How Billionaires Are Fighting the Prop 40 California Wealth Tax
The latest Silicon Valley billionaire club is a $333 million political ad machine that is heavily engaged in next week’s elections.
Neil Young sues for the second time over Trump’s use of ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’
Rock star Neil Young filed a $10 million lawsuit on Monday over President Tweety McTreason’s use of his song “Rockin’ in the Free World” at
Do you really need an exfoliating body wash in your shower routine? Here’s what derms say
Exfoliating body washes help to remove extra dead skin cells that cause acne and dryness — I asked experts whether you actually need one in
Intel to buy quantum software firm Classiq for about $2.3bn
Intel has agreed to buy Classiq, an Israeli startup that makes software for programming quantum computers. The chipmaker announced the deal on Monday without giving a price
Apple puts its M6 chip in a new iMac and entry-level MacBook Pro
Apple’s latest iMac looks much like the previous one, but the company has packed a new M6 chip into its 24-inch all-in-one desktop, promising faster
King Charles’s Caribbean tour: Will he discuss slavery reparations?
UK’s King Charles launches nine-day Caribbean tour amid monarchy questions and growing demands for slavery reparations.
Russia targets Kyiv as Finnish, Norwegian leaders hold rare call with Putin
Strikes hit a major bridge in the Ukrainian capital as leaders push for ‘direct discussions’ to end the war.
Lebanon’s lost olive season: harvesting olives under drones and warplanes
Lebanon’s olive harvesters are facing dangerous conditions, with potential attacks and fear of cluster munitions.
Did priest killed by falling crucifix steal $2M in church funds? There’s no proof
The allegation spread online after the priest’s death in Ecuador, with some people suggesting the incident was divine punishment.
Are election volunteers preparing for federal agents potentially intimidating voters at polling sites?
Many nonprofit organizations focused on voting concerns send volunteers to the polls to observe the election process.
Apple reveals updated iPad mini with a bigger OLED screen for $700
The iPhone Duo may be a bit of a risk right now, but there’s a new mid-size Apple touchscreen device that might do the job.
Ballon d’Or ceremony raises case of French sports journalist jailed in Algeria
He is in jail accused of supporting terrorism after travelling to the politically sensitive region Kabylie.
Unmasking the truth behind 9 tales of historical horrors this Halloween
Snopes has fact-checked a number of strange and supernatural stories of the past.
ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees
Hundreds of employees at the US robotics firm Boston Dynamics signed a petition calling for executives to halt a sale of the company’s robot dogs