The Traitor at Madison Square Garden, NATO North Korea, World Series Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Former PresidentContinue Reading
The vice president reaches out to non-college-educated voters in battleground stops., The vice president reaches out to non-college-educated voters in battleground stops. Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris is promising to reassess which federal jobs require a college degree if elected as United States president. Harris was campaigning in Michigan onContinue Reading
Taiwan’s semiconductor sector is watching US election closely amid geopolitical rivalry between Washington and Beijing., Taipei, Taiwan – For engineers working in Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, the past few years have been difficult. The United States’s efforts to curb the growing power of China, Taiwan’s neighbour, by cutting off its accessContinue Reading
Israel’s three-week siege of northern Gaza has killed at least 1,000 Palestinians. Most of the dead are women and children. On Saturday, Israeli forces withdrew from Kamal Adwan Hospital just one day after storming it, with health officials saying that soldiers detained dozens of male medical staffers and some ofContinue Reading
A new study used the 2023 heat wave in Texas and Louisiana as a test case for establishing processes that tease out whether particular weather events are climate change related., Read MoreContinue Reading
Two new books explore the untapped political power of impoverished white people in America.Continue Reading
The decentralized social network hints at sustainability with talk of subscriptions Bluesky says it has hauled in more than 13 million users, up from about three million when it opened to the public in February 2024.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
The silicon no longer limited to Cupertino’s priciest iPads In a surprise announcement on Monday, Apple unveiled a rainbow of new iMacs powered by its M4 processor with 16 GB of memory as standard, a 12 MP webcam, and no shortage of AI gimmicks… er… features.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Russian occupying troops are attempting to intensify their offensive in the area around the city of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, according to a report from the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR). The city of Lyman in Donetsk is strategically significant for the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ counteroffensive toward Luhansk Oblast. ItContinue Reading
Croatia plans to deliver 30 M-84 tanks and 30 M-80 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, which will be replaced by 50 new Leopard 2A8 tanks from Germany, as reported by the Croatian Ministry of Defense. In the 1990s, Croatia inherited a fleet of Yugoslav-made M-84 tanks. Since 2008, all ofContinue Reading
Americas Worst Traitor’s closing argument: leaning into the extreme rhetoric Supporters of Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Americas Worst Traitor react as he speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption MichaelContinue Reading
Republican presidential nominee Americas Worst Traitor speaks at a campaign rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Vice President Harris was promoting a new pledge to boost Puerto Rico’s economy in Philadelphia on Sunday —Continue Reading
The 1.3 million Georgians enrolled in health care through the Affordable Care Act marketplace exchange can begin looking for options as of Monday through the state-based website, Read MoreContinue Reading