“I feel the most empowered when I say no,” says Venus Cuffs, an alternative lifestyle expert based in New York City. Cuffs, who once worked as a dominatrix, is part of a lineage of Black femmes who have used their positions to reclaim power — a strategy we’ll unspool postContinue Reading
At 1:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 23, NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Apophis Explorer) spacecraft flew within 2,136 miles (3,438 kilometers) of Earth. During approach and as OSIRIS-APEX passed Earth, it looked home, capturing images and data of our home planet to help calibrateContinue Reading
Four more people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the Oct. 19 heist at the Louvre, Paris prosecutors announced., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Archaeologists in Spain say many victims of the Franco regime may never be identified, as mass graves continue to surface decades after the dictatorship ended.Continue Reading
The woman, 65, startled temple staff when they heard a knocking and she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.Continue Reading
A new transparency feature on X has unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are foreign., NewsFeed A new transparency feature on X has unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are foreign actors sowing division in the US. It’s caused a storm onContinue Reading
In Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, streets once too dangerous to walk are now open for business and bustling., NewsFeed In Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, streets once too dangerous to walk are now open for business and bustling thanks to new security measures. But every checkpoint and patrol are reminders of a cityContinue Reading
The White House is circulating a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for two more years, Read MoreContinue Reading
Ribosomes don’t just make proteins—they can sense when something’s wrong. When they collide, they send out stress signals that activate a molecule called ZAK. Researchers uncovered how ZAK recognizes these collisions and turns them into protective responses. The discovery shows how cells quickly spot trouble., Read MoreContinue Reading
Kyivstar begins trials offering SMS connectivity when ground networks fail Ukrainian telco Kyivstar has launched Starlink’s Direct to Cell satellite service for its subscribers, making the war-torn nation the first in Europe to offer it.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Supreme Court’s conservatives are not likely to bar Texas from adding new Republican-leaning voting districts., Read MoreContinue Reading
Design flaws caused a Tesla Model 3 to suddenly accelerate out of control before it crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames, the lawsuit alleges., Design flaws caused a Tesla Model 3 to suddenly accelerate out of control before it crashed into a utility pole and burst intoContinue Reading
“If Ukraine cedes parts of its territories to Russia … it’s going to be seen as a catastrophic precedent.”, Quotable Eldar Mamedov, a fellow at Quincy Institute, says given the history of Baltic states under Soviet rule, many fear more aggression from Russia if Ukraine is forced to give upContinue Reading