On this week’s episode of Code Switch, we spoke to a young woman who had this to say on Election Day: “I’m disgusted by the blood I carry in my veins because I’m related to these people.” By “these people,” she was referring to her relatives who had supported aContinue Reading
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy speaks during a debate on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in New Haven, Conn. AP/Pool hide caption toggle caption AP/Pool With Republicans taking control of the White House and both chambers of Congress in January, Democrats are undergoing some introspection. Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn., says his partyContinue Reading
Series of storms triggered flash floods and landslides, killing dozens, displacing thousands and destroying homes., Another dangerous storm is barrelling towards the Philippines, threatening an area where dozens of people were killed by flash floods and landslides just weeks ago, the weather service said. Typhoon Usagi blew out of theContinue Reading
US pharmaceuticals group Eli Lilly is to conduct trials of its weight-loss drugs in the UK., The United Kingdom will study whether the use of weight loss drugs could get people back to work. UK Health Minister Wes Streeting announced last month that US drug manufacturer Eli Lilly will beginContinue Reading
From the surface, it looked like a shipwreck, long forgotten on the seabed. But when cinematographer Manu San Félix dove down to take a closer look, he was amazed to find a huge, sprawling coral. That was the moment the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas team discovered the world’s largest coral colony during an OctoberContinue Reading
The two stages of SpaceX’s sixth Starship vehicle are seen at the launch pad ahead of a planned Nov. 18, 2024 launch. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) Both pieces of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket have made it to the launch pad ahead of their expected test flight on Monday (Nov. 18). SpaceX rolled Starship’s huge first-stageContinue Reading
Hoo boy. The new orange king is busy choosing his viper’s den of crooks, rapists, misfits and “comically inappropriate” zealots, aka bootlickers to “run” his “government”: A Russian asset to head national intelligence, a rabid TV host to helm the world’s largest military, an anti-science crank and a child-sex-trafficking “foreheadfulContinue Reading
Hong Kong’s high court sentenced a man to almost 24 years in prison over an alleged plot to attack police with explosives during pro-democracy protests in 2019., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Lee Jae-myung says he will appeal the court’s decision, which could bar him from running for president in 2027., Lee Jae-myung says he will appeal the court’s decision, which could bar him from running for president in 2027. South Korea’s main opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, has been convicted on chargesContinue Reading
Controversial legislation revises the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi granting Maori tribes land rights., Controversial legislation revises the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi granting Maori tribes land rights. Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over a contentious bill redefining the country’s founding agreement between the BritishContinue Reading
Sarkar, President of Asia Pacific for Mastercard, reflected on Mastercard’s presence in India, noting that it has paralleled the country’s consumer evolution. “Over a decade, there were just about 15 to 16… unique credit card holders in this country,” he said…Continue Reading
Wondering how you can try COSMIC desktop in Arch Linux? Here’s how. The Cosmic desktop environment, developed by System76 for their Pop!_OS distribution, offers a new desktop experience for Linux Fans. It is built using Rust at the core and features all the modern necessities of a desktop environment. WhileContinue Reading
