
A US woman due to be executed by lethal injection has won a stay of execution just an hour before her sentence was scheduled to
Meta denies its Muse AI agent read a journalist’s private messages
Meta has denied that its Muse AI agent read a journalist’s private messages without his permission. Muse can only read Messages on a Mac if
Nissan wants hybrids to lead by 2030. In Britain a hybrid took an electric car’s factory slot
Nissan has told Automotive News it wants hybrids and extended-range models to be its primary powertrain in North and Latin America by 2030. In Britain
Video: Bangladesh Dengue deaths surpass 233 in deadly outbreak
Bangladesh’s health authorities report that at least 233 people have died from dengue fever.
Strong indications’ Iran linked to suspected UK airbase plot
UK Prime Minister says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in the suspected RAF Fairford airbase plot.
Trump set to announce $200bn in energy investments from South Korea
The investments come as Trump seeks to tout the Republican Party’s economic record ahead of the US midterm races.
Truck drivers are allegedly going on strike. There’s no proof
A spokesperson for a trucker advocacy group told Snopes they had no knowledge of a supposed strike starting Oct. 1, 2026.
Senate Democrats block Sen. Husted-led bill on data centers, calling it ‘toothless’
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats blocked legislation Wednesday aimed at protecting consumers from paying higher prices when new data centers are built in their communities.
Does video show UK shoppers standing in lines separated by gender? We examined the footage
Other clips filmed at the store in question on different dates show men and women mingling together.
U.S. ends ISIS-fighting mission in Iraq as regional security fears mount
The last American troops assigned to fight ISIS in Iraq pulled out of the country Wednesday, ending the mission that dismantled the extremists’ self-declared caliphate