Fruit fly study reveals brain mechanism underlying motivation fatigue
Our brain’s reward system processes and reinforces pleasurable experiences, motivating us to seek out and engage in rewarding activities ranging from eating to social interactions
‘Punishable by DEATH’: Trump threatens Democrats with sedition charges
The US president forcefully denounced Democratic lawmakers for calling on the military to reject any ‘illegal orders’.
US economy adds 119,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate rises
The unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent as the labour market cools.
Syria condemns Netanyahu’s visit to occupied territory
Benjamin Netanyahu visited southern Syria, where Israel expanded its occupation after the fall of Assad.
Delay in COVID-19 lockdowns in U.K. resulted in some 23,000 more deaths: public inquiry
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a “toxic,” “chaotic” and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in locking the country down
U.S. ambassador resents meddling in foreign electoral politics, but Trump doesn’t seem to mind doing so
Pete Hoekstra accused Canada of interfering in electoral politics south in the U.S. Wednesday night at an event in Ottawa. It was an interesting perspective
Attack, defend, pursue—the Space Force’s new naming scheme foretells new era
A little more than a century ago, the US Army Air Service came up with a scheme for naming the military’s multiplying fleet of airplanes.
In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon
On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon University computer science research assistant professor Scott Fahlman posted a message to the university’s bulletin board software that would
CDC replaces website on vaccines and autism with false and misleading statements
The CDC removed its own research into the safety of vaccines and replaced it with inaccurate statements.
US military team visits Kyiv as EU warns about Russian plans
Reports suggest the US and Russia have prepared a peace plan which features major concessions from Ukraine.
Nigerian separatist leader sentenced to life for terrorism
Nnamdi Kanu is found guilty of inciting violence as part of his campaign for a separate state in south-east Nigeria.
More than 250 arrested in Charlotte as US immigration crackdown escalates
Charlotte’s Democratic leaders say border agents are “stoking fear” in the city.
Alleged mastermind behind Mexican mayor’s murder arrested
The assassination of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo at a Day of the Dead ceremony triggered mass protests.