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The House Ethics Committee recommended a censure of Republican Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina Monday following reports of sexual harassment. The Committee released a 25-page report on its investigation, and concluded that Edwards had violated House rules related to “sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.” “Edwards engaged in persistent unprofessionalContinue Reading

From Hardspace to Clearspace: How space salvage games compare to real debris removal

(Image credit: Blackbird Interactive / Clearspace) While Hardspace: Shipbreaker does an excellent job of capturing the dystopian perils of unchecked hypercapitalism, the real fun in this space game comes from carving up massive capital ships with space lasers and explosives. Floating in zero gravity, players slice derelict spacecraft into salvageable chunks, while also contending withContinue Reading

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The Traitor demands “Total Surrender” amid escalating naval blockade in the crucial Strait of Hormuz., The Traitor demands “Total Surrender” amid escalating naval blockade in the crucial Strait of Hormuz. United States President Traitor 47 has described Iran’s leadership as “unbelievably duplicitous”, saying Tehran asked for talks to end theContinue Reading

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commentary Her 2001 song on piracy predicted who’d get rich — and who’d be left behind Nights and Weekends Editor Published August 3, 2026 12:00PM (EDT) Gillian Welch performing at New York City’s Town Hall in 2001. (Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images) No popular music genre despises the present as much asContinue Reading

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Policy makers’ response to the half dozen Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports seems to be “TL;DR”, and we are now staring down a visceral version of those thousands of pages of ignored warnings. One of the worst wildfire seasons on record has displaced more than 3 0 0,000 people in France, Spain, and Portugal. SwelteringContinue Reading

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The charity said the initiative an new equipment would “improve access to breastfeeding support, remove financial barriers for families, and help mothers across the island continue breastfeeding for longer if they choose to do so”. It added it was aiming to to support families with feeding difficulties, premature births, delayedContinue Reading